Meet my beautiful sister, Ashley. She’s expecting her second baby soon. I can’t wait to meet her!
Posts Tagged ‘danville photographer’
Ashley | Lafayette California Newborn Photographer
March 27, 2012
Well, it’s been a busy month around here, full of sports, theater, prom, and life. I think I’m ready for Spring Break!
We’re at month 8 of this Lifestyle Project and I love that it pushes me to shoot life as it’s happening. Be sure to make the rounds this week and take a peek into the lives of my fellow photogs starting with my friend Deb Schwedhelm | Tampa Child and Family Photographer.
Since we’ve been going 50 different ways lately, I’m calling this, “What March Looks Like”.
Early this month, my husband and I snuck away for a night to a company retreat and had dinner at a winery in this amazing cask room.
Our son had his 11th birthday and we celebrated with cake, presents, and the midnight showing of Hunger Games on opening night. I’m still catching up on my sleep!
The same son was also in his first musical this month. Our town ‘s Children’s Musical Theater presented their rendition of “Oklahoma” and it was so much fun to watch!
Junior Prom was last night. The anticipation leading up to it reminded me a little of my own prom. Everyone looked wonderful and had a ridiculously fun time.
While that one was at prom and the other was at theater, we snuck off with just two kids and ate ourselves into a chinese food coma.
And not to seem too organized or scheduled, we did have a little downtime.
Be sure to make the round this month starting with Deb Schwedhelm | Tampa Child and Family Photographer. Someday. Someday, I will meet her in real life and get a peek into that creative mind of hers.
Frame it Friday | Danville, CA Photographer
March 22, 2012
I told myself I wouldn’t take on another personal blog project this year. But an idea came along and I couldn’t help myself. I joined. But I consider it a mini project. It’s simple really. We’re calling it “Frame it Friday”. Every Friday we’ll each post ONE of our favorite images from the week. With no words. Just one image. Easy, huh?
Take a look at my 3 compadres in this project. They’ll also be posting ONE and only one image complete with no words. Not an easy task for any of us. LOL
Jobrina Hofleit | Goodyear AZ Photographer Shea Parker | Clinton MS photographer Hope Toliver | Tulsa OK Photographer
BTW, this is an image from my beautiful sister’s maternity session last weekend. Many more to come on the blog next week!
Birthday Girl | Orinda California Portrait Photographer
March 16, 2012I adore repeat clients. They make my heart happy. This little girl is no exception. You may recognize her from her newborn session, or her 6 month session, or her family session last December. She just celebrated her one year birthday with lots of pink. I stopped by this week to capture her and all of her huge smiles and curiosity. I am in love with this session because the lifestyle approach is so “me” and the way that I most enjoy photographing children. We will head out one more time when the rain lets up this spring for some outdoor fun. For now, enjoy a glimpse at the adorable Elle.
Kitchen Sink Workshop | Danville, San Ramon, Alamo California Senior Portrait Photographer
March 13, 2012A few weeks ago I have the opportunity of traveling to New Orleans for Amanda Holloway’s Kitchen Sink Workshop focusing on every aspect of high school senior portraiture. I’ve attended quite a few in-person photography workshops in the past few years and I must say, this one ranks at the top! I don’t know if it was the fact that I had never been to New Orleans and the first night there we chatted and posed for a picture with Russell Brand who was eating at the same restaurant as us. Or that I was able to meet an amazing group of fellow photographers. Or my love of senior portraits, or that everything that Amanda taught resonated with me. But I came away from that workshop inspired, excited and ready to kick off the senior season! I can’t say enough good things about Amanda Holloway but I’ll say a few. She is open and honest in sharing her “tricks” of the trade and doesn’t hold anything back. She is a crazy smart business woman and has a keen eye for design. I came away from the workshop having gained knowledge in shooting, editing, marketing, styling, and selling. Everything that I was looking for!
If you’ve never been to New Orleans, Louisiana, I highly recommend going at least once. It’s such a unique place with rich history, beautiful old mansions, fascinating architecture, delicious food, a thriving art vibe, and amazing music. We shopped at the French Market and ate beignets more than once at Cafe Du Monde. I even tried shrimp and grits, alligator sausage, red beans and rice, and jambalaya. Luckily we did a lot of walking that weekend! I stayed an extra day and visited the Garden District where Alyssa and I took a walking tour of the big beautiful old mansions, including Anne Rice’s home. It was a wonderful trip! Here are a few of the highlights.
We were fortunate to have the sweetest girls modeling for us for two of the five days. I’m sure they were as exhausted as we were by the end of the week.
If you’re a high school junior or senior in the Bay Area and have not had your senior portraits done yet, contact me. I would love to work with you!
Happy Tuesday!