Last month, we headed down to Live Oak Park in Fallbrook for a couple of family sessions, the first in what we hope will become a series of “Portraits in the Park” afternoons. For more information, shoot us an e-mail. Until then, enjoy.
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Portraits in the Park
February 18, 2010The girls
February 13, 2010Addison was born on Jan. 19; we took her pictures on the 29th. (How’s that for being on-the-ball?) She is absolutely beautiful, and pretty mellow. At the beginning of the session, we cranked the heater so we could take off her PJs. Then we set her on a big, fluffy pillow with a soft blanket over it. She was soooo out. But then we started moving her around more, and she woke up and looked around. All in all, we took a couple hundred shots over a period of an hour. Here are the best, along with the three from our initial post.
Oh yeah, and Lorelai was there, too.
Introducing…
February 7, 2010Samson. (It’s OK to say “Awww!”)
Can I just say that I love how puppies never get tired of this?
Unfortunately, he’s not ours–technically, he belongs to the Rosas family. But if you ask Joel, the puppy belongs to him. “Samson” has been abbreviated to “Sammy,” which has been further altered to “Hammy” by this little guy.
Our little rockstar/niece
January 12, 2010If you watched the slide show in our earlier post of Lorelai talking, then you’ve already seen all the best pictures of our recent session with her at Buddy Todd Park in Oceanside. But we thought it would be worth reposting a few of our favorites in higher quality. (Update: As expected, she is now saying many more words and partial words and made-up words that only she understands. She is also combining words–e.g., growing up way too fast!!!)
Happy New Year from the Pfingsten + Rosas families
January 1, 2010Back in November, Tom’s mother asked if we would do the annual honor of photographing the Pfingsten/Rosas families. This would be a particularly special session, the first time since mom and dad moved into their new house that we’ve gathered for pictures. So we chose a spot in their new neighborhood, Shady Grove, and commenced with the shooting. We even got a few good pictures of us–thanks Annie!
We start with Tom’s three nephews, who have had plenty of time in front of the camera over the years…
Fallbrook family photos, Christmas edition
December 20, 2009A couple weeks ago, Brittnee called us to ask if we still had time for a quick pre-Christmas session, and quick was all we had time for–we were leaving for the Philippines in a matter of days. But we set a time, the rain let up long enough for the sun to shine on us for an hour, and we captured some really cute moments between Jon, Brittnee and their daughter.
I’ve known about Los Jilgueros Preserve in Fallbrook for many years. It’s always been a nice place for a quiet walk, but this was the first time we’d done pictures there. Jon and Brittnee actually chose the location, and we’re so glad they did! We’ll definitely be going back for more!
Valley Center family portraits – the Crandalls
November 21, 2009A few weeks ago, Kimm asked if we could do a family session at their house in Valley Center. After agreeing and setting a date, I asked, “How many kids do you have?” The answer: Four.
Four sweet, amazing children–who apparently really enjoy smiling. Or maybe we just caught them on a good day. Either way, if the sun hadn’t gone down I could have gone on taking pictures of these kids for a long, long time. As you can see, the setting was great, too. The horse is theirs (our first family + equine shoot), as are the corrals, trees, and various settings you see in the pictures.
Crandall family, thanks for having us. We had a blast!!!
Aaaaand, the horse. In search of alfalfa. Not even vaguely interested in anything else but hay.
Kiddos
March 25, 2009While I prefer doing portraits outside and in a more candid style, we improvised a studio at my brother-in-law’s house a couple weekends ago to do some seasonal portraits of our niece, Lorelai, and her friend, Jake.
I missed posting this one for St. Patrick’s Day, but better late than never.
I love how easygoing Jake is, and how excited he gets when his dad walks into the room.
Lorelai has him beat in the hair department, though…
Check back on Easter for a few more shots from this session…
The best of: Christmas
January 26, 2009As we line our new blog with photos, we’ll be digging through nearly two years of images. Here are some from the not-so-distant past — Christmas, actually. It was our niece’s first Christmas, and her first opportunity to learn the art of unwrapping.
Checking the ingredients…
And the taste test.
And my two favorite Christmas images (neither of which are really festive)…
William Winford Wood: 1922-2008
January 21, 2009My grandfather, mom’s dad, passed away the night after Christmas. He was 86.
Grandpa was many things: A family man and a pipeline welder; a good ol’ boy and a farmer; an adventurer and teller of tales (some dubious, some hilarious) with a lucky streak a mile wide. I entered his story when he had already retired from his welding career and was living in Rainbow, just east of Fallbrook, tending his eclectic grove of citrus, avocados and macadamia nuts, to name a few. I remember climbing into the passenger seat of his maroon, 80-something Cadillac on hot days and driving into town for an ice cream — he called it “that Thrifty feelin’.” And, most of all, I remember his smile — that genuine, unmistakable symbol of a life well lived.
On Jan. 17, we held a memorial service at our church and then headed to Riverside National Cemetery, across I-215 from March Air Force Base, where he is buried.
Rest in peace, Grandpa. We’ll miss you.
