Put a sparkle in her with pretty pastel tulle, sweetheart garlands, and fairy wings. Fairy tales really do come true in our enchanted garden filled with flowers, ribbons, and luscious greenery. Quintessence Photographic Art is now taking appointments for our Limited Edition Fairy Princess Portrait Sessions on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, 8th. Once upon [...]

This young lady (six months old) is a member of the Quintessence “Precious Babies”, where we photograph her from shortly after she is born every few months until she is one year old. Her parents will get a beautiful album which will preserve memories of when she was such a little cutie pie! We had [...]

We live and work in the best place ever for spring Easter Portraits! Just minutes from El Dorado Hills, the Quintessence Photographic Art outdoor studio (5 beautful acres) in Rescue is perfect. Featuring spring flowers, green grass, and cute little bunnies, this portrait session is a must for the little one. This year we have connected [...]

Little Grayson was born in early January and I had the honor of photographing him at just 7 days old. I happened to be in Half Moon Bay the weekend before and found this cute little cart that I purchased at an antique store and it was perfect to photograph him in. I traveled to [...]

The first day of “Train Days” in Old Sacramento was a stirring success! We captured a bunch of giggles, grins, and cute expressions, but this more solomn expression is one of my favorite images! Gavin was a pleasure to photograph, and very excited to be on a real caboose! We have a few openings for [...]

I’m excited to be doing this portrait special in Old Sacramento! It’s the first time the California State Railroad Museum has done this type of thing, and I’m honored to be the first photographer to host such an event.  Here’s how it works: The sessions are every 30 minutes, which should give you enough time [...]