the fam | arroyo grande family photographer

hi! i'm jasmine



i have two sweet daughters... logan is 4



and avery is 2



and of course there's the hubs



so here's how a session with me goes... we meet somewhere, i run around and act like a goof with your kids, their primary goal is not (as you might hope) to smile and look happy for the camera, at one point you think the whole session is a disaster, but i promise you it's not. kids are wonderful and spontaneous and unpredictable and they shine beautifully through lifestyle photography. nothing is more frustrating than trying to get kids to smile and say cheese for the camera, so i don't do that. so call me or email me or visit my website to see more of my work... but talk to me about getting your family in front of the camera and capture these amazing moments of childhood :)

twin boys | arroyo grande family photography

doesn't this image make you want your own five year old twins?

holiday sessions | san luis obispo family photography

sold out!

december comes early in the photography world... now is the time to start thinking about family pictures for your greeting cards. i'm offering mini-sessions from now through november 10. (this ensures your prints and cards will be ready by december 1.)



*let's do this! you'll receive a $20 print credit if you book your session in august. and talk to me about custom cards, they're gorgeous!

sweet sisters | arroyo grande baby photography

i'm good friends with reagan's mama and have never, ever seen this girl cry. until today. she wanted nothing to do with sitting on the grass alone and certainly wasn't going to smile her usual toothless grin for me.

big sis riley was a bit more interested in hamming it up... she even named my camera and told him a few secrets. (she loves to play dinosaurs at school, but don't tell her i told you.)





reagan was much happier without clothes and rolling around on a nice soft bed. this girl has some gorgeous eyes!

and this next image? i could die. this could not be a more perfect, sweet moment with these girls.

her | boys

stacia is a mom to four (4!) boys. we did part one of our session today with her three younger boys... more to come next week when we get the whole family of six together :)

happy | birthday | baby | girl

two years, two weeks and two days after her sister, sweet miss avery was born. she is my sunshine.

my | birthday | girl

happy happy birthday to my sweet four year old!

and for a little flashback...

kellie | rick | benjamin | nicholas

i've had my eye on this bike trail for awhile now, so when kellie told me that she wanted an outdoor, open-field location, i knew just where to go. the boys were way more interested in biking and exploring than they were in picture-taking, but who wants a bunch of posed photos anyway? their true, sweet personalities shine through here.

I love getting the parents alone--together.

purplicious

baby | reagan

this sweet girl is just shy of three months old.

mike | kim | noah | levi

mike, kim, noah, levi and i took a trip to the beach yesterday. it was windy and too sunny, but they look fabulous anyway!

i love these mommy & daddy moments...

airstream | family

i met kelly at a birthday party and basically told her she needed to let me take pictures of her family. (be careful, i'm building my portfolio and you might be next...) clearly, i was right that i needed to take her family's photos, because they have the amazing airstream tralier as a backdrop.

kelly also has this fantastic 'camping furniture' stashed in the airstream. i fell in love! kelly, i might come over and borrow one or two chairs for future photo shoots :)

Noah's Birthday

Last weekend Logan was invited to a birtday party so I brought my camera. I took a few (hundred) pix and came out with a great set of photos from the party. I think people should hire photographers more often for kids' birthday parties! You put so much time and effort into the party only to rush and get 4 photos of your kid blowing out the candles.

The birthday boy:


Gotta love babies who love the camera:



Cake time and everyone's ready:

Baby Landon

Sweet Landon was born on January 31. I loved getting to spend an hour with him, getting to know his mama and smelling his sweet baby smell.