Marie Monforte

When this adorable family first contacted me about a beach family photo session I was excited. But quickly I was getting the full picture. Early morning beach session, WAY down in Ocean Beach. Eek. I was pretty hesitant. Ocean Beach? At 6:30 in the morning??   Ummmmm…  I decided to reach out to photographers more […]

Sometimes as an artist you get a vision in your mind that just screams to be executed. In my musical mind, it’s often a song. It nags at you and pokes and prods until you’re fixated and you cannot ignore it any longer. This styled outdoor boudoir shoot in Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve was this project for me.   I […]

When this gorgeous expectant Mama said she wanted this years’ family photos to be on a local Encinitas beach, I was super excited! We had so much fun playing around at last year’s session. I was already being carried away with visions of her beautiful belly glowing over the rocks. Of family time splashing in the waves! […]

Since I just had the privilege of photographing the Dynh family’s newest adorable addition this morning, I thought I would do a little blog featuring their amazing golden-hour, backlit, sun-filled family session. This was one of my favorite family sessions ever. I just got just too bogged down in my busy fall season to keep up. Blogging and social […]

Outdoor Bridal Boudoir in Los Peñasquitos Preserve. At my bachelorette party, I was already 17 weeks pregnant with my son, so obviously, drinking was out, and I’ve never been a huge club girl, so instead, I asked my Maid of Honor if we could rent a gorgeous hotel suite and hire a boudoir photographer to […]

Aloha Baby! Aloha is one of those words that has so many meanings, and also just one. It is used to mean affection, compassion, mercy, hello, goodbye, peace, and love, sometimes all at once. But aloha is more than the sum of its various meanings. Aloha is a spirit that moves through you and binds your […]

Around this time last year, I set up my very first styled shoot (check that out here). I was so thrilled with how it turned out that I vowed to dedicate more time to personal projects. Projects that allow me the creative freedom to explore without expectation. Unfortunately, that personal time is hard to find. Although […]

It’s been a while since I’ve shared a family session and that’s a shame because I’ve had so many great ones!  And especially now that summer is in full swing I wanted to look back on this summery golden family session with the T family! For their San Marcos photo session, we chose an open […]

When my very bestest friend is back in town we make sure to find time for some family photos! Because her two littles are growing up just way too fast! Let’s be honest, kids all grow up just way too fast! That tiny stage is way too short! Plus, family shoots with littles are such a […]

I am so excited to have a brand new website to help me connect with all of you more! Big shoutout to Tara of Oregon Lane Studio for all her design work (and a big thank you for helping my non-tech-friendly butt get all the technicalities sorted too)! I hope you enjoy exploring the new […]