The most important thing you leave behind is the stuff that turns into treasures when children find it. ~Storypeople I adore this Storypeople quote. It made me think of sweet memories we created for baby C’s family and how they will cherish them forever. When baby C grows up to be a beautiful young lady […]
Carolyn was the recipient of a family session through my Giving is Awesome giveaway back in December 2009. She was nominated by Rosa of Level 5. When I read her story I knew right away that I had to photograph her family. Carolyn is a breast cancer survivor and still undergoing chemo treatments every few […]
Thank you Alpana. Giving is Awesome and so is receiving!
Love Carolyn
I know I have been behind blogging and have so many wonderful sessions to share. Shyla and Danoosh’s wedding has been at the top of my list and I have been going through the photos like a mad woman to share some before they take off on their adventure soon.
Lovely, lovely photographs! Taken with such sensitivity! Beautiful lighting. Can’t wait to see more!
Beautiful! So artistically put together and how beautiful you all look!
Oh my! Breathtakingly beautiful – the people, the details… and of course, the photography. Lucky lucky couple!
I love the photos. You can tell everyone had a great time.
How super stunning! Such fresh and lovely tones <3
lovely pictures thanks for sending them.
all look lovely.
These are lovely Alpana!
oooooh I LOVE these. You documented the day in such a lovely way.
I am excited to announce a giveaway of gnaana’s fabulous eco-friendly toys! gnaana is a retail website and online community center offering busy families a way to incorporate elements of South Asian languages, traditions and histories into their everyday lives. The company offers a unique selection of eco-friendly, developmental toys and educational material to teach children ages 0-12 about […]
I love the puzzle map of India. Tres tres Montessori. Along those lines, I wonder if Gnaana would procure some moveable alphabets and sandpaper letters in Devanagiri and Tamil for those parents wanting to teach their children to read and write.
I love the Alphabet blocks in Gujarati! Anything more Gnaana can share with us along those lines would be great! Thank you!
So hard to pick just one product as a favorite! The Hindi alphabet blocks are what first drew me to their company. The blocks are such high quality and a great alternative to English language blocks. I also love the avatar puzzle and the chotaa chef. All the products are brilliant and I’m eagerly waiting to see what the books section will have!
I love the Das Avatar Puzzle. It truly is a toy that grows with the child. My 1 year old daughter will first learn spatial relationships, then numbers and finally some background on her religion. It also brings back fond childhood memories on how I learned the “Das Avatar” through the Amar Chitr Katha comic books. I plan on buying several sets for Diwali presents.
I love the puzzle map of India and the cooking recipe cards. Absolute great earning products!
My favorite product is the one I’ve now gifted to 5 families with newborns–the Gujarati Gnaana blocks. I know it’ll be a while before they can use them but, the product was too amazing that I just had to get & gift it! As a first-gen South Asian American, I have often wondered–sometimes nervously–how we will pass on our culture, language & traditions to our children. And then there was Gnaana. 🙂
The aprons are too cute! I LOVE the lotus one and the elephant one…I also think the wooden blocks are great!
Totally hard to pick – i’m going to have to go with the blocks in Hindi – I love that they are colorful and a super practical way to introduce Hindi language teaching into everyday. I do also love the Das Avatar puzzle – we just bought the book by Sanjay Patel that teaches about the Hindu gods through comics and cute stories…
I liked the decals, never saw that before, it’s a novel idea. And thanks for the reminder to buy the book written by Sanjay Patel, I saw an article in the paper about him but completely forgot about it later.
Thank You for sharing this website with SF Desi. I am so impressed by the quality of these products and had an unexpected emotional reaction to them. I am so proud of the founder of this firm to think outside the box and bring meaningful high quality products to South Asian babies (& others) in the States. I love the recipe cards, these will help involve my older kid into cooking and hopefully eating and enjoying Indian food. My younger one loves Bharta…so I would be happy to share that recipe card with him.
Thank You.
These products look like a wonderful introduction to kids of all cultures.
I like the CD by Rabindranath Tagore. To have them translated is a treat for myself and my children. I also love the blue Apron with Maya written on it.
I am opening my new child care school and would love to have some of your products!
– Books!
– India map!
These are the ones I really would love to add to our materials for our children.
thank you!
Amy
I LOVE the alphabet blocks in Hindi! My husband and I have tried to instill in our children a love for learning different languages. This would be a terrific way to introduce Hindi!
Love the chef recipe cards!
love the blocks – hindi & gujarati! also love the chota chef cards. now i can sit back and put my 4-year old daughter to work making dinner 🙂 brilliant idea! wish i had thought of it!!!
