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Posts Tagged ‘children’

The girls

February 13, 2010

Addison 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.

Close-up of a mother kissing her baby on the forehead. Oceanside newborn portraits.

Close-up of a newborn baby's feet by a large basket. Oceanside newborn portraits.

Oh yeah, and Lorelai was there, too.

Close-up of a toddler resting on her elbows in a pink dress. Oceanside baby portraits.

Two sisters-one a toddler, the other a newborn-sharing a small love seat. Oceanside newborn portraits.

Close-up of a toddler holding her cheeks. Oceanside baby portraits.

Close-up of a father kissing his newborn baby on the forehead. Oceanside newborn portraits.

Close-up of a toddler kissing her newborn sister on the forehead. Close-up of a father kissing his newborn baby on the forehead. Oceanside newborn portraits.

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Tags: Brooktown baby portraits, children, love, newborn
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Quick glance at our newborn niece

January 30, 2010

DISCLOSURE: We’re about to brag on the newest member of our extended family. Big time.

Well, all we’re going to do is put up a few pictures from her newborn session last night (she’s 11 days old). But it’s the same thing as bragging, because she’s so freakin’ cute!!!

Her name is Addison, her favorite color is pink (she has no choice), and her favorite thing to do is sleep. And be cute. And then go back to sleep.

A newborn baby inside a basket against a black background. Oceanside newborn portrait.

A newborn baby wearing a pink knitted cap and sleeping on her tummy. Oceanside newborn portrait.

A newborn baby sleeping with her back to the camera atop an upturned basket against a black background. Oceanside newborn portrait.

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Our little rockstar/niece

January 12, 2010

If 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!!!)

Portrait of a toddler standing in front of a big tree at sunset. Oceanside family photography.

Portrait of a toddler standing on a playground. Oceanside family photography.

Portraits of a toddler wearing a red dress backlit by the sun. Oceanside family photography.

Portrait of a toddler standing on a playground and looking up at the camera. Oceanside family photography.

A toddler's feet on a stone backlit by the sun. Oceanside family photography.

Portraits of a toddler on a jungle gym and in a swing. Oceanside family photography.

Portrait of a toddler sitting on a park bench backlit by the sun. Oceanside family photography.

Portraits of a toddler at the top of a playground slide. Oceanside family photography.

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Tags: Brooktown toddler portraits, children, oceanside
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Happy New Year from the Pfingsten + Rosas families

January 1, 2010

Back 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…

Three brothers backlit by the sun, in plaid shirts. Fallbrook family photography.

Side-by-side images of a boy's hand on his knee and his cowboy boot. Fallbrook kid photography.

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Tags: Brooktown family portraits, children, couples, fallbrook, Fallbrook portraits, family portraits, love
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Merry Christmas from Brooktown Photography

December 25, 2009

All the way from Manila, we want to wish you a joyful and meaningful day. Thank you to everyone who has helped make 2009 a great year by sitting, crouching, laughing, frowning and otherwise posing on the other side of our cameras. Merry Christmas!

Photo of a baby in a Santa hat at Los Jilgueros Preserve in Fallbrook. Fallbrook baby photography.

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Tags: Brooktown baby portraits, children, fallbrook
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Christmas crazy

December 12, 2009

We have a TON of stuff to do before we fly to Manila on Thursday. A literal ton.

But we had the good fortune of spending an hour with our niece, Lorelai, at a park in Oceanside this week. We have an amazing project waiting in the wings; let’s just say it’s the cutest thing we’ve heard/seen in a long time. Stay tuned; it will be unveiled tomorrow.

Meanwhile, here is a glimpse of how we’re feeling this weekend.

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Tags: Brooktown toddler portraits, children, oceanside
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Valley Center family portraits – the Crandalls

November 21, 2009

A 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!!!

Family portrait of parents with four kids backlit by the sun.

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Family portrait of four kids standing on a rock. Fallbrook children's photo.

Aaaaand, the horse. In search of alfalfa. Not even vaguely interested in anything else but hay.

Family portrait of parents with four kids backlit by the sun and standing next to a corral with a horse.

Family portrait of a mom and daughter. Temecula family photo.

Family portrait of parents with four kids backlit by the sun.

Side-by-side children's portraits of a brother and sister.

Close-up of a toddler. Fallbrook kids photo.

Family portrait of parents with four kids backlit by the sun making silly faces. Valley Center family photo.

Family portrait of parents with four kids sitting on a boulder. Fallbrook family portraits.

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Tags: Brooktown family portraits, children, couples, family portraits, Valley Center
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Happy November!!!

October 31, 2009

Fall is officially my favorite time of year, from the cooler temperatures to the wacky things people will do for candy. And by “people” I mean me.

We had a *not-Halloween* shindig at our church today. Gotta love it when the nephews dress up like Batman, a ninja and Tigger. This biased uncle says Tigger takes the cake.

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Ninja

love love LOVE this shot:

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A few of the faces from the holiday that shall not be named…

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Tiggers are wonderful things!!!

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Tags: Brooktown toddler portraits, children, fallbrook
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Kiddos

March 25, 2009

While 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.