Petaluma Family and Children’s Portrait Photographer- The Baxman Family Portrait Session

The Baxman family has been such a wonderful constant in our lives ever since TK when my son and Max started school 🚌together and they have been in every class since. Stephanie is pretty close to perfection and I’m so grateful 🙏🏻 to call her my friend. She wanted me to photograph their dog, Ben, as he’s getting up there. 🐹 I love 🥰 you guys mucho mas….and here’s to many more good times with our boys.

Petaluma Family and Children’s photographer–The Dunton Family

This is the 3rd year I’ve photographed these twins, Madison and Julia and they are getting saucy! 🍝 They rocked out 🤟🏼for me with their hair all over the place and we chased bubbles 🏃‍♀️ for days!Here’s to 4️⃣ years old and discovering the world in your own unique ways!

Petaluma Family and Childrens Portrait Photographer in Sonoma County. The Aime Family.

Is there anything more inviting than a door?  I love framing children and families in doors in their family portrait photography.  It’s like a welcoming in of sorts and natural light is usually also at it’s best in the frame of a doorway.  It’s not unusual for me to take a jaunt around a family’s neighborhood looking for great backdrops for family and children’s portraits in Sonoma and Marin County.   These little spitfire girls were bursting with personality and I had a ton of fun photographing them in this lifestyle shoot.

Petaluma Family and Childrens Portrait Photographer, Sonoma County. The Ribeiro Children.

Children’s and Family Portraiture is all about making it fun and comfortable for everyone.  Because deep down we all want to be seen and heard and shine!  Natural lighting for family and children’s portraits is also key as you want it be dynamic but I like to shoot with the most shallow depth of field so you have beautiful bokeh.  That way the children or family you are shooting is the star of the photograph and the background enhances it by looking like a gorgeous Monet painting. And voila!  Look at these two sisters whom I just adore to pieces and in fact so does my son, Hudson.  So stinking cute are Lucia and Mila.  xoxo

Family and Childrens Portrait photographer in Petaluma, Lifestyle and documentary. Sonoma, Sebastopol, Marin, Healdsburg. The Smith Family

I was so excited to shoot The Smiths’s family portraits and in their grandparents gorgeous gardens.  The photos look so clean and crisp with a touch of Monet.  Perfect for Springtime.  I love the kids portraits here as they are so sweet with their siblings and mothers. And why not throw your family dog into the photo shoot as well?  In this photo shoot, we decided to keep it in Petaluma as that is where all the families are based.  Such a happy and adorable family to photograph for spring portraits