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Just in case you're wondering, who is Terra? What makes her tick? Okay, you're probably not wondering all that, but still I'd like to let you know that for me photography has led me to the best career ever. I feel so blessed to have been let into such intimate moments of peoples lives, to have the power to cause them to shed tears of joy, to have been hugged by so very many of them, it's beyond words. So although (of course) I love photography, what really drives me are the moments the camera records, and the drive to catch more than an image, but the texture of your skin, the way even the air felt that day. I hope, in the end, my images live up the reality. Please enjoy.
I’m never really sure what to tag family session since often I have cousins, siblings, etc. who are sure to have many different last names amongst them. Here’s one of the latest family sessions I completed, this is their gift to their grandparents for their anniversary, cute huh? Since it was a gift they decided to wear their favorite color, blue. After we were done I suggested letting the kids run around the field so we could get some great candids.
Mac is Leslie and Chris’s second baby. Their first is the adorable Stanley, who got tricked into sitting for a ball in front of my black velvet backdrop. Good dog Stanley!
Wait. I know this is supposed to be a post about babies, and how cute they absolutely are, but I can throw things across their whole backyard and Stanley catches it in his mouth. Sure, this apparently gets old when you have him EVERY day. But I don’t have him everyday. So for me it’s the coolest parlor trick in the world.
I have to say that Mac was such a good trooper through all of the photos. He fell asleep for us, lay in his crib mesmerized by the little animals turning in a circle, suffered through outfits changing, lights flashing at him, and held up all the way to the end. He gets a gold star for excellence. In the meantime I learned something new. I frequently tell mom’s not to worry, we have baby breaks built into our time for whenever it’s necessary. At one point Leslie handed Mac off to Chris and took a mommy break. Which consists of a small snack, a beverage, and general de-stressing. Wait, it sounds like Leslie gets a gold star too!
I’m so glad they chose me to take such precious photos of their newest family member. Enjoy both the pictures and a small slideshow.
- T
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Is it just me or does Mac kind of look like the Gerber Baby in the first black and white picture. He’s sooo adorable!
Family sessions during the holidays are a must, and these two boys were so great. Luckily I knew ahead of time a little bribery is a necessity, so what did I bring?
About a month ago I found myself thinking of a friend from college and realized, hey, I haven’t talked to her in forever! So I sent her an email, hoping it was still her current email address, and voila, it was! So she gave me a call and asked what was going on with me, of course I talked to her a bit about my business, and the next thing you know we had set a date for a family session for her and her siblings.
All ten of them.
Ha, now things get a bit tricky when you have a total of ten siblings traveling from all over California to get here for a portrait. Obstacle one, limited time, obstacle two, there’s a ton of them! But I’m so glad they had a chance to do this, not only will it be a great gift to their parents, they also got a chance to see one another and share a meal. Fun huh? Here is one of their group pictures and a few of the solo shots I got. It was great to see my friend once more as well!
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