Lauren Turns One!

I love one year old portraits...they are so much fun!!  Cakes, balloons, cute outfits...the whole thing is so cute! But don't let these photos fool you it takes a lot of work to plan all of this and pull it off.  I always coordinate with the parents on how to design and set the stage weeks in advance.  Lauren is pulling off the girly pink look very well in her pearls and ruffled jumper!  I just love it!

1yr old cake smashing session!

Fun times with this 1 yr old!  He wasn't quite sure what to do with the cake, but his sister was!

Giavani & Fredrick

How cute are these two kiddos?  Lollipops are always a good prop adding lots of color and a nice distraction.

Brothers

Some of my mini session images with these two adorable brothers!  

Mini Sessions with Children

Here are my favorite mini sessions done with Children and their families over the holidays...I really enjoyed doing the mini sessions for families and will definitely be doing more of them.  Let me know if you are interested in scheduling a mini session!

Princesses!

I had to post more from this tutu session because a) they are my favorite and b) it reminds me that the best way to photograph children is to let them be themselves.  They are the most beautiful if we just snap away and watch what they do rather than force them to sit in a certain way and smile.  Discovering rocks, flowers, or dancing around...it's all priceless!

Girls in Tutus!

Girls in Tutu's...on an antique loveseat, can't ask for a better set up!  I love these of Sierra and Sophia...friends who take ballet class together. So we thought what a great idea to photograph them in their dance outfits.  It is just classic!

Easter Portraits Time!!

 Easter is a great time to take advantage of the adorable dresses and outfits children will be in!  Here is Sophia in her Easter dress in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego.  Sophia loves to sing songs so I sang all her favorite songs with her and we caught some great shots!

Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park

 I found this amazing park near my house called Leo Carrillo Ranch Park for portrait photography. I bet this is a great place for wedding photography as well.  I love the Peacocks hanging out in the background everywhere.  Makes for some unique park child photography in Carlsbad!

 Sophia loved the Peacocks here and so she easily stood for me to take the photos. Huge Peacocks around kind of freezes toddlers in their tracks. 

Parker Girls!

 Parker girls shoot in Washington Burlingame Park...great girls, great location, equals great photos!

The girls found this tree to climb in and it made for some really fun photographs.  The key is to get children to have fun...have them jump, climb, walk, look at each other and interact...don't make it forced.

The dog was a great addition...luckily he was easy and I love the funny look the dog gave me below.