Rain, Rain Go Away

Yesterday it rained a lot and my son decided he really wanted to go outside. He wanted to go to the park. We didn't go to the park but I let him walk in the rain down the street. We sang his favorite song "Rain, rain go away" as we walked down the street. Here are a few photos of him in the rain.

Birth Story

What an amazing day I had on Friday. I got to be a part of a special moment for George and Marianthi. I got to capture the birth of their new baby. It was an amazing experience. Click here to see the slide show from the day.

Happy Valentines Day

by Grace:

Kisses make the heart beat;
Chocolate makes us feel complete.

Hugs are a warm embrace;
Teddy Bears are like Mr. Snuggle;
Fireplaces are for huddles.

Cards are a simple gift;
Candy hearts are for your frown to lift.

All these things are for a special day;
And, no, Valentine's is not in May ...

Chinos Portraits

Sunday I did some family portraits of Chino. It was a beautiful warm day and I had fun walking around the park and enjoying the sun. Here are a few portraits from the session.

Shaloo Jewelry

This weekend I photographed a new collection of 85 new pieces of this cool jewelry. Here are a couple of shots from the session. To see more jewelry check out their website. New collection will be coming soon.     http://www.shaloo.com

Ethan 1 Year Portraits

Ethan came in today to take some one year portraits. He was full of energy and did not want to stay and take pictures. He just wanted to walk around, play and look the other way. But we still managed to get some really cool portraits of him. Here are a few of my favorites. 

   

Rylee's 6 Month Portraits

On Sunday Rylee came in for her 6 month portraits. She was full of smiles and was able to get in and out really fast. We did a few different backgrounds during the session and she was just full of smiles. Here are a few images from the session.

Acacia Lodge Annual Crab and Cioppino Feed

My husband is selling tickets to the Acacia Lodge Annual Crab and Cioppino Feed. Its all you can eat dinner. This is a fundraiser for the Acacia Lodge. If you are interested in getting a ticket they are $40 and the dinner is on Saturday February 16th at 6pm. It is going to be in Hayward. They will also have lots of door prizes.

Bridal Show

This past Sunday I attended a Bridal Show. I signed up last minute for it  so all last week it I was rushing to get everything ready for it. This was my first official Bridal show displaying my work. I though I would share a photo of my booth.

Our Wedding Vendors Award

I am excited to say that I submitted one of my wedding images to a contest at the www.ourweddingvendors.com and one of my images was selected as top 12. My image will be displayed for one year as Best of 2007 Award.  You can check out the images that won by clicking on this link:  http://www.ourweddingvendors.com/photos.htm

Here is  my image that won :-)

Logan's 2 Year Portraits

Logan came in today for a short session for his 2nd birthday. We did not do a cake but we did do fun little props. Check out some of the images below  from the session.

  

   

My Baby Boy

 

Many of you know I have a baby boy who is 3 years old now. He is not always up for pictures but today he was and he let me play with the light and even posed for me. Here are a few pictures of my baby boy.  The creative lighting for the gray background images can easily be done with your next session. 

   

   

Happy 1 Year Birthday Maya

Maya came in today to take her 1 year birthday portraits. She is growing up fast. Tomorrow is her big birthday party so I want to wish her a very happy birthday party. Here is a sneak peak to your portraits rest to come very shortly. 

   

   

Chloue and Olivia

Chloue came in for her 6 month portraits and she also took some portraits with her cousin Olivia. These girls were super cute to photograph. Here is a sneak preview to some of the portraits.

    

   

One Week ONLY Special

If you book a session between January 21 and January 28 you automatically get your ordered doubled at no extra charge. It's a buy one get one free special next week.

Here is collage we did recently of a boy pretending to be a little photographer. I hear Santa brought him his own little camera.

Cute Little Ava

Ava came in today to take her final portrait for her mommies maternity collage which I will share with you all very soon. Here are a few photos of this cute little girl. I love all her hair.

  

Maternity Portraits

This is another maternity session I did this past weekend.  Me and the soon to be mom had a lot of fun doing a lot of different poses  with different attire, while the soon to be dad watched the game. :-) Here are a few images that I know the soon to be mom is ok to share.

   

     

 

Maternity Portraits

Will it be a boy or a girl? We will all  find out together next month :-) I photographed this fun couple this weekend. We did their maternity portraits. Next month I have the honor of capturing the delivery of the baby at the hospital. I can't wait to see the little one come to the world.  Here are a few images from the session.

   

   

Featured in the Town Planner Calendar

Last year I worked with the town-planner and donated some images for their 2008 calendar. They chose one of the images I took as the front cover image. There was about 25,000 copies printed and distributed all over Irvington and Mission San Jose. There are other images I took inside of the calendar so if you come across the calendar check out the other images.  Here is the front cover image. :-)