Contax // Portra // State Film Lab We are soon off for our summer holiday and am looking forward to being back in Chicago. One of my favorite cities to visit and the time is always too short. Thought I would share a couple of images from my session with Jamey earlier in the year. […]
San Francisco. I have lived in this beautiful city for over fifteen years. It is the city that stole my heart when I came out for a visit and told myself I would live in one day. I am still amazed by its beauty and finding places that I have never visited before. My first […]
These three year old twin sisters have been my photographic subjects since they were fourteen months old. There is a certain unpredictability documenting really young children that I adore. Their last session was when the girls were two and a half, a little over a year ago. As they say, children grow up in the […]
I always love your take on family portraits. You’re a true artist, Alpana! This session is no exception. 🙂
what a sweet family session!
What a gorgeous set of images! I love the way you capture families.
What beautiful girls and captured perfectly. Loved reading Chantal’s words :0)
So raw and real. Love them.
Such lovely girls Alpana! and I am in love with the first picture up there, such great light!
simply gorgeous.. love that first photo so much
A spring portrait on medium format of Jamey. Makes me wish I had photographed more than one roll of film. I love that film makes me slow down and make every frame count. I can’t wait to share the gallery of images soon. Celebrate spring with a film portrait session. To do so use the […]
oh man, that joy! Contagious. Beautiful portrait.
This is a lovely shot. I too often come away from a session wishing I’d shot more medium format film!
What a smile! So beautiful
I love how happy she looks!
oh my!! what a cutie! love her hair <3
He was just around six in this photo. Those were the days when I had beautiful eye contact from this kid which has now become a thing of the past. Just like you, all my images are dear to me and the thought of losing them gives me serious heart ache. Just yesterday, my backup drive […]
I found him the other day with this book “How to Steal a Dog”. My poor kiddo has been asking for a dog for a long time. Begging, pleading, bribing… “I am an only child and don’t have siblings. At least get me a husky. Or…I won’t play video games if I have a dog.” […]
beautiful per usual. one word of advice on the dog — you must love it and want to care for it too.. since it will actually be your dog. 🙂 (said from mom with 2 dogs owned by kids, right.)
Love your work….. and you use of light in this series. The shadows on the wall….perfect!! Good luck with your decision! Dogs sure are cute and fun, but they are also a lot of work. xo
Love how you capture these fleeting moments Alpana! My son really wants a cat. He is reading the Warriors series of books now where the characters are cats 🙂
these are beautiful and honest. Great photographs
How do you think i ended up with a cat AND a dog….and a turtle….and two fish 😉 LOVE your eye…the light on the wall, the angles. Pure perfection!!
These are great. Love your use of light. Really helps to convey the mood.
love your use of light and shadow!
Get the pup! It will be the best addition to your family. I couldn’t imagine life without my 4 year old fur baby. Beautiful images as always!
these are precious!
I love these, the light is fantastic. The second one in is my favourite, lovely pictures
Alpana, I could spend all day looking at your work! You’re so talented and your images are always so artistic and beautiful!
What amazing light. And what amazing variety. I love this.
Central Park in the summer! It was a lot busier than what I remembered or expected but we somehow got through the session with an active toddler and thousands of people to dodge out of the frame. Recently, I visited NYC with my son, and managed to pack quite a bit in. You can see […]
I love the black and white photos! Wonderful:)
I love seeing Central Park captured through a fresh pair of eyes! Absolutely beautiful.
Sweet! Love the little girl twirling her dress!
That little girl has gorgeous eyes!! And I love the motion blur
I’m such a big fan of your work, Alpana. You somehow manage to make a family session totally artistic. These are fantastic and I can’t enough of those big, beautiful eyes!
All about the eyes. Such beautiful and unique work!
Such beautiful portraits!!!!!!!!
always love you
alpana, this one of the little girl looking up reminds me of the one of Will you took last year. remember?
so adorable.
When mama contacted me to do a San Francisco Family Session, I was both excited and nervous as she is a photographer. We met a few years back at a mutual friend’s home in San Francisco and she mentioned following my work since. We talked about what she wanted from the session and one of […]
Gorgeous photos of a beautiful family! I love what you’ve captured here.
Simply beautiful! You really captured the spirit and love of the family!
I can’t decide which one is my favorite! So lovely!!
Love the photos you captured of us!!
Love the photos!
I love this family. These photos are so gorgeous and reflect the beauty of my favorite mama, and her family. I’m positive these will be cherished forever.
Alpana – what a wonderful session, thank you so much!!
I love the beautiful pictures you took of my precious granddaughter Vyana with her mommy and daddy.
Beautiful pics which your photog captured of you!
Beautiful family and amazing pictures!!!
Is this when Shreya and I were in SF?? Awesome pics and lump-a-gus looks adorable! Can’t wait to see you guys soon!
Beautiful family pics. nice artwork.
I love all the pics and the fact that they are at home or in the hood… Makes it all so personal. 🙂
Love the photos, esp the ones at home… Makes it so personal and endearing 🙂
WONDERFUL session! Blown away again by your talent. This family is gorgeous, too!
Gorgeous. Captures your family’s moment perfectly
Beautiful pictures and gorgeous family.
Not only mommy in the pictures, but Mommy AND Daddy at the same time! Unheard of! Patel’s Ramayana is also great for the older kids.
I love my baby cousin Vyana!
we like all the pics. we love vyana.
All these pictures are so cute. Vyana, Mom and Dad will have very good memory of the time. The photographer has done a great job capturing these moments.
beautiful pictures. They seem like a truly amazing family
Gorgeous family! Loved all the wonderful images!
Rachna, these pictures are sooooo beautiful. You have a gorgeous family. 🙂
great pictures of my grand-daughter!
These photographs do a great job capturing the essence of the couple’s love for V. I’m not a photographer myself but one of the main things I look for in family photos is the story behind them. Knowing the couple, these photographs do just that!
I love it! Beautiful work and posting!
Beautiful family pictures and just purchased a copy of Ganesha’s Sweet tooth for my daughter.
Great lighting of all the pictures, sure pure and gorgeous! Love the story book Ganesha’s Sweet tooth. Just purchased for my daughter. Great art in the house too!
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rachna - We love the moments you captured! We will treasure these pictures for a lifetime. Thank you!
Demese Black - Love, Love, Love these pictures. I love this beautiful family. Job well done
Demese
Bijal - Great moments! Glad you guys are cherishing the time with Vyana! Feel free to cherish some moments at our house in San Deigo! Hope to see you soon! Bijal Reena Ayana Maliya Jivaan
Shreya - I absolutely love that Vyanas personality shines through… It’s been about a year since I last saw her and it feels like I can get a sense of the “wild child” adorable 2-year old that she is now!
Melissa - Just amazing! Gorgeous family:)
Vidya Balakrishnan - Bravo! These photos are just stunning. I would love to talk to you about doing some family photos for us in a few months when our daughter, Asha, is a bit bigger.
Anietie Ekanem - This is so beautiful. You have a great eye which captures the beauty of your amazing family in the moment. WOW!
Sandra Coan - What a fun and energetic family session! Love it!
Kel Ward - Gorgeous!!! You are so talented!
Trish Barker - So much feeling in your photos. These are so great!
Girish - Nice set of pictures 🙂 So much fun. The kid’s got beautiful eyes.