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one little monkey…

alpana — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:02:53 +0000

…jumping on the bed. I just found the jumping photos as I was prepping the blog post from this family’s portrait session. The six year old and I got to have a little hangout as my son would call it. He jumped on the bed when no one was looking. Nothing like letting off some energy for an active kid and these are the real moments that make for some pretty cool images. And also a great addition for a signature album. They aren’t in this client’s gallery as I typically show 25-40 images in a gallery. If a client orders an album, I end up adding images not in the gallery to help tell the story of the day. I am asked about this quite often and thought I would share it in this blog post.

Back to this lovely family’s portrait session. We finally got a date down after some sickness in the early months. As luck would have it, PG&E randomly decided to turn off power that day. The family decided to roll with the punches after some back and forth and it turned out to be a great decision. Mom was worried about not having lights working. That wasn’t an issue as I work with natural light. The main issue would have been a freezing house which wasn’t the case and the little five month old was such an amazing little model too. The family will forever remember the day of the shoot and have that story to tell

the milk and cookies show

alpana — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:00:23 +0000

Two adorable brothers with their cookies and milk. That’s how we rolled for this end of the day session. A few laughs, a few tears and lots of mommy hugs. I photographed big brother a few years back and it was wonderful to see how much he had grown. Such a treat to see him again and meet his little brother!

Heading into the holidays, the schedule fills up pretty fast and I am almost booked through the end of this year. If you are interested in a family session please email me soon or for a kid’s only session, I have a few spots left for the upcoming Short Story Sessions on November 6th.

two boys, ugly icebat and ox

alpana — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:51:14 +0000

If you had asked me a couple years back, I was pretty clueless about Ugly Dolls. They were somewhat of a craze at my son’s school and we ended up getting a few. I wasn’t quite sure about the “Ugly” in the name but found out that it meant unique. Soon, I discovered that the Ugly universe was made up of the adorable plush toys, each with a distinctive personality and a story. The kids loved them and enjoyed having interactions through their dolls. So much better than electronic interactions, don’t you think?

One of the boys is my son’s buddy and I asked his mom to bring their dolls for the shoot. You can see how much fun we had! That’s about it for the sneak peek! But there will be several others without the dolls in your gallery.

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!

One plus one | Pleasanton family photographer

alpana — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:50:38 +0000

Equals two cute little boys. Two brothers- 1.5 and 4 years old. And their rocking parents. It turned out to be another crazy bay area foggy, cold day but we managed to conquer it and come out shinning!

Just wanted to post a quick sneak peek for the family. Thanks for being so flexible in working out the session date to work with my crazy moving schedule. Hope you enjoy your peek…

can you see how proud little guy looks to be pulling big bro?

Two sets of brothers

alpana — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:17:47 +0000

Yes! I am a bit behind schedule in posting and keeping up with the blog. You know that feeling of being swamped and a week of vacation can easily do that to you. Also, my son starts Kindergarden in a week and half which we are excited about. I am hoping to catch up in the coming week and will be in touch about your galleries. These are from mini-sessions a few weeks back. Enjoy your sneak peek!

First up… Five year old E and his baby brother. E used to go to the same preschool as my son and such a fun, energetic little guy. His little brother wouldn’t crack a smile for me but check out his cute little face. The minis are short sessions and often it does take some time to get little people (and bigger people) to be comfortable with a camera pointed at their face. But to me, it is about capturing their real expressions not a forced smile.

Can you tell he is enjoying his soft and cushy seat here? Hee hee.

I just adore this one… yep, he is looking past me.

And from the second brother session.This little guy barely fit in the basket but I loved the way it turned out.

This little two year old was full of spunk and on the go! Getting him into the wagon kept him seated just long enough to get some great pics. And dad was a big help keeping him in splits.