Ingrid & John

A year ago I was chatting with my best friend Ingrid and she told me she was thinking it might be time to get pregnant. Low and behold, barely a year later I'm photographing her bump! Time does fly when you're having fun!

I didn't love photographing Ingrid & John just because they're my friends and I love them; I loved shooting them because I love them as a couple. They're so much fun! I got some great romantic shots of them together, but I'm really happy I got some really great fun shots of them having fun together.

Needless to say, I'm dying to meet this baby. I've got a feeling it's a little girl. Whichever it is, this baby is going to be born to the greatest parents, and to the greatest surrogate-auntie-photographer they could ever have. :)

Meet Isabella

I met Isabella and her parents not long ago and caught the baby fever all over again; what girl could resist such a cute little button of a baby?

This little family was so sweet and romantic, here are a few of my favorite shots from our session. Can't you just feel the love pouring out of these new parents??

Cute + Cute = Adorable

Holding a baby is such candy for the heart. So can you imagine how it feels to have an armful of babies?


I can't tell you exactly because I was the girl with the camera, but I can tell you it looks pretty amazing. It's no wonder then how happy these parents were during their session with Owen and Liam. Those two little twins were a joy to be around. Here are a few of my favorite portraits from my shoot with them.

Miracle Baby

I was really touched to find out during my session with Peyton that his parents waited for him for twenty years. Isn't that amazing? He's a little miracle baby. And eyes do not get bigger and bluer than Peyton's! He's a beauty of a baby.






I can't claim to know what it feels like to be a parent yet, but when I look at that first photo of Kosta holding Peyton against him, and see a heart so full, joyful and content, I imagine that this is the portrait of how it feels to be a parent.

I have a confession.

I love disheveled hair on kids! LOVE it! And every time a mom asks me the question "is her hair okay?" I will always, always say yes. You'll never see me fixing hair or giving directions on how to style hair. Because little girl hair is always beautiful, and lovely, no matter where, or how it is.

There! I said it. :)

It's all just.... fun!

I am happy when at the end of a session, I hear parents say "Wow! That was fun!" because I've not only accomplished making the session stress-free and easy, but everyone is leaving having had a great time. That feels good!

And it's important, isn't it too? Because you can't very well look like you're having fun in a portrait if you're not. I had a session last week with Via, Avi and Liv (I'm not making this up! It's the magnificent two-syllable family!), and we had SO much fun. I'm giving all the credit to two-year-old Liv, who was a blast to hang out with. I used to think that toddlers were great for maternity sessions because of those beautiful belly shots with mommy's first hanging about, but now I realize there's another thing they're very very good at; lightening the mood and giving moms that lovely smile that could only come from looking at her beautiful child. There's nothing I could say that would evoke a warm and loving smile like that!

Here are a few peeks at my session with these three beautiful happy people, as they wait for Ava.

Itty Bitty Lauren

Oh, newborns... they're so fantastic at pulling on my heart strings. So tiny and perfect and poetic in their movements, there's nothing more lovely than spending an hour photographing them. I met Rachel and her hubby in December for their maternity portraits, and I was so happy to finally meet little Lauren last week. Here she is in all of her glory!

April Shower

I have to do it; I'm showering my blog with portraits of April. I can't help it, there are too many to choose from, this little cookie was far too much fun, I still can't believe all the quirky little poses she gave me. She was in such a good mood she practically smirked at me the whole time, which is great for those little teeth shots!

My favorites are a toss between the "runaway baby diaper grab", the forehead mommy hug, and this first one...

Happy Happy Happy

I got really lucky last week because every little baby that showed up for a session was as happy as could be, and that included Connie's little guy. Bright eyed and even flashing me a tongue here & there, this little one made my job almost too easy! Here's a peek at a few shots from this session...

A Romantic Session

A romantic session is what I get when the beautiful sunlight I get in the new loft meets a super cuddly baby for one great session. I had a session with Mahima's little cookie the other day and am so thrilled with so many of the images that came from it. Another affectionate and loving family that gave me the sweetest, warmest moments to capture. Here are a few of my favorites...






How about this hand shot? Don't you just want to eat those fingers? :)

Havin' a Hoot!

My biggest goal with every session is to make everyone feel comfortable, relaxed, but most of all, to make sure we're all having fun! The Adamou family definitely caught on to that dealie-o when they came by for their session! We had loads of fun as each kid showed me their best tricks and shared all of their favorite things with me in conversation. Here are a few of my favorites from this session...

Sweet Baby

Well I'm in and settled into the new place and am in love-love-love with the space. My first session back was with Indira and her parents, and I had such a great time photographing this little button. I adored her eyes and her little button nose, and she was so expressive, she gave me a wide range of looks to shoot.



Have you noticed the hands in my photos lately? I've really been enjoying incorporating parents' hands in my portraits these days. I've found it's a great way to create more intimacy in a photograph, and I of course always love to see a connection going on in a portrait. Here's an example with Indira... and I couldn't leave those little toes out, so don't miss out on those!