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A few snapshots from our recent camping trip to Memorial Park in San Mateo County. This was R’s first ever camping trip so we thought it would be good to go someplace close by. We went with some friends which made the trip even more fun as R could burn off some energy with his little buddies. One of his newly learned activity was skipping. Check him out in action.

yeah…there they are! I am so not a Croc or character shoe lover and yet here we are with a pair of character crocs.

On the way back, we stopped at Half Moon bay at my favorite chai place. The reviews aren’t kidding when they say it is the best chai on this side of Bombay. Not the over-spiced Starbucks type chai but perfectly flavored. Yes, I am guilty of being a chai snob and love Raman’s chai. I got to enjoy it twice as it turned out that I had forgotten my camera + purse out there and only realized the day after. How crazy is that?? I was so, so lucky that Raman had found it. My mind was in a bit of a fog after ingesting Dramamine on the windy ride back home from our campsite. On our return trip we got to spend a wonderful afternoon in Half Moon Bay. R and I went to Flying Fish Grill my favorite fish taco place to grab a bite and then have some fun at the beach.

Collecting feathers.

How can a castle be complete without feathers?

The victory jump!

Tags: Beach photography, San Francisco kids photographer

I have been waiting to proof this baby session for the longest time. It was great fun taking pictures of this sweet and special little girl in their San Francisco home. It was love at sight looking into those big, big eyes. And it was such a pleasure of working with her amazingly smart and beautiful Oncologist mommy. Little J was adopted by mommy at birth and it is seriously a match made in heaven. One of the things little J loves is looking at herself in the mirror…and then cracking up. Mom knew how to get the best giggles from this three month old cutie. And mom’s big helper was Aunty Anka visiting all the way from the east coast. She discovered one of my favorite little Pakistani restaurant called Shalimar and I was more than happy to chat with her about the yummy food. I used to frequent it at a different location when I was a MFA student at the Academy of Art and miss being close to it now. Now on to the sneak peek that I am sure you have been waiting for…

Kiss, Kiss…yep, I wouldn’t have stopped kissing that sweet little face.

up she goes….

Mom had the most fabulous collection of scarves. I felt like a kid in a candy store…

and with aunty Anka

Tags: San Francisco bay area newborn baby photographer

Yes! I am a bit behind schedule in posting and keeping up with the blog. You know that feeling of being swamped and a week of vacation can easily do that to you. Also, my son starts Kindergarden in a week and half which we are excited about. I am hoping to catch up in the coming week and will be in touch about your galleries. These are from mini-sessions a few weeks back. Enjoy your sneak peek!

First up… Five year old E and his baby brother. E used to go to the same preschool as my son and such a fun, energetic little guy. His little brother wouldn’t crack a smile for me but check out his cute little face. The minis are short sessions and often it does take some time to get little people (and bigger people) to be comfortable with a camera pointed at their face. But to me, it is about capturing their real expressions not a forced smile.

Can you tell he is enjoying his soft and cushy seat here? Hee hee.

I just adore this one… yep, he is looking past me.

And from the second brother session. Thanks so much mama for trusting me! I know how precious your little bundles is. I just loved how this image turned out. I bet the little guy is so much bigger now and wouldn’t fit in the basket.

This little two year old was full of spunk and on the go! Getting him into the wagon kept him seated just long enough to get some great pics. And dad was a big help keeping him in splits.

Tags: Brothers, San Francisco bay area baby and kids photographer

Two golden hours somewhere between sunrise and sunset. Both are set with 60 diamond minutes. No reward is offered. They are gone forever.
-Horace Mann

I had a chance to photograph this amazing little girl on our vacation in SoCal. Her mom is an amazing photographer and we got to meet up for a little beach mixr. She is such an amazing subject and actually stays put unlike my five year old distracted boy! I am still catching up on posting from recent sessions and editing photos after coming back from our vacation. I should be getting in touch with you soon if you are a client waiting on proofs or prints.

Tags: Beach photography, San Francisco kids photographer

We are back! I have so much catching up to do but couldn’t resist posting a few pics for a sneak peek from my quick session while on vacation. Add to the craziness my computer was in the shop for a few days so I was having major withdrawal.

How could I resist this 10 month old bundle of chubb? Such a super model and sweet baby! She belongs to my friend S that I have known since my impoverished student days back in Kalamazoo, MI. We don’t see each other often…or haven’t, but when we do we can pick up where we left off. S and her beautiful family showed us a great time in SoCal…thanks so much! Also, S’s mom is such a wonderful person and the sweetest grandma. I also knew S’s dad who passed away a few years back and he holds a special place in my heart! He was such an amazing person and I loved our long conversations about art and life.

S + S, I hope you like these pictures! For the family pics, can you believe they coordinated their outfits in all of fifteen minutes?

Tags: Baby photographer, San Francisco natural light photographer, Southern California family photography

Storyboxart will be closed for a week starting Monday, July 28th. All emails and phone calls will be returned on my return. Have a wonderful week

I wanted to share some of the mini-session photos from last week. I am sure you are anxious to see them! These were amazingly easy kids to work with…

and last but not the least… this gorgeous mommy to be!

Tags: Bay area kids photographer, Maternity photographer, San Francisco natural light photographer

Meet sweet little baby R, seven days old. Mommy is still working on getting the graphics on the wall but check them out….they are so cool. Thanks so much mom and dad for letting me capture some precious memories for you.

Tags: Black and white photography, San Francisco bay area new baby photographer

with such a large group of people, um, thirteen… five year olds with an abundance of energy and craziness. Yeah, and mostly boy energy. From my own experience, my one boy makes it crazy enough and then to have eleven… thank goodness for the girl power and the cheering parents. You can’t tell but the kids cracked up watching one of the parents do a crazy butt shake. I wish I could have gotten a picture of that

Anyway, this was our fun little shoot for a special something for the preschool teachers…shhh. It is R’s last day at preschool today!