This is the first of many blog entries that will be featuring horses (and their beautiful humans)! I have done several sessions recently and have discovered two things... 1) horses are incredibly photogenic, and 2) I am not as allergic to horses as I thought I was! I will admit I have a history of eyes that swell up to the size of raquetballs when I am around horses, so I was a bit nervous before the first of my recent horse sessions. All went well, and I am looking forward to more "equine" sessions! Meet Kirk and his beautiful owner...
September 02, 2008
August 19, 2008
A Jazzy Little ... Senior
OK, so if you're wondering about the title of this blog post, it's kind of an inside joke... based on something that was yelled out to us while we were on location for this session (the session actually had very little to do with jazz or being jazzy). Always interesting in downtown San Jose :). Anyway, as usual, this was definitely the urban adventure! A beautiful young lady with a wonderful, creative spirit and a very cool mom (ahem... sorry about the lack of good shopping spots!). Thank you so much for your patience... I had hoped to get this sneak preview up before I went to Portland but ran into some technical glitches. All resolved now... so here's a big showcase to tide you over until you can see all of the pictures. Really, a great session!
July 23, 2008
Endurance...
Endurance... that would probably best describe this recent senior session. Kimberly endured hair & make-up, 95 degrees in wool sweaters & hooded jackets (because 20 years from now you won't remember that it was July :) ), strange men whistling at her (because she's beautiful), and the strangeness that is a San Jose urban session. All in all, a lot of fun, and special thanks to Penny for helping out! Here is a sneak preview - this is really just scraping the surface - so many great images from this session!
July 06, 2008
I Love Summer Senior Sessions...
I can't believe the 4th of July has already come and gone! I remember as a teenager that I'd get that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach when I realized I only had a few weeks left of my summer until school started again. I guess that's *one* good thing about working year-round :). Although I have to admit I start to get that same feeling when I realize the holiday picture craziness is right around the corner, too. Anyway, enough about me... here are a few pictures from a recent senior session, that to me, had a very "summery" feel. The summer right before your senior year is a great time to do a senior session - no rush, relaxed sessions! This is Courtney - isn't she beautiful?
June 27, 2008
Have You Ever Looked This Good While Hiking?
I bet not... Everyone knows I love the urban photography scene, but every now and then I get the "nature" bug - usually on request. So for this shoot, we ventured into the foothills. And boy did we get what we bargained for - bugs... can you see them in any of these pictures? There were hundreds of them... constantly swarming around our heads! And little frogs, and salamander eggs, and poison ivy, and bobcats... all lurking around us. And did I mention peacocks? Well, we wished they were swarming us - we chased one around a bit hoping she'd pose for a picture but no such luck. Anyway, thanks to the Northern California wildfires, the sky was one giant softbox (nature's studio lighting). And here's the result...
June 11, 2008
June 09, 2008
The Best Behaved Puppy (and cute kids, too!)
As many of you know by now, dogs are easily one of my favorite subjects. I have done numerous sessions with dogs of all sizes, and they are always so much fun. So when I got a call from this family to do photograph their two children and their new golden retriever puppy, I knew this would be a great session. However, between my vacation, the Santa Cruz wildfires, etc., it took us a while to pull this together - I think I was sending emails telling them to stop feeding her until I could get out there for the shoot! Anyway, she was the best behaved puppy I have ever seen (I have a Beagle that is incorrigible, so I know a well-behaved dog when I see one). Can't beat a golden retriever puppy, cute kids and an orchard-esque backyard for really cute pictures!
June 05, 2008
Charm and Dimples
And yes, I'm talking about a teenager! This was a really fun session. We did a combo session - in studio and out on location in downtown San Jose. Those that are familiar with my "urban" sessions know that I love to venture into the "underbelly" of downtown San Jose - if there is such a thing... but hidden amongst the run down buildings and highway underpasses you will find some pretty amazing textures and backdrops for amazing pictures. You blend one beautiful teen with some of these hidden locales and the end result is a great variety of pictures! Brianna, thanks for you patience, I know you have been dying to see some of these!
Nothing Like a Cool Bike!
Meet Vicki. Vicki is one of my 2009 senior models. Isn't she gorgeous? I just love the variety of looks one girl can pull off! This is the first on-location shoot I did in downtown Palo Alto, and boy did we take a tour! You can find so many interesting photo spots if you just get out of your car and walk around... one of my favorite things to do with patient and willing models! And Vicki brought her super cool cruiser bike - the most brilliant shade of green! Anyway, here are a few from our session...
May 28, 2008
A Sweet "Almost Newborn"
I have quite a bit of blogging catch-up to do since our wonderful vacation. Thank you to all of my clients who have been patiently waiting :).
Here are a few from a great session I did before our trip. This little cutie was about 4 weeks old when we did our session. Most photographers strive to do newborn shoots when babies are less than two weeks old, mostly because the babies are still very sleepy and you can mold them into all sorts of cute positions. For this session, I decided to do lots of mom, dad & baby interaction shots - this way we could work around the alertness of a 4 week old. In the end, it didn't really matter as this little lady went along with pretty much everything we wanted to do - as did mom and dad :)... sometimes I have crazy ideas and this family willingly obliged... see first photo below... I think she's smiling!
