Workin' Workin' - Bay Area Photography, Children

Hey All! I can't believe it's May in just a few day....seems like the months are just flying by! We have a very fun May ahead of us, so lots of fun stuff to come in the ol' boggidy blog.

Now, let's get to the goodies for today....as promised, I've been busting my you know what to get my last few sessions proofed and edited! And so, for your enjoyment here are a few more of the lovely "B" Family :

Might be one of my favorite Family Shots, ever!


Daddy and his little girl :)




The other night I was reading Isaac "Little Red Riding Hood"...and this picture popped into my head :)


And on to some not so good news....our little monkey woke up with a fever this morning :( He's been quiet all day (totally not like him)....and has very little energy. Wants to cuddle and read books all day (I'm not complaining about that) Anyway, please send him some happy/healthy thoughts! In the meantime, let's all think of him like this....taken about a wk ago while playing in our driveway :)

6 Month-Old future Model - Bay Area Photography

What a great weekend we had! First, On Saturday we had an awesome session with the beautiful 'B' family. And now, on Sunday....we had the most cooperative, adorable 6 month old baby girl!

We met up at Stanford early on Sunday morning with Ms. R and her mommy and daddy (sidenote: Ms. R's mama and I went to HS together! Thanks Facebook..lol. I'd never met her hubby though, who is a really sweet guy...and was the best drool, finger's in the nose, baby falling over patrol, ever! ~ Thanks D!)

Anyway, R just reinforced why I love photographing 6 month olds...the best age, in my opinion. She was cooperative, happy....not to mention GORGEOUS!

P&D....I am SO excited we were able to do this session finally :) Here is your sneak peek....ENJOY!

Let's start with a family shot....love the moodiness of the BnW conversion


How beautiful is this child? Seriously.


Flying with Daddy


Aha, distracted her long enough away from the ladybugs to look up at me ;)


Being silly with Mommy


One more family Shot


And finally...i leave you with this....does she not look like she's in some fairytale storybook? (yes, i had to give the new Wagon another spin)


Thanks for looking everyone....keep an eye out over the next week, as I'm sure i'll be sharing some more from these last two sessions...and I might even sneak my munchkin in there as well :)
~V

A Story of a Hat - Bay Area Photography, San Jose

You know how sometimes you meet people who just exude joy? Well, this was the case with the beautiful family we got to photograph today. Not to mention that little J had the best outfit EVER!!! Not only were these guys super photogenic...but had no issue doing whatever silly things I asked...lay in the grass, fly like an airplane, sit on the ground...whatever! (Thanks for being such good sports, guys!) We had such a great time with you!

After much deliberation, we settled on the beautiful Gamble Gardens in Palo Alto. It's a place we've photographed before...but it's been a loooong time. I've forgotten how absolutely beautiful it is....well, you'll see for yourself! (The colors are so gorgeous, i can't bring myself to do any black and white conversions :) )

I&J...here is your sneak peek! Thank you so much for spending your afternoon with us....there are OOOOH so many great photos!

Let's start with one of my favorite new photos (AND my favorite new prop....thank you TJMaxx)


I'd like to tell a quick story about this gorgeous hat: So it's 3 generations old...going back to J's grandma wearing it when she was a baby...and it's in PERFECT condition! I loved loved LOVED this hat!


At the very start of our session.... happy, unsuspecting munchkin


Love how mom and dad are looking at their little girl :)


Ok, how much love is in this picture?


And last (for now)..just hangin' by the froggy fountain :) Before she plopped her whole arm in the water.


~ Ok! Off to bed...another shoot tomorrow mooring...
V

Spring is here ~ Bay Area Photgraphy, Children and Families

"Be like a flower, turn your face to the sun" ~ Kahlil Gibran

Everything about this shot I love. The backlighting of the sun, the long grass swaying in the breeze, the spring colors, the soft dreaminess of it...but most of all....sweet little E.

Sun+Fun! ~ Bay Area Photography

Well hello internet friends :) Sorry once again! Seems like this gorgeous weather is keeping me from keeping up with my 2 posts a wk rule!

