Baby Natalie- Valencia Newborn Portrait Photography

I got to meet baby Natalie when she was just shy of two weeks. She was an angel- slept pretty soundly and really never cried at all. She is modeling just one of several *adorable* bows that her aunt made her. Shelly doesn't have an online shop but here is her blog in case you'd like to contact her to get some bows for your own little ones!

Seriously, though, how cute is this baby?? Even smiling at her mommy. *Love!*

Natural Light Photography Tutorial- Valencia Portrait Photography

When you are taking pictures and there is good light nearby, take advantage of it! Doorways are great for capturing a quick shot. As long as there is no direct sunlight coming through you will get nice lighting. Here's an example.

This first shot was taken inside the house, using just the pop-up on camera flash:



Not too bad, but look what happened when we moved about 15 feet, so that he was standing just inside the doorway.



Much better. The photo itself has better clarity, and his eyes really come alive with all the light that is reaching them. Try it yourself and see what you come up with! I'd love to see your results.

P.S. These photos are both straight out of camera, with only a sharpening filter run on each of them. Please pardon the dirty shirt. ;)

Aaron's Slideshow- Newborn & Family Photography Valencia, CA

I just love putting together slideshows. There's just something about portraits set to music that makes me happy! Here is baby Aaron's slideshow. You can also see how big his sister has gotten. Such adorable kids!



One of my favorites:



Thanks again, Tierney. It was so good to see you!

Beautiful Beach Family Portraits- Judy Phan Photography

This session actually took place in September and I have been dying to share some but I couldn't because a couple of them were going on their Christmas cards. Mark ordered canvases of each of these four for Lisa's Christmas gift. They turned out beautifully and as soon as I get a chance I will post a photo of their new canvas wall.

LOVE this little guy.

Maternity Portraits with Kristin: Part II- Valencia Portrait Photography

Can't wait to meet this baby girl!!! Looks for those portraits in January. Kristin you are beautiful!

More Sneak Peeks

These are just the first couple of sessions from the day. More to come later!

Baby E- Six Month Session

Such a chub! I loved her.

Now That They've Seen Them

Now that they've seen their gallery I can post a few more from it. Aren't they such a cute couple??


Now that they've seen their gallery I can post a few more from it. Aren't they cute??

Peter and Ilona

I am so happy for this beautiful couple. They will be married in March, so we headed out to do some engagement portraits. It was a beautiful day and I had a lot of fun. Thanks again, you two!

Fun Family Session

We had this session back in JULY but I am just now getting it up. It's not a preview anymore (we had our ordering session last night) but I thought I would post some here anyway as I had so much fun shooting them!

7 Month Old Cutie

Today I got to photograph baby E whom I first met as a tiny newborn. He has gotten so big, but is still just as sweet as he was then!

Newborn Baby B

This little cutie was the most alert newborn I have ever worked with! She was so sweet. Barely made a peep though she was awake almost all of the session.

Family In Laguna Beach

I had so much fun photographing this family! I could tell they really enjoyed being together. They were referred to me by his sister, whose daughters I photographed earlier in the year. Some of my favorites so far:







Thanks for having me out guys! Hope you aren't roasting too badly back in AZ! :)

Baby *B*

This little guy was born over four weeks early and still weighed in at almost 6 and a half pounds!! After a long week in the NICU he is home and doing well. Such a sweet little guy. Slept almost the whole time. ;)







See his slideshow here.