Brady and Melissa Beckstead: A Heart full of Love

I have known Brady and Melissa for several years now. We met, as I meet so many people in my life, in theatre. I met Brady while performing in RENT with a local theatre company and met Melissa soon after. We have been friends ever since and were even invited to their wedding. I am so thrilled to be photographing their journey of welcoming their first child, Ella. 

Unfortunately, they found out that Baby Ella has a rare heart condition, HLHS. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Essentially, Ella will be born without the left side of her heart. Brady and Melissa have been so inspiring with their strength and positivity. Ella will have to go through one open-heart surgery immediately after she is born and at least two more by the time she is three years old. Brady and Melissa will move to LA for three months to be close to Children's Hospital.  

Their family is putting on a fundraiser to help with the astronomical costs of living expenses and hospital bills. Below is the flyer will all of the information. Tickets are available for $30 on www.brownpapertickets.com. You can also donate directly through any Rabobank Branch into the Ella Beckstead Benefit Fund. 

I have been so honored to be part of this special family's life and cannot wait to meet Baby Ella!

Landers Family

I had the best time photographing this amazing family a few weeks ago. They are so warm and open I immediately felt like part of the family. Their little boy was tired while waking from his nap but was all smiles and had a good time making silly faces for the camera. We found this field of beautiful yellow flowers and took full advantage of it.

SLO Life Magazine- Winter 2010

I am a little late in writing this but check out the latest issue of SLO Life Magazine. I did the photography for the magazine and this time I also contributed an arts article! slolifemagazine.com

Gilliss Family

I had the opportunity to photograph the Gilliss Family during their pregnancy and after their bundle of joy way born. Both photo shoots were a great opportunity for us all just to play. We had a blast goofing off and playing around but we ended up with some of my favorite images that I have taken.

SLO Life Magazine

The newest edition of SLO Life Magazine is out and available at your local grocery stores, jamba juice and more! This issue I did the photography for all of the articles. I have so much fun getting to meet all the locals involved in making this magazine possible. Check out slolifemagazine.com to find out more.

Childer's Wedding

This past weekend I had the opportunity to shoot a beautiful wedding for two awesome people. They had a country theme with the perfect location in Creston.

Senior Photos

I had so much fun recently photographing Katie McNamara for her senior photos. She has such a vibrant and fun personality that I wanted to find a location that would represent that. Here is one of our favorites of the day.