I recently met The Friedman’s and got a chance to spend a fun afternoon hanging out at their home. Samantha and Jordan, along with their adorable ten-month old son Jackson, invited me over to do their very first family portrait session. We had a blast! They’re such a great looking and down to earth family and it totally made my job easy. Jackson’s a handsome little man who’s got this thing for sticking his tongue out at me, but the icing on the cake was that their chocolate brown Cocker Spaniel is also named Zoe(y)! Thanks for a fun filled afternoon, guys!

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Alex and Fabiana are a great couple with two really cute kids. So cute - in fact - that it was no problem at all when Fabiana told me to focus the session on the kids. We all got together last week on a very warm and sunny Sunday and I had so much fun capturing this down to earth family! We hung out in their beautiful neighborhood and had a blast while I snapped away. I brought Zoey with me to get some extra smiles outta the girls, which turned out to be a great idea! I think I found my new photo assistant! Special thanks to Sandy for reigning her in and keeping her overzealous tongue in check :)

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This space reserved for when Branden, Ann, & my mom came over to hang one evening.

(I’m so behind.)

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Mom & Son.

Grandma & 1st Grandson.

Branden’s many faces :)

Sorry about not updating my blog in a while. My alter-ego day job has been keeping me quite busy. Things are hectic since I recently moved over to join a new team and have been suffering at the hands of the newbie learning curve. My new boss seems cool, except that he wants to keep me busy. But anyway, we were able to squeeze in a portrait session with Branden this past weekend. His parents wanted to get some images of him to share with friends and family, as well as to capture moments of him while he’s still in that newborn stage. I hadn’t seen him for a week and already, he’s changed so much. His face looks chubbier, he moves around a lot, and his eyes open to stare at you when he’s awake. It’ll be interesting to see his growth by next week.

Which brings me to an important note. I recently came across this great article that stressed the importance of frequently having professional portraits taken of your children as they grow up. It’s exactly for the reason that they grow so fast that you want to do this. Sure, snapshots are fun too but an image taken by a professional with pro-level equipment brings the enjoyment onto another level. The value of a beautiful family treasure that can be enjoyed for years (and by future generations) offsets the price of the photo session.

I hope that Ann and Chuck (as well as Branden, and the rest of our family) enjoy these images for years to come. If you would like a portrait session done of your children, feel free to get in touch with me. My contact info is on the about me page :)

I think he just woke up here:

And here he is getting sleepy again. Babies don’t stay awake very long.

Yup. They don’t stay awake for very long at all.

Must be dreaming something nice.