Charles & Ashlee {Lancaster, Ca couples photographer}

Awhile back I posted about photographing the beautiful Ashlee for a feature story and cover in a teen girl's magazine.  I was able to capture her beauty again when she & her boyfriend wanted to do a special session for their one year dating anniversary.  We had a great time and they were both extremely photogenic and fun to be around.  As young professionals they also needed a few headshots, which we made sure to get during our session time.

Ashlee: Teen Girl Magazine {Lancaster, Ca Photographer}

This photo session was a little different than others that I've done.  Ashlee contacted me and let me know that she was asked to write a story for a Christian Teen Girl Magazine and was also asked to be on the cover... and she needed a photographer to make that happen!  I was so excited to help her reach a goal, and have some of my work published as well.  This session was given a theme, "Beauty in the Backpack" and we needed beautiful 'headshot' type photos.  Check out her blog here and the magazine here!

Annalee: Class of 2012! {Lancaster, Ca Senior Photographer}

Annalee is a gorgeous girl who wanted to have Autumn mini Senior session done.  This was the perfect location, with golden leaves all over the place.  This session was just magical... as you can see!

morgan: class of 2011 {lancaster, ca senior photographer}

I adore doing senior sessions. Seniors are just so much fun!  They are young, hopeful, excited, & ready to be in front of the camera :)  Morgan's session was no exception.  I have known Morgan's family as long as I can remember, so I have known Morgan since she was born.  Nothing to make you feel old quite like taking the senior pictures of someone you remember as a baby, but I just keep telling myself I'm not that old.  Ha!  Morgan is a beautiful girl, inside & out.  She knows who she is in Christ, has a great head on her shoulders, & her eyes sparkle with a confidence that not many young people have.  We had a blast gallivanting all around the Antelope Valley, & I was so thrilled with the outcome!

Morgan- I am so excited for your future!  God has amazing plans for you.  Keep your focus on Him & He will guide every step you take.  Your smile & love for others is encouraging, keep being you!

Be blessed!
~Erica :)

hillary. headshots. {lancaster, ca photographer}

Hold on one second, let me just wipe these cobwebs off of my blog....

There, that's better!  Sorry my blogging has been lacking lately.  February and March are usually slow months for me, which is totally ok!  God knows what He's doing and knew that we were going to be moving among other things & that I would need the time!  Plus I need to rest up for my VERY busy April!  So exciting!

Hillary just recently moved to Oklahoma and before she left I did a fun little mini-shoot with her for some headshots.  She is working on becoming a speaker (mainly to young women about who they are in God) and needed some shots done of her for future speaking engagements.  We had a blast & she is absolutely beautiful, inside & out!

Hill- Can't wait to see where God takes you & all the lives that He is going to use you to change!  You have so much to give & a beautiful, willing heart to give it.  God is going to bless you SO much!!!

erin, shannon, and ryan + sarah = b & e {oak glen, ca photographer}

I was so excited when my best friend, Erin, called & asked me if I would help her out on a surprise for her parents for Christmas.  She wanted me to take some pictures of her & her siblings, her sis-in-law, & nieces while she was here visiting.  Her mom, Teri, is a photographer so she usually takes the pictures, and Erin is also a photographer, but they needed me to help with the surprise.

The Saturday after Thanksgiving we packed up the kids and drove to Rancho Cucamonga where they live, for a visit.  Then Dathan took the boys home on Sunday and I stayed an extra day to have some girl time with Erin, which was partially true, but also to take their pictures on Monday ;)  We went up to a place called Oak Glen that Teri LOVES and got some beautiful pictures.  It was freezing out, and there was even some snow on the ground, which you can tell by the outfits we weren't quite prepared for... but that's ok!  They were troopers!

Shannon, Ryan & his wife Sarah, & Erin (with Bailey & Emily in front)

Teri has this "famous" picture that she has framed for all her kids where a tree was reflecting in a pond, and it was taken at this same place.  So we made sure to look until we found the spot and then snap some photos there too!

Ryan & Sarah are just too cute!

And so are their daughters :)

Sisters!

