Five year later. Got to photograph this beautiful family again with the kids having grown up and mom/dad looking as fabulous as ever. I have photographed this family over the years including this mama’s maternity session. The original plan was to photograph the family with their VW bus that we used in their last family […]
Category Archives: FILM
Earlier this month, I was invited to teach at the Family Narrative, a retreat for family photographers in New Orleans. It was my first time teaching a group of talented peers, and it was both humbling and rewarding. Little did I realize that I would walk away feeling inspired by this diverse group of women, […]
Here is a medium format film session that I had to share! For the most part, as a client you might not necessarily care if the session is film or digital. To me as a film lover, there is just something special about photographing thirty-six frames intentionally. Invariably, the image on film wins over the […]
A few family and maternity portraits done during a wedding at the beautiful Nestledown venue in Los Gatos. It certainly was a little crazy trying to capture this cutely dressed little guy during this busy event, following him around guests and the festivities. I was happy to capture a few on my medium format film […]
These are gorgeous Alpana!
Since I haven’t blogged forever, I had a burst of ambition to share a recent urban session with a high-school senior while in Chicago. It is a different kind of session, one that I enjoyed with this young man against the city backdrop. When my photographer friend Dena hired me for these portraits there was […]
We keep coming back and looking at these! We both love them, it is all SO him. I am very partial to his smiley ones, as such a serious kid, nothing warms my heart more than his grin and laughter.
This one is one of my favorites where the little guy jumped into mama’s arms while we were doing some headshot photos. From a recent session with this gorgeous family visiting the bay area from the east coast. I spent a very enjoyable afternoon with some of the most polite kids I have photographed. Mom […]
I just love your work, Alpana! Your clients truly do get fine art images of their families.
It’s about that time when you might be thinking about holiday photos! This year, I will be offering a couple of dates for Holiday Portraits on Film! WHAT TO EXPECT: I am offering mini sessions for those that are looking for holiday photos for cards, that don’t need a full on lifestyle session with […]
by Alpana Aras-King
Acarara - Such a beautiful family love the moments you captured