Stills by Hill Photography

Boutique photography serving San Diego, California

Vote for the BEST caption and they win! – San Diego Children’s Photographer

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Wow, the caption contest has been rockin out! I love reading all the cute captions you guys have posted on MomsLikeMe.com (which is one of the coolest mom sites I must say) and I am having trouble choosing the best one! Please help me vote by commenting below and the winner of *the* best comment…

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Win a free session with me AND receive an 8×10 – San Diego Childrens Photographer

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That’s right… you have the chance to receive a complimentary photo session with me (weekends ok) and receive a complimentary mounted 8×10 print ($405 value in total) simply by posting the best caption during this week! Simply go to: and register your vote! It’s a grea site anyway… have fun there! GOOD LUCK!

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Sneak Peek: Ann & Joshua- San Diego Wedding Photographer

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Just a quick sneak peek! Ann & Joshua are off enjoying their honeymoon in ITALY (hello–I’m jealous!) and I thought I would welcome them back with a nice little surprise sneak peek of their BEAUTIFUL wedding pictures 🙂 Enjoy!

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The Plezia’s have grown by 4 feet- San Diego Newborn Photographer

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That’s right, Liam and Juliet finally came home from the hospital after arriving a tad early and had me over for their photo session 🙂 They are just as sweet as can be and I can’t get over how well they are doing for being born so early! Abby is being a fantastic big sister…except…

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Happy Birthday, Mom!

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Today is my mom’s birthday… She’s spending the day doing what she is best at–being a grandma to all 3 of her grand daughters 🙂 Happy birthday, Mom! A picture at her best friend’s wedding (which was my very first wedding I shot on my own) back in 2007 🙂

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Marlo+Michael=Lucky – San Diego Wedding Photographer

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I title this Lucky for two reasons. One, it was their first dance (Jason Mraz). The other reason is these two are so perfect for each other it’s amazing. You can tell how they interact with each other that they are definitely meant to be together. I have known Marlo since about 1998 (ish) and…

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Sneak Peek: Marlo+Michael’s Wedding- San Diego Wedding Photographer

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Here’s a little sneakie sneakie! The wedding images should be posted in a week or two so keep checking back for the slideshow and full blog posting!

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Time for a sneak peek of Liam & Juliet…

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It’s coming… the full post of Liam and Juliet’s newborn & family session…. Yes… They are THAT cute… just wait 🙂

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A dash of cuteness – San Diego Children’s Photographer

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I first photographed these kids when little M. was a few months old way back when I started the business… she’s now this vibrant big girl who just makes you smile. Her brother is a tad more shy (but oh-so-cute), but I was able to get the real personality to pop out… I have a…

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