Last Sunday I traveled to Beaumont to do a family portrait of the Jefferies. There was a little razzing involved but I think everyone enjoyed themselves!
Category Archives: Family Portraits
Blogging is a one sided conversation. I guess it’s not totally one sided because I usually have a conversation with myself as to what I should say in my post. I start thinking about little things that happen during a shoot and begin weaving them together with other thoughts to try express something that I would like to remember. Sometimes the conversation spills out and my husband will ask me who I’m talking to. Well….myself, of course! Isn’t that obvious! Rashmi called me to come to her home at take some pictures of her two children, Praveen and Uma. As it happened, Uma had taken a nap that day and was sleeping when I arrived so I spent quite a bit of time with Praveen. When Uma did wake up, she wasn’t interested in having a stranger follow her around taking pictures. I really can’t blame her. It’s hard to wake up after a good nap much less be excited about being photographed. Instead of forcing the issue, Rashmi just let it go. Refreshing. I only made two images of Uma that day with her tentative permission.
Here’s Praveen.
For the last 2 years, my friends, the Galangs, let me create whatever type of image I have in my froggy brain for their Christmas cards. This year, I had them out on one of those cold windy nights that we get here in the desert. I was disappointed that it was so windy. It’s hard to do a painting with light portrait with balloons going crazy in the wind. It did make for some funky portraits. I love these walls we have in our neighborhood. They’re so…basic. Maybe a little grungy but not in a cool way… just a regular way. I guess I like them so much because I’m always trying to photograph regular things in a way that makes them an interesting part of the image.
I thought it would be fun to post last years images of the Galangs.
And here’s the image that I made of Tracy last year at the corner of our neighborhood. I know that I’ve posted this image last year but I love this image and I wanted to share it again.
I photographed Elisa and Jimmy about this time last year when they were pregnant with Alisha. Now, Alisha is a whole year old and is ready for her brother.
Love this image!! So cute!
Here’s Elisa. Beautiful as ever!
Valerie and her daughters Justice and Samatha, met with me down the hill in Redlands for their holiday photos. We really enjoyed ourselves in Sylvan Park. Such a variety of locations and beautiful mature trees. I enjoy the desert but I really miss the trees.
