Hamby Family

It was such an adventure shooting this stylish family's photos the other night at the Dublin Historic Park.  I've known the Hamby family since their oldest was a toddler and it has been so fun getting to spend so much more time with them lately now that we live close by.  All four of the boys were good sports about getting their pictures taken, even the two little guys, which made for a pretty much perfect evening of taking photos.  But what I really love is how you can tell from their faces how much they love each other and just what a close, happy, fun family they are.

 

 

Nash Family Session

I did a photo shoot for my own little family while we were in Yosemite this November.  I just used a tripod and self-timer and kept running back and forth and posing my husband and daughter.  It was a little work but we were happy to get a good one for our Christmas cards.

 

Miller Family

This gorgeous family just added baby girl Hadley 5 weeks ago.  They are good friends from when we first moved to California.  It was a sad day when they moved away to take over the family beekeeping business and become full-time honey farmers so I was excited when they said they were coming to the area to visit and asked if I could take photos for them while they were here.  Love these guys.

 

 

 

 

Headley Family

This family was cracking me up.  The oldest son and the dad were serious "blinkers" and I gave up keeping a tally when they both hit 25 photos each where their eyes were closed.  Fortunately, I tend to overshoot with families to avoid those kinds of problems.  I love how these turned out.

 

Oler Family

This family was so much fun to photograph.  They were great to work with and the kids were so much fun.  They were all willing to try some more creative and fun posing too, including less traditional poses, which was awesome.  I love Joyce, who has been my friend and visiting teacher for at least a couple of years now so I was so happy when she asked me to do photos for her family at Montalvo.  This bridge is my favorite new location - it has so much character!

 

The "C" Family

The "C" Family was so fun to photograph.  We had to reschedule a couple of times because of conflicts and then their little guy got sick, but I'm so glad we finally made this session happen because we had a great time at Natural Bridges State Beach.  The light was so warm and perfect for photos, even if the weather has been starting to cool down.  These are just a few of my favorites from their session.

 

 

Menda Family - Newborn Photo Session

I just loved being able to photograph these friends of ours.  My husband takes credit with having set them up back in high school (although there is some debate about that) and he was in their wedding party so it was so fun to see them welcome their first baby who is just the most darling little thing.  We took these at Vasona Park on a perfect July evening.  I just love it there and the lighting and reflections with the water were lovely.

 

Gale Family

The Gale family was great to work with for this photo session in Saratoga.  Their little strawberry-blonde 10 month old guy was a trooper, even when he got a little tired towards the end.  And the lighting was just delicious.  I did another photo shoot in this same location a few weeks prior and it was fun to see the difference between the shoots due to the changing colors of the Autumn leaves.