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Hi, I'm Monica - I'm a portrait photographer & artist based in San Diego in Southern California

and this is 15th Street Photography™ & Design

I create artwork for you from the priceless candid interactions I capture while on location together with you & your loves.

Based out of Southern California, my team and I love to travel both near and far, so let us know if you love what you see here and want to take us with you :)

I see the world differently than some, which is great when I'm capturing you, your stage in life, your love, your style, your personality, and what you're all about.
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I earned my visual arts degree from the University of California at San Diego, which is a conceptual art school in La Jolla, & focused on the following studio arts: installation, sculpture, painting & photography. I also studied & worked in graphic design.

Each portrait I create for you is an individual art piece.

About Our Clients (about YOU!): I'm moved that my clients let me into their lives so I can capture their love & personalities at our fine art portrait & lifestyle photo shoots, which are loads of fun by the way. My face hurts from smiling so much! They're always so fun, so loving with each other, and so appreciative of the art we create together! My clients are the best!
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We'll collaborate on what you're looking for mixed with my spin on things. Planning photo shoots is fun!

Family & Children Fine Art Lifestyle Portrait Photography Sessions

Couples Engagement & Anniversary & Wedding Portrait Beach Sessions

Women's Goddess & Maternity Portrait Sessions Unlike All Others

High School & College Senior Portraits Unlike All Others

(San Diego, Coronado, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, La Jolla, Orange County, Newport & Laguna Beach, Santa Monica, Los Angeles & Beyond)

People seem to naturally start off trying to pose, even though nobody likes a posed shot.

After a few minutes you'll be more comfortable and then the real fun starts!!

I'll chat with you, ask questions, observe. We'll hang out.

You'll play :)

I'll capture images that you didn't know were captured.

And for the candid lifestyle shots, you'll quickly forget all about trying to pose and you'll just have fun :)

For Personal Branding, Artistic Maternity Portraits, some Senior Portraits & Family Portraits, we will work on natural & elegant posing tips in order to create stunning fine works of art for your family to enjoy & cherish for all time :)

Relaxed & Happy, your Southern California Beach Photo Shoot itself is a great experience and will be a great memory!

We'll capture a lot of candids as well as create stunning fine art pieces from all the different interactions and experiences we have during the photo shoot. Every experience and outcome will be as unique as you, our location, and what nature provides for us on your particular day!

For California Vacation Beach Portraits, the experience of your photo shoot will be part of your vacation memories. I will take you to hidden treasure-like spots, provide tourist information to you, and preserve your memories in the form of stunning heirloom art pieces.

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At the Studio:

With your trust, I'll select the strongest images from your California Beach Vacation Photo Shoot, Coronado Beach Portrait Photo Shoot, San Diego Beach Portrait Photo Shoot, La Jolla Beach Portrait Photo Shoot, Torrey Pines Beach Portrait Photo Shoot, Del Mar Beach Portrait Photo Shoot, Rancho Santa Fe Portrait Session, San Clemente Beach Portrait Photo Shoot, San Juan Capistrano Beach Portrait Photo Shoot, Laguna Nigel Beach Portrait Photo Shoot, Laguna Beach Portrait Photo Shoot, or Newport Beach Beach Portrait Photo Shoot for your maternity portraits, family portraits, or couples (engagement, elopement, pre-wedding, anniversary, or 'just because') portraits.

After the strongest images are selected, then I'll make technical edits, artistic edits, spend lots of time & love creating art from them, and finally will very naturally perform professional retouching to skin etc. to bring out the best of everyone's natural beauty. Then we'll schedule an appointment where I'll present your artwork to you for your review.

You'll choose your favorites from your California beach portrait session, and then you'll purchase what you love and what is within your budget. I offer payment plans so you don't need to miss out on anything, and there's never a high pressure sale. Never.
You simply purchase what you love.

How to Start: Fill out our contact form letting me know the nature of your request & all your details. After we decide we're a great match, you'll pay for your all inclusive package or for your 'a la carte' photo session & return your contract. Then the fun begins!

We'll have a consultation meeting to plan all the details! Email is great. We can chat on the phone - it's great to hear a voice. I'm happy to meet over coffee, walk on the beach in Del Mar, or at frozen yogurt or the park if you have little people that need to run free while we talk about your ideas for your portraits. Lots of our meetings are at a local Starbucks! We'll talk artistic vision for your children's portrait photo shoot, senior portrait photo shoot, family portrait photo shoot, maternity portrait photo shoot, California Beach Vacation portrait photo shoot, couples portrait photo shoot, or personal branding head shots. We'll fine tune location and time details, look at inspirational poses and clothing pictures, etc. and solidify plans and ideas.

Planning your California Beach Vacation Portraits, San Diego Beach Portrait, La Jolla Shores San Diego Vacation Portraits, or Southern California beach portraits is reallllllly fun and gives both of us something to look forward to!

Modern and cutting edge while maintaining a uniquely relaxed, easy, and romantic Southern California style, our artistic La Jolla / Del Mar portrait studio is truly one-of-a-kind, offering you extremely customized attention. Whether 'on location' on the beach in Coronado at the southern end of San Diego or in our favorite spots in beautiful La Jolla, Torrey Pines, and Del Mar, or in a field or ranch in Rancho Santa Fe, all the way to San Clemente and stunning Laguna Beach & Newport Beach - even beautiful Santa Barbara, the San Francisco Bay Area, the mountains, and up to Napa: we love creating stunning portrait art commissions for you and WITH you, and incorporating beautiful California into your maternity portraits, family portraits, children's portraits, senior portraits, and couples portraits.

