This little angel turned 6 months!

Time flies! I remember when I first met this little angels parents. And the first time I met him! Now 6 months later I almost didn't recognize him! He's gotten so big.






I love this little baby he is the cutest , best, happiest baby!! At the end of the session I wanted to take him home and keep him forever, unfortunately Veronica & Jose wouldn't let me take him- but I did get to go home with all these great pictures!! Maybe you can pick a favorite- because I couldn't.





The weather has been so weird one day it's super hot the next day it's super cold. Due to weather we had re-scheduled his 6 month session and upon arriving I was worried it might still be too cold. However the weather & photo gods agreed and played nice. The early evening turned out to be nice not too hot, not too cold just right!



I loved this session because along with the parents I got to share a few "baby's firsts".

First visit to the merry-go-round.



First story time on a park bench by the merry go round of his favorite book: What did baby do?





and I believe even first visit to the swing set!! Even though he didn't get a push on the swing set-- maybe we'll do that on his first birthday!!



What "we" did do was play Peek a Boo! Seriously this was my favorite part of the session!








Well that's it! How cute is he?? Were you able to pick just one favorite? I'ld love to hear which one it was you can tell me in the comments section. Veronica & Jose - Thank you so much for sharing your precious little angel with me!

One final one- how cute is his expression in this?

Film Friday! More Springtime Love ..

If you follow my blog you already know that I love Polaroid film. You might also be aware that the company Polaroid decided to stop manufacturing this film in Feb 2008. Sadly it is quickly disappearing. There are still a few boxes left out there and they have quickly gone from $13 a box (10 images) to $20!! and maybe even more. I am happy to announce that The Impossible Project was started to manufacture more of this delicious instant film, hoping to remanufacture this film by the end of 2009. I am hoping it happens!! Until them.. I will be contributing to the increasing Polaroid price as a buyer and seeing as my Economic 101 class proves right in the rule of "supply & demand".



The next two images I took by holding a magnifying lens up.

Happy Birthday Gail!

I could say so many nice this about Gail, but I wouldn't be able to say enough. She is not only an awesome wife & mother she is also a fabulous & loving person. The best way to show you this is to show you how many people came out to celebrate her birthday with her. The evening was filled with so much love! and food!



I wouldn't be able to tell you who is luckier Gail for having such a wonderful family that loves her or her family for having a wife/mother such as Gail.



Although in all honesty I think I am the luckiest one for having been invited to such a fun event!! And being able to call Gail & her husband, Bill, my friends. Oh and did I mention what cuties their sons are?



I love how the whole family blew out the candles!

Sneak Peek! Doug & Grace: the Wedding

Hello! Memorial day has never been so much fun for me! I had an amazing wedding at a GORGEOUS venue yesterday. However today you guys will only get a sneak peek, which everyone always tells me is such a TEASE. ;-P





Doug & Grace are so awesome! I feel like I have known them my whole life. Really I'm not making it up. As I walked into Grace's room and gave her a HUGE hello hug. The make up artist asked Grace if I (the photographer) was also a friend. That made me feel so warm & fuzzy inside. I love that I mesh really well immediately with my couples.



Waiting for his bride (shot by my second shooter Micaela who is absolutely AMAZING!)




I will post the rest of this wedding soon. Come back often and be sure to leave some Love in the form of a comment!

Film Friday: Happy Memorial Day!

Have a great weekend everyone! Get outside and enjoy the sun & all the beauty such as these two plants wildly growing outside of my house.

Vidal & Debi + Love = Baby Bump

As promised last week here! A maternity session is so special it deserves it's own post.
The following images show how beautiful Debi's baby bump is! As well as how much love both parents have for each other & for their little one.





Maternity sessions are fun especially in today's age where the Baby Bump is shown off ( not like in the past where it was hidden under loose clothes (the moo moo) and never ever shown off.







I look forward to meeting your little one!! I wish the 3 of you much happiness in your future!

Adam & Salina + Golden Gate Bridge + Sneak Peek = Engagment Teaser!

I had an absolute blast with Adam & Salina! They were so much fun!! And up for anything!!

I leave you with this very tame image that shows how beautifully happy they are!



Be sure to check back for more from this awesome couple! Be sure to leave a comment for them below!!

Film Friday! Springtime

It's been gorgeous in the Bay Area these past few weeks! Luckily for me I've been all over it in client meetings, and shoots! I've snuck in some personal work in between. Here are a few scanned in images taken with my Pentax. Apologies for the dust specks.

San Francisco, taken on different days:



Did anyone get a chance to go see the SF Andy Warhol exhibit? What did you think?


Santa Cruz.:

This was really cool! It had been washed up to shore.

Vidal & Debi + Love + San Francisco City Hall = Intimate Wedding!

Vidal & Debi are so awesome! They were so fun and a joy to be around. I especially love the way Vidal looks at Debi. His eyes light up each and every time! Debi had mentioned that she is a little camera shy, I think she is beautiful. I especially love her baby blues- Franck Sinatra would be jealous!! Don't you agree?



They are both transplants to the Bay Area and as such don't have family here. Therefore to share their special day I have posted a slideshow at the end of this post so everyone who was here in spirit only can see the days events!


I am inspired by many things! I would say in my top 10 places to find inspiration is in Art, regardless of the era. Border's might hate me- I tend to plop myself in front of the Art & Photography section for hours thumbing through all the beautiful books. One iconic image which is burned into my mind is that of Grant Wood's American Gothic. (I must also add I was fortunate to see this piece in Mardid's Museo Thysen-Bornemisza while on exhibit borrowed from the Art Institute of Chicago)I would like to thank Vidal & Debi for playing along. Here is my version of this iconic image:


and a bit of a spin:


Another item of inspiration for me is architecture. I love the architecture in San Francisco's city hall. Here we see Vidal waiting for his bride and her best man doing his duty of holding her purse. ;-)



I love the emotion of weddings and especially the interaction between parents and children. Here is a heartfelt hug from mother & son.



A proud mother can't have enough photos!


How fun is the groom:


After the ceremony we headed over to The Presidio and did portraits at Chrissy Fields with the beautiful Golden Gate Bride in the background. (maternity images to follow in a separate post- stay tuned!)






Congratulations Vidal & Debi!!! I wish you much happiness!!