Tran Family~July 15, 2009

I just realized that I forgot to blog this amazing family session I had with the Tran family a couple months ago. You might recognize Grace from a previous blog entry because I took her pictures when she was one. Now she is two and her personality just shines and warms my heart.

I am so excited that Pictage now has slideshows available for all my clients. So here is what it looks like. Thank you Picatge!

Owen Family~March 14, 2009

First of all I have to thank Facebook and my friend KC for this photo shoot. Without either of them I wouldn't have been graced by the Owen family's cheer.

It was a treat for me to photograph them in London. It's such a beautiful, historic city full of amazing architecture, culture, innovation, art and fashion! What more could a girl ask for? The only downside is when it's blowing its tits off outside, in other words; it's windy. But that is a small price to pay for such a great city.

Today was more special than any other day because Grace was going to celebrate her fourth birthday. She was ecstatic and couldn't wait for me to be done taking pictures so she could get to her birthday party. Eventually the photography had to come to an end, but not without a shot of Grace in a red telephone box. It's a shame they are being phased out.

Brent and Jade ~ September 7, 2008

It's not often that I get to take pictures of family, and when the opportunity arises I am all over it like white on rice. Even though Brent and Jade live in San Diego it is hard to sync our schedules for dinner or trips to the beach, so their photo shoot was a treat for me. Plus I got to join them for dinner and hang out afterwards.

Jade was all about being in front of the camera. As soon as my hands grasped the black body of my Canon 5D, she was throwing poses as fast as Cole Hamels throws pitches over home plate. And each pose was true to her personality: outgoing, animated, strong, charming, goofy and inquisitive.

Brent was just the opposite. He didn't care that I had a camera in my hands, maybe because he is accustomed to being watched. He regularly makes most valuable player for baseball and he has the speed and maneuvering skills that make him a starting running back for his football team. Not only is he athletic, but he has great eyes. The sunset made him squint a lot, so after it dipped into the horizon I told him to open his eyes as wide as possible. His reaction was a bit like a roller coaster face. Nonetheless, I got the shot of his killer eyes.

At the park with Brock ~ July 23, 2008

Until I started playing Brock's favorite game, tag, did I see his energetic "tag me" personality. His soft, shy disposition took a 180 when he was "it" and chasing me around the trees. The camera suddenly melted into my hands as though it became camouflage and I sequestered the freedom to capture a side of Brock I didn't see earlier. After "you're it" expired my workout was complete and Brock was due for a nap well earned.