Sunset in San Diego.

One of the very best parts of living in San Diego is the sunsets. We have a gorgeous view from our backyard, but I love the times when we head down to the beach to check them out. Last week we happened to be in La Jolla for a photo shoot with a family and decided to stay for the sunset after they left. I'm so glad we did because it was absolutely breath taking.

The kiddos at Scripps Pier. La Jolla, California.

I had an interesting photo assignment for school; I needed to use converging lines in a photograph. As soon as I read about the assignment I knew that I wanted to do a shoot at Scripps Pier. It's been on my to-do list for a while and this was the perfect excuse to head down to the beach. It was a beautiful night and the lighting was gorgeous (as were the kids, of course.) My family and I spent about an hour at the beach and I fell in love with this section of La Jolla Shores. The pier was just awesome and there are cliffs lining one side of the beach. And best of all... it wasn't crowded! Looking forward to many more shoots here.

And one more of Kaia because this may be the cutest smile ever captured in a photograph. Hehe.

Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá - San Diego, California

Last week I shared with you my shots of the super moon from my first of many weekly photo-dates with my friend, Jamie. If you missed it you can see those here. This week we went to explore the oldest Mission in California; the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá which was founded in 1769. When Jamie and I first pulled up around 6:00 p.m. we were immediately disappointed to see that the huge trees surrounding the church were casting massive shadows on the building. This may not sound like a big deal but the shadows were very distracting. Neither of us expected to get much out of the trip after that but ended up being very pleasantly surprised. It turns out in addition to the church the mission also has a beautiful gardens and lots of statues. There were many different kinds of flowers, aloe bushes and even a pomegranate tree. 

I really enjoyed exploring this little piece of San Diego's history. 

Here are my favorite shots from our visit.