best sunset of the year

...was about two weeks ago.  as you can see, the sky was ridiculous.  i didn't take too many photos since i wasted all my taking-photos-during-sunset energy the night before when it was, as i know now, but didn't at the time, the 2nd best sunset of the year.  it was a great one to enjoy without the camera though, so i have no regrets.

last of lily + ryan {san francisco engagement photographer}

i finally finished going through lily & ryan's engagement photos.  the entire set is posted here on my website and below are a few of my favorites from the last batch.  they are so cute!!

favorite sunrise of the year

a few months ago i woke up to this ridiculously low, beautiful fog covering the bay.  i probably took photos for 45 minutes before getting ready for work...  i just couldn't stop.  as the sun got higher it changed the color of the sky and the fog and made for some pretty great photos.  even the bay bridge was poking out from the clouds!

blair comes to SF {san francisco children's photographer}

my super cute niece blair won the special award for first niece or nephew to come visit aunt gangy in san francisco!  this award means a lot to me since i am usually the one going to visit my nieces and nephews, it's very special to get a visit from one of them!

we had a great weekend and i was able to get a few adorable shots of blair's new cool skill of smiling :)

here is my favorite...

come back again soon, blair!!

more lily + ryan {san francisco engagement photographer}

i got a lot done on these this week.  i like too many not to post all of them!

two year old jules + omi {bay area family photographer}

i was in denver for julian's second birthday a few weeks ago.  i can't believe he's two already!!  and i could not believe how big omi got in just a few months.  she's a completely different baby!

here are my two favorite photos of them from their gangy photoshoots.  just LOVE julian's smile.  he's such a happy baby little boy!

 

and what a sweet girl omi is.  she really just does whatever you tell her to.  and has so many adorable faces!  i'll have to post more once i get to them.  i love those cheeks!!

lily + ryan: sneak peek {san francisco engagement photographer}

a couple sundays ago i met up with lily & ryan to do some engagement photos.  we went to a few locations - some with meaning to them, others that were just good spots for gigi to be in the background.  i actually like too many of these photos so going through them is taking a long time.  i need to get quicker at picking my favorites!  here are the first two i was able to fix up.
the first is in front of the first apartment they lived in together.  i was so excited that old man was walking by right as i took this shot!

this second shot i took in cavallo point.  the sun was going down and i wanted to play with the rays a bit.  lily & ryan were both very good sports about having to kiss so much!  this photo actually came out too dark, but i loved too much about this photo to not use it...  the ray of sun sneaking through and how they're right at the moment before the kiss which is much more exciting in a photo than the actual kiss...

more to come soon!!

baby tour 2010 {bay area children's photographer}

just got back from a week+ trip back east to visit all the new and not-as-new babies...  of course taking tons of photos and videos along the way.  here are my favorite pics of each niece and nephew...

baby blair! {bay area children's photographer}

finally got to meet my girl blair this weekend down in LA.  here are a few of my favorite photos of her from the weekend:

julian & naomi {bay area family photographer}

here are the first photos of jules and omi from this weekend.  sweetest kids ever.

dana & caleb {bay area engagement photographer}

dana & caleb were in the area this weekend looking at venues for their oct '11 wedding in sonoma.  we decided to take some save the date photos in the vineyards since they are planning on getting married at one.  this was not actually taken in the vineyard, but since it was mid-day and the sun's shadows were so harsh, i wanted to take a few in shade.  these were taken under some trees at arista winery.

congrats on your engagement, dana & caleb!

carrie maternity {bay area maternity photographer}

i had so much fun this weekend down in LA visiting carrie. i'm finally excited about taking photos again! just in time for all the new babies to be born. this weekend we did a maternity shoot since carrie is 8 months pregnant. we looked through maternity photos online and picked a few we wanted to try. carrie was up for anything! we had grand plans of visiting the beach or other locations, but ended up just getting all the ones we wanted at home (and couldn't get the sunset ones we wanted because of the june gloom). can't wait to meet baby GIRL nolen who should be here in just a few weeks!!