And all of our sneakiness paid off- Teri not only loved her presents, but she was totally surprised and didn't even have a clue that we were doing any of this!  So fun!!

And I just have to brag on my friends for a minute- this is a family that loves the Lord and loves to serve Him.  Erin was a missionary in Ireland for almost 2 years.  Ryan is a worship pastor & Sarah is a youth pastor (at the same church).  Shannon is a youth & children's pastor (at a different church).

Another random fact- their family & my family have been friends for over 16 years (my parents are best friends with Erin's parents), and we are SO similar!  They have 2 daughters & 1 son (who is the middle child), and my family has 2 sons & 1 daughter (me!) and I am the middle child.  I was the first to get married, then Ryan got married.  I had a son, then Ryan had a daughter.  I had another son, then Ryan had another daughter.  And when Nolan turns 2 in less than 2 months the kids will be 4, 3, 2, & 1!  Ok I don't really know why I shared that, but we all think it's fun!!

wille + monica = a & a {green valley, ca photographer}

On thanksgiving weekend I was given the honor of photographing a beautiful family that I have known for years, whose children I have literally watched grow up!  Now they are both in college (eek!  That makes me sound & feel old!).

A friend of mine from high school, Shillawna, was in town visiting her family for Thanksgiving.  She takes gorgeous photos & has her own photo business where she lives, and we had talked many times about how it would be fun to shoot together.  So she sent me a text that she was in town & asked if I had any photo shoots she could tag along with.  Of course I said yes, and knew this family would love it!  It was so fun to have another person there (and to catch up with a friend that I haven't seen since high school)!

This was my first time at this location and I loved it.  It was beautiful & green (which was surprising in the middle of autumn!).  I think it is maybe an abandoned camp ground?  At least that is what it seemed like to me :)

This family is so beautiful, inside & out.  There is such a strong love for each other & bond that they have, and have had for as long as I have known them.

As we were leaving, when we said the photo shoot was "over," Shillawna and I both spotted at the same time the gorgeous light that was coming in from the trees.  So we had them stop & snapped a few more shots.  This pose was all Shillawna (talented, I tell ya!).  I will say a disclaimer that this happens almost every shoot.  I will say we are done and as we are leaving something will catch my eye and then I'll ask to take a few more ;)  Don't say I didn't warn ya! Ha!

I snapped this shot in that gorgeous lighting as well.

And this one.  I am so happy we stopped & said we weren't done!

Ashlee & Anthony are just a couple years apart.  Such good looking siblings!

The photo on the right pretty much sums up how every guy feels about photo shoots, but I still LOVE how it turned out!

And miss Ashlee?  Did I mention that she could be a super model?  Yep, she is so gorgeous.  And this photo on the right?  Seriously the wind blew as I snapped this, and her hair looks perfect in it. 

Willie & Monica- Thanks so much for allowing me to capture your family for you!  I hope you cherish these photos almost as much as you cherish each other.  Thank you for being such a beautiful example of love & family for me to look up to through the years.  Love ya!

Be blessed!

ES :)

branning group {lancaster, ca photographer}

This photo shoot was a little different than what I usually do, but a lot of fun!  Alex, owner of Branning Group, contacted me to take some photos of him & his staff for their business Christmas cards they send to their clients.  We had a lot of fun running around & fighting the sun.  AND we got some great photos! :)

Yes, if you've followed my blog for long you might recognize Alex & his wife Kathy from this shoot :)

lyssa & tannis {palmdale, ca}

last week i had the pleasure of photographing lyssa and her sweet daughter, tannis (who just started kindergarten the day before our shoot!). we met up by the aqueduct in the evening and had a fun time. we just about blew away from the wind (and lyssa's sunglasses did! ha!) but still managed to get some great shots of these two beautiful ladies.





i love how you can see the whole antelope valley from up there!




aren't they beautiful? tannis is just a mini-version of her mom!










lyssa- you are doing a great job raising tannis. keep working hard & seeking God for all wisdom & He will guide you two girls to wonderful things. you two have a precious bond & i pray that it stays that way forever!

be blessed!
~ES