Today’s family photoshoot in Los Altos was great fun. I got to run around a park with some cutie pies that I shot last year: Sawyer and Sydney! You may recognize Sydney from the Splash page of my website!
I just loved the way she melted into the curve of her daddy’s shoulder at the end [...]
Today’s late afternoon engagement session was in the Livermore Valley. What was hotter than the climate was the love between Kelley and Oren! WOOT WOOT!
Check out this gorgeous couple. They look like they just stepped out of a magazine.
In addition to being low key and fun-loving, Oren and Kelley were game for just about anything [...]
Aha! One more to share from today’s shoot… I am absolutely fascinated by this one!
I shot this image from the ground level because I loved the long uphill path and wanted to highlight it.
But they are the two perfect circles of color (the parasols) in an incredibly zoomed out shot that make this [...]
Exhausted from two hours of sleep? No sun? Only 50 degrees? No time for breakfast? Still dehydrated from yesterday’s crazy day? Traffic?
BRING IT!
We are all faced with different challenges on different days. These were mine today.
With the potent mixture of adrenaline and 16 ounces of high octane caffeine, I was ready and pumped for my [...]
That’s how I feel when I see the F. family: overjoyed. I’ve been capturing images of their family for 3 years now, and I know the kids really well. I am so lucky to get to watch these kids grow up!
Comparisons
Here’s an image of Kai, Maya and Nina back in 2008 when I didn’t have [...]
Yesterday’s lifestyle photoshoot was at my client’s home.
Most of it was capturing what naturally occurs in their home that the shoot almost felt like my exclusive “A Day In The Life” shoot, where I follow someone around for most of the day.
Getting Ready
The kids clothes were laid out on the table for me, so I [...]
Photoshoots of large groups flow a little differently than a smaller lifestyle shoot, such as a shoot of one family or a couple, because we need to actually have a plan as opposed to letting every minute be au naturale. Yesterday afternoon’s shoot had a good balance because we knew we wanted some semi-posed shots [...]
Ms. L is the lucky raffle prize winner from the 2nd annual IHMC Pamper Night! YEAAAAA!
She won a 1-hour mini shoot and the digital negative of her favorite image. Congratulations, Ms. L!
The Mystery Winner!
I absolutely love seeing families I’ve been shooting for a few years!
To see my clients’ children grow up makes me feel like Auntie Annie instead of just their Photographer. And seeing my clients again is like a fun catch up period with friends!
I am so lucky to have such awesome clients. They make me excited [...]
The first time I heard the Train hit, “Hey Soul Sister”, I thought of Myra. Even now that I know the song is a love story, the recurring words “soul sister” and the peppy beat that always makes me shake my hips undeniably makes me think of my soul twin.
It was recently Myra’s birthday, so [...]
Camryn and Grant’s mom asked me to “capture the youth and beauty of the children in an outdoor setting where they are most comfortable, relaxed and have the most fun!” So well put! And so easy to do because the kids were so fun-loving and comfortable with me, despite Stephanie’s “warning” and offer of “good [...]
This was Maddie’s first photoshoot, and it was also her first birthday just a couple weeks ago! Yay, Maddie!
Since Maddie isn’t walking yet and it was a very windy and brisk day, we spent most of our time inside her house and then took a short walk around the neighborhood for some outdoor shots. Enjoy [...]
These 8 women have been friends for a long time — some since childhood.
This year, they all turn the ripe old age of 25. Hee hee, okay, not so “ripe” or so “old”! But this age marks a significant time in their lives…
They are independent adults who are not married and without children. In a [...]
Years ago before kids and spouses, in the boom of the dot com era, Soon and I used to hang out together in San Francisco. He called me “Tao Baby” and I called him “Soon Baby”. I have no idea why. It’s just something that stuck.
So today’s shoot was of Soon Baby’s baby: 7-month old [...]
Oh, was George cute! Even though he had his first cold (Murphy’s Law, right?!) starting when he woke up this morning, he was in good spirits and never fussed once!
And just when I was thinking 7-month old George was being such a trooper to let us strip him down, move him around and make him [...]