But, i never check in without pictures...so here goes:

Editing this session has been keeping me busy busy! But i'm almost Done! Yipeeeee


And.....here is a little snapshot of our day today :).....It was an 80 degree day in San Francisco..and those are R.A.R.E...so we took advantage. Our little sand monkey had a blast! One thing that's clear though is that we seriously need a new Point and Shoot camera. I did a little photohsop magic on these, but....there is only so much magic I cand do. Still love these though...it's us.


And Finally Another PSA:


Well, almost! One more date available in MAY...BUT, it's a crazy crazy month. So if you were thinking of booking a session, contact us ASAP.

Stay cool!
~V

Big Brother - Bay Area Photographer

As a little sister myself (Hi Big Bro!)....I can attest to the fact that big brothers are pretty great! Especially when they do things like this:


AND, you know how they say "nothing worth having comes easy"...well, though this one made me work for it, check out this gorgeous shot! It's like her eyes are telling a whole story :) beeeeautttifull!


Night All! It's almost midnight....yikes! I'm going to regret staying up this late in the morning :)
~V

The Power of Numbers - San Jose Childrens Photographer

Hi Everyone! Sorry it's been a long while since our last blog post ~ I'm making up for the long absence with a post full of adorableness (is that a word?)

Anyway, here's the story: I met up with two beautiful sisters with their beautiful families. 4 kids, ages 5 months to 4 yrs old. And BOY did they make me work! I mean, WORK :) Run, squat, lay on the ground, sneeze, bark like a dog.....and 'play' the harmonica. My bag of tricks was fully exhausted by the time we finished! Yes people, I am not afraid of embarrassing myself to get a great shot :) And great shots we got!

D&A, L&I....here is your Sneak Peak! Enjoy :)

Let's start with the main trouble maker! Here is beautiful Ms. C! 18 months old and FULL of personality. She wasn't super excited about having her picture taken...but she sure did like the harmonica.....anyway, despite her best efforts...we got so fabulous shots!


Aha! Nobody can withstand the fun that is "Mommy swinging me around"


Next we have the boy in the bunch. Here is Mr. M. 4 years old and with ggggorgeous eyes! The girls are gonna be lining up in about 10 yrs....good luck mom and dad :)




Next we have Ms. E....5 months old and the youngest member of the crew. Serious and quiet....She is the little sister to Ms. C.


Ok, i HAD to show this shot because her expression is SOOOO funny here :0


And finally we have Ms. S...10 months old, can't crawl yet, chunky and adorable! What could be better....she is the little sister to Mr. M by the way...Oh and doesn't she look like a little flower with her green bloomers and red hat?




And finally, I think I am not exaggerating when I say....this is how we all felt by the time the session was over:


~Ciao
V

Project - Bay Area Photography, Children

Happy Saturday Everyone! So check this out...after much thought and some conversation...J and I have decided that our website needs some Spring Cleaning. Some sprucing up, as they say. In fact, we haven't updated our website in AGES...our galleries are so old! And as with the blog, we are thinking it is desperately needing some 'freshening up'. So, why am I sharing this with all of you, you ask? WELL...because you will hold me accountable of course :) Now that i've shared our project idea with all of the internet..I have to do it for sure! So here's the plan...i'm giving myself a month to get the site to where we want it to be! Yahoooooooo!

On to non-projected related stuff..

I'm happy to report that i've finished this mammoth session! (And had a blast doing it!) J...time to make those dinner plans!


Oh, and a few more of this little stud....these gorgeous blue eyes will look familiar to some of you :)






~Cheerio
V

Rebel With a Cause - Bay Area Photography, Kids

Yes, our kid is a rebel! No fence, rock, whole, ditch or "No Trespass" sign will keep him out!



The story behind this shot: So there is a really cool Cherry Orchard about a mile away from our house, and every yr when the trees bloom we think about how fun it would be to take some photographs there. WELL, about a wk ago we were driving past the orchard and noticed that the trees were gorgeous AND there were tons of wild yellow flowers (probably weeds). SO, we thought...this is the wk! We made a photo date, J got home from work...we loaded Isaac and the camera in the car and drove over. Well..wouldn't you know it....they had chopped off all the yellow flowers!!! Our timing..was impeccable is always :)

But, since we were there anyway...Isaac thought it was a good idea to explore :)

Flowers for mommy :)....


And a squeeze too...


And then we took a walk (Note to self: Don't wear sandals next time)



Ciao~
V