Family Portraits - Lincoln, CA

Last week you saw part one of Tania's family, now it is time for the casual part two! After a quick outfit change and the search for the right musical instrument, we began this half of the session inside their home. There were music themed posters all over the wall, and I thought it was just the perfect spot to feature dad and his girls playing their guitars.I asked the girls to find any sheet music that they could find for this next photo, and it became a full family scavenger hunt. Dad was pulling out his guitar books, while the girls were finding any piano related things they could find. I just LOVE this one so much!
We headed outside for a few more photos before calling it a day. These are a few more to add to their collection to use for their first album cover as an awesome family band :)
We couldn't allow dad to have ALL the attention, so we pulled mom Tania back in to get a few shots of just her and the girls together.
But you can't have a family portrait session at home without ALL members of the family, including those furry four legged ones! Such a trooper!

Thank you SO much for getting in contact with me Tania. I had a blast working with you and your family!

"let's do 52" - wk25

still. haven't. started.
please don't smite me.

Friday Feet - June 24th, 2011

amy - "At the bowling alley for work. It's been a slow week but it's picking up!"

emily - "a long overdue movie night with my two favorite still in CA girls, jenny & ariana. time for some pirate-y goodness"
jenny - "Lazy feet reading a lengthy novel before work"kasey - "Happy Mcdonald's Feet! Getting some dinner since I didn't feel like cooking. Spent the day cleaning my house to prepare for my husbands birthday BBQ this Saturday. Cooking dinner would just destroy my clean kitchen."

Family Portraits - Lincoln, CA

Tania came my way through my aunt, who has been helping spread the word of my growing business quite proactively. We scheduled a family portrait session together at her home with her husband and two daughters. Everything went so smoothly, I would strongly suggest considering shooting in your own home for anyone's family portraits! It was such a comfortable environment, as well as created some very personal portraits for them to keep for years! Here is just the first set of the images, the second to come next week!I LOVE this next shot. Since we dragged the bench from their front porch to the middle of their yard, we made as much use of it as we could.
We moved on through to the back yard for a few more photos in their classy wear before doing the break downs. Seriously, consider your own back yard for photos!
The family is a group of musicians (which you saw on the father's day sneak peek post, as well as more to come in next week's post) so a formal photo around the piano seemed very fitting!
While the girls were changing, we stepped back outside for a few mom & dad portraits. Always something that should be included in every family portrait session :)
Stay tuned for next week's post with part two of this fun bunch full of music, pets, and love. I cannot wait to put the post together for you!

"let's do 52" - wk24

Yesterday, we quite possibly had one of the LARGEST recitals ever. In case this is your first time coming across the blog, let me fill you in on a few things. First off, Hello! Secondly, when I don't have my photographer "hat" on, I'm also a dance instructor for Joanna's Kids R It, the same dance studio I grew up at. This year's recital had a whopping 63 numbers, and after two weeks of extra rehearsals, we survived to tell the tale. I choreographed quite a few numbers for my classes this year, as well as taught my group of 18 little ones both songs I did for my very first recital back in 1993. It was quite a feat, but everything seemed to run pretty smoothly, and now it is time to be off for a week before we go back to get ready for our state fair performances at the end of July!

Friday Feet - June 17th, 2011

amy - "Luke and i hanging out in our new recliner! Well new to us anyways. Been a good week so far!"
emily - "post dress rehearsal pre recital feet. crazy crazy friday"
jenny - "enjoying a nice summer day outdoors before heading off to work"kasey - "Curling my hair getting ready for the baby shower. All the effort Laura and I put into it was way worth it. I am a pro lumpia roller now! 8 more weeks until Konnor is here!"

Dan & Stephanie - Wedding

A week and a half ago, I had the joy and pleasure of second shooting for Georgette with G Aronow Photography. Not only was this my first full wedding of the year, but it was my first time second shooting ever! Georgette took the reins, and I followed along, doing my best to pay super close attention to details here and there. Here is a small selection of some of my favorite images throughout the day :)I failed to mention before, but it was raining almost the ENTIRE day, so we had to make the best of it when it came to portraits. Georgette set the guys up under the entryway to the church so that they stayed out of the rain and we could still use the available light for portraits.
I just LOVED the back of Stephanie's dress! Something about a pop of color right on the dress makes me happy :) And of course, Dan was pretty suave with his coat and tails
We snuck the duo back outside in order to capture some photos of the detailing of Stephanie's dress by herself. While Georgette was doing that, I was able to capture this next portrait. Love!
After toasts and cake cutting, we FINALLY had a break in the rain where we quickly swept the newlyweds outside and take advantage of the clear skies. The view in the background was AMAZING!
Big thanks to Georgette for allowing me to tag along to shoot with her for the day. I had a blast, and hope that the rest of both of our wedding seasons are just as fun!