SAN LUIS OBISPO PHOTOGRAPHER

WEDDING | NEWBORN | FAMILY | BRANDING

Hey there new friend! I'm Emily, a newborn, family & wedding photographer serving San Luis Obispo, CA and beyond. I hope you enjoy viewing my recent work, passion projects and adventures, along with some great resources for finding a photographer and making the most of your session!  

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I hear it all the time… “My kids are wild, there is no way we can get photos done” or “I don’t think my kids will sit still long enough for you to get a good shot, is it still worth it?” Mama, you are not alone! If there is one thing you learn real […]

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I can’t believe I have never used glitter during a session before… it was SO much fun!!! What girl doesn’t like glitter?? Carrie is a local Lularoe retailer and she wanted to do a session with her daughter Cadence and her daughter’s best friend, Audrey. Despite a grey day here on the central coast, we […]

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Photographing babies is seriously the best. It is challenging and rewarding and so full of expressions. They are curious little creatures and I just love watching how they learn. Everything is new and beautiful. We had to contend with icy winds, lack of a good nap and a wild thing big brother but that just […]

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I love when sessions are full of laughter and families playing together. Even when it’s January and it’s freezing outside. I had a lot of fun hanging out with this sweet family. Jessica and Kyle are high school sweethearts and their son Casler is too cute for words. This blog post is ginormous and I’m […]

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As a mother and business owner, my life sometimes resembles a zoo full of mentally deranged monkeys. Or a kindergarten classroom after someone brings in birthday cupcakes. It is chaos. My house is never clean. I am not a Pinterest mom. Sometimes I forget things like school picture day or our anniversary (*gasp*) When my […]

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Having friends who also trust you to capture precious and fleeting moments of their family together is such an honor. These guys are near and dear to my heart and I am so thankful for them!! This blog post may be one of my biggest and I can’t really say I mind!! Charlie, Jen and Riley […]

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“Children are not a distraction from more important work, they are the most important work.” – C.S. Lewis What a crazy fun time I had with Mr Christian and his parents. This little wild thing is such a character and we are officially best friends. Everything is a flower, everything is an adventure, even taking […]

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Fall has finally arrived!! Which means Rylie is one year old!!! Her daddy and my mister are besties and after he came home from meeting her for the first time, he asked if I was ready to have a baby. So in a way, we have Harper because of this beautiful little girl!! She is […]

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One of the best parts of this job is getting to be a part of people’s lives as the years go by. I’ve been photographing Sadie and her tribe for about four years now and I love watching them grow. Sadie is a fellow creative and it is so much fun creating with her because […]

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May is for Mamma’s. Seeing as how it’s the last day of May, it seems appropriate that I post these today! I had this grand plan to do a whole Mamma + Me series this month but that just did not happen, between sickness and little miss in my tummy. I’m just proud my house […]

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