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The ‘S’ Family

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

I’m pretty familiar with this family. In fact, I work with the mom and we’ve been to the birthday parties for each other’s kids. But this is actually the first time I’ve photographed them. That has happened often enough for me and it reminds me that just because you know someone well, it doesn’t mean that they’ll be comfortable in front of the camera right now. I’ve chosen just a few photos of the boys here. As you can probably tell, one brother was much more happy than the other to be photographed :)

The ‘Q’ Family

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

This mom and daughter are really familiar with me and having their portraits taken. This is the 6 or 7th event/portrait session I’ve had which has included them and their extended family. Needless to say, I didn’t have to spend much time warming them up to capture their wonderful smiles. Just a few highlights from their fall session.

The ‘L’ Family

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

It’s pretty rare when two older children are BOTH into having their photos taken. But with the ‘L’ family it was actually pretty fun since both kids were giving me ideas about poses. It makes for a much more interactive session and it shows in how close the family is and how they appear in their portraits. Here are some highlights from the ‘L’ family’s portrait session last fall (yes, I’m still catching up!)

The ‘M’ Family

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Continuing with updates on recent family portrait sessions, the ‘M’ Family was a lot of fun, but kind of a crazy session. As you can see, they have one older daughter and two twins which means it’s more kids than parents! It was actually pretty funny getting all three settled onto the couch or on the rug for a photo with all of them looking towards me. After the first few minutes I realized they were playing games with me by moving JUST before I was about to take a photo so that was actually pretty funny. :)

Anyways, hope you enjoy!

The ‘A’ Family Portraits

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Continuing with a series of family portraits from last fall, here’s the ‘A’ family with their 4 month old daughter. Look at those cheeks!

The ‘T’ Family

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

I had a lot of fun photographing families at the end of last year. It’s actually a refreshing change from wedding photography since the interactions are so different with a family that’s relaxed and having fun in the park (as compared to couples living through the most important day of their lives!!)

So here’s the ‘T’ Family that I photographed in Mountain View on a crisp Saturday morning. As you can see, we did a little bit of posed family portraits then let the kids (and parents) have fun in the play area. It’s amazing how much of a motivator it can be to tell two little boys that they’ll get to play on the swings & slides after the photos are done! There’s a lot more to share so keep your eyes peeled for more blog posts coming soon!

Little Sophia

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Besides Wedding Photography, I’ve gotta say that I just love photographing children. I don’t do as many children and family photoshoots as weddings, but the fact that I’ve got a 2-year girl at home means I spend a lot of time photographing children! These are just a few photos of my little one…we were taking holiday photos last fall and dressed her up. She’s great in front of the camera so we combined a little bit of light posing and just letting her play in the leaves.

Molly & Vidhya’s Wedding & Reception

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Wow, what a long break for updates on weddings we’ve photographed! Well, I’ve got a lot of catch up to do so here we go!

Last summer, Molly & Vid invited us to photograph their wedding events in San Mateo. Here are some favorite highlights from the day. Starting from when Molly & Vid were getting ready in their hotel rooms all the way through the end of the dancing. Enjoy!

Molly & Vid, it’s been a pleasure working with the two of you. You’ve shown an immense appreciation for our work!

Qureshi Family – Life Session Portraits

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Oh boy…where does the time disappear. After months without an update, here’s something which should make everyone smile. The Qureshi family have been great clients of mine for some time now and when Tayyiba, Cody, and little Z-Man were in town last fall, we got the chance to take some fun family portraits.

This was actually Tayyiba & Zamaan’s second photo session with me in 2009. Here’s some of the previous session with his masis

With family portraits, we never know what exactly to expect, so the sessions are way more loose and playful than usual. As you can see from this sampling, Zamaan didn’t leave us much chance to pose for shots…which is a great thing!








Aparna & Jeff’s Engagement Portraits

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Earlier this summer, I took Aparna & Jeff all over San Francisco for their engagement portraits and what a fun time! We got to try out some new spots on that beautiful summer afternoon so it made for some wonderful moments. It was also great since they didn’t mind a little public display of affection while we were taking their portraits :)

We started out in North Beach, then headed to the Presidio, and finally to Baker Beach. With each location, since we had extra time, we were able to find some cool little spots that helped their photos to be as unique as possible.

Here are some samples!








I just love this next portrait due to the wind blowing Aparna’s hair just so and especially that look in her eyes!



Aparna & Jeff, I can’t wait for your wedding next month!

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