Valentine's Photos

It's a day late, but better late than never right?!

I'm not much for Valentine's Day, but this year I did pull out all the stops and do the grand romantic gestures for Erik that are usually reserved for girls. But hey, guys can appreciate romance too, right??

Anyway, in the spirit of Valentine's day, here is an adorable shoot with Lilly, all geared up for Valentine's day! Isn't she precious?? Oh to be young and still able to pull off the tutu and leggings look. (I'm not alone in that wish, am I??)



Aren't these props adorable?! Her mom brought all these! I couldn't have picked them better myself!



And that's actually a wash cloth all rolled up, not a cupcake =)





The weather had turned on us and it was actually freezing this morning. But she makes shivering look pretty cute!





Enjoy the season of love!!

Children Photography | Atascadero - Ashlyn

This little tiny bundle of love is my great niece. Am I biased in thinking that she is so perfectly adorable?? Or am I right? Let's go with I'm right.
I was there for her mother's maternity pictures, there for the birth - at which I passed out twice (what can I say... I'm not good with blood), for newborn pictures. I honestly thought that was going to be the highlight, the newborn pictures. But this session was infinitely better!
Ashlyn has grown so much in the last three months! She has personality, she's attentive, she smiles ALL the time! It's fantastic!

Also, the changes from her last shoot to this really exemplifies why my Watch Me Grow full package includes a shoot every three months for the first year. There are so many changes it's really important to remember each stage.

We went to several locations and between each one she'd fall asleep and was not the happiest when we woke her up. But we'd smile and coo at her and she'd be right back to smiles.
She comes from a gorgeous family, so it should be no surprise that she's beautiful, but getting to claim her as my great niece makes me think she's a little extra beautiful =)

Enjoy!

And feel free to leave comments, they make me smile!

Newborn Photographer Paso Robles | Audrey

Audrey was sooo tiny! And she's just as adorable as her older brother and mother. Such a gorgeous family!
She's 13 days old here, and even though she's so tiny she's already quite strong! She was wide awake for the whole session and a bit fussy, but we still got some cute ones.
This was just a mini indoor session since it was driving rain that day. We'll reschedule the main session soon, so keep an eye out for that one.

Enjoy!

I think this one is adorable, with her crossing her legs!











Isn't her little tongue so cute?!





Audrey's older brother, Nikolas:





Mom and daughter:



More posts coming! And look for the second shoot with this family coming soon!

Fall is here!!

And with it come family photos!

Some of the best times, albeit a little difficult with the youngsters running around. But the photos make it all worth it.

Here's some previews of the recent family portraits that have been keeping me busy:










This following photo was actually taken by my 10 year old nephew Austin, and I think he did a pretty good job!


And some fall photos to inspire the fall spirit =)



Coming up are some more mommy and son shoots as well as some maternity and newborns soon! And of course, more family sessions. Exciting times!

Lilly Kelly - Atascadero

This photo shoot had been in the books for a while and I was quite excited for it. As a last minute bonus I got to shoot it with Erik!! It's great to work with him, we really compliment each other well, and Lilly took to him just fine ;)



A fun part about this shoot is that Lilly's mom is very creatively minded and was able to have input, this pose in front of the tree was her idea and I must say it came out wonderfully!




No photo session is complete without the random stranger pose. I believe his exact words were "Please! No pictures!" and then proceeded to hold his pose for a full fifteen seconds before I caught on and snapped the shot.




Isn't he cute??









Lilly is very good at Simon Says, so when I said do what I do, she had it down! To the very last detail of mimicking the camera I was holding. =)




These photos are some of my favorite that were taken by Erik:




It was a great session, Lilly, although full of energy, was a doll to photograph!