Nikki & Abel - Maternity Portrait Session - Yuma Arizona

A collage of images from Nikki and Abel's maternity session in June.  We had a nice time at the Wetlands Park even though it felt like 90 degrees at 6:00 p.m. 

Nathan's Senior Portrait Session - Dixon California

We had one session already in downtown Vacaville but wanted to do another session in studio with some firefighter gear because Nathan was a cadet with the Dixon Fire Department. This was my favorite image from the studio session.

Kassie and Kris - 'Just Because' Portrait Session, Davis California Arboretum

A collage of images from Kassie and Kris's Just Because Session at the Arboretum.

Ashlyn's Four Month Baby Portrait - Dixon California

I have been having a lot of fun photographing my beautiful baby girl. However, I have not posted many as it has been difficult to keep up with everything and spend the time I like to with her. One of my goals is post a few out of the thousands (literally) of photos I have taken since her birth on April 26, 2010. She sure is my precious little bean!

Hodson and Mullin, Attorneys - Portrait Session in Vacaville California

I photographed a group photo for this attorney office several years ago for their website and Yellow Pages advertising. Last week we updated the photo at a park across the street from their office in Vacaville.

Beth's Graduation Party Announcement

I photographed Beth and Joe's wedding in Lake Tahoe in 2008. I was really happy to see her again to photograph her for graduation from her master's program. She is very creative so I knew I had to come up with some cute ideas for her photos and her announcements. This is what we did.

Candie's Family Portraits - Dixon California

A nice collage made from their family portraits. 

Melissa's Maternity Session - Dixon California

Some quick favorites.  I love doing maternity sessions!  I cannot wait to meet the little guy!

Tiffany's Lincoln High School Senior Portraits

We photographed Tiffany's senior session all over the city of Lincoln. We started in their beautifully landscaped tropical paradise backyard so we could have Sugar in some shots. Here she is shaking hands. It took a while for her to warm up to the photo process but she did great and in the end we had some fabulous images.



Next stop was a playground at Tiff's old elementary school.

Then off to a waterfall that wasn't "falling" so we made the best of the surrounding area.



Of course we had to get some of Tiffany showing off her black belt karate skills.

Next to the high school football field for the cheer portraits.


Last but not least, the railroad tracks in downtown Lincoln.

We had a wonderful time working with you Tiffany and a big thanks to Ryan (Tiff's boyfriend) for being my lighting assistant!

Anthony G. Senior Portraits - Vacaville California

I photographed Anthony's senior session in April before I had Ashlyn and am happy to now be posting his mom, Cristi's, favorites from the session.

We walked around Andrew's Park in Vacaville along with Anthony's Grandma, two aunts, mom, three cousins, and one of his cousin's friends. Not many boys would be happy with this kind of audience at a photo session but he did just fine. I was happy to have all the help with my gear because it was only several weeks before Ashlyn's due date and I was a little big and awkward.

Thanks for putting up with all of us Anthony!

Michael Hendrix Senior Session Dixon California

I went out to the Hendrix ranch last week to photograph Michael's senior session. It was a lot of fun to use their surroundings as props. In addition to living on site, Michael also works for the Hendrix Hay Co. so we took some photos in one of the hay barns and used a combine and a truck for some images.




I have always loved the road with the bridge leading up to the ranch so we had to do a photo there of course. I think Michael was a real natural in front of the camera. It also helped that his grandma, Ginni, came along to act goofy behind me to get some smiles. (Thanks, Ginni!)


One request from mom, Jill, was a few photos of Michael with his truck so we took off to the middle of one of their hay fields.

Brenna's Maternity Session

I was so happy to photograph Brenna's second maternity session for her new daughter due on May 23. As you can tell, she looks amazing.

This little cutie is Tehya, who joined in for a few photos with mom and dad, Matt.


What a fun image comparing bellies!


A couple more of just momma and baby.....


Thanks for a great session, Brenna. It was wonderful to see you all again! I cannot wait to meet the new little one.

Almost Due!

I wanted to share with you a photo I took of Rose yesterday out in a field in Dixon. She is absolutely glowing! At a little under 3 weeks away from her due date, Rose thinks baby girl Ashlyn Rose might be coming a little earlier than expected. I can't wait to meet her, she will be so loved!





Have a wonderful weekend!

Ryan :)

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Suzanne Lorente's Portrait Session for her album cover

Two of the images Suzanne will be using for her album cover and CD insert. I can hardly wait to see the finished product and be able to sit down and listen to all her music. She sang a little bit for us when we were doing the session and image review. It surely made us want more.

Zachariah's Three Months Baby Portrait - Dixon California

These are some of my favorite images from this session taken late last year. Z was such a happy baby. We did several different set ups, one of which included hanging him from a branch tucked up safe and snug in some gauzy material.

I so love the background in this image!

A wonderful story about Puppy Love in the Examiner!

http://www.examiner.com/x-7673-Sacramento-Dogs-Examiner~y2010m2d9-Local-businesses-support-Puppy-Love-fundraiser-for-Solano-SPCA

Thanks to Amy Young, a writer for the Examiner. This website is a great resource of information for dog lovers, you may want to bookmark it to be informed of other dog-centric events in our area.

Valentine's Day Boudoir

Some recent boudoir portraits done for Valentine's Day. We made some cute little albums from their chosen images which are available for viewing at the studio as samples.










This image also made for a great wall portrait.

Janelle's Maternity Session

Ryan and I photographed Janelle and Tim's wedding last year so I was very excited to see her again for a maternity session. She is very creative so was up for anything, I love the images we captured for her and little Logan.

I was also happy to use some of my new backgrounds for the Virtual Backgrounds Scene Machine.









Thanks for coming in Janelle. I would love to hear about which one is your favorite. It was definitely hard for me to narrow down to just these few.