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And if you are wondering why film? I have come back full circle to shooting film after a workshop last year. Back in the old days, when there was no digital I started my photography journey shooting 35 mm film at art school. Back in college, I went hiking in the Himalayas solely because of my lovely for photography and captured these with my Olympus OM1. My hope this year to shoot more film for personal work and perhaps offer a few film sessions on a discounted basis. If you are interested in a film session shoot me email an email through the contact form and we can chat

Abby’s mom had contacted me about a session over a year back. Finally, the stars aligned and we did their session on an overcast day back in November. Prior to our session, mom had told me a bit about Abby and her two sisters and I was excited to meet them. I was a bit nervous as well not having photographed anyone in a similar situation. Mom was open to going anywhere local she could navigate Abby’s wheelchair and I settled on a local park. Just as we got started the clouds rolled in at an inopportune time but we rolled with the punches and captured some moments of the family together. It was pretty amazing to see the love and affection the family had for one another. Hugs and kisses. There is so much unspoken in the way this family cared for each other. And mom being the pillar of strength navigating through the session with multitude of emotions. These pictures are a surprise present for dad for the holidays! Mom ordered a memory box that I hope to share in a few weeks after the holidays. Meanwhile, dad will be getting some favorite prints for the holidays.

I had asked mama if it was okay to share some info about Abby after getting some questions after a facebook photo share. This is what mom shared with me about her little girl. “She has a brain injury from an accident she experienced at age 4. We were in the hospital with her for 4 months, not knowing how severe the injury was and what the effects would be. The good news is that Abby remains medically healthy. She goes to school and really loves her teacher and the kids around her. She loves to watch movies and she just lights up when family and friends are around and playing with her. She’s just as social as she ever was!

Abby just had a surgery recently and has been in my thoughts. Hope she is recovering well and getting stronger each day!

A few impromptu photos of the cousins with my little man during our recent visit to the Marin Headlands after a stop at Muir Woods. The kids spent a little time being silly, laughing, and letting me take a few photos in this lovely meadow. These photos are a mix of digital and film that I have been exploring for personal work. Brings back memories of my good old days of shooting film back in college and through art school when there was no digital camera. The last image is a cameo appearance of me with my family that my sister-in-law was kind enough to take after setting up my camera for her.

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this one cracks me up…

Mysterio has been known to predict your child’s future but the sky is the limit for this sweet little newborn baby boy with the most amazing family. The above photos were taken at little Will’s newborn photo session in San Francisco. Big sister played a starring role as well and was especially helpful in trying to get the little man to smile. I so love the photo of her arms around Will cradling his face. Also, amazing to see her growing up since the last time I saw her for her eight month photos with her family. Thanks for letting me document your precious memories!

There was a lot of anticipation for this family photo session that mama booked months back scheduled to work around my New York trip in late September. Murphy’s law prevailed and it turned out to be a wet, cold week in the duration of my stay out there. I don’t think I have ever checked the weather channel to the extent I did hoping to catch one of the better day/times for their shoot. The family was willing to be flexible and stayed on-call to let me pick the best day/time. We did their shoot on a pretty overcast day expecting rain the next day. Even with our dreary weather, the family persevered and we had lots of fun together. Their six year old daughter was quite the mama’s girl and almost year old baby boy was daddy’s boy. Perfect, to have one of each. It was wonderful to capture their connections and spend time hanging out. Such a wonderful treat to meet his lovely family! So grateful that my job gives me these wonderful opportunities to meet good people.

Eat, drink and be scary.  ~Author Unknown

Two adorable brothers with their cookies and milk. That’s how we rolled for this end of the day session. A few laughs, a few tears and lots of mommy hugs. I photographed big brother a few years back and it was wonderful to see how much he had grown. Such a treat to see him again and meet his little brother!

Heading into the holidays, the schedule fills up pretty fast and I am almost booked through the end of this year. If you are interested in a family session please email me soon or for a kid’s only session, I have a few spots left for the upcoming Short Story Sessions on November 6th.

Are you a princess? I said & she said I’m much more than a princess, but you don’t have a name for it yet here on earth. ~the Storypeople

A peek from a recent session with this beautiful and incredibly bright four year old. When she picked up her glass of “wine” she said to me, “Put down your camera and sit on the chair. We can talk.”

Haven’t been able to finish proofing the images from this session but wanted to share one quick image that jumped right at me off the card. Not technically perfect but one of my absolute favorite ones. This is for the lovely mama with the most adorable boys. I so wanted to take him home and he was ready to… such a sweet little man! I photographed him when he was a wee ten month old and how he has grown! He also has an equally adorable little brother that I got to meet and photograph.

Off to pack my bags for my NYC trip tomorrow. I am looking forward to a photography workshop as well as a few portrait sessions with east coast families. I will be away through October 3rd and emails/calls will be answered on my return. It is gearing up to be a busy fall so please let me know soon if you would like to book a family or kids portrait session for the holidays. I don’t have any short story session offerings for the holidays yet and might do so on a limited basis since I have gotten requests. If you are interested please let me know via email and I will keep you posted once I have something in the works. Returning clients will have the opportunity to have first dibs on the spots. If you haven’t “liked” our facebook page please do so to check out sneak peek and other news.