Monthly Archives: October 2009

Speaking of large family groups…

Here’s my own! Last summer we had a fun group vacation at Lake Tahoe. We rented a big house and stayed all together. Sounds like the recipe for disaster, right? Wrong. I think the reason it worked so well was that there were few expectations. Other than splitting the cost of the house and the...

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October 31, 2009 - 10:46 am

Brenda Miles - Great pictures! Now I’m jonesing for a family reunion.

October 31, 2009 - 4:18 pm

Hilary - ADORABLE pictures.
I did some of P this AM that I think are my best — I think you’re right, either newborn or at 6 months — prior to now it’s all been a bit iffy. :)
Oh, and check out our halloween costumes.
They’re a riot. :)

November 1, 2009 - 6:50 am

molly - love love love the one of your parents and all the grandkids! what a great big family!!

November 4, 2009 - 3:07 pm

cathy - love

November 15, 2009 - 7:15 am

Virginia - I found your great blog by googling “how to take large family photos” for an upcoming shoot. I”ve not done this before but now that I’ve seen your photos, I am inspired. Thanks so much!
V

December 8, 2009 - 12:16 pm

Debbie - So great to see everyone all grown up. Those kids are all so cute, your family could start a child modeling agency by yourself!

October 24, 2010 - 3:53 pm

Jennifer - What a great family pic! It is awesome that you were able to all get together in one house like that, without any major disruptions! You are truly blessed. I have 5 kids, but we don’t have any family that live near us, so it’s just the 7 of us…

Large Family Group | San Francisco Bay Area Family Photography

I’ve decided I actually like large family groups. I used to find them to be too stressful and a little bit intimidating. But (maybe from shooting weddings and getting used to that feeling), I’ve decided I like them. I take several shots of the entire group, then break them down into individual families. The more...

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Perfectly Delicious Baby

I’m soooo behind on blogging! This session was from last July. I’m really want to share (and show that I really do work!) so I’m really going to try my best to catch up. I think part of my problem is wanting to post too many pictures, so blogging takes more time than I can...

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October 28, 2009 - 6:51 am

Stefani Meyer - Oh man! I know what you mean about grabbing the baby out of the picture! Ca-ute!

October 28, 2009 - 7:16 pm

Kristen - Okay, now I can die a happy woman… I have seen the cutest baby alive. Shhhhh, don’t tell my kids. (Ha ha. JK. I love my kids!)

Just one for now…

I love trees. And people. Especially people in love.

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October 23, 2009 - 5:18 am

Daniela Berkhout - gorgeous!

October 23, 2009 - 5:46 am

Andrea - Ridiculously cool.

October 23, 2009 - 8:01 am

Heather Caldwell - beautiful.

October 23, 2009 - 11:39 pm

Kathi - Wo! How’d you do that? Very cool!

October 24, 2009 - 4:40 am

Lisa Russo - Magnificent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 26, 2009 - 8:52 pm

Adri - As always…AMAZING!

November 15, 2009 - 9:45 pm

Salene Duarte - We love this tree and you made it even more beautiful!!!!

Fall Mini Sessions and New Wedding Website!

I’m in the heart of busy season right now. In fact, I have slots for only two more regular sessions before the holiday deadline. If you were thinking of booking a session for holiday cards and gifts, you’d better do it now! But wait… there’s more… I’ve planned one day for mini-sessions! Friday, November 6....

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October 16, 2009 - 12:41 pm

Kristen - I am SO darn glad to see you are still ‘creating’ (like scrapbooking)! Those cards are DARLING! You have such a great talent!!! I swear going on a trip to San Jose just for your 15-min mini session would be SO. WORTH. IT. Now, how can I convince my Hubs? Any thoughts? ;)

October 18, 2009 - 9:36 pm

Laurissa - Are you doing any mini sessions in Utah? Our Sears family portrait is really grating on me.

November 19, 2009 - 3:00 pm

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