On a somewhat cloudy day in May, Cinco de Mayo to be exact, I arrived at a quaint little lighthouse in the city of Vallejo. Nestled in one of the many beautiful marina’s of this once Navy town, this lighthouse is the perfect location for a small to medium size wedding. Aside from this wedding […]

I can’t believe it has been a year already! This time last year I was just booking my first paying family client, which happened to by Liam’s mommy Emmy. Even at only a couple weeks old, Liam was already is own little man, and a year later the same can be said. He is a calm […]

It was a beautiful day in Downtown Sacramento, stoic and strong, her fiance, like almost all men, was not thrilled to be doing their engagement and announcement session, but slowly yet surely I began to thaw out his cool exterior. Having so many law enforcement members of my family, I can say with absolute certainty that […]

On a brilliant day, the first day of June, I saw for the first time, sweet little Natalia sit up all by herself. She placed her small soft hand on her chubby little leg for support as she looked at me with that same inquisitive look she gives me each month I stop by to do […]

It was a beautiful spring evening at Round Valley Regional Park in Brentwood. The trees and hills were alive with lusciously green leaves and grass. Cameryn, a senior in high-school, started the session in a gorgeous flowing spring dress. The soft cream and pink were amazing against the backdrop of the hills and farmland of the park. Cameryn […]

It was a gorgeous morning in Alameda, such a wonderful break from all the rain we have been blessed with. At 9 o’clock in the morning, the popular basketball courts at Washington Park were all but empty. Excitedly, the Bidwal family and I headed over to the Golden State Warrior Logo, recently painted on to […]

Turning 35 has been my scary age for a long time. Instead of yielding to the fear of getting older, I decided to celebrate it, to celebrate myself as a single, strong woman entrepreneur. I wanted to show different sides of Crystal, in this very special session. The business side, the sexy side, and the […]

Her heart pounded as she slowly walked up the stairs to see her future husband for the first time on this, their wedding day. As she touched his shoulder, her smile couldn’t be brighter, and he was itching to see his beautiful blushing bride. As he turned, he broke out in tears, at the site […]

From giggling to the confused “what’s going on?” look, sweet Natalya’s personality shown through, even at the age of only 3 months. So sweet, so innocent, so curious…these are just a few of the characteristics I love of babies. As a Newborn and Family Photographer, I often only get to see these sweet little people, […]

Let me take you back in time…. My heart was beating a mile a minute with images of different newborn poses running through my head. This was my first paying family client with Summer Bear Photography and I felt as though my entire future was riding on the next few hours of my life. I had […]