then and now | san francisco baby photographer

For a long time there were only your footprints & laughter in our dreams & even from such small things, we knew we could not wait to love you forever.
~ Storypeople

Love this Storypeople quote so much. Baby J was a long awaited princess that has brought so much joy to her family. To me she has been a special baby to document as well having watched her grow over the past two years. I had to have a post to share my journey documenting her and also my growth as a photographer (I hope!). I am behind  blogging this session as I had to dig up some of her early photos that you might recognize if you have been a blog follower. Isn’t she just adorable? I feel so fortunate to have had this opportunity to document her over time and am thankful to her lovely mama for trusting me to create these beautiful memories. And hard not to get attached to a little person that I have watched grow from a wee little one to a little person full of personality.

I photographed baby J at three months, six months, ten months, one year and now at two years old. I am often asked what the best age is to photograph babies? Three months is a difficult age since they are sort of in-between but every milestone captures that moment in time. You can see for yourself how quickly she has grown specially over the first year!

then…

and now… little Miss Independent.  I love this storyboard of an attempted picture of mommy holding her as it is such a testament of this busy age. Nope, she didn’t want to be held. But maybe she thought about it for half a second. Nah, decided she just had so much exploring to do and took off.