Well, its time I start my blog. Thank you for visiting. There is not much here yet. In a few days there will be images and photography stories. Every photo shoot has a good story. Its inevitable when chasing kids and babies around. I am so lucky to meet so many nice people and their beautiful families. After every shoot, I race home to start the editing process. As a mother of a two year old, you take any time you can get. Even if its all weekend when Daddy is home. I sit down and feel like its Christmas morning as I go through the new images. I love what I do. I hope it shows!

Another successful Holiday photo shoot.  So many adorable kiddos. Haven’t been on for quite some time. Had a baby boy in July. He likes to be held…a lot! In fact, I’m holding him right now as I type with one hand.  Passed out on nap # 1 of 4 for the day.  We are having a lot of fun, which doesn’t leave much time for blogging. Below are a few of my favorite shots from the holiday shoot.

The most adorable robes for kids! For now, you can still custom order them as well. Had a great day shooting in the studio. The kids were fabulous and such good sports. Just love working on these types of shoots.  We got some great stuff. Thankfully, this was my last photo shoot for a month or so. The belly is just too big and wearing me out! Anyday now, I will have a new little boy! Check out Gubbygear.com.

We are so spoiled to get to live here in Marin. I appreciate it everyday. The nature is amazing. Here are a few shots from a recent spring day

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For most woman, including myself, being pregnant does not bring out our most sensual sense of self. We feel big and clumsy and its hard to move around. But, unaware to most, we are sexy! I had so much fun photographing G’s belly. She really epitomizes what I mean by a sensual pregnant woman! We had a lot of time and the props were endless. I could have shot at her house for days. So much to work with. Again, thinking on my feet and working with what was there was a lot of fun. Some of my favorite shots, for sure!

I love the unknown factor when approaching a each job. I arrive at the location, with no previous scouting and have to find interesting things to photograph with the kids in a short period of time. You never know what you will find until you arrive. Here’s one of of my favorite shots from yesterday. Love that chair!

Have been so busy! I haven’t had a chance to blog in a while. I have been working with a few companies and we’re shooting a lot of fun stuff. The Oopsy Pillow is a fabulous creation. I can’t tell you how on edge I was when my daughter was just sitting up. She would fall over backward all the time and if the pillow wasn’t placed perfectly, there would be that loud thud, once again. Poor little head. The Oopsy Pillow solves this problem. Its like a bolster that fits around them and protects them no matter which way they fall. I am having another baby in July, and will definitely be getting an Oopsy Pillow this time around! Great for tummy time too!  www.oopsypillow.com

Well, my first holiday photo day was a success! So many beautiful kids in this world. Makes you really think about our future and what we can do now to ensure that they have a healthy world to live in.  Its hard to narrow it down to a few favorites, but here it goes. I really enjoyed meeting all the families and may make this a regular thing during the fall each year. I know the economy is hitting everyone hard this year. We’re all just trying to get by. Thank goodness for the little ones!

I took some preschool photos today at my daughter’s coop preschool. There are 4 little monkeys in the coop and they have been friends since they were about 7 months old. They’re so precious!

While I usually work with children, I welcomed the opportunity to photograph their moms for a change. I was invited to photograph the New Formulas for Success Event that was hosted by Flexperience and Mommytrackd.com in San Francisco last Thursday night. What a fabulous event.  There were some amazing woman that spoke. The keynote speaker was Lisa Belkin a columnist for the NY Times and host of “Life’s Work with Lisa Belkin” on XM radio. She kept the audience laughing with her insight and first hand knowledge of raising children with a successful career. The panel followed with moderator Diane Dwyer of NBC 11 news. Panelists included Tina Sharkey, CEO Babycenter, Julie Bornstein, SVP Sephora, Gretchen Libby, Executive Producer, Lucas Films, Valerie Taglio, VP Hewlett Packard and Wilma Wallace, VP and Deputy General Counsel, Gap Inc. Each had her own insight to share on how they blend motherhood and career.

I find it so refreshing, as a working mom, to hear this being discussed more and more. ‘Balancing’ life and work has been replaced with ‘blending’ life and work. It is not easy for any mother to juggle career and motherhood. With more dialogue like this, my hope is that society will catch up and address the realities of raising a family today.

During the break between speakers, they were kind enough to put on the debate. It was interesting watching it with a room full of hundreds of women.

One final note about the event-the amazing gift bags. Every guest received one and as you can see there was some great stuff. Thank you sponsors!

I had so much fun on this shoot. I am so used to chasing around the little ones. Both J and M were angels, not afraid of the camera, and just did their thing. Our location was fabulous. There was plenty to keep them occupied and as a result, I got some of my favorite shots.