by carly on August 25, 2010
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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baby photographer Mission Viejo,
baby photographer Newport Beach,
Huntington Beach childrens photographer,
Orange County family photographer
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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Christmas cards,
custom holiday cards,
Huntington Beach family portrait photographer,
Newport Beach baby photographer,
Orange County holiday portrait sessions
by carly on July 12, 2010
by carly on June 30, 2010
I’ve been photographing both these kibbles since the day they were born, and they somehow just keep getting cuter and cuter. “M” was the flower girl at my wedding about a year and a half ago, and baby “K” was still in mommy’s tummy. Look how much “M” has changed in that short amount of time!! That’s why it’s important to schedule baby portrait sessions frequently…they grow up SO fast (there’s my sales pitch, hehe). We had such a fun afternoon building pillow forts, jumping on the bed, and twirling around like ballerinas. Take a look at the morning of adventure at Auntie Carly’s!
“M” at Auntie Carly’s wedding
Can you say ADORABLE?!
First time she’s ever flashed a pose for me quite like this…must be the dance lessons 
Jumping on the bed is sure to bring a big smile to anyone’s face
This was hillarious…looked like she was trying to stop out a fire on the bed
Baby “K” building a castle
One of the spreads from their custom coffee table book.
Baby K and those amazing, blue eyes
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childrens photography Orange County,
Costa Mesa baby photographer,
fine art portrait photography,
Huntington Beach baby photographer,
Newport Beach family photography,
studio portrait session
