Someone recently contacted us to take photos for her 40th birthday, because rather than complaining about getting older, this lovely lady is running by the beach, doing yoga and living life to the fullest. So, as a way to celebrate her love for life, her husband gifted her with a couple of photo shoots to create a sort of snapshot of her at 40.  One shoot was a lifestyle session, where we went to Torrey Pines and photographed her running and doing yoga.  We had so much fun with this! I can see why people say 40 is the new 30! Tessa looks closer to 30 than she does to 40, as you can see below.  And what better way to spend your birthday than out in the fresh air, on the trails and watching the sun set over the ocean? In fact, there was something pretty profound about seeing her sit on the cliffs, watching the sun set. It was kind of like the sun was setting on a decade of her life… in a really beautiful and peaceful way, knowing that the best is yet to come.  When the sun rose the next day, we met up with her and her family, who had traveled from out of town to spend her birthday weekend with her.  We took photos of them together.  Again another nice way to pay tribute to where she is now in her life…with her family by her side. What a wonderful gift this was to Tessa and to us! We really loved taking these photos that serve as a celebration of life itself. We hope the next forty are just as full as the last have been for Tessa…