Michelle Maternity....Mothers Day!

This Mothers Day shoot was a gift from Gino to his wife Michelle….He wanted to gift these photos to her since she had never had a photo shoot all to herself.   I of course thought it was a very sweet gift and extremely thoughtful! 

We did these photos in their huge backyard, so big in fact that it actually attracts the deer!  I struggled a little with the setting sun but both were good sports about moving around to get the best light possible. Michelle was a natural in front of the camera! And I would actually  love to someday do a pin-up shoot with her, since she definitely has that look.

.Speaking of naturals they have a little girl named Giselle and she's a super awesome kid! I had to sneak in a few shots of her,  I just could not help myself! She actually pulled out her own camera and became by unofficial assistant!

I had a lot of fun hanging out with this family and even though it was a little more difficult time in the day with the sun, I think Michelle really looked great! Happy Mothers Day Michelle! 

 Looks like two Angels were hovering over Michelle in these two photos!

 My favorite shots of the day with 'mommy' in her jeans and t-shirt!

 The show stealer right here!

Jennifer & Randall- Flower Farm Inn Loomis, CA

Jennifer and Randall 'RJ' had an amazing wedding, from start to finish it was nothing less than perfect! The weather man had been calling for rain all week and I was a little worried that the weather wouldn't hold but like everything else at their wedding it was great! Overcast with grey skies and a few peeks of blue! PERFECT to photograph in! 

 A lot of the time when I take pictures of a couple they'll look to me for direction which is fine.... but the best photos are taken when a couple allows themselves to just BE in THEIR moment and just feel what comes natural, a touch, a stolen kiss, a smile. And me with my cameras are just an afterthought. I really feel like these photos came out so amazing, because Jen and RJ just did their thing and I was in the background capturing it all with my Nikons....I chose a lot of their pictures to share in this blog because I loved so many! So please take a look at a handful of my favorites.

There were quite a bit of details that this couple put a lot of time and effort into and I was really wanted to photograph as many of them as possible

I loved the details in her dress!  The bride was perfect! 

And of course the groom held his own....

Jen and RJ did a 'first look' which was SO awesome! I gotta admit, watching these two see each other for the first time was a tear jerker! 

Because there was no rush we took our time and took plenty of photos of them just being together on the property

The Ceremony, was soo Romantic!

This photo below is one of my favorites from the day, they snuck away right after the ceremony for a private moment, which I of course had to capture...from a respectable distance of course!

  

Mr & Mrs. Whiteman!!

Adriana....19 With a Bullet!

Several weeks ago I gifted a photo shoot for a friend of mine and instead of using it for herself, she decided she wanted some pictures of her daughter Adriana. We got together early on a Sunday morning and took advantage of the excellent lighting!  It was actually a very easy and fast shoot since it turned out that the camera loved this young lady and I really didn't have to work too hard! Below are a handful of my favorites.