such a wonderfully fun time at the Christmas tree farm with joey lawrence and his beautiful family! :)
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the celebration of the birth of Jesus!
i can hardly wait to unveil this special photo project! coming to the blog just before Christmas…
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I can’t wait either! Your photos always know how to make things better! 
LOVE this. Can’t wait to see the rest!! Thanks for the inspiration… as always.
Can not wait to see this!
Your concept shoots amaze me. Love the angel wings. Cannot wait to see the rest.
Oh wow! Absolutely cannot wait to see!
I cannot wait to see what you’re up to, Joy!!!!! I love this season and the excitement of knowing our Savior was born!!! Your new site looks absolutely FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!
This looks amazing! Can’t wait!
OH wow! I’m really looking forward to seeing this one!
I absolutely LOVE your photography. It is breathtaking and stunning. I am so inspired just by seeing your concept shoots and the simple way in which you capture people’s inner beauty!
Thank you!
p.s. Did you change your layout?! Is it permanent or are you trying something out?
whoa! everything looks different! fun changes!
and our sweet treasures….love it!
whoa! everything looks different! fun changes!
and our sweet treasures….i love it!
So beautiful. Your work sparks a fire inside of me. You are doing exactly what I am trying to do with my work. I only hope to be half as good someday. Thanks for the inspiration.
So the angels wings are almost too much for me to handle. LOVE. and could those sweet children of yours be any more cute?! you have a gift, sweet Joy, and you’re using it. It’s a blessing for us all to see.
Looks amazing. More please!
I am beyond inspired. The photos are beautiful, but I am even more inspired by the beautiful memory that you have made for all of your babies! So many Mom-points go out to you and Shauna for this one! Way to make the season about Jesus!! I love you even more after seeing this! xoxoxo
OH this is SO sweet! Can’t wait to see the rest
a little over a year ago i was so excited to have my dear friend, skye, ask me to photograph an engagement shoot for her and her hubby-to-be, gary! you may know her as the genius child photographer behind work of heart photography and the inspirational blog, reverie mine! and if you are familiar with her work, i am sure you know the butterflies i was feeling in being given such a wonderful honor of photographing her and her beau! so she told me their story and how they were such farm folks at heart and really loved to get to the heart of simple, organic living… and the theme for our homespun farm stand shoot was born! over the course of time we had some scheduling conflicts and somehow it turned into their first anniversary shoot instead of an engagement shoot! so after over a year of brainstorming, collecting, crafting and getting excited, it finally happened. as for the planning, we incorporated our “new” prop, a 1954 lakewood vintage trailer, and transformed it into a funky farm stand itself (we totally renovated it!). we spent hours wrapping gourds and squash to give it them all sweaters for that homespun crafty feel and collaborated on all the fresh veggies and crates. it really was quite magical, and what a true honor it was to photograph a couple that i know holds marriage so very sacred under God and that are just over the moon passionate about one another. xoxo
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Love the session and the blog’s new look!!!! Seeing this session makes me think of all the fun and great times in Julian.
So amazing! Your work is so fresh & beautiful. Love those ones with the quilt.
LOVe love love love the new look for your blog! and beautiful, heartwarming images *as always* : ) happy day!
Oh, I just adore these!! I would just love to have a photo session of my love and I like this!! Ok and maybe the kids can join 
Time for me to start putting a bug in my honey’s ear!
Gorgeous shoot!!! Super unique, I love it! ps- love the new site!!!
this is just too much! i love it .. my favorite shoot i’ve seen. great work Joy.. as usual.
WOW – so gorgeous, as always, and always such an inspiration! I love all the details – it’s obvious how much love and effort you put into this, but it still looks effortless Thank you for sharing. I want to live in your photos. Definitely a Happy Place… Hope you’re doing well, new mamma!
JOY! you are so wonderful.
I love the chicken’s toe hanging onto her belt in that last one Your work never ceases to make me smile
This is so sweet, and I adore the new look of your blog!
Oh wow. I almost have no words. It’s really amazing how you managed to make this look cozy AND sexy. Not two words I would normally put together, but there you go.
oh my gosh.. seriously these are just amazing… I am in awe.. of your creativeness…. and talent with a camera… you are truly an artist in everyway… Love these.. for some reason it reminds me of that old film the long trailer.. with lucy and dezi… not even sure why.. just such a wonderful vibe.. great work.
