Heather is a photographer in San Jose and booked a session with me while I was up in Northern California in December. We met at a cute little winery in Livermore and had a blast chasing around and playing with her two year old daughter :) Heather also won my 2011 End of the Year Contest with this first image, so we will be seeing eachother again for her free session later this year after the new baby is born!
Every toddler does this during a session and it cracks me up!
This is my 3rd time photographing this awesome family. The first time, Crystal was pregnant with Cash and Brody had just turned one. I was supposed to photograph the birth of Cash, but Crystal went into labor at just 32 weeks. Cash is now a bubby, smiley, silly one year old and Brody is a proud older brother. They are both such good, kind little boys and the entire family was just a pleasure to photograph, as always!
I photograph a lot of other talented photographers, and Staci is no exception. When she contacted me to do her family session, she had a clear and concise idea of what type of session that she wanted. We gave ourselves two hours - the first hour of which we would shoot inside their beautiful home, and the 2nd hour would be shot outdoors at a gorgeous park. Staci and I joked that we would get the traditional shot out of the way first - the kind of shot that the grandparents would like, where everyone is looking at the camera and smiling :) Then, we would move on to what we both love the most, the candid, real, fun lifestyle images. We painted nails, jumped on the bed, red stories, and put together a puzzle. I truly believe that when you put a 2 1/2 year old and a 4 year old in an environment where they feel comfortable, you will get to see the real "them". It doesn't help that they are terribly well behaved :) I love this session and I hope you do too.
