Legion of Honor Portrait Photography

The closer we got to San Fran­cisco, the more the tem­per­a­ture began to drop. The air was cold and the fog was thick as we pulled into the park­ing lot of Legion of Honor museum. Nat­u­rally, I came pre­pared with lay­ers. That is one thing I’ve learned about liv­ing in the Bay Area. But I was so wor­ried about Natalie and Emily. I knew they had pretty dresses they were going to wear and I didn’t know how they were going to feel about being out in the cold. But that worry only came because I hadn’t yet met them. After being with them for only five min­utes, I knew they’d have no prob­lem. They showed up ready to have fun, be adven­tur­ous, and take beau­ti­ful pic­tures. I’m pretty sure we accom­plished all of those dur­ing this photo session.

Natalie and Emily, thank you for being you. Vitaliy and I had a total blast tak­ing your pic­tures! I was amazed at how com­fort­able and con­fi­dent you were in front of the cam­era. In a day where most girls are con­stantly feel­ing either too fat or too ugly, it was so refresh­ing to see two young women happy with them­selves. You are both even more beau­ti­ful because of it. I want you both to know that your pic­tures are very spe­cial to us. You allowed us to use our cre­ativ­ity in new ways and we are bet­ter pho­tog­ra­phers because of it. So thank you very much! You guys are the best! Keep being you — the world needs it. Send­ing lots of love your way! xoxo…Candace

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Lov­ing that Vitaliy cap­tured the bird fly­ing through this shot.

Natalie and Emily are best friends. What a great idea to get pro­fes­sional pic­tures taken with your best friend. Another rea­son why these two are so fabulous!

This loca­tion couldn’t have been a bet­ter fit for these pictures.

Emily, check you out! Stunning!

Natalie with the moves! Just lovin’ these!

Natalie and Emily wore these fab­u­lous Jes­sica McClin­tock dresses for the ses­sion. I loved the dresses and the details.