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San Diego Family Lifestyle Photographer | Rachel Manning Photography | Mission Trails Photo Session

April 19, 2016

It's time to share some personal work of my favorite subjects. My Littles helped me scout Mission Trails for a session last month and I captured a few images. The foliage is so lush right now. My daughter has fallen in love with the Springtime the way I am enamored with it. She loves all the wildflowers. After I explained to her what a bouquet of flowers is, it's[...]

San Diego Family Lifestyle Photographer | Fun Family Photo Session at Presidio Park

April 14, 2016

I love it when some of the first words I hear from a client after their session is, "we had so much fun!" This sweet family had a great time during their photo session, and so did I! This session turned out to be the perfect mix of traditional posed portraits followed by fun lifestyle photos where I let them play, have fun, and just be their beautiful selves togethe[...]

San Diego Family & Lifestyle Photographer – Dreamy Maternity Session at Mission Trails

March 24, 2016

It's funny how the universe works sometimes. A few weeks ago I had been thinking that I really wanted to photograph a dreamy maternity session in a pretty field with gorgeous light. Kaori and I had been admiring each other's work on each other's blogs for many months in a FB group we are both members of. She is a very talented photographer! When I read on her blog[...]

San Diego Family Photographer – Gorgeous Marian Bear Family Portrait Session with red dog during golden hour

February 10, 2016

I'm so happy this family came to me for their family portraits last Fall. These two little girls have the bluest eyes and the sweetest smiles. When they walked up with their beautiful red visla dog named Mr. Guy, I was in love. I've always wanted a visla, so I got to live vicariously through my clients. I was so impressed with how well-behaved [...]

San Diego Family Photographer – Children’s Siblings Session in La Jolla

February 4, 2016

I've known these girls since they were born and they have grown up with my kids. I have shared a friendship with their Mom for 13 years now. Photographing close friends is so much fun because it's just like hanging out together and we can all be ourselves. This is how it should be with every session, but with these girls there was no "warm up" period. They just kn[...]

San Diego Newborn Lifestyle Photography Session with Family Dogs – Bernese Mountain Dogs

January 21, 2016

It was so difficult to narrow this session down for a blog post because it was just cuteness overload for me. With an adorable baby boy and two huge Bernese Mountain Dogs named Bauer and Bella, I just couldn't do it, so I apologize for oversharing. I loved photographing this session and I LOVE including family pets in the photos too. This baby boy is welcomed into [...]

San Diego Family Photography ~ Fall Mini-Session at Marian Bear Nature Park

January 11, 2016

This family was so much fun to photograph! When they showed up with their baby dressed in a bow tie, suspenders, and a beret I was in heaven! We had so much fun singing nursery rhymes to get him to smile, and it worked. My job was made too easy for this session. It's easy to see why this Mom and Dad are smitten with their baby boy. Thank you, Murray Family for co[...]

San Diego Family Photographer ~ Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Family Photo Session

January 6, 2016

This family has been coming back for portraits with me since they were pregnant with their daughter and this was their fourth session with me. I love seeing how much their little ones have grown, even in just 6 months' time. This session, although one of my most challenging, turned out to be one of my favorites of the year. Toddlers can be very unpredictable, and[...]

San Diego Family Lifestyle Portrait Photographer I Top 10 favorite photos from 2015 – Happy New Year!

December 30, 2015

My goodness, this was such a tough task narrowing down my top 10 favorite photos from 2015! Once I started trying to choose, I wished I could make it a Top 25 post, but ultimately decided I needed to keep it down to 10 photos as originally planned. There were so many photos I loved from 2015, so please don't be offended if your photo wasn't chosen for this blog post.[...]

San Diego Family Photographer I McGrattan Family Session at Sail Bay – Pacific Beach

December 16, 2015

This family recently moved from Toronto to San Diego so that Brian could play hockey for the San Diego Gulls. I was so excited to hear from Michelle that she found me online and was attracted to my work because she loves light and airy photos. And, then when she told me they wanted a sunset session with their two dogs and baby boy, I couldn't have been more thrilled.[...]

