More from baby {T}

 

Below are just the FRONT's of 2 different birth announcements I gifted this family. The BACK of card has the baby's name, birthdate, and stats.   Credit to Florabella for card template.

Fashion Shoot for Milan Maternity

These photos were done exclusively for Milan Maternity's website. These tops are part of their new fall line. They are well made, stylish, and still affordable. All these shirts can be worn before, during, and after pregnancy....................so they are very practical.  Who wants to spend tons of $$$$ on clothes they only can wear 4 months of their pregnancy.  They also offer nursing tops;  beautiful, stylish tops with hidden nursing accessibility....GENIOUS!  Click the link to see more of their collections.



The phots below were just a few extras not included on the Milan Maternity website that were given to the model for maternity shots.

Modest little baby {T}

This sweet little girl was 9 days old on this day.  I used to work with her mother, who by the way looked gorgeous after just having had a c-section nine days prior. 

We all love a naked baby, but this little lady did not want to disrobe. Each time we got her naked, she let her mom know she did not like it.  So we decided to keep her swaddled........and these pics still turned out absolutely beautiful.  Congrats again to you both!

This is my favorite prop from the day. A vintage doctor scale that I purchased at an antique shop.  I love the reflection in the wood!!

 

mom's hand on the left and dad's hand on the right, simply precious.

 

 

Backlighting

I love the look of backlighting. I love the warm, golden tones and how it changes the mood.
This is a photo I took 2 years ago, and while I think my photography has greatly improved in the last 2 years, this still remains one of my most favorite backlit sessions. The session was of three girls and they were so fun to photograph. They were best friends and had so much fun. I got the best candid shots out of them.

I had to be careful in how I positioned them, so that they were backlit by the sun, but that the sun was not coming full force into my lens and creating flare over the girls, however I love the artistic use of sun flare in the left corner. I did a little post editing to pop the color and I slightly adjusted the levels.

 Want to learn more about backlighting? Visit www.rocktheshotforum.com and view some of their september posts.

Sisters

My 2 girls. When it comes to composition I think I would prefer that the top photo be full body, but I just love this moment of the two of them looking at eachother.

I just adore Tay's chubby cheeks and I can't get enough of her chubby legs.

"Miss Tots"

I have so many nicknames for her from tayvers, tayvalicious, Tayter tots, and even Miss Tots. She gives me so many reasons to smile every single day. I love her pouty lips in the profile pic.

I just love 'all the faces' of Tayvlee. When she smiles, she has the cheesiest smiles ever, check out #2 from the strip below. I knew it would be hard to keep a 13-month old still, but I know how much she loves to sit in little chairs and on little stools, so having this stool was my key to get her to sit still for a couple minutes.

"The Monkey"

Before she was born, she was referred to as "Baby K" and it stuck even after birth. We also often called her "the Monkey". Oh how I looooooove her sparkly eyes.

I always try to just post a few from each post, and sometimes it is hard to narrow down my favorites, especially when I am biased because they are my own daughters. The first 5 minutes of this shoot was so funny, Kennedee was such a little poser, as if she'd seen it done a million times before. And I know you are all surprised when I say I don't actually take that many photos of my girls, seriously I don't. I need to make a goal to keep my camera on me at all times. I often rely on Grammy to get the pictures at all the special events.

The Ranch {Camarillo Family Photographer}

This is a fantastic family to work with. I did their first shoot last year and am always happy to have some repeat business from such a fun family!

Look Ashley, I got a bug!

Here are some of the candid ones from the Camarillo shoot. Little Nick was super excited about the bug he found! After they released the bug, he played on the "Big Tree" and said "I want to slide down it". Too precious. And shortly later we found a wagon that he was having a good time with.

I'm often asked how I get kids to smile well and stay engaged for an entire 60 minute shoot. Well, I don't really force the kids to pose. Maybe on a few we'll try to get them to look up and smile right at the camera. But you just got to let them be kids, let them play around, and get their parents playing with them. The best smiles are the ones that come when they are laughing!!!

Lemon Grove

I've been dying to do photos in a lemon grove for such a long time. The problem is that the light coming through the trees is pretty harsh in most lemon groves, so it's hard to do unless it is overcast. Well although this photo shoot was chosen based on other background choices, the second I saw this small lemon grove in the corner of the Ranch I just had to do some pics there. And we had just enough shade to give a nice flattering light to this family. I love YELLOW!

Individual Families

After the big group shots we took a few of each individual family. Their colors were grey, lite blue, navy blue, lavendar, and hot pink (actually she used another term, but I forgot it). So I used those colors in my paint chips.

Family One

Family Two

Family Three

Family Four

Family Five

32 Faces!

I just did this extended family shoot for my good friend. These were taken at Arroyo Verde park in Ventura. I hadn't been there before, so I got there super early, but of course had to change my measurements as the sun shifted. It's quite miraculous to get 32 people happy and willing to be photographed at the end of a long family reunion. But there sure must be a lot of love in this family..............dont they all look so happy!

If I were to describe my photography style I would say that I am a natural light, lifestyle photographer. Meaning that I enjoy taking more candid, less posed shots doing activities. Not that I don't believe we should pose once in a while, but I just love capturing moments. With that said, with extended family portraits, posed is a good way to go. The 5 kids purchased this session as a gift to their parents to frame.

And of course we got some of all the grandchildren. Very, very good looking family!