To stay fresh & creative as well as to give each client the time & attention they deserve, a limited number of fine art maternity portraits, fine art family portraits, fine art couples portraits, fashion-inspired head shot portraits, and unique senior portrait photo sessions are accepted per year. We are NOT a high volume studio. (That's a good thing!)

Please plan ahead for your San Diego or Southern California portrait photo shoot or California Vacation Beach Portraits. We book out 3-12+ months in advance. Also, plan way ahead if you are wanting to book a portrait session in another state or country :)

The great thing is that you can get your holiday portraits (and even senior portraits and engagement announcements, etc.) created while you're on a weekend getaway or a family vacation to San Diego or Southern California. Just plan your portraits into your trip and it's one more thing you can cross off you list when the senior ad deadlines (usually Sept/Oct) and holiday card orders are due! (That means if you're a high school Junior, you need to have your portraits created the Spring of Junior year, or Summer before Senior year!)

Join our selective list of portrait clients & prospective customers by subscribing here (there's also a link at the top of the page.)

That's also the way we share discounts & seasonal specials to our valued repeat customers & visitors who are planning their San Diego Family Vacation or Southern California Vacations, planning their holiday family portraits at the beach, senior portraits at the beach in California, etc.

Tip for Choosing your portrait photographer: Find someone who's work you LOVE. You don't want to end up with "ok" portraits or "ok" memories! Next, make sure you talk with your photographer and that you think you will be able to trust them and relax with them, as that will show in your facial expressions & body language. Finally, work out your budget and any financing needed so that you can get yourself on their schedule right away & capture those priceless moments for all time!

The portrait art we create together is meant to be enjoyed, held, hung in your home, handed down through generations, not held captive on a hard drive of a computer that will eventually die, nor kick around on a disc in a drawer. We pride ourselves in providing complete solutions so you can enjoy your art & not have additional work to do on your own. We partner with the best artisans & labs to create stunning products which showcase the art we create together. Please inquire for details. Our YouTube videos showcase many of our products.

Add one-of-a-kind stunning portraits, unlike all others, to your list of Things to Do for your California Vacation

Portrait Session and Product Pricing will depend on the level of customization of your photo shoot / art commission, the number of people being photographed, the number of portraits you choose, the size of your art, the material you choose to print on - basically: which products you want and how many you want!

We'll collaborate to determine the best options & products for your portrait photography wishes and needs.

We are super friendly, artistic (both in outlook & in formal training), fun, reasonable, and extremely skilled at what we do, and we want to meet you! Get in touch today!

The video below is an example of a Del Mar & La Jolla California family vacation beach portrait photo shoot experience. This was created from two different beaches & portrait photography sessions here in San Diego during a family vacation to California. This video & the portraits resulting from the fun photo shoot experience are part of the family's memories of their California vacation in Del Mar and La Jolla.

Consider having your portraits created on your next California beach family vacation!

Also visit our page with more information on your San Diego La Jolla Family Portraits and California Family Vacation Portraits Here Of course we love our locals, too! Hope to see you soon.

Thanks for stopping by :)

xo -Monica

BA, Visual Arts, with honors, University of California, San Diego

MEMBER, PPA, PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AMERICA

CHARTER MEMBER, WIPI, WOMEN IN PHOTOGRAPHY INTERNATIONAL

MEMBER, AIGA, THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DESIGN

2014 Published in the Women In Photography

International Archive held at the

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at

Yale University,

Peter Palmquist Western Americana Permanent Collection

Women In Photography International

Juried International Competition, October 2012

Juror Choice Honorable Mention

Photo LA,

Santa Monica, CA

International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition, January 2012

Women In Photography International

Photo LA + Art LA Projects 2011, Santa Monica, CA

Art Exposition, January 2011

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, “Storyteller”

Juried International Competition, January 2011

Women In Photography International,

“Black & White & Color” Juried Competition, January 2011

Juror Choice Honorable Mention

The Gallery at Paper Mill Village, Marietta, Georgia,

“Atlanta Retro Americana”

Juried Exhibit, July 2010

Women In Photography International,

A Decade of Images, 2000-2010,

Juried Competition, June 2010

Juror Choice Honorable Mention

Please inquire for mentoring & workshops for both photographers and hobbyists.

Providing Family Lifestyle & Fine Art Portrait Photography in beach, rural, and urban settings in California and beyond. Creating Art from you and your loves interacting with your favorite places.

Our specialty is our Landscape Art™ Portraits for maternity, couples, individuals, children, high school seniors, and families.

Monica's sessions are relaxed and natural and UNLIKE ANY OTHERS. Experience the difference.

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San Diego Engagement & Anniversary Portraits, San Diego Destination Weddings, Boutique Small Events & Elopements

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Coronado High School, La Jolla High School, Torrey Pines High School, Canyon Crest High School, Cathedral Catholic High School, and many more!

San Diego Beach Portraits

Family Beach Portraits in San Diego, Orange County, Central California, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Also available for travel outside of California.

Monica Kane Stewart – 15th Street Photography™ – San Diego, CA