Family Photo Session in Mountain View, CA

A few years ago, ok four years ago - time flies, I photographed Masako's maternity session and their newborn session when their first baby arrived. Their oldest is now four and a big sister. I recently photographed the family again when their latest addition arrived. Here are a few of my favorites. The second image makes me laugh every time I look at it.

Kid's Mini Portrait Sessions in Mountain View - Set 2

These darlings belong to a couple I worked with a few years back when I photographed their wedding. I love Zella's wild blonde hair!

Kid's Mini Portrait Sessions in Mountain View

I photographed two days of kid's mini sessions in April this year. This session is of Shelby and Drake. Their parents were wedding clients a way back. Shelby is at that great age when girls love to take pictures. 

On the other end of the spectrum Drake is at that age that they love to run - away from me! Well good thing I can run too! I love this shot of him thinking. I imagine him thinking "who is this crazy lady with this big black machine in front of her face?". :)

Family Photography Surprise Arizona

I love going to see my sister and her 5 children! Honestly though I usually only last 3-4 days and then I need a break, but the first few days are always a ton of fun. We typically try to plan fun and educational activities each day; which can be a challenge in the Arizona summers. So I prefer to go in the winter.

Usually the last day I'm there we do a photo session with all the kids. This time the oldest was gone, typical of a sixteen year old. And another child wasn't really in the mood. Having a stranger take family pictures definitely has its advantages!  However, my niece is always ready to pose, anytime. So I always have at least one model.

The newest and last addition to their family is a face maker. Love it! I had to share a few of the images - I couldn't resist.

Family Photography Session in Mountain View, CA

This is another session I photographed a few months back, but didn't have time to post while I was working on the new website. I met Stephanie and her family at her sister Joanna's wedding in August 2011. They scheduled a family photo session while they were in town from SoCal .
Their daughter is such a doll!

I learned a new trick to getting toddlers to smile even when they are sleepy, clapping! :)

Family Photography in Los Gatos, CA

Anastasiya modeled for a photo shoot at Radonich Ranch a couple years ago; so her face may already look familiar to some of you. Her family decided to have portraits taken while her grandmother was visiting from Russia. 

It was fun photographing her entire family. Her grandmother was awesome! She made everyone laugh and smile during the session.

A little brotherly love.

Family Session

I photographed the Kwong family in their backyard this summer.  The little guy is super cute!  Like most kids his age we only had about 15 minutes to snap the family pictures before we lost his attention and he ran off to play.  I had fun chasing him around the yard capturing images of him playing.