
Color Inc., thank you for making my Friday that much brighter! (And pssssst…they are a fabulous lab!) xoxo, Tweet

It was such a pleasure to photograph this family. They traveled up to the Monterey area for a special family vacation before dad took off for a deployment. “A vacation before a deployment”…I can relate to that feeling; all you want to do is soak up every minute with your loved one, and you don’t...
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Oh Michelle…between the gorgeous photos and the whole interview idea…I am in tears! This is just so, so beautiful. I feel like I am in love with these people, and I don’t even know them. THAT is what makes custom portraiture is priceless. Amazing amazing job here girly.
These are awesome! What a beautiful family. I am LOVING your interviews…what a GREAT idea!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the story these tell! the beach! the FAMILY! those kids! THE PHOTOGRAPHER! ALL of it!!! I smiled the whole way down as I kept scrolling to each new picture! LOVE it.
Great pictures, Michelle! Love them all:)
Love this post and the thought that went in to the questions and answers, plus the little boy with the sword, So original & sweet!

I felt so honored to photograph this family! You may even see a familiar face…yes, I had the pleasure of having Jennifer (of Jennifer Chaney Photography) and family in front of my lens! They made the two hour trek down to Carmel for some family photos on one of their favorite beaches. A little fact...
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Holy cow, what a fun, beautiful and HAPPY session with our amazing and sweet JChaney and family. This is a double dose of wonderful! Michelle Ocampo and JChaney together in this post. Love you both! You make me smile
Great work!!!! What a wonderful looking family!
Lovely photos, my friend!
OH MICHELLE!!!!!!! I already called you bawling my eyes out, but seeing these here with your beautiful comments makes me all teary again. You have given us SUCH and amazing gift. The pictures of Beazy are priceless. I’m so thrilled we were able to shoot in Carmel. It will always hold a special place in my heart… as will you, my sweet friend. XOXOXOXO
LOVE these Michelle and Jennifer! I am so glad you two got together to do this
Simply amazing!
I.LOVE.THESE.
I LOVE JENN! I LOVE MICHELLE! I WISH I COULD’VE BEEN THERE!!
Gorgeous friends. <3 <3 <3
ding! she did it again
im so happy you guys have such a special bond what a gift!!!!! i love them alll-they look like a FUN family!!!!! michellllllle-you rocked these!!!!
oh, be still my heart: daughter + beazy cuddling is totally heart-melting, as are all of these beautiful images. oh, and those bathing-suit-babes staring over your shoulder ??? what a hoot!
Thank you thank you thank you for all the love! @Susan…yep, the photo of precious Beazy cuddling with her daughter…I was in tears editing it! PRECIOUS! And my stalkers, I mean gawkers…it makes me laugh! lol
These are fabulous, as always! I’m a little jealous because I’m afraid to shoot in open sunlight…I cower in the shade.
These are awesome!! What a beautiful family! So funny about the beach stalkers!
AMAZING photos. I discovered Jennifer Chaney this year as my new photography hero, and not I will be stalking your blog, too. What a beautiful family and what gorg photos you take.
A new Connecticut fan!
Keri
LOVE these! Jennifer I would be teary eyed if these were my family too!! Beautiful!
oh wow. just saw this now. Love it so much. Love that Jenn and her gorgeous family. Such treasures you captured for them!
How on earth did I miss these?! I ADORE them!! Such a fantastic job Michelle!! Jenn I love the answers to the questions too…you make me laugh & your kids are riot. xo

While out visiting Carmel Valley for her sister’s wedding, I had the pleasure of working with Jessica and her fiance, Curtis! We were able to sneak down to the coast and take some gorgeous sunset photos of both of them near Asilomar Beach, in Pacific Grove. Asilomar has easily become one of my favorite beaches…and...
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Beautiful Michelle:)
Beautiful! Hey, is that the beach you showed me on your iphone when you first went up there? Have I mentioned how jealous I am?
Beautiful! And she does have gorgeous eyes!
Thank you ladies! Anna–actually, this is a different beach. All of the beaches are fabulous! It’s like my own personal Hawaii in Northern CA!
xoxo

Yes, I got to use my very limited Italian today for the blog post title…if you’ve read my “about me” section, you know everything sounds better to me in Italian. Mama is Italian; and when I heard her speaking a little Italian to the boys, the sound of it was like butter to my ears....
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Love these!
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