I’ve often said I live for the in-between moments of life. Those fleeting bits of time where we are unaware of our surroundings and are completely open. Over the years I’ve learned a trick or two to get my girls to give up some beautiful and honest expressions, but this has become increasingly difficult to provoke as they become more and more aware of what I do day to day with a camera.
“Teagan, let’s go over here and make a beautiful photograph, it will be so pretty and everyone will love it!”
Guard up…fake Teagan. Time for some redirection.
“Teagan, don’t look at me because I’m not taking pictures right now. I’m just checking to see what they might look like…just warming up”
Bingo.
Meet Melinda. Another wonderful marriage of style & attitude. Melinda’s “everywhere” session started in our studio and finished in the delicious evening light out in the fields. Tina(mom) was on set as fashion consultant, hair advisor, and mobile clothing rack. This session was a real adventure, marching through trees, bushes and a creek, Melinda was game to go wherever needed to get the shot. Her subtlety in expressions were just perfect and completely natural. Another magical experience for me. Thank you!
Some faves.
Baby D gave us everything we could hope for in a newborn session–asleep and awake moments to capture! He was such a good baby I don’t think he cried even once during his session, which is a rarity for babies this age. He was slightly older than some newborns we photograph, as they had to wait for daddy to return from being away on military duties to come for his session. We’re glad they waited for him, because we just love this family image! Can’t wait to see them back in a few months for his 2nd Bebe session. Meet baby D and family:
Meet Gina. Part two of the Gina & Taylor experience.
As you can see, Gina was a star in front of the lens as well. In the city, then off to the fields for some sun drenched loveliness, I though she did a fantastic job matching her expressions with her outfits/looks. Thank you Gina (and Taylor!) again for such a unique experience, you both were wonderful!
p.s. I LOVED that hat. Take notes girls…more hats!
Some faves.
Meet Taylor…and Gina. This was quite a special session as both Taylor and Gina had their senior session at the same time, a first for me. Another “special” element to their session…rain. The girls were great sports about this and we waited patiently for mother nature to do her thing. A few drops here and there didn’t deter Taylor from looking fantastic. Eventually, we had to throw in the towel and continue a few days later. This turned out to be a good thing as Taylor got to change her look for the “in the fields” portion of her session. Thank you Taylor and Gina for the experience, it was great! Some faves…
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When Chris called and said she wanted us to photograph her grandchildren, we were so excited! Chris is not only our financial planner, but she was also largely responsible for me (Stef) becoming a financial planner as well over ten years ago. I met Chris before James and I were married and I was living in San Diego; she was my mom’s financial planner, helping her to plan wisely for her future. I credit so much to her, even though I am no longer practicing in the field. She still talks about how I was supposed to come to work with her when we moved back to Sacramento, but instead somehow started a photography business with James! Sorry about that, Chris, but just think, you wouldn’t have these beautiful portraits of your adorable grandchildren! 🙂
It’s a sad thing that I pretty much only see my college roommate, who now lives in Stockton, when she brings her babies for portraits! Her latest addition to her brood of boys is this redhead little sweetie, Mr. A. I still can’t get over how different all 3 of her boys look, and if you saw her, you would never in a million years think that this fair redheaded blue-eyed baby could be hers, but alas, he is! Little A was THE sweetest baby–I could have played with him all day. Big brothers E and G did a great j ob during their cameo appearance as well. We are so grateful that the Jewart family comes to see us for portraits, and we wish we saw each other more! Love you guys!
Meet Katie, class of 2010. Still a bit behind here and wrapping up blogging our 2010 seniors. Katie knew just the look she wanted for her senior session and brought some great clothing choices to her consultation.
We arrived at the location and things couldn’t have been better. Katie dove right in and got into character (you know, the beautiful girl lost in the field role) and just lit things up.
I tend to lose track of time on these location sessions so thankfully Katie’s mom brought a book…I think she finished it.. It just seemed that every 50 feet there was some new interesting area for great photographs. Thank you Katie for braving the mud, bugs, snakes I mean thistles & thorns…it was totally worth it. Fantastic job!
Now some faves..
Meet the Keane family, Josiah, Keri & miss O. They decided to have their family session at one of their favorite parks in the area. We started on the main side of the park but noticed some gorgeous light filtering through some trees across the street, so off we all went. It was perfect. Beautiful surroundings & light, and as you can see, the Keanes are a pretty good looking bunch. Miss O was in top form that day and was a joy to photograph. Here are some favorites.
