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slice of summer | san francisco kids photographer

alpana — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:40:02 +0000

Alright, it has been much of a summer yet in the bay area. So we have to enjoy every little bit of warmth we can get. With some persuasion (and bribery), I had an opportunity to take a few photos of my little man on one of my fabulous Herman Miller chairs. When the holidays started I couldn’t imagine how we would get through the whole summer but with the end in sight I can’t help but feel a bit sad. We are hoping to enjoy the next two weeks at the fullest with a trip to Legoland and San Diego. Hope you are having a wonderful summer.

Again, I will be out of town from August 15-22nd so emails, call will be returned on my return.

fly away with me | san francisco family photographer

alpana — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:05:23 +0000

This little guy was super duper sleepy through the first half of the session. A short little nap was all he needed to freshen up after which he was full of laughter and giggles. His mommy commissioned me to capture portraits of him at about a year as well as family portraits. I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to capture this beautiful family of three. Here is a teeny sneak peek for the D family.

On an official note, I will be out of the office next week from 16-22nd August and only available on a limited basis via email. Sessions will be scheduled upon my return.

two boys, ugly icebat and ox

alpana — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:51:14 +0000

If you had asked me a couple years back, I was pretty clueless about Ugly Dolls. They were somewhat of a craze at my son’s school and we ended up getting a few. I wasn’t quite sure about the “Ugly” in the name but found out that it meant unique. Soon, I discovered that the Ugly universe was made up of the adorable plush toys, each with a distinctive personality and a story. The kids loved them and enjoyed having interactions through their dolls. So much better than electronic interactions, don’t you think?

One of the boys is my son’s buddy and I asked his mom to bring their dolls for the shoot. You can see how much fun we had! That’s about it for the sneak peek! But there will be several others without the dolls in your gallery.

away

alpana — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:11:11 +0000

I will be away from office from July 7-13th and returning emails/phone calls on my return. Happy summer! If you are interested in the Short Story Summer Mini’s please drop me a line. You can read more about them here.

Since I can’t have a blog post without pictures, here are a couple from a recent session. This was a rather spontaneous shoot for me but I loved the way it turned out. Beautiful light, beautiful baby girl + parents with some water play. What could be better than that? Since it was the couple’s anniversary, it made it an extra special day to capture these memories of their sweet little family.

if wishes were fishes…

alpana — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:06:18 +0000

…I could photograph this little guy all day long. Besides being adorable, he is such a happy little guy. I loved every minute of being with him and his gorgeous mama. This is our third photo session together at almost two years old. I met him and his gorgeous family as a wee little newborn and have loved documenting him since. Mommy brought along some fabulous props including the gorgeous vintage high chair that used to hers as a child. Here is a sneak peek for the B family!

seven | san francisco kids photographer

alpana — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:40:48 +0000

my birthday boy.

There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise.
- storypeople

three little monkeys

alpana — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:59:10 +0000

and well-behaved ones too! A fun afternoon with these three siblings and their mama, the fabulous Rosa of Level 5 salon.

then and now | san francisco baby photographer

alpana — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:52:40 +0000

For a long time there were only your footprints & laughter in our dreams & even from such small things, we knew we could not wait to love you forever.
~ Storypeople

Love this Storypeople quote so much. Baby J was a long awaited princess that has brought so much joy to her family. To me she has been a special baby to document as well having watched her grow over the past two years. I had to have a post to share my journey documenting her and also my growth as a photographer (I hope!). I am behind blogging this session as I had to dig up some of her early photos that you might recognize if you have been a blog follower. Isn’t she just adorable? I feel so fortunate to have had this opportunity to document her over time and am thankful to her lovely mama for trusting me to create these beautiful memories. And hard not to get attached to a little person that I have watched grow from a wee little one to a little person full of personality.

I photographed baby J at three months, six months, ten months, one year and now at two years old. I am often asked what the best age is to photograph babies? Three months is a difficult age since they are sort of in-between but every milestone captures that moment in time. You can see for yourself how quickly she has grown specially over the first year!

then…

and now… little Miss Independent. I love this storyboard of an attempted picture of mommy holding her as it is such a testament of this busy age. Nope, she didn’t want to be held. But maybe she thought about it for half a second. Nah, decided she just had so much exploring to do and took off.

Toothless Wonder | San Francisco bay area kid photographer

alpana — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:36:34 +0000

About time I updated my poor neglected blog! I took some time off in the last couple months to take care of my health, family and some behind the scenes work for Storybox Art. When you have your own business, it seems like you are always working. In trying to keep up, I haven’t had the best work + life balance and my hope is that in the next few months I will find a better solution. ha, the operative word here is hope!

Lots of exciting ideas and a new look and feel will be unveiled in the next few months. Also, I will have posts sharing what I find inspiring (photography or otherwise) and sponsor giveaways of cool products. Be sure to stay tuned in and fan my Facebook page for news as well.

And back to my toothless wonder… Yep, he lost two of his front teeth. Finally! It took forever for those two wriggly teeth to fall out. Poor kid swallowed one in his sleep a few days back and got gypped by the tooth fairy. The 2nd one dangled precariously for days on end. But, not to be gypped twice he pulled it out this morning. In honor of his lost tooth we decided on a spontaneous mini-shoot and to document proof for the fairy to bring back some goodies.

an ice cream a day…

alpana — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:34:22 +0000

I had all intentions of sharing images from this session sooner but where did the week go? I have been a busy bee with finishing up with client orders and keeping up with the business end of things. Taxes are due by the month end and I have to get cracking!! Also, I had so many great images from this session that I felt I wouldn’t do them justice until I processed several to post the narrative of our ice-cream store visit. I so love how these adorable siblings were so immersed in their ice-cream that they barely knew I existed! Hope you love the sneak peek, Jennifer!

the wait…

decisions, decisions…

and finally getting to eat…