catarina, professional traveler – travel blogger + online educator ✈︎ When I met with professional travel blogger and online educator Catarina, she said that after graduating from a “fancy college with a fancy degree” she got a job at Google, climbed the corporate ladder, and got married to her college sweetheart. But even after “checking […]

Are you ready for these? Because I wasn’t. I had the pleasure of attending and photographing the most GORGEOUS chic picnic party I’ve ever seen! Everything was coordinated by the lovely Jenn Bradley and Sonia Begonia, and we had a slew of amazing vendors that made it all possible (linked later in this post). To […]

Today, I’ll be sharing 3 steps to shoot beautiful flat lays with just your phone! I like to think of flat lays as on-brand “stock photography,” and you can easily create them at home with a few simple, affordable props. All of the photos in this post were created at home using my iPhone XS. […]

Updated for October 2021 You just upgraded your iPhone. As the top of the box slowly separates from the bottom, you can’t stop thinking about all of the AMAZING pictures you’re going to take. You set it up and open the camera app for the first time. “Omg, I can’t wait to test out the […]

What a (trick or) TREAT it was to meet and work with these ladies! They recently hosted a fall gifting. When Sonia asked me if I’d be down to shoot at a pumpkin 🎃 patch, I couldn’t say no! We seriously had the best time running around the pumpkin patch (which was basically a fall […]

When I moved to California, my first friends were creatives that I met on Instagram. Whenever I’m out shooting, I’m always telling a story about how awesome all of my clients are. That usually ends with, “oh, you should meet her – you two would get along so well!” A few months ago, I decided […]

Earlier this month, my blogger BFF Sonia hosted a brunch in SF! (Also, huge shoutout to her for driving me there. What would I do without you? 😘) Sonia and I are huge believers in community over competition. This was the first time I’ve gone to something like this, and I’m so glad I did! […]

Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical. -Nicole Kidman This #bosslady has turned her hardships into her triumphs. Before the day of the shoot, all I knew about Tameka was that she was a public speaker and needed new content to […]

Fun, energetic, and joyful – 3 words I’d use to describe working with Yvette! Rain couldn’t stop us from getting this shoot done ✔ Yvette was in need of content for her Instagram so she could step up her blogger game. She brought her friend Joanna to the shoot, who’s primary job was hype, music, […]

Working in tech + pursuing creative endeavors outside of the usual 9 to 5 seems to be a common theme throughout many of the lovely clients I get to work with! Nam booked a content creation session a few weeks back to grab outfit photos for her blog, Tres Nams. She’s currently working at Poshmark […]