Danielle + David + 1 : maternity

July 18, 2008 – 11:44 pm

Meet Danielle and David, +1 :).  David called me a few weeks ago hoping to have some maternity portraits taken while he and Danielle are ‘home’ from Arizona for Danielle’s baby shower.  I couldn’t have been more flattered or excited to be asked to capture such an amazing time in their lives for them.  I was even more pleased to find them to be such a great couple, we had a great time laughing and chatting while shooting.  Thanks for a great session guys and I hope you have a spectacular baby shower tomorrow and a safe trip home and be sure to enjoy the ‘cool’ weather here in So Cal before you head back to Arizona!

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  1. Lori Wood Habiger   -  

    Oh wow - I just love the emotion in the last one. Beautiful low-key lighting there, too.

Barlina + Arafat : Engagement

July 13, 2008 – 4:39 pm

I hate to blog and run…but, I must.  Im running out the door to another engagement session thats sure to be a blast but really wanted to get this sneak peek up for Barlina and Arafat.  Never fear, I will be back with a little something special to say about this great couple who really ‘brought’ it to their session!

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Sweet baby girl

July 9, 2008 – 11:58 pm

And when I say sweet I mean sweet!  She was such a little dream throughout our session.  Slept wonderfully, let me move her around, wrap her up, scrunch her up, and only objected to one ‘prop’ I put her in….and the best part…she only peed on me once ;).  This little sweetie is going to be doing a ‘baby plan’ which means I will get to see her 3 times in her first year to help capture all those precious first year stages in her life!  I can’t wait!!!  It’s always so cool to see these fresh little newborns grow and change into a fun, full of energy toddler.

So, here are a few from our first session, and like I said, you are sure to see more of this cutie in the future!

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  1. Jenny Thrasher   -  

    absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

  2. heather   -  

    oooo weee! I LOVE that first one!

Nissa + Chris : Engagement

July 6, 2008 – 7:38 pm

Last weekend I had an engagement session marathon, first Dave and Erica, then Michelle and Alex and then wrapped up with Nissa and Chris in Ventura.  Nissa and Chris are set to be married at Hartley Botanica in mid September…let me tell you, after their engagement session I cant wait for their wedding!  Not only are they both gorgeous, but they are both just all around awesome people.  And the KNOW how to BRING IT for the camera!  We had a great time wandering the grounds of the Mandalay Beach Resort in Oxnard where they were engaged and then hit the beach for some good old water shots :).

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  1. Erin Potter   -  

    What a beautiful couple! Amazing work!!!

  2. Emma   -  

    OMG!!! I love love love these. The one with the footprints and then the one with their shadows kissing. Man.. I bow down and kiss your feet!

    Gorgeous couple!

  3. nissa&chris   -  

    we couldn’t be happier with your amazing work!! cant wait til’ september!!

  4. jen mabray   -  

    wow!! i loved every shot!! your clarity is great!! the footprints struck a sappy nerve. hee hee loved it!! :)

  5. Desiree   -  

    These are gorgeous!! I love love love the sunflare shot, way to work it, girl!

  6. Jenny McMasters   -  

    OMG! These ROCK! They look like such a fun couple! I wanna come along as a second shooter on this wedding!

Happy 3rd, 4th (and 5th ;))

July 6, 2008 – 1:22 am

Well, Im a little late to the punch but still sending you all my best for a happy and safe holiday weekend.  We spent the 3rd in Moorpark, where they conduct a large fireworks display on the 3rd rather than on the 4th.  Cheyenne of pink feet photography, and my best friend, invited our family to her moms for a BBQ to celebrate with them.  We always have such a great time with them and our girls always have a blast together as well. 

I thought I would start this post with a shot of my daughter from the BBQ…its funny, because people always say ‘oh I bet you have the best pictures of your daughter’.  This comment always makes me laugh and cry all at the same time.  I laugh because it is the furthest from the truth, my daughter generally hides from my camera or turns away immediately and demands ‘NO MORE PICTURES MAMA!’.  And I cry because, well, my daughter demands “NO MORE PICTURES MAMA!’. So here is a sample of what I get from her when she actually gives me a quick second of her time to take a photo of her…

and right back to the dash away and ‘no more pictures mama!’

