The Shoemaker's Kids

Feeling a little guilty about how few pictures I've taken of my kids lately. Life's been busy with school, soccer, flag football, surfing, and my growing business, I just haven't taken a lot of cool pictures of my kids. And boy are they growing. Time seems to go faster and faster. This one was taken by my photog friend Colleen during our Christmas photo session. Love it! I was able to sneak in a few of my kids as well, they will be posted soon.

B-52 Bomber

Saturday I did an awesome shoot for a helicopter pilot and his family at the plane museum at the Camarillo airport. Photos from that shoot to come soon! While we were there, we got to watch a vintage B-52 bomber take off and land. Wow, did that engine purr (I'm not into that type of thing, but really liked it, I don't know why). Made my History scholar heart skip a beat.
Really look forward to going back there some time to listen to the stories of the veteran volunteers. The shot of the poster reminded to say "Thanks". Actually, it gave me the chills.

Irish Lads

This Irish family wanted some portraits of their boys in their backyard. The whole shoot was so relaxed and pleasant, no gusty winds like at the beach or other interruptions. Just lovely.
I tried capturing the boys personalities, love the close ups. And the pretty family portrait.

Sweetness

I just couldn't bear not sharing these. How sweet is she?

Malibu Family

It was fun to see the R. family again for their Christmas pictures. It always amazes me to see how much the kids grow. The beach was very windy the day of the shoot. I loved the JOY letters the mom brought to the shoot, what a fun idea. At the end of the shoot she gave them to me to keep, looking forward to having some more fun with them this season. Little K. (the older girl) has such a striking resemblance to my favorite aunt (who was a fashion model), even in the way she strikes a pose.

More.

How cute are these kids? B.'s eyes are killer! And little L. makes me want to have a little girl again. The top picture is my favorite, I love how he is leaning into his little sis and how she is holding her foot. Imperfectly perfect. Just like life. Can't wait to take my kids to this location. I've been so busy doing shoots I have no recent pictures of my own kids. Shame on me. I'll have to schedule a session or it'll never happen.

Hip Family

I shot at this location for the first time, and I LOVED it. Wow. This is a preview for this family, still working on editing the rest of the session. Vanessa is a stylist, her family (including her two die hard surfer dudes) looked amazing. She loves preparing families for photo shoots, so if you are interested, let me know and I'll connect you.

Beach Family

This beautiful family was the largest I've ever taken pictures of. I was determined to get some great shots, considering just how much work is must have been to get everybody ready at the same time :) These are some of my favorites, I was amazed how many good shots we got, but then these kids are used to their "mamarazzi" mom, who takes lots of great pictures of her kids. And did I mentioned how sweet and well behaved everyone was? Just a joy to be around.

Beach Girls

I got to "shoot" a beautiful family of 8 last Saturday. For starters here are some sweet shots of the girls.