El Dorado County Newborn Photographer

Guest Blogger and Photography Assistant: Ember Soleil Leddy Krysta, Justin, and Kai moved into our neighborhood last spring, and I hit it off with them immediately. They’re such kind people. I regularly go over to babysit Kai, and they’ve always shown great interest in my life. From inviting me over to have dinner often, to throwing me a birthday party (complete with a homemade cake from Krysta), their house has begun to feel like a home to me as well. That’s because of the warmth they show those around them. I remember when I came over one day to watch…

What a lucky boy you are to have the parents you have. I’ve known Meg and Brandon since their engagement in 2016 and I’m always honored when my wedding couples reach out to me to continue capturing their life milestones, these two in particular. This continuum allows us to easily jump back in where we left off. Meg and Brandon’s love and connection is so clear that it simply feels good on my soul to see it, feel it and to capture it. The best part of life is the love we share and the connections we make along the…

When Amanda contacted me last year after learning she and Reed were having another baby, I sighed and thought, I must be getting older…. Now while Amanda and Reed were not one of my wedding couples, Amanda and her sister, Rachel were both El Dorado county high school seniors whom I had the pleasure of photographing…. just a few (lol) years ago. And now- to get to photograph little Owen coming into their lives. What an absolute honor to be remembered after all these years. Amanda sent me a text as she was going into labor so that we could…

Lily decided that 40 weeks was an insurmountable amount of time in order to meet her family. At about 34 weeks Kailey started having contractions and was put on bed rest. About a week after that, I got the call at 11pm that she was checked into Marshall and was ready to roll. I too rolled, but out of bed, grabbed my gear and a cup of hot tea and off I went to Marshall. Kailey and I giggled as her Tahoe maternity session quickly turned into a Marshall Hospital bed, maternity session/birth.  You just never know. Lily arrived at…