Well I’m excited to finally post these.  Here is one of my fall portrait sessions and I have to say, with such an attractive family I couldn’t take a bad picture!  I just love her red boots don’t you!

Here’s a quick sneak peak of a recent maternity session I did in Malibu.  Can’t wait to photograph their little baby very soon!  I always include a newborn session with every maternity session booked.  It’s a two for one!

Here is a session I did back in the spring.  I thought I’d go back and share a few images.  We did a family session in the hills near Chatsworth.  This a family of three girls mind you.  The ladybugs were out in force that evening and so had a little tea party session and invited a few ladybugs. Don’t you love little girls dressed in white? Fortunately these girls loved lady bugs and they became a big part of the session.  These images turned into a wall collage displayed in the families upstairs hall.  Together we created the perfect balance of large and small images to create a great wall collage.

More to share soon! I’m still catching up!

Having your newborn photographed in your own home is not only convenient, it’s recommended.  I always tell new moms to scheduled their newborn session within the babies first two weeks.  During the first two weeks babies are very sleepy and very easy to pose in those *curled up, sleepy baby* poses.  However the reality is, and I *totally* understand that those early weeks can be a hard adjustment and the thought of taking pictures so soon is overwhelming.  Not to worry.  I still get precious *fresh as a baby* images with a little diligence.  Michelle and Jeremy’s baby is 7 weeks here.  He is a very mild and happy baby.  But as all babies do around that age, they can get gas and become fussy.  Not to worry!!  There are many ways around it and we still ended up with a fabulous session.  I photographed this session with a combination of window light as well as strobe light.  I also used elements of their home for a truly unique look.  I can’t wait to deliver the final album.  They chose to combine the maternity session and newborn session into one album.  It’s going to look amazing!

When I was a *new mom* I remember the demands of a new baby and just trying to navigate through it all.  A few things that were recommended to me were great life savers. One of them was a nursing cover from Bebe au Lait.  The best part of those nursing covers is the rigid neckline that gives baby room to breath and you a nice window to view your squishy baby.  The other life saver for me was Gripe Water by Mommy’s Bliss .  I can remember a long and frustrating night with Colton.  Jesse and I just couldn’t get him to sleep and we tried everything.  I finally gave him a few drops of Gripe Water and that was all it took.  He had a really big burp and some spit up (as always) and he calmed right down.  With ingredients like Fennel, Ginger and Sodium Bicarbonate it calms them right down and relieves the gas. Best stuff Ever!

Plenty of more stuff to come.  I can’t wait to share the rest of what I’ve got!!

Here they are, Justin and Marilaily!  I showed a sneak peak of our Old Town Pasadena Engagement session Sunday and now here’s just a few more.  These were just so fun! LOVE Pasadena! I can’t wait for the big day!  Love you guys!

I just thought I would post a little sneak peak of Michelle.  This was such a great session and I can’t wait to share more. I can’t wait to meet the little bean

Just came home from shooting in Old Town Pasadena and wanted to post just one little tidbit.  Today you get just the feet… but the rest of them will be revealed soon

I wanted to show you a recent installation I did for Joy and Jose.  They were so excited to display their portraits in the brand new play room and nursery and I was very excited to install it   That’s right, me, my tool kit, and nifty little hammer.  I found the coolest little hammer at home depot and I will have to share it another day   I always say it’s the little things that make a big difference ;-D

okay, okay, okay…. these are so cute I gotta share!

Wall collage in the playroom

Gallery wrapped canvas for the baby's room

So I’ve been playing around with my RicohFlex.  Here is little Kara in my backyard.  Film is fun!  At the bottom I will post the geeky stuff.

Camera: RicohFlex TLR

Film: Fuji Superia Reala 120  ISO 100

Film Processing: Richard Photo Lab

Post Process: Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 Bi-Color Filters to warm up the highlights.

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I wanted to share this darling one year old boy we photographed at Central Park in Santa Clarita.  I have had to privilege of photographing Danny and Elizabeth since their wedding day.  They have enrolled in the Watch Me Grow program and this was session two.

Watch Me Grow members enjoy exclusive products, gifts and upgrades.  Danny and Elizabeth will be receiving a three panel framed portrait with images from each session and are earning their way toward a designer album complete with a year’s worth of images.   I will be installing their wall collage very soon and I can’t wait to share it!

So here’s their little darling boy.  He’s got such a cute personality and LOVE’S his momma!  hehe… so cute!