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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!

Heading out to the Big Apple

alpana — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:23:57 +0000

I am heading out to NYC for a week starting Monday, Nov 10th. Am so looking forward to getting back to NYC after a long time and will also be doing some mini-sessions. I have limited availability that you can check here. All phone calls and emails will be made on my return.

The Texan family in San Francisco | San Francisco bay area photographer

alpana — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:20:04 +0000

I first met Mommy R online several years back while on my quest to have a baby. She visited the bay area when I was preggo with R and we got to meet in person. We stayed in touch off and on and then reconnected more recently on Facebook. She emailed me recently to say that she was joining her husband on his work trip to the bay area to have a photo session with me. Heh, I am sure she was kidding!! After all who can resist coming out to the bay area? But it doesn’t hurt to have that kind of compliment. And with that pressure I sure hope they like their sneak peek here and the photos.

I convinced her to book a family session instead of a kids only session and get in on the action. A session in itself is an investment and for a little more you can get to be in pictures which you probably will never take of yourself otherwise.

I wanted this session to be really special for R’s family for having put their faith in me and coming all the way from Texas. I stressed about the location as usual and eventually everything worked out. She even went along with my suggestions of getting some cute outfits for the kids from the Tea Collection. Now, I think she is hooked on their clothes too.

Her adorable twins warmed up to me pretty quickly and we had a lot of fun together mostly with me just hanging out watching them play. The funny thing is that her little guy K could almost be my son’s twin. He has the same twinkle in his eyes and crazy boy energy! It is the twin’s birthday today so I wanted to post the sneak peek for them to enjoy! Happy Birthday K + K!!

Have your cake and eat it too?

alpana — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:23:21 +0000

Sometimes… just sometimes, bribes work so very well to get what I want. Oh, who am I kidding? It is is more than sometimes. So here we are at the little irani cafe in Mumbai with Mr. R enjoying every little bite of his Black Forest cake. The waiting, the anticipation all worth the few frames I got below. And I got to enjoy my chai with mawa cake in between my shots.

When we visit India, I like to do at least one photo session of some pictures of R in a setting that has some sort of history. On our last trip, I photographed R in a little roadside tea shop near the registrar’s office after my brothers wedding. Sadly, that little shop is gone. If you want to take a peek at the photos they are on my website under Chronicles. On this trip, I decided to take the photos at an Irani Cafe that I used to frequent when I went to art school in India. Don’t get me wrong, I love me a cappuccino but it is sad to see the older cafes becoming a dying breed and ultimately a fading memory. Though, did I say my favorite drink is a good cup of chai?

Desi girl | san francisco bay area kids photographer

alpana — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:12:33 +0000

I have this song stuck in my head ever since I saw the movie Dostana last year. Typically, I don’t watch a ton of Bollywood films but this one was hilarious. I don’t think I have laughed as hard watching a Bollywood movie for a long time so if you have a chance be sure to check it out. I have been on a film watching spree and have a few moe on my list that I’d like to watch including Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and the Revolutionary Road. We tried to watch Slumdog but it was sold out with its nomination for the Golden Globe awards. One of these days…

This session was a quick one with my kindergarten friend Aparna’s family while visiting Mumbai. Her little one Tara is close to my son Rowan’s age and they had an amazing time playing together as well. I could have photographed this adorable desi girl all day.

And one off R and T together…