Beach Family Slide Show

Okay, here are two more pictures I just love. The slide show is finished so click on the title of this post (Beach Family Slide Show) to see the entire slide show. Get your hankies out, the song gets to me every single time! Makes me wish I had all these pictures of MY family :)

Beach Family

Sometimes all the stars align and conditions are just about perfect! We had some unusual humidity, resulting in just enough clouds to nicely diffuse the bright sun. Add to that a little less wind than normal and a fun family and you have the makings of a great beach shoot. Even a flock of birds did a flyby for us. We've known this family of five since they were only 3 and their little 18 month old would bark at us from her door and come over for tea parties with me. Now she is a college student and just as cute and nice as ever. Her brothers are both High Schoolers now and are a lot of fun to be around. The parents have been great friends and mentors to us. As you can see by the face close up, this is one silly, happy family!!!

I will add a link to their slide show in a couple of days when it's finished!

Summer Special

Here is a great Summer special! The special starts today (can't be used for sessions already completed) and is valid for sessions booked before August 10th and scheduled for a date before August 31st.
I expect to fill my dates quickly. Consider doing a beach session during the week in the evening, when it's less crowded, and with the long days, it can be done after work or summer camps.
Click on the flyer to enlarge it!

Tutu Baby

Click on the title (Tutu Baby) to see the whole slide show!

Finally I got to use my new baby tutu and headband! Little Ruth looks like a doll all dressed up. So cute. My grandpa, Romolus Augustus Altmann (that's REALLY his name) was a big fan of Italian Renaissance art and Ruthie looks like a little cherub, doesn't she? For balance I had to post the "tongue sticking out" photo as well as the "thumbs (toe) up" photo. In case anyone is interested I also have a bigger girl (fits ages 2 to 6 or 8) tutu in hot pink. It's a little longer and I've seen it used with a denim jacket and pink converse. There is no extra charge for using my props.

Better Together Part 2

Two more gorgeous pictures! To see the whole slide show, click on the title of this entry (Better Together 2). You'll see why I called this entry BETTER TOGETHER, it's a song by Jack Johnson, and I think it goes great with these pictures.

Better Together

Here is a preview of the amazing shots I took of this beautiful Mother/Daughter duo. It's been VERY windy lately at the beach, but we made the best of it. I love the natural look of the shots and the obvious closeness these two have. We had so much fun during this shoot, made it hard to leave when there finally wasn't any light left. Courtney is an aspiring journalist and her mom is her biggest fan, I'm certain she will going places!

Surfer Dudes

On July 4th Kai was signed up for a surfing lesson with Eric from our favorite surf shop, A-Frame in Carpinteria. He did great, standing up and paddling in by himself. When the lesson was over, Eric took Makena in for a little lesson, too. She loved it. One time she went airborne going over the white water, Eric held on and made her feel very safe. She looks so little on that 8' board. Oh, Kyle took some shots of me boogie boarding. Stay posted for surfing pictures of me in the future (I decided until Kyle's broken leg/ankle is fully healed I have to play it safe, especially since I already broke a finger when I went over the handle bars of my bike 2 weeks ago).

Wedding Slide Show

Here is another shot from the wedding I did earlier this month. I love the look on their faces.
Click on the title (Wedding Slide Show) to view more pictures from this beautiful wedding.

Cool Family

This cool family of 4 was sent to me through a good friend. The day of the shoot was EXTREMELY windy, making the conditions less than ideal. We found a sheltered beach, which was great, except that there wasn't much dry sand left. Everyone dodged incoming waves and we shot as much as we could in between sets of waves. 2 of the 4 are surfers and the other two were just as cool about the wind and waves. The results speak for themselves! We also took some shots inland, I really like how those turned out as well.