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I am a Wedding, Engagement, Elopement, and Senior Photographer, based in Humboldt County, California. Here on my blog, you'll find gorgeous imagery featuring my amazing clients, as well as helpful tips and insight for your wedding day or portrait session! 

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY FALL SENIOR SESSION

IT’S YOUR SENIOR YEAR! CONGRATULATIONS! With a whole list of things to do this year, taking your senior photos is at the top of the list. And with that comes a huge decision What do I wear?!?! Here are 8 tips to ensure an awesome fall senior photo session: 1.STICK WITH SOLIDS Wearing solids is […]

July 5, 2023

8 TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL FALL SENIOR SESSION

Humboldt County senior snow session

I had made a post back in December about wanting do a snow session. Hannahs mom Sumer contacted me about booking a session in January. It took a few tries, but we finally made it happen. We had to work around both of our work schedules, so I wasnt sure if there would still be […]

March 10, 2019

Hannah’s Senior Session in the Snow

spring senior session

Throughout your four years of high school many pictures are taken, capturing fun filled moments you will remember for years to come.  Out of all the snapshots you will take and memories you will make, theres one kodak moment that will stand out more than the rest, one that is so meaningful, it will last […]

February 28, 2019

How to Dress for Your Spring Senior Session

Stumped on what to wear for your senior session? Read this blog to figure out what your undertones are and what will make you shine in front of the camera!

July 29, 2018

What to wear for your Humboldt County Senior Session

If you follow me on social media, you may recognize Alyssa as being one of my Senior Reps. She attends Eureka High and loves to play softball. She traveled down to Benbow on a windy, warm summer day. We got some great shots around the Benbow Inn and then we ventured over to The Community […]

August 13, 2017

Alyssa|Eureka High School|Senior Session

It’s Senior Sunday! I am going to go back a couple months to one of my senior reps sportrait shoot. We met on the softball field at my alma matter Fortuna High. I had just finished another senior shoot right before that, but was looking forward to Shelby’s because I love senior sessions and I […]

June 26, 2017

Senior Sunday|Shelby’s Sportrait Shoot|Humboldt County|Fortuna High\Parky’s Pics

This was SUCH a fun season filled with amazing people and so many beautiful pictures. I am so happy to get to build confidence by providing seniors with photos that they can look at and love, and I am SO happy with all of the feedback I have been getting from my seniors and from […]

June 11, 2017

Senior Sunday|Humboldt County|2017SeniorGirls

Senior sessions are my favorites! I had the special privilege to shoot these awesome senior boys this 2017 school year. They attended schools as far south as South Fork High School, all the way to St. Bernard’s Catholic School, with a few Fortuna High and Ferndale guys sprinkled in. A few of them made the […]

June 5, 2017

SeniorSunday|2017Parky’sPics Photography|SeniorBoyWrapUp|HumboldtCounty

Miss Vanessa : ) For Vanessas senior session, we met beforehand to get her hair and makeup done by  Carly Lehman. Her mom and I enjoyed talking about and catching up on news from The Real Housewives, and Teen Mom,  while Vanessa was being pampered. We shot these by the Benbow Inn in Benbow California. […]

May 24, 2017

Vanessa/SeniorPortraits/FortunaHigh/BenbowInn

I’m throwing this blog back to fall of 2016. Since I have a new website and am trying to update my blogs more consistently, you may see some older shoots surfacing. Katelynn and I met in a little spot in the Redwoods. It had been raining non stop so the ground was pretty saturated, but […]

May 19, 2017

Humboldt County Senior Session/Katelynn/Redwoods/Avenue of the Giants/SeniorPictures

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