Love this session! ALL of them!
seriously amazing…one of the most beautiful, fresh, new couple sessions i have seen. love every single detail!
Such a great concept shoot! You captured them beautifully. Skye is definitely my all time favorite child photographer.
Dreamy photos and she is one smashing lady…..so fun !!
this is a new favorite session of mine! cameron & carson’s mama had told me all about how these brothers were 100% boy… getting dirty, building forts, fishing with sticks, catching bugs in jars (especially fireflies like they had done in the country!) and running free. and so the vision for this shoot was born; “frogs and snail and puppy dog tails” with a bit of a holiday feel thrown in. it felt like pure magic that evening. before we headed to our location, donny chopped off some branches off of the tree in our backyard to build the branch fort for the boys and it was so special how even as he was setting up when we got there, cameron and carson were right in there with him with their imaginations running wild from the first second! this shoot really shows the beauty of why we love telling a story with our family sessions, especially with the children, they just get right in there and start playing in this wonderland made special just for them. there was hardly any posing, just waiting for the boys to get into character. :)
i usually like to blog in the sequence that the session unfolded, however, i have to begin with one of the firefly images and then go back to the beginning so that you will be more likely to scroll all the way to the bottom… i promise it will be worth it (i just couldn’t narrow these down)!
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omg omg omg! JOY – these are absolutely breathtaking. You have captured something very special here
Gorgeous. I hope they get these HUGE.
one of my faves of yours… i love love love the fireflies
You never cease to amaze be with your art. I adore every single image so much! I have got to have you photograph my family!!!
Beautiful! I love the fireflies idea. Really wonderful Joy!
wonderful shoot Joy! esp being a mama to 3 boys.. love it
this is incredible… I drooled over every photo!!!!! wow wow wow wow!!!!!!! i will definitely look at these over and over again!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stunning!
seriously!?
oh my whimsical!
seriuosly, so good, so fun and so magical at the same time!
it’s so cute!! Wonderful!!!
These are super amazing.
I feel like I’m running out of words to say! But as always you truly have this magical touch with the camera and your clients! Hugs, love, and happy vibes to you! <3
These are absolutly amazing and adorable! Love the firefly idea and how you made it come to life! Also in love with moms dress and would like to know where I could get me one!?!
What did you use for the fireflys? They glow so perfectly!
This is now one of my favorites from you. And the post before this, LOVE them all from the workshop! These are just wonderfully imaginative!
SO incredible. These boy’s are so cute! Those fireflies shot….so magical! Simply amazing!
These are great!!! i love that its ALL boy. The firefly jars push this just over the edge of amazing!
These are pure joy, and every bit what boys should be <3
Amazing.
stunning x’s a million. You’re amazing!
Your themed sessions are always amazing! I’m saving my pennies to visit you for a family session as soon as I can.
LOVE these shots!!! Your photography is beyond beautiful. It’s deeply touching.
I love your work! I’m always amazed by your depth of field. What lenses do you use? Thank you!
Joy! seriously these are magical! Absolutely beautiful!
These are just delightful… how on earth did you do the fireflies? so clever.. cause I have tried to photograph real fireflies and I cant seem to capture them ever.. these images are just so joyful and boyish and reminds me of my childhood thank you for being so clever and creative
This is incredible. I am speechless. Well, to be honest I am every. single. time. I read your blog. Amazing.
You always amaze me, Joy! Love the fireflies, or lightnin’ bugs as we called them growing up in Kentucky. This shoot takes me back to those sweet June nights, still my favorite time of the year. Do you know exact dates for your March adventure? We’ve been talking about taking a trip westward with the boys.
I have LONG lurked on your site and never commented, even though you are by far my favorite photo blog. words cannot express how much i love your work and admire your vision. these photos though? PURE MAGIC.
