Friday, August 19, 2011

my first ad {san francisco baby photographer}

i'm starting to feel much more official after sending this advertisement out this morning for the november issue of the golden gate mothers group newsletter.  pretty excited to be doing some marketing/advertising.

thanks to the fantastic graphic designer, kyle kemp, for creating my first ad!  and to miss elia, the best 6 week old baby model ever.  seriously, what six week old baby do you know who can hold her head up like this?  she's verrry talented :)

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

leah & brett {bay area child photographer}

i was lucky enough to be in philadelphia for a visit with one of my best friends just in time for her son brett's 1st birthday.

we planned a one year cake smash shoot in her kitchen. i made the hat the night before at the monthly craft night i have with some friends.  i was surprisingly able to find all the fabric and tools for the hat hanging around my (studio) apartment.  no wonder we have no storage space!

big sister leah got in on the photo shoot action as well.  while mom was inside getting the birthday boy and cake ready, leah and i went outside for her shoot.  she was sooo sweet, doing every pose i was telling her to, not always knowing what to do with her hands.  so cute.

after cake, dad came home with a brand new puppy!  so we had to get some family shots in there as well.  i had such a great day hanging with one of my favorite families on a super special day - not only did brett just turn one and they got a new puppy, but brett started walking!  so exciting!

here are my favorite shots from the day:





brett did one shot for his first birthday just like his mom did 21 shots on her 21st birthday!  ha



Monday, August 15, 2011

elena maternity {bay area maternity photographer}

my family and i surprised my dad last week for his 60th birthday down the new jersey shore.  he didn't know my sister and i were coming out from san francisco to spend the week with him.

an added bonus was getting to spend time with my six months pregnant sister who lives in new york.  i was so excited her belly was big enough for a photoshoot!  (and that we were both on a weird enough schedule that allowed us to shoot on the beach at sunrise)