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.

Sunshine's Family

Beautiful fun shots done of Sunshine and her family with a new addition on the way. This little guy was a great model!  He was super easy for a toddler!

Sophia turns 20 months!

Sometimes the best photographs are taken in the moment without the perfect outfit on, in the perfect setting...this was taken on a family trip just standing on the porch of a house. Not sure how she did that little cute hand gesture but I was fortunate enough to have a real camera on me at the time!  Rare these days with the smart phones, I know...I am guilty of it too, but I am trying to make an effort and bring it out more to get some better photos that will last a lifetime.  This bottom one I have enlarged to a canvas 16X20 print.

The Goldstein's at Lake Temescal

Here are the Goldstein's with baby Sofia at Lake Temescal in Oakland. Great park to take family portraits, it has a variety backgrounds to work with.

Toddler Photography

Updating my baby girl who has now become quite the pro at posing for the camera!  Toddlers are usually a challenge to photograph once they start walking, but so far she remains rather easy to work with.  What to look for when picking a location to photography toddlers in: benches (slows them down), stairs (gives a nice back drop and they might just sit for a few minutes), flowers and trees (gives them something to look at, touch, and makes a nice backdrop), and shade (stay out of the harsh day light unless it is the afternoon). These were taken at 4pm in Piedmont Park which is just full of beautiful options for family photography, toddler photography, and engagement photography. I frequent these parks in Piedmont with my clients.

Alexandria is 3 months old!

I love this one, even though she really isn't asleep...it sure looks like it! We did the Japanese Tea Garden in Castro Valley, a location I have never been too.  It was a great back drop for the family portraits.

Getting Alexandria relaxed and happy for her solo shoots.

Full belly makes a sleepy cute baby!

Ellie Turns 1!!

Ellie turned 1 and she got her portraits done by Amoreena Photography!  There are so many cute ones but I wanted to put these two up while I was editing away. Those big blue eyes and that look really captures Ellie.  We jumped around and tried to make her smile...which worked, but I really like the ones where she was just being herself with those beautiful eyes.  Precious!