I love your firefly theme! I miss catching those lightning bugs. The boys in these images are having a ball; I’m sure you did too. Absolutely creative and beautiful!
lots of sessions to blog! just a few sneak peeks for now…
cameron & carson (“what little boys are made of” session!):
skye & gary (a very special farm stand shoot, a year in the making!):
dorothy & josh (their very lovely wedding at the victorian in santa monica!):
the fike family (and all their organic farm fun, taken at ‘a wildflowers workshop’):
little ryker, our workshop newborn model and our own ‘local honey’!:
mon & milk’s engagement session (they flew allllll the way from hong kong for the shoot! awesome!):
the lovely miss lizzie metcalf (celebrating life!!!):
the jankelow family (he gave his wife this session as a gift all the way from canada! so sweet):
jennifer & steve’s engagement (a little dog washin’ with their pup, bailey!):
lisa & mike’s wedding (with a stunning old hollywood feel at a beautiful location in los angeles):
dylan & drake (our styled up version of an ice cream truck using our vintage trailer!):
the precious eynon girls (and our chickens in the backyard! so fun!):
the trejos family (a family full of life, celebrating a very healed and healthy little boy):
my sweet little clementine… just because she is growing so quick:
chris & alicia’s wedding (a beautifully styled and creative vintage wedding, can’t wait to share the images):
… full posts coming soon! :)
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Can’t wait to see the full posts!!!! Joy, you are always amazingly wonderful! A true role-model & inspiration in my mind. <3 ))
Gorgeous…as always and omg…what is that amazing sweater romper on Clementine??! I WANT ONE!!
I just want to say that I love, love, love your work! You are so creative and it puts a smile on my face just to be able to sit down and look at your pictures….even for a minute! You have been blessed with tons of creativity!
WOW!! I want to be like you when I grow up…your work is breath taking! How do you do it all with 3 kids? I just had my 3 baby on the 9th of this month…how do you do it??
this is the best sneak peek ever!!!
Whoa. I feel like I can hardly wait for every single one of these. Your work is absolutely incredible!
Love them all! I always LOVE looking at your amazing work:)
Stunning photos. Love every one of them, but the first one is my fav. Thanks so much for sharing!
AMAZING photos!!! looking forward to see more!
AMAZING photos!!! looking forward to see more!
Sigh. Your photos are always so dreamy and amazing. You really inspire me to stretch my wings, and I can’t wait to see more. And I’m officially stealing the stick teepee for my son
Can’t wait to see the posts!!! I Love your work!!!
Beautiful images Joy! I love seeing all your wonderful photo shoots.. so creative!
these are all amazingly beautiful and purly stunning!
Always beautiful, always amazing!
you are on fire.
I can not even wait for you to post all of these! They’re ALL so dreamy!
wow!!! These all look fantastic!! I can’t wait to see these all hit the blog. All so fun, creative and beautiful, as always!
Joy these are gorgeous. So much variety! Look forward to seeing them all!
I can’t wait! So much beauty. You’re amazing! And your little girl is wonderful
oh my .. these are all amazing
These are all amazing but the last shot to me is particularly magical..
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Amanda Miller - That black and white image from peeking out from behind a tree is killing me! So gorgeous! Love these, Joy!!
Lea Ciceraro - These are SO beautiful and inspirational. Thanks for sharing your gift with the world.
destiny - Whoa!
Emily Chaffin - LOVE IT!!! So adorable!!! Love the colorful dots and mittens hanging, another genius shoot!!!
Heather - DUDE! Stunning. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Malin - This is pretty much as cute as it gets!
Amy M. - Of course they are a beautiful family!! I love how your sessions have this magical creation about them – just stunning!!
Krystle - Beautiful family, man I always had a crush on him haha!
Gorgeous girls, feels so warm and festive. Just lovely!
Danielle - I love the bw of them sitting on the ground. So pretty.
Stephanie Duffey - 1. I love the new blog design. 2. They are such a cute family! 3. The mitten and circle garland is adorable! Great Job
elizabeth pellette - these are just delightful.. I love the way you see the world and capture people.
Brenda Moody - Beautiful…..just beautiful!!!
mary - simply adorable.
Victoria / Justice Pirate - Do you make all your props? I always adore your set-ups. I’ve been a huge fan of your photography for the past two years.
katariina - Are you kidding me right now? These are gorgeous. I don’t know how you do so many unique shoots everytime. I love your vision! It’s inspiring.
Christina - Wonderful pictures!!! Great job, wildflowers photography!
Maryanne Gobble Photography - Just beautiful! Is that real snow? Potato flakes? I’m researching how to portray a concept of a “white redwood” and trying to find environmentally friendly tools to experiment with…
ruthie - so so magical! you create wonderful worlds to capture. and hello, does my daughter have the same shoes as a celebrity’s daughter? yes, yes, i think so!
Megan Bryant - Love these! The props are so great, and the shots are perfect!