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Posted on February 26, 2009
A few weeks ago I posted a teaser polaroid of a gorgeous sunset peeking out behind some trees, taken during a portrait session tobe used as a surprise present. Mom finally received her present and so now I can share images from that day.
I met Mr. P years ago while working at a little start up in Silicon Valley. He has seen my photography go from show and tell in the office on mornings I had class assignments due, to being the unofficial self appointed company event photographer to where I am now. I have seen him go from working crazy long engineer hours to well working crazy long engineer hours and being a fabulous dad.
Imagine how excited I was and also honored when he contacted me asking that I help him give his wife (who is even more awesome than him) a surprise present for her birthday. We chatted and decided the perfect present was a family session, however she needed to unwrap something on her birthday so we split the session. The first session of two was mostly with the adorable Little Miss A. Who I would like to add is already super smart, fearless and a natural in front of the camera. I was shocked when I saw her because she is almost all grown up and I still remember seeing her as a tiny baby when she was first born.
So without much more of my unnecessary jabbing here you go:
Do not be alarmed with this next photo, dad was very close by to make sure she didn’t fall out of the tree.
I can’t wait to do the family session with them…
Stay tuned!
Posted on February 21, 2009
Mrs. A was part of the combined session with Mrs. D. Together these two planned to surprise their hubbies with similar gifts. They were each others alibis. I had only met Mrs. A briefly once before, actually the day her and Mrs. D came by to plan the session however Mrs. A was so easy going and fun that I felt like I had known her my whole life. I absolutely love how her personality came out in these pictures doesn’t she look like she would be the funnest person ever? My favorite thing about her was her laugh. She laughed from the bottom of her heart and each time she did her whole being lite up. It was awesome.
Can you guess what her husband does for work?
At one point during the session she commented that the session was actually more fun than she had expected and that the day was so much fun she felt as if she was doing it fr herself and not just her husband. But really I think when her husband saw his book it was about him and how much she loves him and wanted to give him something special.
I love these Femme Fatale sessions because each woman is beautiful not just on the outside but on the inside too. That sounds so cheesy but it’s true and I love capturing that on camera, whether it be a smile, or that crazy crooked mouth (think Drew Barrymore here) or even that far off look when someone is remembering a moment from oh so long ago.
What is that one thing your significant other loves most about you? I bet more than a physical attribute it’s something more like the way you light up a room when you walk in, or how he remembers the first time you laughed so hard you spit out your soda. HA! even though you may have been embarrassed I bet it’s on his list of favorites. Tell us .. what is it?
This last image is maybe my absolutely favorite from Mrs. A’s session. She was completely comfortable and having a great time. We all laughed so much I was starting to think that tears might start coming out which would ruin the mascara 
Posted on February 21, 2009
You are born into your family. No matter how far you may move they are still your family. True friends are the same way, regardless how far you live from each other they are still your friends, and even better these friends are the Family YOU CHOSE.
I developed a roll of film this week, which like many other rolls was unmarked and forgotten about. I was so happy to see the below images on said roll. I met Alejandro about 15 years ago while I lived in Guanajuato. I had decided that my Spanish was turning into Spanglish and the only way to fix that was to go to school in Mexico. I am a Guanajuato native so I thought it was a great idea to enroll in the university there. During my first semester I met Alejandro and we quickly became really good friends having many near death experiences on his motorcycle. Although that is a whole post in itself. I left Guanajuato and moved to Guadalaraja a year and a half later however we remain really good friends –> family. His sons call me “tia” (aunt) and his wife pictured below is like my sister. So much that many times during my visit we went out and left Alex at home with his son. At the time they only had one son.
Have you been to Guanajuato? I wuld love to hear about it. Leave me a comment in the comments section!!
These were taken in October of 2007 during a visit to Guanajuato, Gto. during the International Cervantino festival. IF you’ve never been you should definitely throw it on your “to visit ” list. It’s also an amazing place for a honeymoon and a trash the dress session. I’m more than willing to travel to this location ( or any other) for a session. What do you think?
