Pear Blossom

I took a mini blog vacation to get caught up on some stuff and finish some projects I had been working on.  I’ve got some fun sessions coming up this week, hoping to dodge the rain.  I love the rain but it works nightmares on my shooting schedule!  I had an amazing headshot session this weekend, love this little girl and her super sweet and soft personality.

I’m working on a photo shoot just for myself,  something that inspires me and gets me excited to shoot.  I’ve been collecting and searching for lots of fur pieces and I love this hat I found on ebay.  It’s a vintage fur pill hat.

I had a really fun Valetines Day shoot this weekend, we had a full house of cousins come out and have some fun together.  this is a mini share … I had to keep some surprises for their gallery

I’ve got some yummy outfits that either have the tags on them or are like brand new and only worn for pictures!  Every item is at least half off the original price and all pieces are current fall items.  A total steal!

Jottum Plaid Saffa Dress $100 Size 6 (116 euro) Only worn twice for pictures

Catamini Red Drop Dress $40 Size 6  BRAND NEW WITH TAGS

Room Seven Dress Size 4 $35 BRAND NEW WITH TAGS (shirt not included)

Paper Wings Red Dress (perfect for V-Day) Size 5 Like New $40

Room Seven Button Down Long Sleeved top and matching Blue polka dot skirt $60 for set Size 6 (skirt has tag and shirt has never been worn)

Deux  Par Deux Size 4 Sundress in Chocolate Brown BRAND NEW WITH TAGS $30 (sweater not included)

I am going to use this post as an update for the direct sale items.

Sold - Room  Seven Size 8 summer dress $40

Sold - Jottum Black Dress Size 6 $40

Sold - Cakewalk Button Down Dress Cord Material $30 Size 4 

SOLD - Cardigan

This family was such a delight to photograph, even their beautiful dog Flash was a great little subject.  We met on a super cold day, it looked like it could rain any second.  We finished just before the sun was minutes away from peeking behind the mountains and the cold air was freezing.  The weekend before was sunny and hot, you never know CA weather.  The girls were troopers in their sleeveless tops and dresses.  This entire family is gorgeous, Kim is insanely beautiful and her two kids are beautiful as well.  Lucky family!!!

From the moment I met this family I could feel the energy and fun, even their wardrobe was bright and cheerful.  It’s hard to believe this lovely mom is the mother to four kids, she herself is a bitty little thing and could have looked like an older sister in the girls group shots.  They were my start to day two of my Thanksgiving extravaganza photo shoot and they kicked it off right.  My energy level was up and I was ready to chase some kids down if need be!

As a side note to my current clients, I am working on getting everyone their gallery within the one week period quoted so therefore you will not have a blog update (sneak peek) before your gallery is up.  My main priority is to get you your gallery so that we can get all orders in and delivered before Christmas!   OK, back to work!

Last year I had the privilege of photographing Simones family and this year I came back to photograph her entire family.  She was hosting Thanksgiving and as a added treat she had a photoshoot for her entire family.  She did an amazing job at organizing the entire thing.  Her color scheme was perfect (never too matchy but oh so complimentary to each other).  The shoot went about as smoothly as a 4 person shoot, it was pretty awesome.

Here is the gorgeous women and mastermind behind the shoot … Simone

the babies

Can you believe these two are just half the cuteness in this family … four adorable little girls who have the most amazing eyes!  Their older twin siblings didn’t make it for this shoot, instead it was all about the little ones.  We had a lot of fun, I had to bring Madison to the shoot because she was home from school.  Having Madison with me is always an extra challenge, just because she’s not the main focus of the shoot all of sudden she wants to be in every photo!  I had to compromise with her on how many she could jump in for.  She is a lot of help in making the kids smile and keeping the mood really up which allows me to capture real moments vs forced smiles.  So there are pros and cons.

I know so many pregnant women!  Soon there will be lots of little babies floating around my various circles of friends.  My neighbor was so gracious and made Madison the most awesome birthday cake for our farm theme party.  She pulled off all the details and the cake was the center of the party decor.  I love her for it and to repay her for her cake duties I shot maternity pictures of her.  We did a mini session in her home.   I tried to mix in romantic, intimate, classic and elegant.

Chloe is a fantastic little girl who lights up the room with her very pretty and dainty smile.   Her eyes are like tiny sparklers at 4th of July.  She really is as cute as a button and so tiny, pixie like.  I always enjoy getting to photograph this little beauty,  she makes it so much fun!  I was overwhelmed on which ones to show.