Event || Victoria & Julian

When your friends get married, obviously, you take photos! For those of you who’ve been around a while, you’ll recognize Victoria from some of my favorite environmental portraits and engagement portraits. Well, here she is as a stunning as a bride-to-be. Her amazing ‘fit is surrounded by the Sonoma greens and blues. I was so glad to help capture these long awaited moments with family and friends!

Branding || Karina

I swear I’ve been keeping up with photography while I’ve been in DC, I’ve just been too busy to post! Now that I am T-minus one week away from moving back home, I guess it’s time to get back in the groove. What better way to re-introduce myself than with photos of one my dear friends who also took a leap to leave her firm job to embark on a new adventure as a psychedelics lawyer! Karina was looking for new photos that looked fierce, colorful, and fun. I think we delivered.

Engagement || Will & Haley

Will and Haley are my first good friends from high school to get engaged, and I jumped at the chance to take their engagement photos. They worked around my moving schedule, and we were able to find a day to meet at one of my favorite photo locations, Joaquin Miller Park, to celebrate their engagement and new puppy. Juno definitely stole the show!

Newborn || Delano

I must be doing something right when I am invited back for a three-peat! After taking Amanda and Bonifacio graduation photos and maternity photos, they invited me back to capture the first days with their new co-counsel, Delano. That little smile (first row on the right) just melts your heart!

Graduation || Alegna & Ray

I met Alegna at the San Jose courthouse Alegna during her 2L summer. I hosted a small gathering for women of color and after learning about her career aspirations, I connected her with partner who worked in the field. When she reached out to me again months later asking me to take her graduation photos, I couldn’t say no. And the cherry on top is that her fiancé, Ray, also graduated from USF the same year with a masters degree in education. Nothing makes me more proud than seeing two Latinxs with DEGREES!! Felicidades!

Graduation || Indi

I do not remember looking this good weeks before taking the California bar exam, but then again, we can’t all be Indi. Indi asked me to take her grad photos with one request: Rebel needed to be in them. Worth it? I’d say so.

Family || McGraws

Sabrina asked me if she could gift her mom a photo session for Christmas; how could I say no?! I think this was such a sweet, sentimental, life-long gift. In addition to the session itself, Sabrina and her mom spent time together picking coordinating outfits and brainstorming for the session. Hopefully one of these makes it on the wall at the McGraw’s new house!

#WithMoralSupportFromSabrinaMcGraw

Maternity || The Sisons

We love a return client, and Amanda and Bonifacio are up there with the cutest return story. Two years ago I took their law school graduation photos. This year, they asked me to take their maternity photos as they get ready to welcome a new addition to their family. And we were lucky enough to have a beautiful sunny day and clear views of the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Next up, newborn photos!

Engagement || Victoria & Julian

Victoria’s back! And this time, she brought Julian. I was so excited to celebrate their engagement. I had a vision of the two of them in front of a wall of plants, so when we realized that the Conservatory of Flowers would be closed, I didn’t realize it was a blessing in disguise. Instead of sticking to the one building, we explored the surrounding park and got this rainbow of backdrops. Between the location and the beautiful golden hour, the photos came out *chef’s kiss*

Headshots || Genesis

Genesis came to town and (obviously) had to get some updated headshots in. Now that she is working at a tech company we went from boring grey suit to colors, smiles, and a signature leather jacket.

Graduation || Margarita, Ashlynne, Emily, and McKenna

Graduation || Gaby

When Gaby reach out for photos she was laser-focused on one thing: she would do whatever it takes to get the best light. It took us a bit of coordination to finally land on a time, and I’ll let you be the judge of whether we got it right:

Graduation || Regi & Cristina

The dress. The suit. A vibe!

Graduation || Ariel

Between editing all of these galleries and work, I don’t have brain power left to write cute little captions, but look at these photos of Ariel!

Graduation || Debbie

This one was a little extra special because last year Debbie and I discovered that we both participated in Girls Inc. programming growing up. It is such a full circle moment to see other Girls Inc. girls achieving their dreams. You go girl!

Graduation || Gloria

Palace of Fine Arts for grad photos? Say less. Happy to celebrate Gloria’s accomplishments and upcoming 30th birthday with her! Also, check how perfectly that tassel is hanging–so lucky!

Graduation || Jenna

Started grad photo season with a bang! Jenna and I celebrated her upcoming graduation from Berkeley Law and her recent moot court competition wins. Jenna was truly a superstar and the sun blessed her accordingly!

Holiday || Me!

Obviously, I took my own holiday card photos. Fernando and I recently moved to San Jose, and we wanted to take our photos here to highlight the life change. While jogging one day, I came across San Jose’s rose garden and knew this would be the place. We came around 8:30 a.m. on picture day, and I’m glad we did because around 9:00 a.m. the garden started filling with other families taking holiday photos. Looks like we picked the spot! The morning fog provided the a nice hazy background and the softest morning light. In 30 minutes we had enough selection for the holidays, and beyond!

Senior || Mayra

When Fernando’s niece asked me to take her senior portraits, my first reaction was “I am cool enough for Gen Z!!” We planned our date around the holidays and got to work. The Claremont colleges served as our backdrop, and they put in work providing beautiful old architecture and maintained greenery for the photos. Mayra came in the cutest preppy outfit that paired nicely with her surroundings. And I have to say, she started out a little camera shy, but after an hour she was hitting poses like it was no one’s business! I am honored to have had a little part in her celebration of this milestone (and I am really looking forward to coming back to this campus to take more photos)!

Family || Martinez Olguin

It is always fun when my lawyering and photography worlds collide. In this case, one of my mentors reached out to me to take some family photos. Apparently many other families had the location in mind because there were at least four other sessions happening at the same time. Luckily, that gave us more time to catch up. And, oh my goodness, when I tell you that her daughter was one of the most special people I’ve ever met, I mean it. I hope to continue to capture her family over time!