Max . Santa Monica photographer
This is my 3rd year photographing this family. I sure do love seeing them! They met me out at the Santa Monica Pier, which is a great spot for pictures. Enjoy!












This is my 3rd year photographing this family. I sure do love seeing them! They met me out at the Santa Monica Pier, which is a great spot for pictures. Enjoy!












I love that I get to meet so many wonderful people in my job. This family received a gift certificate this year, and contacted me to put together a family photo session with their darling daughter. She brought her favorite toy ~ her barnyard, complete with squeaking barnyard animals inside. Holiday Photo time is in…
How lucky I am to have met this family? They came to me by way of another friend/client, and scheduled their photo session for the beach at the Hermosa Beach Pier. Now, this family just moved here from the East Coast…specifically, North Carolina, so this was their first photo shoot on the West Coast beaches….
My family and I had our family photos taken last March, and I am just now finishing getting my favorites printed, and hung up on my walls. I know…I know… it’s been almost a year! I strongly encourage my clients to order professionally printed items to put up in their homes. It pains me to…
Have you ever heard the statement, “whatever it takes to get the shot”? I would totally agree with that except in a situation where it might harm the photographer, the client, or an innocent bystander. Or, more importantly, if it causes embarrassment to the photographer. Thankfully, I can totally laugh at myself, as during this…
This photo challenge was announced, and I knew which photo I wanted to enter. “In The Distance” ~ these are my own girls, building a giant sand castle at our beach in Hermosa Beach, CA. There are so many gorgeous entries, be sure to head on over to I Heart Faces and check them out….
These smiles are real! These darling girls come by their beautiful smiles honestly…just check mom’s smile! I love that the older sis told me that her cheeks hurt from laughing and smiling so much. Boy, do we have fun. This is year number 5 with the Hughes family, and I can’t tell you how grateful…