Kate and Victor

I recently had the chance to do some maternity pictures for one of my favorite couples. My good friend Kate and her husband Victor are expecting a baby boy. This baby boy (Max) is due in a few weeks. This couple have been through a lot to get where they are now. They have endured pain that I cant even imagine so seeing how happy and excited they are is truly amazing. What makes me melt is knowing what these two have been through, yet they manage to still be so strong, happy and kind. Kate and I used to be coworkers and quickly became friends. I miss her terribly but wish her all the best with this new chapter. She is going to be a great mum. I miss her and I sharing our lunches together (pretty much daily) and having the kind of friendship where we could talk about anything. We have cried together through hard times and laughed our asses off (crying with hysterical laughter). Kate is just the kind of person who's personality is addicting. She is without a doubt one of the strongest, funniest, smartest people I know. So here is a peek at Kate and Victors maternity session. I'm looking forward to meeting little Max and possibly a newborn photo session...

Professional Photography

Artful Anthology Photography.

Because a picture should be worth a thousand words.

 

Elizabeth and Pedro.

Costa Mesa, California Wedding. August 2011.

 

Jen and Neal.

Montage Resort.

Laguna Beach,California Wedding. March 2011.

Lambie Family Portraits.

Rancho Santa Margarita, California. August 2011.

Day 16: Fresh Flowers.

Today I will aim to try and post a picture for the August Break twice (because I didn't post yesterday)...

There is nothing quite as cheerful as a bunch of fresh flowers. My good friend Johanna gave my little one these flowers on her 5th birthday. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Day 15: Another self portrait....

For Day 15 I decided to use a self portrait picture I did a few months ago. I was basically trying to take some pictures of my bib necklaces and didn't have a model so I thought I would give it a whirl.... Self portrait pictures are just plain odd and frustrating for me. This was the best one of the batch, but I still had to crop and edit the heck out of it. I edited the picture in picnik with the orton-ish effect and then desaturated it a bit. 

So that's Day 15. Halfway through August Break already! Time sure does fly.

Day 14: Inspiration from other bloggers.

I have been watching my friend Dianne's daily posts for The August Break and was inspired by her personal style and the pictures she has been posting. I'm pretty sure we have the same cactus, although mine is new and I have not seen it flower, but after seeing how pretty hers is, I hope that it does! I don't have a good track record when it comes to taking care of plants so I am hoping that I cant go wrong with a cactus... After I photographed the cactus I decided to edit the picture in picnik using the boost and soften effects:

So today's picture is dedicated to Diane - thanks for the inspiration!

Just Some Harley Pictures

So my brother in law recently purchased a Harley. While I'm very happy for him, I also worry for him and constantly remind him to be safe. He wears one of those helmets that doesn't protect the face wich I think is crazy but hopefully he will get enough bugs in the face and change his mind. I hope so. It's not so much him I worry about but other drivers. Drivers in Southern California quite frankly scare me. What scares me even more is that I know the day is coming when my husband will want one. uggh. But we will cross that bridge when we come to it. When my brother in law recently stopped by I was outside with my little one taking pictures and couldn't help but take a few quick pics of his bike. I learned a few things - for example the next time I try this I will be sure not to get my reflection in the pictures (look closely at the 2nd and 4th picture and you will see what I mean). Live and learn I guess! After I uploaded them I decided to edit in picnic and used the 60s effect. Enjoy :)

Spring Has Sprung

Its only our second spring in our home but already I am looking forward to every future spring and the tree outside our front door blossoming. I took the picture with my 55-200 lens so that I could get a just a little closer. Now I'm just waiting for my other favorite tree in the backyard (that I almost killed) to start blossoming. Any day now, any day...

I have never been one to head outside and do "nature" photography. Its not that I don't like it, I just usually prefer to photograph people and when I'm at work I'm photographing art projects and art supplies. So I really just haven't had much time for nature photography. But the more I look at this picture the more I think the picture could be a really cool artist paper and incorporated into a mixed-media piece of art. So I think I might head outdoors this weekend a just give the nature photography some love.