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Kid's Activities To Do At Home Central Valley CA
Many of us are stuck at home for the foreseeable future. And many of us have one or more children we are trying to home-...
Helping in Times of Need Ripon CA
Our world has been turned upside down in a matter of days and weeks. So instead of talking photography today, I wanted t...
Getting Your Family on Board for Family Photos Modesto CA
If you’re lucky, you say, “Let’s schedule a family photo session!” and the reaction you’re met with is whoops and cheers. In re...
Choosing a Photographer for Your Newborn Ripon CA
Choosing a photographer for your newborn may or may not be one of the things on your mind at this moment. You’re expecting a ba...
Family Photos Among the Almond Blossoms Ripon CA
I’m so blessed to live in northern California where I get to take family photos among the almond blossoms. When the almond tr...
Printed Photographs Northern CA
I’ve written before about the importance of printed photographs. I’m a huge proponent of taking those memories and making...
Personalize Your Senior Photos Manteca CA
Senior year of high school is an important time, not only in the life of the senior, but for parents, grandparents, sibl...
Becoming Part of a New Community Ripon CA
Being new is hard. I’ve lived it, I’ve loved it and I’ve hated it. Becoming part of a new community is no easy feat. I ...
Tips on What to Wear for your Family Photos Modesto CA
Creating family photos you will cherish for years is truly an honor for me. My goal is for you to love your pictures every sing...
Organize Your Photos Ripon CA
Whether you’re a professional or amateur photographer, or you use your iPhone to take photos, learning how to organize y...
New Year's Resolutions in the Central Valley
As we enter not only a new year, but a new decade, I want to talk about the importance of New Year’s Resolutions. Not ju...
Holiday Traditions in the Central Valley
I think it’s safe to say that many of us have holiday traditions. They can be activities that we participate in at thi...
Giving Back at Christmas Ripon CA
Giving back at Christmas has, for my family, become almost as much a tradition as decorating a tree and exchanging gifts...
Senior Portraits Ripon CA
There’s no question that high school senior portraits are one of the most important photo memories in a person’s life. It’s s...
Survival Tips for the Holidays
This Thanksgiving, there are a lot of things to be thankful for. The Quaresma family of Ripon is thankful for photos we created...
Pageo Lavender Farm Family Photos Turlock CA
The Pageo Lavender Farm in Turlock was the perfect place to photograph the Smith family. Many times, I go into a family photo s...
Main Street Day Ripon CA
I was thrilled to be able to photograph the 34th Annual Main Street Day, held October 19th this year. One thing I’ve grown to ...
In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Central Valley CA
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So today I want, and need, to talk a little bit about the honor of photographing a fa...
Pictures That Last Forever
In our heightened state of technology, there’s no doubt we take pictures that last forever. They live on our phones, on ...
Almond Blossom Family Pictures Ripon CA
Spring is such a beautiful time of year in our area. The almond blossoms in full bloom are an exquisite sight and the p...
This is one of those stories of something you would never think would happen to you. Earlier this year, my personal Facebook pr...