As you know, here in southern California, we rarely have trouble with the weather. Sure, it rains sometimes (although apparently not enough, with this drought!) and despite what our out-of-town friends think, it’s not 70 and sunny every day… but usually, I don’t have much trouble at all scheduling photo sessions. A rain date? That’s being pretty darn cautious. Usually. But for this session, Yuma & her mom had to be extra-patient with the weather, much more so than most of my clients – we had to reschedule no less than four times!! Completely crazy, right?! Gah – they definitely win the Most Patient Clients Award!

But it turns out, making sure we got together on a day with good weather was definitely worth the wait. The beach in Del Mar was absolutely gorgeous, and Yuma was more than happy to model for us in front of blue skies and soft puffy clouds! Yuma is an adorable little Del Mar mutt, and I think she could have run up & down the sand chasing her tennis ball all day long! I absolutely fell in love with her cute little grin and small floppy ears… what a fun photo session!

She sprinted through the surf so quickly! But the funniest part was watching her try and pick up the tennis ball, once she caught up with it… let’s just say that part was a struggle! I think she needs to work on her hand-eye-mouth-paw coordination! :)

(Side note: does this photo look pixelated to you? It seems to have uploaded oddly… but no worries, we have plenty of tack-sharp action photos of Yuma – this is just one of many!)

Look at that grin. She kills me… so stinking cute!

Like I said – good weather is always worth the wait.

Whitney, thank you for a great afternoon! (And Phyllis, thank you for introducing us!) I’m excited to get together with you again soon!

Happy 2015! I’m so excited to be writing my first blog post of the new year, and I’m extra-glad that you’re here to see it! :)

Well, I’m happy to report that this year started off with a bang! I had an absolute blast during my session with Colin, a Mexican rescue dog that now lives very happily in San Diego. I know, I say that a lot – and every session is fun, so I’m not fibbing! – but seriously, I could not have possibly asked for a better session to kick off 2015! Colin is a very special dog, with a sweet puppy-like temperament, and the story of how his parents adopted him is absolutely wonderful. (Most people don’t adopt a dog before a major home renovation and an out-of-town vacation, but when the right dog comes along, the idea of “good timing” goes out the window!) I’ve really loved getting to know Colin & his family, and I couldn’t be more excited about our photos!

We started our session in the studio – and Colin’s parents brought peanut butter! Yum! haha :)

Then we headed to the park, where Colin posed like a pro! I couldn’t resist posting this photo, and I know his parents are excited about it too… these purple flowers were a last-minute surprise find – and I adore how they look with Colin’s warm coloring!

And then we hit the beach! Colin loooooooves playing in the water (especially with his toys)!

What a fabulous session… Linda & Sally, I can’t thank you enough for introducing me to your handsome boy! I’m excited to see you both again soon! :)