I love it when I can make a 9 year old laugh like this…

Two year olds make it easy on me…they wear their heart on their sleeve, but as we get older it’s a bit harder to have the camera turned on us!

These two are so cute together!  I loved the way they interacted…not to mention the gorgeous sunset lighting.

The best time to do outdoor photo sessions this time of year is around 6:30pm.  The lighting is just amazing, plus it can be scheduled after your work day.

-Kristin

Who can resist designer brands in mini-sizes??

Mom decked out both girls in Juicy Couture…it was the cutest!!

Normally I’m trying to get babies to fall asleep so they are peaceful and able to be moved around, posed, etc. but this cute little girl was having a hard time staying awake!  We got a few awake pictures of her before she conked out.  🙂

What sweet little sisters!  I bet they’ll love looking back on these some day.

-Kristin

Cute rosebud lips, perfect complexion, fluffy head of hair…need I say more??

What a sweetheart she was too, just letting me move her around…not even making a fuss!

Here’s her proud mommy and daddy.  You can see where she gets her good looks!

What a fun afternoon!  Thanks for making the long drive out, Josh and Laura!!

-Kristin

Because I know you guys are waiting…and I haven’t had time to properly go through your pictures to choose some for blogging!

I quickly grabbed two of the many many adorable pictures to share with Josh and Laura…and all their friends and family.  More to come soon…I promise!!

Can’t wait to get to the rest of these…Kirsten is such a beautiful baby!!

-Kristin

With mere weeks to go until we get to meet Baby Z, Jeff and Sam conquered grungey streets and scratchy weeds for me in search of my vision!

These guys truly trusted me with only “i love it” to go on.  I hope you enjoy the results!!

I can’t believe how close we are to meeting this baby…this longed for, hoped for, prayed for baby.  I’m so excited for these guys, I could barely stand it!!

Hello, hot mama!!

I love that you can see Jeff’s reflection in the glass doors.

Jeff and Sam, there are so many more to rave about.  These are just a teaser for now!!

-Kristin

The last few weekends at Rascals to Rebels I saw a photographed a few newborns.  They were angelic and sweet, sleeping right through their photo sessions!

This sweet little girl was just 8 days old!  I love photographing newborns in the first 2 weeks of life.  It’s the perfect time for them to be oblivious to the world.  They sleep away, all cuccooned up, just like in the womb!

I’m so excited for my newborn photo session tomorrow with Josh, Laura and Kirsten.  Check out their maternity session.

-Kristin

Sometimes there are images that make me stop dead in my editing workflow and get them on the blog. right. now.

Images like this one…

I love the connection that happened in this split second.  I was photographing her with her big brothers and they disappeared inside the store for a few minutes and we caught this.  LOVE it.  Okay, back to the editing workflow!  I’ll be chained to my computer for the next 24 hours, so I’ll be back later!!

-Kristin

I’m getting ready for round 2 tomorrow at Rascals to Rebels.  This time in Huntington Beach!  I’ve got a full schedule and I’m so excited to see some familiar faces and meet some new little cuties.

This guy came out last weekend to the Rossmoor sessions and I just couldn’t resist all the accessories that his mom brought.  We tried a bit of everything.  Not bad for 15 minutes!!

Have a great Thursday!

-Kristin

Here are some more of the kiddos from Friday…aren’t they cute?!!?

I love the way that the blue looks a little different in each of the pictures.  I never want to be a cookie cutter photographer…you know the ones that do the exact same pose/style with every client.  So, I’m really pleased with how different each of these came out!!

-Kristin

There’s this thing called June Gloom in Southern California.  Basically, it stinks. 🙂  It means overcast mornings which may or may not burn off, with an overall feeling of mugginess.

Last weekend at the Rascals to Rebels event, it was overcast the whole time!  But, I worked around the lighting and was pleasantly surprised to still have catch lights in the eyes and bright vibrant color.  Yeah!

Here are a few of the cuties from Friday…

Lots more to come soon!

-Kristin