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I am also interested in the Gujarati moveable alphabet . Please advise how I can acquire them. Thank you. Yogini
A few weeks ago, I was asked to be a guest blogger on gnaana (knowledge), an online and retail community dedicated to raising multicultural children. You can find the first article here on Why Hire a Professional Photographerand on Tips for Photographing your Kids. And a fabulous giveaway of Gnaana’s eco-friendly products’ that you won’t […]
Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s day! In celebration of the day, I thought I would share some old pictures of my beautiful mom from my box of photos. The one on the left is a classic studio picture that will stay forever timeless. The one to the right is one of my mom and […]
I love seeing old photographs, especially ones like these that shows the tradition from your heritage. What I mean is the beautiful Sari that she is wearing. Gorgeous!
Those old images are just gorgeous! How beautiful.
sooo sweetly beautiful. And I just love that quote 🙂
LOVE these!!!! That first one is amazing!!
These are all so sweet, she is beautiful!
these pictures are so sweet!
Have tons of images to sort through but here is one from the early part of the day of the bride getting ready…
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Stefani Wedl - thanks Alpana!! LOVE them all; I really love the one of the three of us!! (you do B&W amazingly well!!!)
I’ll vote for number 4 as my favorite…but I think if I were to vote at another moment in time I’d chose a different one every time. thanks for your hard work thus far; we can’t wait to see the rest!
Julie - Tough choice. I think #4 is my fave.
Carole Wedl - I’m the grandmommy; so, of course, I love all of them! Except for the blue eyes, Claire is so much like Stefani at that age. Pix 1 & 3 are especially like Stefani, as I remember. they’re all favorites but #6 with the whole family is especially dear. You ahve a great eye for shots. Thanks!
Sandy - Beautiful !!! These are all works of art – so charming and expressive. #6 of the whole family would be my favorite. However, choosing is hard -each of the expressions that you caught of Claire amplifies the other. #4 is precious. I also really like the way you captured the lighting on her features with #1. #2 profile cracked me up -like some of us ‘older’women who attempt to show our best ‘side.’ From there, she seemed totally entertained with the process!! You are gifted !
Thanks for letting us share in the experience – she’s a little angel !
Courtney Pickering - Great shots of little Claire Bear! I’m Claire’s Auntie and mom of her favorite playmate, Owen. I love #4: big smile, fingers in the mouth…what could be better? Can’t wait to see more!
Don Wedl - As the grandpa, “papa,” I vote for number 5.
Amy Buehler - The pictures are adorable! My favorite is #4. She feels that her teeth are coming in of course…
I also love the family picture. You have a beautiful, photogenic family!!
Teresa Lujan - They are all so adorable but numbers 3, 4, and 5 are especially so.
Lee Ann Pickering - It is a hard call, because they are all very good, but I have to go with #5. Loved the family portrait too!
Sarah Spann - Love Love Love Little Miss Claire Bear #4! It is amazing how you caught the twinkle in her beautiful baby blues. Perfect photo.
sabrina - they are all precious shots! but i think #5 and #6 are my favorites – beautiful baby, beautiful mommy, beautiful family!
Lola - Well, I like them all but I especially like #6 because I love b&w and Darren isn’t so bad to look at, either. I also like #2. First, you can see that sweet baby neck which is just my favorite part of a baby and I like that she’s totally taken with something off-camera and will be investigating that soon. Also, you get the full effect of those cheeks! Great job. Great subject.
heather - you are simply amazing! i just adore all of these! your clients are so lucky to have you–you truly create priceless art!
Rhonda Stark - lovely lovely lovely .. all of them! but i’m going to have to vote for #4 .. and i love the family image too!
Bobbi Presser - Great pictures. I’m with Don. #5 is my favorite.
Wonderful shots and they really catch her personality.
Great Aunt Bobbi
Carolyn Glover - Absolutely beautiful photos of Miss Claire! I vote for #3!
Jane Eaton Hamilton - Oh, she’s so dear. Love that last one esp.
Amy Pickering - These pictures are wonderful. Such an adorable baby and great faces! My favorite is #3 because Claire is just so darn happy! As others noted, the family shot is also great!
mandy - these are pure brilliance. when i see my own family photographed, this is how i see it. i just love everything about your work. My fav for the baby is #3 for sure…
Jane and Alan Raphael - Number one for Claire. Those eyes and her mouth convey a look of wonder. They are part of the beauty of Claire Bear. Nice soft light evokes a feeling of baby beauty. Can’t wait to put her in our arms.
Heather Rabineau - I love them all! She’s SO cute. #1 and #5 are my favorite. I love the family photo too. Love Autie Heather 🙂
Shane and Ashton Rabineau - Ashton and I love baby Claire in all of them. #4 is Ashton’s favorite photo of his cousin. We also love the family photo.
jessica tomei - My favorite picture is number four and the family picture. These pictures are beautiful!!
ash - Thanks for sharing!