TJP Blog

Can we talk about self love for a second.  If you haven’t read Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, you absolutely need to.  If I’m being honest, I’m not a reader.  Never have been, probably never will be.  But this book is incredibly written & absolutely changed my perspective on self value & vulnerability.

I love days like this one I spent with Mat & Linda.  Sometimes I have to pinch myself when I reflect on what I get to call my “job”.  I even said this to Mat & Linda as we were wandering downtown LA on a beautiful fall afternoon during their engagement session.

I love the attentiveness of family.  Noah’s Auntie Lyla contacted me to book a session for her brother, sister-in-law & her brand new nephew.

We’ve all heard the term “shit happens”.  And sadly for Jen & Eric, ALL of the “shit” happened on their wedding day.  I was SO excited to photograph their Calamigos Ranch wedding.  However, as fate would have it, for the first time in my life, I came down with an incredibly severe (& almost life-threatening as my doctor’s put it) case of pneumonia which caused me to be hospitalized for a month.  The month of Jen & Eric’s wedding.

Lately I’ve been noticing how much I love photographing life as it happens.  While I love gorgeously styled & perfectly posed portrait sessions, there are times when I long to be a fly on the wall & photograph life as it unfolds.  The good, the bad, the ugly.

What I love most about weddings is the energy.  There’s so much excitement & anticipation in the air that you can almost taste it.  This beautiful summer wedding in Carlsbad was the perfect start to Taylor & Saif’s life together as husband & wife.

As we discussed Jason & Angela’s vision for their engagement session, they explained that they wanted something that felt fun & natural.  They wished for their session to show their personalities in an environment that felt romantic & candid.

This trip is one for the record books.  The older I get, the more I learn how important it is to take time for yourself.  Getting super sick last year & ending up hospitalized for a month was a wake up call for me.  When we’re feeling exhausted, burnt out, & in need of inspiration & motivation, be kind to yourself & take a day, a weekend, or whatever you can afford to be refreshed.

As a photographer, you get so caught up taking photos of everyone else, that often times you realize you don’t have any images of your own family.  So I decided it was time for a shoot with my parents, sister, niece & nephew.

It must be baby season, because in addition to becoming an Auntie for the 3rd time, this past week, I had two back to back newborn sessions!  I can’t wait to introduce you to my dear friends, Chris & Shaun & they’re new baby boy, Flynn.