Baby Boy
I took pictures on Tuesday of this sweet new baby boy, the 1-week old son of good friends, Chris and Amy of Shooting the Kids. He is such a good baby - mellow, alert, smushable and already about 11 pounds! Amy and I had a great time shooting pictures of him in their bedroom, where the light was crisp and beautiful. Here are some of my favorites.
Pretty Light
The light was beautiful in my living room this afternoon. There was a nice, bright, diffused light through the window sheers and Chloe was so mellow lounging on the couch.
I love this shot through the curtains. It’s mischievous and sweet at the same time. It was a lucky shot that her eye is sharply in focus because she was squirming with giggles. Then she kerflopped and looked totally wise.
Best Friends
Before I became a mom, I had no idea how deeply my daughter’s friendships would move me. Watching her play and talk with her best friend in the world, Sophia, makes my heart burst out of my chest. And it only gets better as they grow older. We took a field trip over the weekend to the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena with Chris and Amy of Shooting the Kids, and we had the best time.
Kidspace is a great place to shoot because the kids are occupied, there are flowers everywhere, tunnels, waterfalls, and all kinds of nooks and crannies for photo ops.
Magnifying glasses are awesome props for funny pictures. I think I’ll pick up a couple for my kid photo prop bag.
Having a best friend to talk to, and laugh with, and hold hands with and spin is the best thing ever. If I could put that feeling in a bottle, I would in a second, but until that bottle is invented, I’m so glad I can capture it all with my camera.
PicLens is Amazing
At the recommendation of Jimmy over at Slightly Out of Focus, I decided to give PicLens a try. PicLens is a free, downloadable picture viewing tool. It installs like a plug-in, and then a little arrow icon appears on pictures of the websites you are viewing. Press the icon, and WHAMMO, you get a supercool simple view of all of the pictures there. I tried it on Flickr, I zoooooomed through all of the pictures on my site and everyone else’s without having to click the next page button. It works on Google Image searches and all kinds of other things. Lickity split, you can look at zillions of pictures.
How to Take a Portrait of Your Dog
Taking family portraits is an important part of our photographic journey. And so is making portraits of our 4-legged family members. We sometimes forget to take the time to honor our canine friends with a portrait or two, but it’s really easy to take an awesome, professional-looking picture of our pets. Here are 6 steps to taking great pictures of your dog. Our model for the day is the beautiful and sweet Lucy dog.
Twins On Board
I had a maternity shoot yesterday, and the couple I shot are so nice and have created the most beautiful nursery I’ve ever seen. They’re expecting twins and I’m so excited for them. Here are some of the highlight shots.
The light was beautiful in their backyard and nursery, so there were many great locations for pictures. It’s all about pretty light.
Kids-a-Plenty
Here are some more pictures from my weekend shoot. These are such great kids, kind, fun, loving and hilarious. Cousins, brothers and sisters. Aren’t they completely cute?
