I sent Irisa over to my Pinterest to check out some outfit inspiration and I got so excited when she busted out these mint jeans. So cute!

One of my favorite things about living in Fullerton is photographing my clients in Fullerton. There are so many random alley’s that provide a plethora of gorgeous backdrops. And Irisa, you look stunning against all of them!And then we headed over to one of my favorite trails in the hills of Fullerton and caught some beautiful light and natural backdrops. And as you can probably see, Irisa looks stunning!Irisa, I wish you luck in the future. I am so honored that I have was able to photograph you during this exciting time in your life. May your future endeavors be blessed. 

Here is a sneak peek of one of my favorites….and more to come in a few weeks! I can’t wait to show off how gorgeous this young woman is! Whew

We met up at one of my favorite locations up in the hills of La Habra. It has majestic views that sort of remind me of the hills of Ireland, while also providing a super cool urban backdrop just foot steps away. The day was gorgeous, but super windy and a bit chilly for cute spring outfits and prom dresses. But these girls were total troopers and had a blast in front of the camera. Enjoy the images!
This is Brittany and she is a Junior at Troy High School. Sweet and kind, Brittany was positively radiant in front of my camera! Brittany loves to sing in her Vocal Ensamble and volunteer at St. Jude, which makes Brittany an overall stellar human being. And then she put on this gorgeous red gown and bam, she just shined! Fierce and exceptionally beautiful, Haley is Junior at Yorba Linda High School. She really knew how to work the camera.
Haley is super well rounded and is multi talented. She loves art, music, animals, fashion and anything having to do with the ocean. But what impressed me most about Haley, was how she was so mature she was for her age.
And Haley, you have got great legs and this dress totally compliments them. Work it girl!A girl after my own heart, Grace is a competitive swimmer and is a Junior at Fullerton High School. Being super involved with dance, water polo, swim and ASB, I don’t know how this girl carved out 3 hours for our super fun shoot! Thanks Grace!I love her pink dress and how it was a perfect compliment to our urban backdrop. Grace, you are simply stunning!
Sequoia has a joy that just radiates! The boys at Fullerton High School must go crazy for her perfect smile and darling personality.
But the boys are probably more intimidated by her wide range of sports ability! This girl is strong! Look at those arms!But then Sequoia has a soft side, which she showed me in this darling pic. When she is not practicing her black belt in karate, she loves to volunteer with animals. And Danielle, oh Danielle! You are simply gorgeous! This Fullerton High School Junior must create fashion trends at her school, because seriously I wanted half her wardrobe. Danielle is super active all year around, as she is a swimmer and plays soccer! But to top it off, she is a farm girl at heart, working alongside steers and pigs. Future Farmers of America, watch out for this gorgeous farmer! Danielle, I think this is one of my favorite backdrops of the afternoon and you worked it perfectly!
I had so much fun with you girls! I am so glad that you are the special ones that are going to represent my brand and help spread the word for Amber Fox Photographer. Thanks for not freezing to death in your darling outfits and for rocking it in front of my camera. 

There are so many great pics of these beautiful girls that you have to check out the slideshow!

What is the criteria to be a Foxy Lady? 

• You have to be a current Junior in North Orange County.
• You should be involved in school.
• You love to spread the word about things you love.
• You love to be made to feel like the most beautiful girl in the world. (Who doesn’t love that?!)

When I was on my shoot with the fabulous Darcy, her dad was kind enough to snap a bunch of shots of us. I never knew he was even taking pictures! But I think these photos are a great example of what a typical photo shoot with Amber Fox Photographer looks like and how I work closely with my client to bring the perfect outfits to create the best experience possible.

The photo shoot began long before I actually first saw Darcy. Before meeting up with me, she was at Salon Lujon getting all dolled up by the fabulous Miriam and Heather. Once she arrived she brought out a laundry basket filled with clothes and shoes. Before the shoot, we chit chatted over Facebook about the sort of look we were going for and what type of clothes would best work, so I had a good idea of what we had to work with. I was thrilled with the final selection of outfits!

We then moved all around the awesome locations of the rustic farm. This location was littered with really cool props and backdrops. We started on the old dilapidated tractor, which was awesome! As you can see in this shot of us, Darcy is wearing a brown sweater dress. We picked this particular outfit, because I felt the colors went really well with the rusty oranges and browns of the tractor.

We then headed over to the broken down Chevy truck. The truck was a teal blue, Darcy’s favorite color. So her blue dress, accented by a trendy fur jacket was the perfect compliment to the old truck.

One of the things my clients tell me time and time again is how I always seem to get myself into crazy positions. I have done yoga since I was a small child, so my yogi skills seem to show up while I photograph people. This particular pose, is nothing too hard, but it still illustrates how I am willing to get dirty.

We then headed over to where I had Darcy’s dad, Bob, park his vintage Thunderbird. The car is fancy, so I thought that her outfit should match. The silky dress was a perfect combo.

