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cheers!

alpana — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:29:58 +0000

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.”

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.

baby boy blue, a gorgeous family and their vw bus | marin family photographer

alpana — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:19:01 +0000

For this session, I trekked out to the Marin Headlands to capture this family in some of their favorite spots. I fell in love with this gorgeous family and spent a wonderful evening documenting their time together. Our original session was intended for little William’s one year photos though we ended up doing them around fifteen months due to a home remodel/move. He was a busy little explorer with a love for rocks. You can even see some of the rocks from his collection in the picture below. Amidst, the exploring I got moments of pause here and there and a gaze into his blue eyes. Nine year old Jack was such a sweetheart as well playing his role as a protective big brother keeping a watchful eye on baby W and keeping him entertained.

In honor of Father’s day I put together this storyboard of pictures that celebrate this beautiful family…

SHYLA + DANOOSH : JUST ONE

alpana — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:49:40 +0000

Have tons of images to sort through but here is one from the early part of the day of the bride getting ready…

someone special

alpana — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:13:11 +0000

This K family was visiting San Francisco from the east coast last week so their family portrait session came about rather quickly! Mom and Dad went to law school with a wonderful client that referred them to me. They wanted to craft their story in the city that they love so much and move back to some day. We visited some of their favorite spots and also took some pictures in their family home in Laurel Heights. Amazingly, in the course of the shoot five month old baby Sophie’s great-grandma stopped by. How amazing is that? She is such a sweet heart and I was thrilled to capture some photos of the wee one with great-grandma. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your stay, K family!

Shyla + Danoosh = Engaged

alpana — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:30:02 +0000

I met this lovely, young couple in San Francisco for their engagement photos. Nope, I haven’t quite forrayed into the world of wedding photography though I will be shooting the wedding of these love birds in the summer. And possibly, after that doing a select few in the future. It was quite the departure from my norm of chasing kids and a nice change. Shyla had this idea of using a big red balloon and sent me a link to these amazing pics taken by Max Wagner. We walked around the city with their big red balloon which sadly had an untimely exit but we managed to get a few good pics before it happened.

Only Angels Have Wings | New York Kids Photographer

alpana — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:19:56 +0000

Seems like a fitting post to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Day! A few more from the New York mini-sessions of little Ms. Lily that came with her angel wings. Hope you enjoy these, mama!

against all odds | New York natural light photographer

alpana — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:42:59 +0000

If something can go wrong, it will. Based on good old Murphy’s Law it was a day where the rain gods were not in my favor. It was the only day the New York Mini Sessions were scheduled for as I was west coast bound the very next day of beautiful high 60′s weather. Yet, somehow we managed to wrestle up the hearty New Yorkers to shoot between rain drizzle and a dark, cloudy sky.

Aside from the crazy weather, I got to meet some amazing families from NY and work with them in a fun urban scape quite different from the San Francisco backdrop.

Meet Jack and his two friends. Sweet little Jack came with a whole bunch of fun stuff for the shoot (or his mom and her friend did). They even got some fall leaves that the kids got to toss around in the air- how fun is that!

catch me if you can | Pleasanton kids photographer

alpana — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:13:18 +0000

One perk of my job is that it gives me a good workout. These two adorable brothers were so much fun! The little two year old gave me a run for my money but who can resist those beautiful blond curls? The older brother was a great helper in capturing his little brother and keeping him at bay. Hope you enjoy your sneak peek, mama!

an old soul | east bay child photographer

alpana — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:12:58 +0000

That’s what his mom called him. You can see why when you look at the first photo of the handsome little guy. I just about flipped when I saw it!!
Just like they say, “Eyes are the window to the soul”.

It took a bit for him to warm up but once he did he was being his goofy self!