Mother/daughter portraits in the studio | Marcy Browe Photography

The Stahl sisters wanted to have a portrait session with their mom, to celebrate this beautiful time in their lives. Right after we did this photo session the family gathered for Jennifer’s wedding, so their mood was full of celebration in anticipation of this event. This photoshoot was so much fun – because the good…

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Engagement Photos | Oceanside, CA

Amy and Hank chose a very special day to get married: 11/11 so we captured their engagement portraits at Tower 11 in Oceanside, revealing the numbers 11/11 in their photos. Ok, so I live in Oceanside and I am at Buccaneer beach a LOT but I never noticed that Tower 11 was special until Amy…

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Family reunion portraits San Diego | Marcy Browe Photography

The Guillergan Family gathered from all across the globe for a family reunion – they were together for the first time in over a decade!! This group has family members living in The Philippines, Texas and San Diego and it has been a long time since all of the siblings and their families were in the…

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Solis Family Photo | Mission San Luis Rey Oceanside

Every family has a reason to take family portraits. For the Solis Family, it was because their son James and his girlfriend were about to take off to live in Thailand for an extended period of time. So they got the whole family together – including BOTH grandmothers! – and celebrated their bond with a…

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family photos Balboa Park San Diego | Hathaway Family

I always love photographing families, but THIS family was extra special for me!! I’ve known Cara for many years, we used to work together at TV Guide. Cara and her husband Jim live in Tulsa, Oklahoma but she reached out to me for family photos when they were visiting their sons in California for Thanksgiving.…

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Family Photos | Hopkins Family

This is my third year doing photos for this beautiful family. Every time I’m with the Hopkins, I leave with a fuller heart. Because they are the type of family that is so fun to be around. Their energy together is effortless and fun. Lots of giggles and smiles. You can tell that they actually…

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What to wear in your family portrait

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One of the first questions I hear from families in preparation for their photoshoot is “what do we wear in our photos?” I love this part of the process!! Here’s what I share with the families who have booked me for their photos, hope this helps you too! Make sure you look like a cohesive…

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Family photos Escondido | Kris & Kurt

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When Kris asked me to take photos of her husband Kurt and her at their home, I knew this was going to be a fun – and incredibly meaningful – photoshoot. Kurt has been battling cancer, and recently his diagnosis took a turn for the worse. Before he went back for an additional round of…

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Family Photos on the Beach in Encinitas | Marcy Browe Photography

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Katie and Sara celebrated their parent’s 45th Wedding Anniversary with family photos during their trip to Encinitas. What better gift to give than the gift of memories! This family came in from Arizona to spend time together on the beach in San Diego. It’s always so fun watching families together because when you do photos…

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Family photos on the beach in Encinitas | Cameron Family

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A family FULL of boys! Jane and Jerry have 4 boys, and out of their 6 grandkids, only one is a girl. The Cameron Family all came from Arizona to spend time in Encinitas during the summer. They rented a house right on Moonlight beach, and I know they loved every minute of their time…

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personal branding portraits | family and newborn photographer

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The beautiful smile in these photos belongs to my friend and fellow photographer, Cheryl Polk, a newborn and family photographer based in San Diego. When I asked Cheryl to step in front of my camera she was open and willing to be my subject. You see, as photographers we don’t often get to be the…

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Family Photos on the beach in Del Mar | Marcy Browe Photography

family photos taken on the beach in Del Mar by a professional photographer in San Diego and Oceanside. 

I photographed the Tieger Family for La Costa Neighbors magazine. When Judee told me she wanted her family to be photographed on the beach with their 4 dogs, I knew just where to go – Dog Beach in Del Mar!! Dog Beach, as it’s affectionately known, is one of the only places you can bring…

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Family photos in San Marcos | Marcy Browe Photography

family photos taken at Jacks Pond San Marcos by a professional photographer in San Diego and Oceanside.

Family life is always changing, and never is that more true than for the Mincey Family. Peggy and Darrell’s son Phillip and his wife moved to Austin just days after this photoshoot. But this is not just a story about family members moving away, THIS is a story about long-lost family members re-connecting. Peggy recently…

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Personal Brand Portraits | Ashley Strong, Wedding & Portrait Photographer

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I had the pleasure of capturing a fellow portrait photographer, Ashley Strong Smith. Ashley is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Oceanside, CA. Ashley wanted to have portraits taken in a natural, earthy environment. And lucky for us, we planned our shoot for a time following heavy rains in Southern California which resulted in such…

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Personal Branding Portraits | Holistic Pregnancy Coach, Kristen Strate

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Kristen Strate is a holistic pregnancy coach, a Bulletproof coach, a fitness instructor, a mom, a wife … she embodies all things family and health. She launched her website last year and in preparation for her public unveiling we did a photoshoot in her hometown of Oceanside, CA to feature the many sides of Kristen.…

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Shelby and Dan’s engagement portraits | Balboa Park, CA

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Everything about this engagement session left me feeling happy and light hearted!! You know when you spend time with people that leave you better than how you showed up?? That’s how I felt about photographing Shelby and Dan for their engagement portraits. The way they looked at each other, the way they treated each other,…

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Branding Portraits | Personal Stylist, Lyndell Werling

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I photographed Lyndell Werling, a personal stylist, for a feature in La Costa Living magazine. We chose the super rad and funky boutique in Oceanside called clothe+arrow. What a perfect backdrop for Lyndell’s shoot!! Lyndell came dressed in an incredibly beautiful purple dress and she truly took my breath away when I saw her for the…

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HS Senior Portrait | Jazmine | San Diego Botanical Garden

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High school senior, Jazmine, class of 2017 photographed at the San Diego Botanical Garden in Encinitas, CA Jazmine lives in Arizona, but her mom is getting married at the Botanical Gardens this summer. When they did a site visit to this location as part of the wedding research, they fell in love with this magical…

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Hello from WPPI – the Portrait Photographer’s show in Vegas

I’m here, today, with an update from my first trip to WPPI. WPPI is the Wedding and Portrait Photography Conference and Expo which takes place every year in Las Vegas. It’s THE show to go to for portrait photographers andI’m so glad I got to attend!! Head over to my Facebook Page to see my FB…

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