The fourth and final outfit change was into a gorgeous skirt and tank como accented by cowgirl boots. I wanted to spend the last part of our shoot with the horses and in the arena when the light was just about to disappear and would provide lots of yummy light to play with. But I knew there would be lots of mud involved, so I made sure my client wore boots and myself as well, so we would not slip and fall.

We ended the shoot just walking around the barn and getting lots of fun shots with the perfect backdrop of color. Her outfit was still perfect for the rustic location.

Darcy and I had a great time working together. I simply love this young woman. From the photos, I am sure you can tell how comfortable she is with me and I with her. Thanks Bob for documenting us having a blast! And for all the future clients reading this, I look forward to working with you and your closet.

Seniorologie is one of my favorite photo blogs on the web. It’s a blog for photographers to learn and ooh and ahh over the fabulous images taken by other senior portrait photographers. But more than that, it’s a blog to learn from other photographers. There are all sorts of great posts on marketing, business and great poses from some of the best in the biz. On TODAY’S feature, I explain my High School Rep program alongside featuring my beautiful shoot with Darcy. Head on over to Seniorologie and check it out.

I’m also featured TODAY on Inspire Me Baby, which is a blog that features all sorts of photographers who have shoots that are particularly fun and unique. One of my favorite images is from a Stylish Senior Shoot that I did with Chandra on a sailboat. This shoot was particularly epic, because it was on a moving vessel that I had to balance on, while working with crazy light and limited space. Despite the obstacles that stood before us, the photos came out incredible! So when Inspire Me Baby, asked me what my favorite image from 2012 was, I immediately thought of this image.

2012 is off to a good start! One of my goals is already met, but there are even more blogs that I want to get on. Bring it!

But one of the the things I am most thankful for, is to see my photography business blossom. I have the most wonderful clients, who I have loved getting to know. I love what I do, in that I get to make young teens feel beautiful and create lasting memories for families. I love having my clients over to the house and baking cookies for them and just loving on them. And I love seeing how they light up in front of my camera or how excited they get when I show them how awesome they look as their slideshow is revealed. Priceless!

I sorted the photos out in a few categories, starting off with my favorite subject matter, Stylish Seniors.

The above photo was included in the Inspire Me Baby Best of 2011 – inspiremebaby.com.

 And these following shots are models or friends of mine who are posing for the camera. Another one of my favorite things to photograph is Big Happy Families. Kids grow up so fast and I think it’s vital to capture them at all their life stages. 

And even after the kids have grown up, it’s also important to celebrate marriage. These are a couple favorites from my Sweet Love sessions.
I love to focus on seniors and families, but I just adored these couples and couldn’t say no. Being able to capture someone Tying the Knot, is such a privilege.

If you have been following my blog for awhile now, you know my husband and I love to travel. We have been to over 40 countries and this summer we took a bunch of high schoolers on a trip to China. It was pretty EPIC. And mixed into the year, was three trips to Paso Robles as well.
If you want to see more of my work, check out the portfolio tabs to the upper left or peruse the blog. Thanks for coming by on my photographic journey of 2011!

I have been wanting to blog this session for weeks now, because I really think it’s one of my all time favorite photo sessions. As you can tell, this young lady is stunningly gorgeous!  And she knows how to work the camera, so photographing her is a true joy. Our location was kind of epic too, with lots of fun backdrops and gorgeous light to work with. And Darcy and I had lots of discussions over Facebook about the perfect outfits, so the whole shoot really came together with gorgeous styling. We had so much fun working together.

Also, I am now offering all my clients the opportunity to get their hair and makeup done at Salon Lujon with my favorite ladies, Deanna, Miriam & Heather. As you can tell, Darcy looks especially gorgeous, so high fives all around. With an awesome team of beauty experts, all my lovely ladies will not look & feel like a million bucks! Just ask Darcy and she can tell you how she was pampered and all dolled up.

After some super fun tractor shots, we changed outfits and took some portraits alongside this super old car. I love when you put a beautiful girl in front of something old and rusty, it makes her just pop off the screen. Since we were on a farm, there were all sorts of rustic chicken coops that we are blast playing in.

I think I was most excited about this car! Darcy’s Dad inherited this car from his father and when we were planning the shoot, I knew we had to incorporate it somehow. And I am SO glad we did. About four o’clock, the light got particularly yummy, so we had a blast taking some gorgeous photos.
I tried to backlight the horse, but the reflector was freaking this big guy out. Darcy was such a trooper…the making of a perfect model!As we were finishing the shoot and walking out of the barn, this room filled with hay caught my eye. We ended our shoot with some of the best photos of the day.

Darcy you are truly gorgeous, both inside and out. I love your sweet spirit, gracefulness and how you do such a good job loving your dad. I am so honored to have photographed you twice now and document this special time in your life. Enjoy the slideshow of a lot more of my favorite pics. I seriously wanted to blog the entire shoot!