Last year, many of you opened up your hearts and donated to raise funds for Amber’s Cure. Every year, I try to donate a photo session as my pay-it-forward to help someone I can with my art. This one was for Amber. Amber is a brave young mama with two boys that is battling a […]
A few days back I had shared a little about meting Don Foster. Don Foster has been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer with his wife Karen by his side. Recently, he sent me a couple of newspaper articles with more of his story here and here. Don has been in a clinical trial […]
Beautiful images and so touching.
Beautiful, and so sweet. Good luck on this journey to him and his family.
Gorgeous catch. The love emanates. Timeless, and beyond this the tactile life.
When I first met Don and his sweet wife Karen, I knew right away that they are pretty special people. Don thanked me sincerely several times for my time in doing their photo session. I have photographed several charity sessions but this has to be the one that touched my heart. I have to say […]
This year, I had made a resolve to donate a few sessions for those that would not be able to afford the luxury of a custom portrait session. When my friend mentioned her involvement with a non-profit that works with victims of domestic abuse), I thought it would be amazing to create a story-telling portrait […]
Those are beautiful captures, such a sweet circle of love 🙂
These are gorgeous! Bless you for giving these ladies some happy memories!
Such stunning images, and a beautiful story!
So much joy and love springing from these images. Beautiful work.
delightful as usual! Your work is always a pleasure to look at!
Your work always tells a story…love it!
What beautiful images of a beautiful family. I adore these.
great lifestyle images.
Photographic magic! Love them all.. such great work you do!!! THis little family looks like they know who to have some fun!!
is no. 5 from the comments section picked through random.org! Thank you all for participating. If you would like to purchase a planner please click here.
I had a sudden bout of late inspiration. On Dec 31st as I stared at the last page of 2011 planner, I thought why not put together a weekly planner with a few of my favorite images from the year for myself? So here it is… not too snazzy but it should be functional. Although […]
I am a fan and I shared it! Thanks so much. Anto
A fan of yours, always!
Fan on FB. Fan of your work. And fan of you in general. Just waiting for my son’s hair to grow out a little before we finally schedule a session (and maybe make the NEXT calendar). 😛
Of course I’m a fan! 🙂
Always, always a fan!
What a great idea!! 🙂 And of course, I am a fan.
very cool – great idea! i’m a fan!
Love your pictures and hoping to work with you soon!:)
I am a facebook fan (KH Bride)
I shared on twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/KHBride/status/162439271645577216
I shared on facebook too: https://www.facebook.com/khbride/posts/236313889780862
I am a fan and I shared this on my FB feed. I think I shared it twice!
wow! Alpana you have a lot of fans… there must be a strong breeze your way… But, I see that I have to blow much stronger than your fans now! :)) I shared it on my wall through my Facebook!
i’d love to be entered in the planner giveaway. thanks! I am a Facebook fan!
Hi Alpana,I’m a huge fan and shared this on FB. Thank you! Dana
Love your work darling Alpana! Posted this on Fb also.
I”m a fan!!!
Love your work Alpana … can’t wait for you to capture our new addition too!
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 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
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Joyce Kang - What a sweet family!! Praying for Amber <3
christina - so sweet alpana!
Kristin Sweeting - So beautiful! What a precious family. The black and whites are stunning!
Sandra Coan - What a fantastic family session! Love them all, but that last image slays me!
wendy laurel - love this and love the thought behind it. Hoping Amber is doing well.
Lindsay Madden - Absolutely beautiful work, as always! Your images always evoke so much emotion. Love it!
Marcie Lynn - I love your style. The B&Ws are my favorite! Beautifully photographed!
Stefanie Kapra - These are so true and real and beautiful. And these big dark eyes from the kids are just gorgeous. Great post. Thanks for sharing!
Krystle Akin - OH MY WORD! Precious!!! Love!
Mirelle - Such a beautiful family session – that last shot is my favorite!!!!
Jodi - Another gorgeous set of images – love your different ‘view’ and angles.
jody savage - this is so so lovely. love your work!! the black and whites are amazing!
Chantal Stoner - I think this batch of photos was even better than the session we did last year. Just love everything about these!
Jaine Kershner - the sweetest little girls ever. such a wonderful family session!
Kelsy McCartney - ohhh those first two and the last one were quick favorites!! beautiful session, very refreshing and full of life 🙂
Rachel May - Goodness, this is so lovely Alpana. I adore the life in them… beautiful movement.
Kina Wicks - Oh my goodness, the first image just look my breath away!
Emily Anderson - Wow! These are so creative and dreamy! Beautiful job, Alpana!
Jenny Owens - What a great thing to do and these are beautiful photographs.
Sera Petras - These are great. That last shot is stunning! What a sweet family session!
Kimberly Barnes - Such a lovely family session!