Welcome! I’m Julie, Our studio is located in Ventura County, California, and we can travel throughout Los Angeles County as well. Be sure to check out the categories above to find exactly what you’re interested in, and click on “expand” to see the entire post. After that cruise on over to the contact section on the left to let me know what you think or schedule a session. I can’t wait to hear from you.
4 almost 5January 11th, 2011This little family has welcomed their new little one into the world by now, but here they are back in November. Tim and I had a blast watching them play together. Their little girl… well, she is stunning as you can see. She has the best smile, and she and her parents have the sweetest [...] |
This little family has welcomed their new little one into the world by now, but here they are back in November. Tim and I had a blast watching them play together. Their little girl… well, she is stunning as you can see. She has the best smile, and she and her parents have the sweetest relationship. I love every picture from their session, so it was hard to choose which ones to share.
Don’t be so Hard on YourselfDecember 14th, 2010I would like to introduce my blog readers to my sister Michelle. I’ve mentioned her before, and you’ve probably seen her adorable children on here lots of times. Tim and I went with Michelle and her 3 cute little kids to take some family photos last month. I happen to love how they turned out, [...] |
I would like to introduce my blog readers to my sister Michelle. I’ve mentioned her before, and you’ve probably seen her adorable children on here lots of times. Tim and I went with Michelle and her 3 cute little kids to take some family photos last month. I happen to love how they turned out, but I hear through the grapevine that she doesn’t like how she looks in them. This is where I pause and sigh. Seriously? She could not be any cuter, thinner, or more beautiful. I think she looks perfect.
Then I took my other sister Angela’s family photos and she said she hates how she looks in them. Again I thought to myself, these ladies are crazy! I could only dream of looking as good as they do. Then Tim took my picture with my kids and I wanted to delete every single one. All I could do was sit at my computer and pick apart all my flaws, and there were a lot of them. So, now I get it. It’s hard to look at pictures of yourself.
I have come to the conclusion that we as women are just way too hard on ourselves. In the family photos I take I only see the personality, love, happiness, and connection. The women in them see fly away hairs, lines around their eyes, extra chins, bulges that only they can see, or any number of things we can pick apart. I am here today to tell you all that your family photos are meant to be memories of what your family is like right now. Your children will never be the age they are again. Their voices, personality, and what they like and don’t like are going to change. While that’s not a negative thing I know as a mom I want to remember what they were like right now because sadly, I do forget.
I guarantee you will NEVER be younger than you are at this moment. You might get thinner or heavier, but most likely you are the only one that will notice. Your children aren’t going to look back at your photos and say, “Wow, mom sure had a lot of wrinkles when I was 4″ or “Mom gained 10 pounds when when I turned 12.”
Try to look past your flaws and embrace who you are. Relax, and don’t worry so much about how you look in front of the camera. Laugh, have fun, and be yourself, and I know that you will be able to look past your insecurities and see how amazing you are. Yes, I know that’s easier said than done. It’s something I need to work on myself. This year I’m going to make it a point to be in the photos more instead of behind the camera. I’m not going to delete every picture I’m in. Hopefully you will too.
Now, take a look at how amazing Michelle looks, and how cute her family is.
New Year SpecialDecember 6th, 2010***Don’t forget to nominate someone deserving for $1025 worth of custom photography. Click here for details. |
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***Don’t forget to nominate someone deserving for $1025 worth of custom photography. Click here for details.
The Spelts FamilyOctober 25th, 2010The busy Fall season of family photo sessions is here. These sweeties spent a Saturday afternoon with me. I learned all about Michigan football, Star Wars, and silly jokes. This little guy helped me out by taking a few photos for me. |
The busy Fall season of family photo sessions is here. These sweeties spent a Saturday afternoon with me. I learned all about Michigan football, Star Wars, and silly jokes.
This little guy helped me out by taking a few photos for me.
WorkingOctober 21st, 2010I’ve been busy editing photos of cute little ones and their parents and taking care of the crankiest 1 year old on the planet. The past 2 weeks he has changed from sweet, calm, and easy going to screaming, yelling, and crying non stop. Of course I blame it on the 5 teeth he is [...] |
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I’ve been busy editing photos of cute little ones and their parents and taking care of the crankiest 1 year old on the planet. The past 2 weeks he has changed from sweet, calm, and easy going to screaming, yelling, and crying non stop. Of course I blame it on the 5 teeth he is getting all at the same time poor kid.
