Recently, I met up with Brenda and Paul in Anaheim and Old Towne Orange for their maternity session. As soon as I met them, I knew we’d be getting some amazing photographs. They’re both real fun and funny, and completely excited about the arrival of their baby girl. I really enjoyed taking these photos because throughout the session it was clear how in love they both were, and how happy they were to be parents. When I asked them if they were ready for the sleepless nights and dirty diapers they just smiled, looked at each other, and said, “yeah.” Congratulations guys, you’re going to be awesome parents.

I recently met Brent, Aki, and their daughter Ava. “Adorable” is a complete understatement.

Jasmine and Paul are a cute couple. They found me through friends and it turns out, Jasmine and I went to high school together! It was like finding a long lost relative and as we spent the day in shooting in Laguna Beach, we chatted about our old neighborhood while comparing notes on who knew whom. They’re happily awaiting the arrival of their “Cadbury” - a nickname used in place of “the baby” or “it” because they decided to be old-fashioned and be surprised when he or she arrives. Congratulations you two.

Hi!  First off, I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas, New Year’s, Lunar New Year, and Valentine’s Day.  My sincerest apologies for the lack of posts on my blog!  I am still alive - albeit very busy with work and personal life.  I will be catching everyone up on my sessions and life soon!  Thank you for your continued support! - Mieng

Last fall I met Barbara, Eugene, and their daughter Riley at a BBQ gathering in their beautiful Irvine neighborhood.  They are were a family of three who have never had any professional photos done of them and when they found out I was a photographer, we quickly struck up a conversation and exchanged contact info.  I had the distinct honor of photographing the Choe’s at a special time in their lives.  Barbara was 8 months pregnant with their second child, and they wanted a combination of family, maternity, and infant portraits…we joked about the need to “catch up” with photos since this was their first session.  A few weeks later we met for the family & maternity session, which was just in time for Christmas, and recently I got a chance to meet their newest family member, Jonathan, for his own special portrait shoot.  Here’s a selection of my favorite images from the two sessions.  Please click the image for a slideshow!

I recently drove out to Los Angeles to photograph a really great family. Lauren and David have a fourteen month old son named Nathan who is not only adorable, but extremely curious about everything! We had a fun time trying to get him to sit still and not walk off to go look at something. It was a bit tricky but everything worked out when Grandma & Grandpa stopped by…it must be a universal truth that all kids love their grandparents because Nathan was all smiles the rest of the time :) Thanks for a wonderful day!

Please check out the slideshow and don’t forget to come back and leave me love in the comments box!

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