This was a very special photoshoot for me.  This was a shoot from the perspective of not just looking at the client through the lens as a photographer, but looking at it from the perspective of a mother. I know what her natural laughs look like. I know what is genuinely her. My kids have always been brutally honest when it comes to my photos, so I felt very excited when she told me I managed to capture HER. Having her boyfriend join in for a few shots, sure helped add the laughter into the session also. Sophia decided on a Pasadena shoot. It's a busy location and at times we had to wait for our turn to use "the spot". We had already had to re-schedule 2 times due to the wildfires that had been raging close by and created so much brown smoke that we couldn't see the sun. Finally, things calmed down and I'm so happy we waited.