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if wishes were fishes…

alpana — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:06:18 +0000

…I could photograph this little guy all day long. Besides being adorable, he is such a happy little guy. I loved every minute of being with him and his gorgeous mama. This is our third photo session together at almost two years old. I met him and his gorgeous family as a wee little newborn and have loved documenting him since. Mommy brought along some fabulous props including the gorgeous vintage high chair that used to hers as a child. Here is a sneak peek for the B family!

Toothless Wonder | San Francisco bay area kid photographer

alpana — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:36:34 +0000

About time I updated my poor neglected blog! I took some time off in the last couple months to take care of my health, family and some behind the scenes work for Storybox Art. When you have your own business, it seems like you are always working. In trying to keep up, I haven’t had the best work + life balance and my hope is that in the next few months I will find a better solution. ha, the operative word here is hope!

Lots of exciting ideas and a new look and feel will be unveiled in the next few months. Also, I will have posts sharing what I find inspiring (photography or otherwise) and sponsor giveaways of cool products. Be sure to stay tuned in and fan my Facebook page for news as well.

And back to my toothless wonder… Yep, he lost two of his front teeth. Finally! It took forever for those two wriggly teeth to fall out. Poor kid swallowed one in his sleep a few days back and got gypped by the tooth fairy. The 2nd one dangled precariously for days on end. But, not to be gypped twice he pulled it out this morning. In honor of his lost tooth we decided on a spontaneous mini-shoot and to document proof for the fairy to bring back some goodies.

wrapped with love | oakland family photographer

alpana — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:59:15 +0000

On Sunday afternoon, I spent a couple of hours with this dad and his two boys around their Montclair home capturing their special bond. In the photo below, I love that I snapped the moment when they were all wrapped around each other as the boys clowned around while getting into a “pose.” Most often, my favorite photos are real moments like these that happen between the posed photos.

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!

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…

Canvas Wraps | San Francisco Kids and Family Photographer

alpana — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:41:54 +0000

One of my favorite products and also very popular with clients. I got in a few recently and couldn’t resist taking some quick snaps to share them.

Seven month old and family visiting San Francisco | San Francisco Family Photographer

alpana — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:10:44 +0000

I have been lax about updating my blog lately. I am still catching up with our move, trying to sell our old home and juggling home and work. I wanted to share some images from a family portrait session last weekend. This was a special family session which was purchased as a gift by the little one’s aunty. What a cool aunty!

We hung out in the Pacific Heights area of San Francisco. It is always an adventure going to new locations and it was an extended morning of fun scouting spots near by, shopping to add to little A’s wardrobe, napping for one of us, and then some fabulous photos. The funny thing was the park we ended up at had two other photographers shooting family sessions. It must be that time of the year!

Going down the steps, I loved the light so we had to get a few photo. How I love it! And check out the cute little fashionista…

Tween twins | San Francisco Family Photographer

alpana — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:22:24 +0000

Typically, I chase much younger kids but this session was about active twelve year old fraternal twin boys. Soccer was their thing so they came armed with their balls and spent a good deal of time kicking the balls around. Mom wanted natural photos of the boys being themselves. “Not too natural” she said, as this seems to be the age where teen angst sets in As a blip of their radar, I didn’t really get to experience any of it but got some wonderful moments as they arm-wrestled, laughed and goofed off in the course of our mini-session. Hope you like the pictures of your sweet boys, Nanci! I had a great time hanging out and we might just pop in to watch them playing soccer.

being close to each other (as in hugging) was out of question…though i love how this turned out with Peter sort of doing his own thing popping into the frame as I was shooting his brother.

mr. and mrs. gibson | san francisco bay area family photographer

alpana — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:24:47 +0000

This was a fun shoot! The little guy is my son’s preschool buddy and has such an expressive personality that was fun to capture. His personality is so much like my son’s so I knew what to expect! I talked about the photos at length with mom and dad and they really didn’t want to “pose” for the camera. I can’t tell you how much I love when a client tells me that as it is just the kind of work I like to do.

These just make me crack up! As we were getting into “posing” (sometimes, we sort of do) for the camera, the little guy decided he didn’t want to be in the frame. Well, he sorta did, then didn’t, walked in and out. It turned out to be one of my favorite “stories” to capture and I hope mom and dad get a giggle out of it too!

Baby R newborn session – San Francisco photographer

alpana — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:44:12 +0000

Meet sweet little baby R, seven days old. Mommy is still working on getting the graphics on the wall but check them out….they are so cool. Thanks so much mom and dad for letting me capture some precious memories for you.