I had the pleasure of photographing some friends again about two weeks ago. (Let me just pause for a moment and be real with you when I tell you how much this means to me. The world. It basically means the world to me when my friends and family are willing to essentially take a risk and let me photograph them. It's a risk because I'm still learning and every session is a learning experience - one more set of "ah-ha" moments I can put in my back pocket for use down the road. The fact that my friends and family continue to show faith in me by letting me into their lives in this way is humbling and makes me feel very honored. Those of you that have let me do this mean so much to me. ***** < this is me giving you a virtual slow clap. Thank you.)
I've known the Pereira Family since shortly after college when Sarah and I were co-workers for a time. The Cheeky Cowboy (my husband for those of you confused by what I just said) has known both Sarah and Russ since his rodeo days at Cal Poly. I was able to photograph their beautiful family at their ranch in San Luis Obispo right before sunset a few weeks ago. On this session, I learned that 5 horses and 5 humans together for a shoot are quite challenging and that 4 year old's are hilarious. Charlotte is a precocious and sassy pint-sized gal that loves the camera and wanted the spotlight all to herself. Understandable. In this situation, I learned the phrase "show me some sass" worked relatively well! Check out a few shots from this fun family session!
