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old friends | san francisco kids photographer

While in India, I had an opportunity to catch up with my friend Aparna and her gorgeous daughter. Remember her? Aparna and I met in kindergarten and along with a group of friends have stayed in touch over the years. Although we go back every two years and meet for a short time; it feels […]

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Corey Sewell - Beautiful! Love that you have been friends for so long – very cool!

alpana - Thanks Corey. I feel fortunate to have my friends in my life.

ring out the old, ring in the new

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 […]

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New York Short Stories

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 […]

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Presenting the High-Tea Princesses | san francisco family photographer

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 […]

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Corin Jones - How whimsical! I love it!

mary mchenry - I love these! So beautiful… Great treatment on the images too.

sarah wheeler - these are so beautiful!

Corey - These are so beautiful and fun – love them all!

ashley - Alpana, these are breathtakingly beautiful! Love this session!

twenty-five reasons…

…and more to preserve the fleeting moments of those wonder years. You might recognize this little guy from here. Each time I see him, he has grown a bit more. And I love that I get to see the adorable little guy and document these milestones. I have been asked what a typical session looks […]

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she came all the way from Orange County

Could she be any cuter?? Her mama booked the session as they were in town for a wedding for a few days. Our original session had to be rescheduled as poor little Reese ended up getting sick on arrival in San Francisco. Luckily, she was better in a couple of days and the stars aligned […]

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stephanie - so lovely A. definitely worth the drive to you!

Carie - Alpana – these are beautiful!

Liz Pharis - What a precious photo! I can’t wait to see all the shots…

Robin Picken - Wow! What great photos of Reese! I can’t wait to see the other photos. I am Reese’s aunt and I have not seen Reese for a while now. So all I can say is Oh My Gosh! And I better get a photo Mom and Dad! Hugs, M

Cindie Ryan - Love the shots. The photographer caught Reese’s personality exactly (quiet, yet ready to pounce with enthusiam at any moment.)

Rob Hernandez - Hey Alpana! Great job on these photos. Like you said…you can’t put a price on these photos. I’m sold!

Chris Reimer - Captures her fashion personality – ballerina meets tomboy – and reflects the imagination at this age.

AJ - That is the perfect “diamond in the rough” picture! I like the color combination between the pink tutu, pink balloons and the urban gray background. Excellent photos!!

Amber - Wow, PRECIOUS! So eclectic… Love new age photography! And I echo Chris… Ballerina meets Tomboy. Sold!

Wendi Gensel - Gorgeous pictures! Way to capture a moment in time with beauty and grace! Great job!

Art J - The post on Facebook is very, very cute! Great use of color and fantastic job capturing the moment.

Sean Matlock - What awesome photos of little Reese! I love the “urban” feel of the shots and can’t wait to see the rest 🙂

Cathy J. - Love the photos…so sweet and beautiful.

Grant - These are great! Can’t wait to see the rest.

Seher Javier - Very artistic and modern, I like the settings! Reese looks like a natural!

Valerie - These photos are great. Reese is such a cutie. Love the profile shot of her.

Dianna Miller - WOW!! I haven’t seen Reese since her first birthday and my goodness she has grown into a beautiful little girl!! I can’t wait to see more! Beautiful model and beautiful pictures; a winning combination!

Jason Arakaki - These are great looking pictures!!!! Love you baby girl!!!

Jackie - These photos are amazing! I can’t get enough of them. Reese is so cute and the photographer did a wonderful job at capturing her and her energy. LOVE it!

Missy Tambourne - Little Reese is so cute…looks like lots of fun and the photos are amazing!!!

Nicole Andrews - I LOVE LOVE LOVE these pictures. Reese is absolutely adorable and Alpana, you have such a gift!

Mary Kathryn - Could she be any cuter??? Love the facebook pic so much- truly capturers her personality!

Sima - This is such an adorable picture of Reese! You really capture her sweet and whimsical demeanor 🙂

Corey - Super cute!

Noel Dela Cruz - Wow…Reese is such a big girl now! I cannot wait to see the other photos because these two samples are beautiful!

Olgali - Cute shots and adorable model! My favorite is her profile photo.

Rachel Torres - Great picture of little Reese! I loved the black and white too! She looks cute in her skirt as she sits and looks into the camera is really unforgettable! Looking forward to seeing more!

Elizabeth - So cute! She is getting so big! I love the B&W shots!

yollie hernandez - Wow…She is very cute, photo is great.

Marlene - Reese is soooo cute! This is really a great picture… so clear and natural. I love it!! Great job Alpana!!

Jet & Zak - We love the pictures of Reese! She’s a cutie!!!

maribeth - love. the picture + the little toes + tutu make me want to be 3 years old again. fantastic shots!

Christine - Beautiful pictures 🙂 Love them!!!

back and forth…

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 […]

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ashley - Cool shots! He is so handsome!!

Jesse - LOVE those…the light in them is divine…and he indeed is dang handsome 🙂

Hugs from Germany,
Jesse

Corey Sewell - These are awesome!