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what’s in the cards?

Have had a sluggish run blogging recently so I thought it was time for a share as I head out soon to the east coast. Love this family I photographed about a month ago. Our shoot was quite the adventure hiking out to a spot in Walnut Creek. The interesting thing is that you never […]

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Paula - LOVE this session! The Pokemon cards are hilarious ( have 3 boys myself and totally get those trading card looks 🙂 ) Those moments you captured of all of them are just beautiful!

Kristin - I love these! I can completely relate to the Pokemon cards having 2 boys myself! These are so full of love and energy. Love them. Seriously adore the last shot – it is perfect! Nearly a mirror image and I had to look closely….:)

alej keigan - beautiful, beautiful images! love the light and location!

Anna-Karin - Really enjoyed the joy in the eyes of these children in the photographs. You can totally tell that the pokemon cards were the trick to get their little guy excited. To sweet and as a mom of boys I can very much relate to that excitement!

Lisa Kelly - This is such an awesome session. So much connection and love coming from each image. The light is perfection and so are these images.

Christy Johnson - Such a beautiful session, so real! I love them all!

Sophie Crew - I love how you capture families and kids just doin’ their thing and looking awesome at it. Your work is amazing!

claire - stunning work & beautiful family!

Gen - What a fun, gorgeous session! Great job!

matter of faith

This blog carousel is about hope. Just a little over two weeks ago Jen Burgess Thompson, a photographer friend and mom to two boys was diagnosed with Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer. She has touched so many lives by sharing her story publicly before and after her surgery. She has motivated so many to take charge […]

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lauri - Your images of hope are all so beautiful.

Simone Hanckel - These are so beautiful Alpana.

Corey - Gorgeous images of hope, Alpana!

Dena Robles - Alpana, these photographs are very powerful and your son’s reverence in the religious settings is very sweet and moving. Good wishes for strength and understanding being sent to your friends Kerry and Noel, as well as Jen.

Danna - beautiful images…..love!!!

Julie - Thoese are stunning images! What a beautiful and peaceful space. and your son is just adorable. I love that you are featuring this wonderful place in your post about hope.

meant to be

Can’t believe I haven’t shared this session yet! Have been a bit slow with updates on the blog. I got to photograph little Jude and his family a few weeks back on a gorgeous warm evening. Remember him? I have been photographing him since he was a wee one and have grown to be rather […]

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lauri - Alpana, you are really talented at capturing families! Wow! This really is a beautiful family, but I so love your photography.

laughter

It’s that time again for this month’s blog carousel which is a collaboration with talented photographers all around the globe. The theme for this month is laughter. I pulled an old favorite from the archives and re-edited it. You can see my previous edit on canvas here. It made me dig through a bit more […]

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Laughter in family portrait sessions » St. Louis Children's Photographer and Maternity Photography, Baby Portraits – The Blog - […] carousel is a photographer who built her business on telling a story with her amazing photographs: San Francisco’s Family and Kids photographer Storybox Art . […]

Anna-Karin - Great choice for this months theme, this portrait is full of joy and laughter. Your sweet little boy is so handsome and adorable!

lauri - What a contagious laugh he has even with no sound! Love the photo and the series you’ve shown with it.

Sarah - Gorgeous photos! Love the joyful emotion!

marmalade - Oh Alpana, this is an amazing, beautiful image. Well they ALL are. I totally love the bw but that color shot made my heart beat faster, you have one gorgeous little boy!

samara - That canvas is GORGEOUS! I love how you captured him along side it – then and now – its amazing. He has a very handsome smile! xo

Danna - ahhhh these are incredible, and so full of joy! Makes me happy just to look at them 🙂 he is so SO cute and full of character and personality I can just tell.

Corey Sewell - Love these! Your son has such a great smile!

Dena Robles - So alive and vibrant, I do love the color version. It’s even better with his own laughing self alongside the canvas.

Julie - okay, he is ADORABLE! And that smile is so infectious! Great image!

maternity album

Just got this little beauty from Kate’s maternity session of mama with her little man. Love how it turned out and took a few photos before shipping it out. It will be such a lovely keepsake for mama to remember this special time. Storyboxart offers a short story maternity session with prints or an upgrade […]

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lauri - What a pretty album! The photos inside look amazing.

alpana - thanks Lauri. I love the way this turned out! Had such a gorgeous pair to work with 🙂