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Before and After | San Jose Maternity and Newborn Photography

shannon — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:09:53 +0000

It’s so fun seeing the bun in the oven, and then meeting that little bun!

First, the little bun

and then… announcing… the amazingly sweet and sleepy and calm little Gino!
He’s a happy baby.

The cutest toes, with a little character (the overlap).

I adore this little family shot:

He didn’t sleep the entire time… He did wake up to poop on dad, pee on his favorite toy, and lose his bellybutton thingy. It was a pretty eventful day for the little guy~ you can kind of tell by the look on his face that was all part of his master plan to rule the world. He’s got one household down.

Glow | San Jose Maternity Photography

shannon — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:07:50 +0000

There is something about the anticipation of becoming parents for the first time that is just beautiful for me to see. Mom is not the only one glowing. This session was the perfect illustration…

I was going to say they’re going to be amazing parents, but I already know that they are! (baby session up next!)

Beautiful Mom-To-Be

shannon — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:28:47 +0000

Last fall, Dave and I went to Philadelphia to shoot a wedding (stay tuned!). We had SO much fun! It was our first trip away together since having the kids. Long overdue, I’d say.

While I was there, I took some maternity pictures for Tara, a good friend of my sister. We went to the Comcast Center, where the dad-to-be works. This building was CRAZY. It is the highest building in Philadelphia, only a few years old, totally state-of-the-art. We were up in the top, at the cafeteria up in the clouds. It was nuts. Really great light. Lots of fun. But Tara and Chuck were even more fun. We (with my sister) had dinner that night, and I found myself wishing that I lived near them so we could be BFFs and go out on weekends all the time. And that wasn’t just the Lobster Mac and Cheese talking.

Cute Maternity

shannon — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:13:06 +0000

These two are (ok, were, as this session is from a while ago and I’ve since done the baby session which can be seen here… eventually) expecting their first child. I love the excitement of soon-to-be first-time parents… They’re on the verge of something huge and while they *think* they have an idea of what they’re in for, they just don’t. In so many various ways.

I don’t often come to a session expecting to get a certain image, but lying in bed the morning before this session, remembering being pregnant, I suddenly wanted to capture this image:

I love the way these two interacted…

She owns a pet grooming business, Canine Concepts. I included their first baby in a bunch of the shots, but I think this one is my favorite…

If you’d like to see the entire session, you can view the slideshow right here.