The Journal

Vacation family photos in Carmel are most of my summer, and this evening was one of my favorites. This family flew in from Austria, we met at Carmel River Beach for the last hour of daylight, and everybody kicked their shoes off and made a whole evening out of a gray sky. If you’re planning […]

A vacation-week family session at Pajaro Dunes, booked by the daughter so all seven of them would finally be in the same photo.

A vacation family session that moved to Natural Bridges State Beach at the last minute, and a misty Santa Cruz morning that turned out perfect.

We take more photos than any generation in history. Your phone probably holds thousands of them right now — birthday mornings, sandy feet at the beach, that impossibly small newborn yawn. And yet, if you’re like most families, almost none of those photos ever make it off the screen and onto a wall. Here’s something […]

Tyler and Jennessa set aside one slow vacation morning in Monterey — a walk through a eucalyptus grove and bare feet in the sand. Here’s why vacation photos might be the best souvenir there is.

A golden morning family session in Carmel-by-the-Sea — storybook village streets, Carmel Beach light, and one very happy baby. By Britt Honey Photography.

There’s a myth I’d love to gently put to rest: that beautiful family photos only happen in that last golden sliver of light right before the sun disappears. Because here’s the truth — Sarah and Nick’s session near Pleasure Point last night wasn’t shot at true golden hour at all. We started earlier, with the […]

A beach session is a little different than photos in a field or a studio — and your outfits get to be a little different too. You’ve got wind, open sky, that cool ocean light, and a whole lot of sand. Instead of fighting any of it, the goal is to dress in a way […]

Fort Ord Dunes Motherhood Session | Monterey Photographer A Golden-Hour Motherhood Session at Fort Ord Dunes State Park There’s a particular kind of magic in the quiet sessions — no big group, no long shot list, just a mama and her baby and the sound of the waves. As a Monterey family photographer, these motherhood […]