2014 mini sessions

Belmont Family Photographer: Adding to the family

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Sunday, November 2 2014

As part of reserving a portrait session with me, I ask all of my clients to sign a contract. As part of this contract form, I ask who the children that will be attending the session will be. Legality aside, it helps me prepare for meeting new families and making sure I have their names properly spelled for thank you notes, and the like. It’s so hard to be sure when you hear it once, and so embarrassing to me if I then say it wrong. Interesting, this form also turning out to be a source of “Congratulations!” as well, because through booking this family I learned that THIS year I’ll be photographing 4 of them… instead of 3 🙂[…]See more from “Belmont Family Photographer: Adding to the family”

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Belmont, CA Child Photographer: Growing up before my eyes

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Tuesday, October 28 2014

Although I know it shouldn’t surprise me, I am always blown away by how much children change in the span in a short period of time. In six months you have almost an entirely different person. My life is an adult isn’t that different over that time but for a newborn? The last time I photographed these guys they were snuggling brand new Miss E in her nursery. Today, she is smiling,  and just about sitting up all on her own. Incredible! Big brother Q is so much more talkative now too: he’s growing up tons too. He talks about his pre-school and is becoming such a big boy. We photographed our mini session at the entrance-way of Belmont’s NDNU.[…]See more from “Belmont, CA Child Photographer: Growing up before my eyes”

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San Mateo, CA Family Photographer: Change of pace

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Thursday, October 23 2014

One of my favorite lifestyle sessions this year was with photographing this family. We had a great time, at their home. E was just a little shy of being 1, and a crawling machine we worked hard to keep on the bed. E is now a year and a half. We met for a mini session on the Bay Trails of San Mateo and a little change of pace. We’ve had a pretty dry year here in California, and I feel like our version of fall foliage is a ways off, if it even happens this year. In lieu of golden leaves, we get some golden grass fields. I don’t mind. That earthy look works perfectly. E was joined by[…]See more from “San Mateo, CA Family Photographer: Change of pace”

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Belmont, CA Child Photographer: Those eyes

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Wednesday, October 22 2014

Look at these ladies growing up. A year ago, little M was just a year old. We celebrated her first birthday with a fluffy, big tutu and balloons. This year I have two lovely and lively girls with eye-lashes that go on forever. I mean…. look at these eyes. Not one, but both of these sisters played the “born with it” lottery and scored big time. Next time I photograph these two, I’m envisioning lots of mega close-ups. I want to give myself a little pat on the back for this session. it had been a little while since I’d photographed this family, and with an afternoon session E was not quite up for it. Understandable: a stranger points a[…]See more from “Belmont, CA Child Photographer: Those eyes”

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San Mateo, CA Family Photographer: Sorry I’m not sorry!

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Monday, September 22 2014

It’s remarkable to think back and remember that these guys are the very first family I ever photographed. I almost want to link you to that first session with them, but looking back on my work I’m almost a little embarrassed to do so. You see, just as these kids have grown in the past five years so has my photography. So if you’re dedicated enough, go back and see for yourself 🙂 They help to make kick off my mini session season this year. We met on the quiet campus of San Mateo Adult School and took advantage of the totally rad architecture of the grounds and the freedom to run loose on an empty week-end campus. M and[…]See more from “San Mateo, CA Family Photographer: Sorry I’m not sorry!”

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