Dancing Queen!

This is the Dobbert Family! I am only gonna include a handful of pictures because it is so worth it to watch the SLIDESHOW! We had a blast dancin' in our tutus! Each one of their beautiful kids are full of personality...we had so much fun!!!

I heart this first shot! You can feel their love for eachother!

Paul and Kelly are thee cutest couple...EVER!

I about died when I saw this through my lens... I knew it was going to be magic!

Kelly made all these amazing tutus and it added the perfect spunk to their photo shoot, to match their spunky personalities... loved it!

Mother Daughter Moments!

Silly dad as usual... making everyone laugh!

Such a beautiful family, I am thankful to know them and call them friends!

This was just a quickie shot, that I caught as we wrapped up. I love the organic feel of it, the natural element of a family, priceless!

That's all folks, so hope you clicked the link above and watched the slideshow!

Merry Christmas!

You are the Best Thing!

Click HERE and wait just a sec to view an inspiring slideshow featuring The Albert Family!

Or you can see it a little smaller, but right here on the blog...

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am enjoying life and WAY behind on business, oh well!

Now ladies...I was going for an edgy strong image here... some powerful lighting....oh my, just keep your socks on!

Both of these gentlemen are wonderful athletes who play for Citrus High here in Riverside!

All of these last few are favorites! Besides the handsome young men, aren't you just lovin' the location?

Christmas Mini Sessions Nov 14th

Okay, so I think I figured out a way to post an image to my Blog, WooHoo. But it is all old school, having to generate codes in photobucket and paste them individually, nightmare!

Anyways, so I think I will work on a new blog in the new year. In the meantime, if you want to continue to follow my work, you can always find me on Facebook.

I also am still booking my regular 2 hour sessions at a location of your choice. Please see my website for pricing and information. I have VERY few regular session appointments still available as I want to enjoy the holidays and my family just like you!!!
Happy Halloween!

HELP!

Ahhhhhhhh! So it seems like it has been a month since I posted anything. A while back I reached my photo limit storage for blogger I guess. I thought about a much needed website and blog makeover but in the midst of Christmas Season, I was a bit overwhelmed. So I thought about deleting some old pictures to make way for the new. But this little blog has been a documentation of my photographic journey, so........ I finally bit the bullet and paid to upgrade my storage. Unfortunately, I am still getting the same error. "Photo Limit has been reached for Picasa Web Albums", what the fetch?

So thanks for your patience.... I know thousands of people visit my blog each day waiting for some more eye candy photographs...... Oh I crack myself up!

I'll be in touch!

Erin

P.S. Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 14th...... a Christmas Promotion in the works!

Joe and Kelly

I few posts down I shared a sideshow from Joe and Kelly's amazing wedding! I have been meaning to posts some of my favorites from their special day. Joe and Kelly were married in Redlands, CA at the LDS Temple. The weather was beautiful that particular August day. Joe and Kelly carved out some time for their bride and groom portraits and that made things go so smooth and stress free.

Mr. and Mrs.

A stunning bride with a fabulous bouquet! I love the expression on her face...

Tessa (my fav 2nd shooter of all time) snagged this great image of the beautiful temple where Joe and Kelly were sealed for time and all eternity!

The bride with her beautiful sisters, I have four sisters of my own so I love this picture!

Hello, beautiful eyes...

I love this next one, it really speaks to their love, devotion and the connection between the two of them...

Kelly, you are sooooooo beautiful!

Everyone knows that there is nothing like a genuine moment for me...

But this posed image is actually one of my favorites...

Joe and Kelly carved out an hour of their day between the ceremony and the reception for bride and groom portraits. This is so important to me as the photographer, to have a stress free time to really capture some beautiful images for the couple. Thank you Joe and Kelly!

This next one is one of my absolute favorites...

Oh Tessa, you worked it out girl! Tessa took this amazing image of the rings, a beautiful contrast to the rough dark woods, I love it!

This strange sun flare adds an interesting element to this image...

These real expressions, make me all warm inside!!! One of my favs...

I LOVE to drag my clients out to horribly uncomfortable locations. You can imagine that this field of weeds was a little tricky to work with, considering Kelly's stunning dress! But I always appreciate when my clients can see my vision and go with it. After we were done, Joe whisked Kelly out of there and I was able to get this image....my favorite!

After this we headed to the reception. It was an amazing reunion and gathering of wonderful friends and family. Joe and Kelly put in a lot of thought to their reception and it came together wonderfully. The food was amazing, the decor was simple and beautiful. They had a smoothie fountain machine with Pina Colada and Strawberry fruit drinks, to keep everyone refreshed throughout the evening. It was casual dress, everyone was comfortable, dancing the night away.

Here is just a little detail from Kelly's dress, but I gave it a little vintage color, or lack thereof, and really like how it turned out.

Joe is biting his lip here as he dances with his new wife.... clearly in love with Kelly, so sweet...

Joe and Kelly had a full house, it was packed. Sometimes I was peeping through crowds of people just trying to capture a glimpse of the couple, I love how this turned out though!

The icing on the cake at this wonderful party, was when Joe sang a song to Kelly. I was all teary eyed. I am so grateful and honored you two asked me to capture this special day in your lives. It was a pleasure to work with the two of you. May you have many babies and ask me to photograph all of them, hehe......

If you missed the slideshow, you can click HERE to check it out!

Labor Day 2009

I neglect blogging personal things, but as the season change is upon us, I thought I'd share some fond days of summer. We enjoyed the most wonderful time labor day weekend, camping just north of Malibu at Leo Carillo. IT WAS the most BEAUTIFUL weather and we enjoyed wonderful company, as in Jake's family! I am about to put you in picture overload, sorry 'bout that!

I LOVE this picture because we have found a new family passion for biking. We of course usually put Rob in a bike stroller as opposed to the basket, ya know, for safety reasons and all.

Our camp spot was beautiful and secluded, with this most amazing tree...

The wildlife was exploring...

Oma took Luke and Audrey for a stroll to the beach...

Here's Tonja's oldest, Katie, having a good time in the surf!

Karah, I love her hair blowing in the wind...

Here are all 10 grand kids, well 9 and one very cooperative football named Nate!

We had a blast and enjoyed the simple things, like making PB and J for an army...

I love this girl!

Katie, Brock and Nate, I LOVE this series...

Alyssa enjoying the benefits of the camping/beach hairdo. Love that one lash peeking through as she concentrates on her sand castle...

Rob in action...

Who isn't fond of the days of jumping waves? A childhood joy...

Nothing like the beauty of beach hair...

Tessa's sandy grin is a keeper!

She was such an angel the whole trip...

Jake, Tonja, Miriam and Mark

We did all the usual things, like campfire stories, smores, laughter, climbing trees, exploring, sun bathing, more laughter, biking and hiking, tent sleeping urg!, and of course some good card games to entertain the kiddos...

Katie's infectious smile...

Here is Rob trying to set up the tent I guess?

God made dirt, and dirt can't hurt!

Jake helping Rob cheat at cards...

Nate must be seriously pondering his next move...

This is awfully blurry, but it was near dusk and Karah came whizzing down our little slope on her pink princess bike, her rain boots and hawaiian skirt.. all with Brock's motorcycle helmet on, too cute...

The level of dirtiness is compared to the level of fun we had, believe me, it was good times...

My adventurous boy!

It was quite a stroll to the beach, but Rob always walked the whole way, he is sooo independent!

Oh those long walks were sooooooo worth it!

Have I ever mentioned what a beautiful world we live in...

I am grateful for my family, thanks Michelle for this picture!

Goodbye summer...

Happy Fall Y'all!