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Family

Brandi was referred to me by one of my great clients, Courtney (see her ADORABLE little girl, baby E, here).  Last weekend I photographed Brandi’s beautiful family of 3 (with 1 on the way!) at one of my fav new spots – Quail Hill Community Park in Irvine.  Not only is Quail Hill a unique family portrait location with lots of space for little ones to run around, but it’s very private also.  Perfect for camera shy people :)   Photographing little ones is usually a challenge.  I’ve found that if I become a child myself (think funny faces, strange animal noises, and pretending to hunt for treasure) the little ones’ interest is peaked.  It turns out that baby M was more interested in my camera than anything else, and the bubble gun was broken, so I handed over my camera for her to photograph mommy and daddy.  I made a deal with her that I could return the favor by photographing her, and that’s when some of the best shots of the day were created.  I’ll do pretty much whatever it takes to get the shots I want- whether it be untrusting a 2 year old with my camera, or just making a fool of myself.  Thank you Brandi, Darby, and baby M!  Can’t wait to show you the rest of the images soon!

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Early Bird Holiday Sessions!

by carly on August 13, 2010

Every year the holidays seem to creep up on us, and before you know it, it’s November and you haven’t even booked your holiday portrait session!  By the time your images are ready, you barely have enough time for your holiday cards to be made and mailed out on time.  As if you didn’t already have enough to stress out about in November and December!  Book your holiday portrait session now, and we’ll give you 24 FREE custom holiday cards if your session is before October 15.  October 29 is the last day we shoot holiday sessions, and October is already filling up VERY quickly!  Contact me (Carly) now to secure your spot.

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I had so much fun yesterday photographing Mini Sessions of some of the cutest little people ever!  Check the blog often to see when another round of Mini Sessions are being offered.  There will be special perks for all past portrait clients :)  Here’s a sneak peek of some of yesterday’s images…

Baby K was a little show off in front of the camera (in a good way!)  She made some HILLARIOUS facesNewport Beach baby photographer

 

Baby E was a little shy to accept Mommy’s offer for a kissHuntington Beach baby photographer

 

 Baby E scored these precious pink, angora booties from the Oprah show.  I want some too Oprah!Los Angeles baby photographer

 Baby B was much happier in mommy’s arms than in front of the backdrop, which turned out to be fine because I snapped this cute pic of her Laguna Beach family photography

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Family Photographer Orange County

April 7, 2010

I’ve photographed several milestones in the life of this wonderful family.  Baby D first visited my studio a mere 3 weeks after her birth, and I was also there with camera in hand when she donned a frosting-covered face on her 1st birthday.  I was thrilled when Baby D’s dad gave me the great news that a baby [...]

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Mission Viejo Family Photographer | Family Portraits Mission Viejo

March 31, 2010

I met this cutie pie for the first time when he was a teeny tiny newborn baby.  Now baby P is celebrating his first birthday, in grand Mickey Mouse style of course.  Guests munched on freshly prepared tacos, and lounged poolside in the beautiful March weather.  Baby P was treated to his first taste of [...]

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Irvine Family Photographer | Engagement Photography Irvine

December 1, 2009

Anyone out there remember the swimsuit company Raisins?  I think my first 2 piece bathing suit was Raisins, and I was far too obsessed with it.  Anyways, as a teenager, Monique modeled for Raisins, and several other companies.  Looks like her son could be following in her footsteps.  For Monique and Garet, we shot an [...]

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Family Portrait Photographer Newport Beach

November 25, 2009

I met Doreen about a year ago when I took her corporate headshot. At the time, her daughter, Crystal, was pregnant with her first child so we got on the subject of maternity portraits and family portraits. Doreen was sure excited at her soon-to-be grandma status! While the family was together for Thanksgiving, we planned a photo [...]

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Laguna Beach Family Portrait Photography | Picnic Beach

November 15, 2009

It’s that time of year again, time to have family portraits taken for holiday cards!  Though there are several great family portrait locations in Orange County, you can’t go wrong with a beach family photo.  Lyn picked up my business card at Dr. Hill’s office (our vet).  It had been way too long since they [...]

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Family Portraits Laguna Beach

November 10, 2009

Mandee and Tom are past wedding clients of mine, so I was thrilled when they returned for family portraits. Their son is such a ham in front of the camera; I had a great time joking around with him while simultaneously snapping away on my camera. I’ve learned that method works a lot better than telling a child [...]

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