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a little trip away with my boys

A few from our family trip to Santa Cruz. At nine, he is certainly getting to be more challenging to photograph. The beach hangout was rather spontaneous as we ended up there in the course of my locating scouting for this family session the next day. One more week and we go back to school. […]

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andi - alpana these are just beaaaautiful. gorgeous shots of your gorgeous boys.

alpana - Thanks Andi. I am so glad to get what I can with the boy!

Kristin - Perfection! I love this series —- a perfect day with the boys, brilliantly captured!

hello, almost summer!

Am hoping for some warm weather and sunshine soon. It has been a while since I posted or blogged any of the past sessions. I have been busy catching up with work + life since I got back from India. We have had a fun and busy baseball season and I have been going a […]

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Anabel Sanchez - Sweet capture of a cute boy! Love his wild hair…just like my 5-year-old’s! : )

Pamn - This is just the kind of image that a mom will treasure forever!

hair makeover in a pinterest shirt

I stumbled upon a “hair makeover”in progress and grabbed my camera for some quick shots. A few more on the facebook page if you want to take a peek. Talking about Pinterest, have you checked it out? It is a great place to explore and share visual inspiration from the web. And if you fancy […]

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nick and his momma

These images in this blog post are a mix of film and digital. I photographed this funny and handsome eight year old dude and his mom last year and have been wanting to share some of the images from their session. I asked Rhonda if she could guest blog a post and she agreed. I […]

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Anna-Karin - Beautiful mother and son portraits!! I think these kinds of portrait is something every mother would like with her her child/children.
Handsome little boy as well!

Jo Anna Guerra - This photo session is gonna sell you a whole lotta packages!!!! They’re just beautiful subjects, beautifully captured, and beautifully retold.

Lisa S. - LOVE these! Great color, great portraits. Lovely.

alej keigan - gorgeous mom, gorgeous son! amazing job with these, love how rich they are.

Paula - What an amazing session with this mother and her son. Your lighting is just beautiful on these.

Jennifer Warmbrodt - Simply gorgeous! Love the warm tones and rich colors!

Heather Puett - These are so sweet. Makes me want to go have a photos session with my son.

PamN - Oh my gosh – every single one of these is stunning, but together they are even more awesome!!! I hope she does a wall display or an album, because these are outstanding in every way!

Vanessa G. - I so wish I had images of me and my boys together. I’m always taking the pictures and I need to be in them. What wonderful memories for mom.

Christy Johnson - Beautiful work! I love the warm, sunshiney feel!

in film

I am participating again this month in the blog carousel with some amazing photographers from around the globe. The topic this month is alternative cameras and my hope was to share some recent images taken my 35 mm film camera. They didn’t quite make it back in time (haha, no instant gratification with film) so […]

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Corey - Love these, Alpana. Your son is so handsome!

teri mason - Wow, he is gorgeous! Love his eyes!!

Anna-Karin - Your son sure photographs just as beautiful on film as digital, such a handsome boy!
Really like these images and loved that you included a link to your previous photographs taken with film. Very artsy!

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christine plamann - beautiful in every day – i just adore the depth of film.

TaraMc - Adorable photos Alpana. Love your work with film.

Dena Robles - Alpana, these are lovely. Shooting film suits you well and I hope you’ll share your new treasure trove when it comes back this week!

marmalade - I love! There is nothing quite like film is there?

Your boy is so handsome, he has the most captivating eyes I’ve ever seen. Beautifully captured.

June - Alpana, these are fantastic captures! Love the depth and personality.

Julie - Your son is so adorable, and those eyes!! I love your film images – they have a texture and transition between tones that just can’t be beat and the grain is so lovely. I really want to get back to shooting some film too – it is the best!

allie - Gorgeous. LOVE these images, so natural and beautiful!!

Mary Beth - I love each and every one of these. They are just rich in stunning b&w tones and most importantly – they make me smile! 🙂

Samara Hutcheson - Oh these make me want to shoot in film too. Simply gorgeous. And your son’s eyes – wow!!!

Danna - your work is always so inspiring! Beautiful images, truly!