Father's Day Gift For Pop!

So my husband Ryan had a great idea of trying to copy a photo that was taken by his mom years ago of him and his father. We wanted to try and recreate the same pose as the old photo, but found that it was much harder than we thought! We tried a session back in September of 2008 because we wanted to try and do it for his dad for a Christmas Gift. We both felt that we really didn't get the pose right, so we kind of just forgot and put the idea on the back burner. I mentioned to Ryan last weekend that we should try again and give it to his dad for Father's Day this year. So, we decided to try again tonight. After about 200 photos we still could not get the exact pose of the younger Ryan and his Dad. I was getting really frustrated, and so was our son Sean, so we called it quits.

I have to say that I know that the photo that I captured of Ryan and Sean doesn't match the pose exactly from 32 years ago, but I LOVE the look on my son's face! I love that you can see his dimples, and I thought that it really caught who they are as father and son now as opposed to Ryan and his Dad in the past! I know that Pop will enjoy the photo! Hope everyone out there has an awesome Father's Day this weekend! :)

What a Great Family!

So I had another shoot on Sunday evening! This time it was for another one of my friends at work. She is pregnant, and is due at the beginning of August, and her boyfriends family wanted to all get together to have a nice family photo taken. We decided to meet in Folsom at Negro Bar, and the weather was absolutely perfect! This family is so much fun! We all worked up a sweat hiking down a pretty steep hill to get to the best place for lighting and scenery. I was really happy with what we were able to capture, and I posted a few of my favorites here. I am meeting with my friend this weekend to do some maternity shots.
I will be sure to post a couple of our shoot if she says it's ok! :)

My Session With "N" and her Brothers

So, I know that I haven't written here for a while! I have been really busy with work and basic family and household duties. But, I have still been clicking away. I went this past Sunday and took pictures of my friend from work and her two brothers. They wanted to get some pictures of the three of them together for Father's Day! They are total Giants Fans, so we had fun taking some photos of them in their Giants Gear for Dad. I really love the picture of the three of them lined up against the fence in their sunglasses and serious looks! We even put them in birth order from youngest to oldest! I really hope that their dad enjoys their gift this year! I had a lot of fun, and was really happy how the pictures turned out. :)

Amazing Electrical Storm!

So tonight we had a really amazing electrical storm that lasted for about 2 hours. We don't see that too often in Northern California. I couldn't wait to get home from work and grab my camera! Now, I do not do night photography, so I was hoping that I would get really lucky. I think that I got some really cool pictures. I was really proud of what I was able to capture on my first attempt! Of course, the pictures do not do the storm justice. It was really amazing to be able to be out there and witness the sky light up like that!

My session with "Mr. Serious"

So today I got to photograph little "G." He will be turning 1 on Wednesday. He was definately very serious for our shoot. He wasn't too sure about things. Boy, is this guy a little cutie! His dad and I kept calling him "Mr. Serious." We did finally get a few smiles toward the end of the shoot when he decided that he wanted to eat the leaves on the grass. I love the shot of him fussing when we were trying to feed the ducks. He wanted daddy to hold him.
It was really great to meet little "G" today, and I learned that he is going to be a big brother! Hopefully I will get a chance to photograph this little one again in the future! :)