This past Sunday, I met one of the most awesomest (i just made a new word!) families ever: the Ralston’s!! Bill and Robyn are good friends of Chris and Charlene, whose maternity session I photographed a while ago. They have an adorable 15 month old son Will and, slightly older but just as cute labrador retriever, Bella. Together, the 5 of us headed out and got some beautiful photos while having a great time. Srsly, we kicked butt and took names. Simply put, they’re natural models!

Please, kindly enjoy! (slideshow)

Easily my favorite shot so far this YEAR!

A while back, I was approached by Mignonne to do some portraits. Her and her husband James are expecting a baby boy in April and wanted to capture this special time in their lives with photos. I am always up to do “belly sessions” because to me, it’s the natural “next step” after getting married. Plus, how could I turn down participating in (and capturing) this important part of their family history?

So, this past Saturday they were in town attending their baby shower (hosted by their awesome friend, Jean) and the three-and-a-half of us got together a few hours before it began to shoot around. We met at noon on a very sunny and otherwise beautiful day which, though great for picnics and outdoor fun-in-the-sun, is not the best time to take photos. (It’s a good thing to keep in mind when planning any photo sessions or wedding ceremony start times: full sun during early afternoon equals harsh lighting conditions, which equals not-so-great photos.)

Nevertheless, knowing this beforehand I took some time a few days before and drove around the area we were going to be in so that I could find the best spots to photograph my expectant couple. Because we only had a couple of hours before the baby shower, I didn’t want to waste time finding locations the day of.

It definitely paid off. Please kindly enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them :o)

Sandy and I were just hanging out today after sleeping waaay in this morning. I was completely exhausted from yesterday when I shot a wedding with Brian Khang in Old Town Fullerton. (I’ll post pics from that in a few days.) But we were just chillin’ around the house and Sandy was doing her favorite pasttime: surfing Facebook profiles. Out of no where she said, “so are we going to take pics today?’ Now, normally it’s like pulling teeth to get her to pose or take pics for me because she doesn’t want to go get all “did up”. But today she was all ready and willing, so I jumped at the chance. We just went into the backyard and snapped these up in a quick n dirty 5 minute photo session. Dirty because, well our backyard still isn’t done and there’s nothing but dirt back there. (Actually the concrete is finished, but we still have grass and plants to put in.)

So after we finish and I get them onto the computer…guess what’s the first thing she does? Update her facebook profile pic. haha.