One of Cheyennes ‘little sparklers’

The girls havin a blast in the little jumper

Skydivers….part of the preshow

Already attached at the hip….I think we are in trouble with these girls

Before I sign out for the night, I wanted to add a special prayer for Cheyennes brother who is currently deployed overseas along with so many brave men and women of our military.  We are all thinking of you often and cant wait for your safe return!

P.S. Stay tuned tomorrow for some uber steamy shots from Nissa and Chris’ e-session! ;)

 

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  1. heather   -  

    LOL…those two girls are mini mes to you and Cheyenne!

  2. Cheyenne   -  

    SO cute friend!!! Just wait til our monsters start finishing each others sentences! HA!

  3. christa miller   -  

    omg…your little girl looks just like you charise!!! she is soo cute!!!

Michelle + Alex : Engagement

July 4, 2008 – 3:54 pm

Meet Michele and Alex, a super fun couple that I had the opportunity to photography last weekend as they prepare for their wedding in September.  Generally before every engagement session I always ask a slew of questions about a couple to get some ideas flowing for their session.  Michele and Alex and lots of great things for me to have some fun with!  First, they are big sports fans and even bigger Raiders fans.  So we started our session at a local football field to do some shooting, and playing.  In addition to being sports fans, Michele, like most women, loves to shop!  So, we hit Simi Town Center for a bit.  And then we went to Moorpark to grab some general fun stuff on High Street.   We really had a great time just wandering around, playing around, and getting in some fun photos in between.

After some shooting Michelle and Alex got in a little tackle time….this was Michelle’s winning tackle :)

The Proposal: Alex and Michele went to Alex’s house for a family BBQ. They sat down for a few rounds of black jack as they normally do.  Alex’s cousin dealt the cards, he first turned over a King of hearts in front of Michele, then continued around the table until presenting Michele with the Ace of hearts, only it wasn’t just your standard every day Ace of Hearts, this Ace of hearts had a very important question written on it ‘will you marry me?’.  Just as Michele was presented with this very special card she was also accompanied by Alex getting down on one knee to complete the question of ‘will you marry me’.  Obviously, it only seemed fitting for us to have some fun with a great hand of Black Jack during their session. 

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Erica + Dave : Engagement

July 2, 2008 – 12:39 am

I met up with Dave and Erica on Friday for another awesome engagement session.  I love engagement sessions because they allow me some great one on one time with the soon to be Mr. and Mrs.  We have the opportunity to get to know each other while also having some fun together and I get the amazing opportunity to get a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the love my couples share.  This session proved to be just that…a great time getting to know each other better while having some fun together and a behind the scenes peek into their love…though I did stab myself in the face with some weird thorns from some weeds, and then burnt my legs on the pavement, and dodged a few cars…but Dave and Erica are just awesome and totally made it all worth it. 

I always like to find out more about the bride and groom prior to their session so we can be sure to choose good locations for them as well as to work in things that just ‘them’.  Dave and Erica do so many great things it was hard to really narrow down the options….I LOVED that!  So we started their session with an older fixed up car as Dave is a big fan of cars.  Then we hit some greens for a few ‘golf’ shots as they like to golf together, then off to the beach which was Ericas top choice for location :)

Here’s a sneak peek for you guys, I cant wait until your wedding next year and thanks for letting me into your life and your love on Friday!

Ohhh, forgot their adorable puppy Bentley came along for a few shots too!!  SO cute!

How fun is this golf ball they had made!?!?

Time for some good old, makin’ out :)

 

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  1. heather   -  

    Getting better and better!!! I love that 3rd shot down… and wow, that’s a shiny car.

  2. Lori Wood Habiger   -  

    Charise - the portrait shot between the flowers is outstanding. Love your blog design!

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