San Diego Newborn Photographer – Baby Savannah

August 31, 2015

Here are a few favorites from Baby Savannah's newborn lifestyle session a few months ago. Savannah was the most content baby anyone could ever ask for. And, she is pretty darn adorable! There is nothing more precious than a newborn baby. Congratulations to her proud Mom & Dad, and her big brothers too.

San Diego Family Photographer – Personal Work: Joshua Tree Cabin Getaway

August 18, 2015

I wanted to share these photos from our Spring getaway at a cabin in Joshua Tree. At the time, we were all recovering from bad colds. My littlest actually had walking pneumonia and was on antibiotics. So, this was a much-needed relaxing getaway for us. We stocked up on food at the store and we never left the cabin for three days. With gorgeous views of [...]

San Diego Family Photographer – Gorgeous Family Session at Mission Trails

August 10, 2015

My friend and fellow photographer Ashley and I have photographed each others' families a few times over the past couple of years. I love how comfortable our families have gotten with each other, which results in fun and relaxed photos. For this session, Ashley's daughter Pepper, who has cerebral palsy, was recovering from a recent surgery and she was still wearing[...]

San Diego Family & Child Photographer: Spring Wildflower Mini-Sessions

February 26, 2015

I'm so excited to offer my annual Springtime mini-sessions again! I've been scouting some beautiful locations that I hope to use for these mini's and watching the wildflower growth. We are lucky to have gotten some rain, which means wildflowers are popping up all over. Yay! If you recall last year, we hardly got any rain and we were lucky to see just a few wi[...]

Wizard of Oz Halloween Styled Photo Session – San Diego Family Lifestyle Portrait Photographer

October 29, 2014

Presenting my Littles as Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion. This was earlier this month when I decided on a whim to photograph them while visiting the pumpkin patch. I had picked up Eva's costume on clearance last year and I found Asher's lion costume at Target. It's actually a dog costume (only $6.99) so the bonus is our dog can wear it too. Asher is now 7 years old [...]

San Diego Family Lifestyle Portrait Photographer: Family Session in Rancho Santa Fe

August 28, 2014

I was so happy when my college roommate Jen contacted me to photograph her family. When we lived together in Newport Beach I never imagined that 17 years later I would photograph her, her college boyfriend (now husband), their two beautiful girls, and puppy. Our lives are so much different now that we have families. I sometimes feel nostalgic for those fun days in t[...]

San Diego Lifestyle Portrait Photgrapher – Project Ten: Adventure

May 9, 2014

One week ago we adopted a 9-month-old puppy named Skipper from a dog rescue organization called Labs and More. He was a favorite among his two foster Moms. He had been with their organization for two months and they both couldn't believe he hadn't been adopted yet. After hearing them rave about what a wonderful dog he was, and of course, after seeing his sweet littl[...]

San Diego Newborn Lifestyle Photographer – Welcome to the world, Baby Casey!

March 6, 2014

I am grateful for the time I got to spend with this adorable family as they welcomed baby Casey into their lives. So much love and happiness. I love my job! :) To view their maternity session, please click HERE.

San Diego Lifestyle Photographer – Project Ten: Sharp

January 31, 2014

I'm really thankful I joined some other photographers in this project. I've been participating in this project for quite awhile and I love how it pushes me to think outside of the box. And, since I'm shooting only for myself, I can be as artsy and creative with my shooting and editing style as I dare to be. I have always used this project to push me to photograph m[...]

Project Ten: Comfort

September 30, 2013

Last Summer, we took a 3700+ mile, 22-day-long road trip that took us through CA, NV, UT, CO, NM, and AZ with our 14-year-old dog. We visited with family, attended a relative’s wedding in Salt Lake, and explored a small part of our beautiful country. We experienced temps as low as 41 degrees and as high as 113 degrees and elevations from sea level all the way up to [...]

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