My 2 red heads have a special kind of bond. I like to watch them play together. It makes me happy.
Baby sisterOctober 11th, 2010This little guy just turned 3 and became a new big brother. He was full of smiles, and lots of fun. His baby sister is so beautiful and sweet natured. Isn’t this little giraffe too cute? The whole family |
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This little guy just turned 3 and became a new big brother. He was full of smiles, and lots of fun.
His baby sister is so beautiful and sweet natured.
Isn’t this little giraffe too cute?
The whole family
Missing DaddyOctober 6th, 2010You may recognize these two beauties from earlier this year when they did this session right before Ricardo left for Afghanistan. Now they are counting down the months and days until he returns home next year. I sure hope it goes by quickly. You deserve it! |
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You may recognize these two beauties from earlier this year when they did this session right before Ricardo left for Afghanistan. Now they are counting down the months and days until he returns home next year. I sure hope it goes by quickly. You deserve it!
Plus OneSeptember 27th, 2010I was so excited to hear from Stephani a couple of months ago. She and her family were coming back to Southern California, and she wanted more family photos. I first met them 2 years ago in La Jolla. Since then they have added a new member of their family, and I couldn’t wait to [...] |
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I was so excited to hear from Stephani a couple of months ago. She and her family were coming back to Southern California, and she wanted more family photos. I first met them 2 years ago in La Jolla. Since then they have added a new member of their family, and I couldn’t wait to meet her. She wasn’t as excited to meet me after spending 3 hours in the car in bumper to bumper traffic. I don’t blame her. It’s hard to be a one year old, and strapped into the car seat for so long. Her brother and sister were tons of fun. I could have played with them all day. They are quite possibly the sweetest, kindest, happiest children I have met, and I’ve met a lot of them.
2010 Holiday CardsSeptember 22nd, 2010Yes it is only September, and the holidays seem so far off you don’t even want to think about it, but now is the time to plan. I have only 1 more spot available for my mini sessions on October 2nd. That’s the easiest most economical way to get a holiday session with cards or [...] |
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Yes it is only September, and the holidays seem so far off you don’t even want to think about it, but now is the time to plan. I have only 1 more spot available for my mini sessions on October 2nd. That’s the easiest most economical way to get a holiday session with cards or digital files. I also have a handful of premium sessions left for October and November. If you’re thinking of booking give me a call.
I have several clients waiting for me to release my 2010 Holiday card designs. Here they are, and they are stunning! These cards were designed by graphic designers Michelle Pedersen and Jamie Schultz, and will be completely customized for you and your photos. The coloring and wording can be changed to match your color schemes and photographs. They are printed on beautiful press print linen paper. You have the option of 5×7″ flat cards with printing on the front and back, 5×7″ folded cards with printing on the front, inside spread, and the back, or a 5×5″ trifold cards with 6 sides.
You can purchase them through my shopping cart here. Simply choose the style you want, purchase the type of card, and I will contact you so we can talk about how to make the card you will be thrilled to mail out this holiday season.
TrioSeptember 14th, 2010One day I noticed I was getting quite a few hits on an older blog post . Of course I was curious why this website was linking to mine so I clicked over and discovered Becoming Sarah, and I’ve been reading it ever since. Sarah is an amazing writer, and I love her spin on [...] |
One day I noticed I was getting quite a few hits on an older blog post . Of course I was curious why this website was linking to mine so I clicked over and discovered Becoming Sarah, and I’ve been reading it ever since. Sarah is an amazing writer, and I love her spin on motherhood. I love that she doesn’t complain and whine about how difficult it can be. She’s a huge advocate for children’s literacy, and as a former teacher I have no choice but to love that too. I was honored to meet up with Sarah, her husband, and adorable little one Charlotte for a family photo session. It was super early, a little chilly and wet, but we managed to have fun anyway.
For those of you waiting to book your mini session for October 2nd don’t wait too long. Just click on that button above labeled contact and let me know. It’s the perfect time to get it done in time for the holidays.
