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forever yours

alpana — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:24:37 +0000

In the heart of the world there is a place that holds the secret names of the rocks & the trees & all the children of the earth & around it gather women & men who hold it dear & each night they stand together to keep it safe for as long as it takes till morning comes & no matter what you have been told, this will always be so, in the heart of the world. ~ Storypeople

Hello hello! Haven’t had a chance to blog this lovely family session yet but wanted to share a few product photos of this one-of-a-kind custom designed keepsake Storybox. A beautiful at home and beach session with a variety of images for this memory box. Couldn’t resist sharing it!

We are winding down for the New Year and wrapping up with the last session in the coming week. Hope you are staying warm and toasty.

off to NYC

alpana — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:46:44 +0000

Haven’t been able to finish proofing the images from this session but wanted to share one quick image that jumped right at me off the card. Not technically perfect but one of my absolute favorite ones. This is for the lovely mama with the most adorable boys. I so wanted to take him home and he was ready to… such a sweet little man! I photographed him when he was a wee ten month old and how he has grown! He also has an equally adorable little brother that I got to meet and photograph.

Off to pack my bags for my NYC trip tomorrow. I am looking forward to a photography workshop as well as a few portrait sessions with east coast families. I will be away through October 3rd and emails/calls will be answered on my return. It is gearing up to be a busy fall so please let me know soon if you would like to book a family or kids portrait session for the holidays. I don’t have any short story session offerings for the holidays yet and might do so on a limited basis since I have gotten requests. If you are interested please let me know via email and I will keep you posted once I have something in the works. Returning clients will have the opportunity to have first dibs on the spots. If you haven’t “liked” our facebook page please do so to check out sneak peek and other news.

watching her grow…

alpana — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:38:27 +0000

into a funny, smart and adorable little girl has been such a wonderful journey. My first photo session with little Miss J was at three months as a newborn and then various milestones in her first year. In so many ways, I have grown with her while watching her grow. And over the next two years I have also photographed her annually. When we met for J’s three years photos in San Francisco, it was to be a sunny day. It turned out to be quite cold and blistery and our original plans for the shoot changed. She was pretty cold but braved the photo session as a little intrepid explorer. This is a larger than usual share but I just couldn’t help sharing this sweet little person that has become so dear to me.

See Ms J’s previous sessions at 3m, 6m, 10m, 1 yo and 2 yo.

Alpana Aras-King is an authentic story-telling photographer that works with kids and families in the San Francisco bay area and beyond. To schedule a session please use the contact section on the page. To follow Storybox Art on Facebook for sneak photos and more please “like” us by clicking here.

ring out the old, ring in the new

alpana — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:44:28 +0000

Happy New Year folks! Can you believe another year has gone by?

It’s good to be back after a lovely holiday in India. A wonderful trip filled with meeting family, friends, shopping and a teeny bit of travel. I hope to post some photos from my travels over the coming weeks now that my mac is back from the medics. Whew! I was going through some serious withdrawal not being able to download the trip photos on my return or access email in a proper fashion. My apologies for those that are waiting to hear back. Have a wonderful New Year…

ps. mosquitoes seemed rather fond of my boy or his sweet blood as they say in India. In these photos, he had nine bites on his face most of which had been acquired in the course of a day.

New York Short Stories

alpana — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:47:15 +0000

A few from way back in October from my New York Short Story sessions that I haven’t had a chance to share on the blog. Most of these little people were from 1.5 to 3 years old which is a super active age and am pretty happy to have gotten some decent pictures! Most of the short story sessions are 20-30 minutes and intended to capture a milestone. They are only offered on a limited basis around the holidays or summer time. If you are interested in a Short Story session please email me to get on our newsletter list for the offerings.

Presenting the High-Tea Princesses | san francisco family photographer

alpana — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:37:57 +0000

In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips. ~Author Unknown

A peek into a recent family session complete with high-tea for these little princesses. Meet Zoe and Parker enjoying tea time with giggles and laughter. And a fair consumption of gold fish cracker tea served in their fine china:-) I hope the F family will be able to reflect on their tea party and time together in many years from now.

back and forth…

alpana — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:04:00 +0000

My favorite time of day is just at dark when all thoughts of what must be done stop & small pools of light come alive on tired faces everywhere.
~ the storypeople

I quickly grabbed my camera to take a few snaps of my little guy as he went back and forth on his scooter on a hot summer day!

v.2 Six Month old Baby | San Francisco Baby Photographer

alpana — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:27:00 +0000

Remember this little cutie? Wanted to share a few more from her session that I love.

Not to miss the sylin’ little Miss with her sunglasses…

The Monkey Song | Bay Area Child Photographer

alpana — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:00:00 +0000

I had no idea that little people could be such effective actors let alone pull off an amazing production. We recently experienced the wonder through my son’s K/1 class play called “The Great Kapok Tree”. This really is an ode to the wonderful teachers that were largely responsible for making the play a huge success. The school itself has been amazing in helping build my son’s confidence from being a shy little guy (in groups anyway…and at home it is a different story) to this brave kid that was able to deliver his lines on stage in front of an audience. He started out by telling me that he had stage fright and it took him a bit to dial up the volume on his lines. The teacher did this amazing thing telling the kids that they had to give each other courage to remember their parts for the play. Here are a couple of fun clips…the little guy on the left in the Monkey Costume is mine

Monkey Song from Alpana Aras on Vimeo.

the delivery from Alpana Aras on Vimeo.

The kids were also given their first “homework” assignment of crafting out a play project. Rowan decided to do a monkey project that he worked on with his dad. I was pretty impressed with the job they did! It involved research on the rain forest, identifying various species of monkeys, picking out material and building it and also injecting his own story line. The monkeys playing tag, the “friendly” harpy eagle with the monkey and the Howler Monkey chasing food.

What is a post without a few of my photos? I took pics of the cast for the play and have a few to share…

hee hee…don’t you love that face?

Ten month old Jamey | San Francisco bay area child photographer

alpana — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:38:52 +0000

This has been a crazy week and a juggling act of sorts in trying to stay on top! I have been dying to proof these photos of my favorite little client. This is my third time taking pictures of this cutie and she is all of ten months old. It is such a treat to watch them grow and change over the course of the year. Is she adorable? Here is a sneak peek for mom. I will add a few more later but I thought I’d at least share this one for the time being.