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a cultural affair

A few pictures from the Odissi Dance Performance at a Diwali Celebration in San Francisco. Pretty amazing and even my little man was quite mesmerized watching the show! Will add the details about the performing group once I get them.

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family of three

I was really excited to work with this family for their signature album session. They booked a family portrait session that would result in the fabulous Manhattan Album keepsake for their family starring their almost one year old baby boy. Little Ko-chan was able to stand assisted which made for a wonderful milestone and perfect […]

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Lisa - Beautiful family, and gorgeous photographs! Love the light & all the great details.

Aseel - Beautiful images and gorgeous family. Great work, Alpana!

Christy Johnson - Beautiful images! I love the story they tell of this moment in their lives. Just lovely!

Julie - These are seriously gorgeous! I love this session – beautiful family, super cute babe and lots of variety. I love it!

PamN - So fun and modern! Love every image from this session. This just shows how much better custom photography is, and this gorgeous family certainly deserves it!

Sarah Duckworth - I love how your images tell a story – these are just wonderful!

Lisa Kelly - This is a gorgeous family session. Those first few family images are just so stunning. Bub is a little cutie and I love all of the different expressions you captured.

Tara McGlinchey - What a great session! Love all the variety here and all the fun and energy you’ve captured. Great work!

claire - I ADORE these! Fabulous work.

david - very nice! love that last expression!!

the milk and cookies show

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 […]

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Sindea Horste - Gorgeous! And what adorable outfits for the kiddos.

TaraMc - Oh my goodness, these are so cute! Love the tones. Beautiful boys too!

Anna-Karin - Gorgeous boys!
Love the feel of this whole session, the colors and the theme. All of it makes for beautiful portraits of these sweet brothers!

Hazel B - Thank you so much! I really love the whole feel of these photos and the colors were captured so gorgeously. We had so much fun! Hope to see you again soon!

claire - Gorgeous work! I love the feeling in these.

PamN - Wow – what every mom dreams of!

Lisa Kelly - I am so in love with this. The styling and location are awesome. The boys are the cutest ever. Well done.

Jodie Greck - Oh my gosh, these are just gorgeous…. & that HAT!!!!!!

allie - Precious! Love the look, the little faces, gorgeous images!

Julie - How adorable are those boys! Love these! so fun and beautifully photographed

cheers!

Are you a princess? I said & she said I’m much more than a princess, but you don’t have a name for it yet here on earth. ~the Storypeople A peek from a recent session with this beautiful and incredibly bright four year old. When she picked up her glass of “wine” she said to […]

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claire - Totally adorable!

Lisa Kelly - This is sheer perfection. How stunning and regal she looks. Love it.

Julie - eekkkk! She is SO adorable! I love this!

allie - GORGEOUS! so sweet!

TaraMc - I love this image, so beautiful! Sounds like she is a very interesting girl. I bet you had a fun session.

Christy Johnson - Absolutely beautiful!

alej keigan - ha! cute. gorgeous image!

Anna-Karin - How adorable. She looks like a very sweet little girl. Can’t wait to see what else you captured during this session.

I am a big sister…

… and I will cry if I want to! When you are two and you want out… in this case the crib, the tears disappear as instantly as they appear once you are out. Two year old F warmed up to me pretty quickly in the course of the session and we shared lots of […]

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claire - Gorgeous images!

Christine Szeto - I love these! The first and last are favorites of mine! You rock, Alpana.

Renee Giugliano - Whidbey Island Photographer - These are so fun! I love the big sis in the crib! 🙂

TaraMc - Love these Alpana. You really have a talent for capturing the spirit of your subjects. Beautiful photos!

Paula - Absolutely beautiful! I love the carefree feeling to your photography.

Sindea Horste - These are awesome and show so much personality! My favorite is the last one, though. Beautiful.

Lisa Kelly - Awww, love these. Too funny watching big sister’s different expressions. Love that last image of the little ones together, precious.

Christy Johnson - I love the simplicity and connection in the these images! Gorgeous work!

off to NYC

Haven’t been able to finish proofing the images from this session but wanted to share one quick image that jumped right at me off the card. Not technically perfect but one of my absolute favorite ones. This is for the lovely mama with the most adorable boys. I so wanted to take him home and […]

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