Bay Area Family & Baby Photography Blog

I met Teresa last year when I started taking classes at The Dailey Method in Danville – she is one of the best instructors around!  If you’ve ever taken one of her classes, you know exactly what I’m talking about!  She pushes you to do your best and has you laughing at the same time (a true talent!).   She’s one of those people I really want to get in front of my camera.  You see when I meet people, many times I wonder what it would be like to take their pictures — sometimes it’s a certain look or style, or maybe I think it might be a challenge.  But what always gets me thinking about photographing someone is their energy.  Some people radiate a certain something… it’s intangible, but powerful.  Teresa is one of those people, and when we were shooting it showed.  She is truly happy and has a lovely bond with her son… two things that make pictures beautiful.  :)

Thank you, Teresa, for such a wonderful session!

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When Teresa saw her pictures on my Facebook page, she posted this testimonial,

“Jennifer, I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, you are a talented and gifted photographer… You truly captured our wacky and awesome love we have for each other… Thank you!”

Such a sweet comment!  Thank you, Teresa!   :)

P.S. It’s nearly September, so you know what that means?  Christmas is right around the corner – time to start thinking of your holiday pictures!

Ohhh the pretty!  I can hardly stand it!  I walked away from this session on cloud nine.  No joke.  It was supposed to be a newborn session for a lovely couple I did a maternity session for last March, but after the baby girl arrived, the mama decided that she really wanted baby pictures rather than newborn pictures.  I was so happy we waited!  Not only did we get some amazing pictures with a well rested family, but I was also able to capture a bit of the baby girl’s sweet personality.

I’m featuring this session for two reasons.  First, it’s glorious!  I love it.  The second reason for featuring this family is their relaxed attitude in front of the camera.  I was so thrilled!  I could literally feel the calm energy when I walked into their beautiful home.  I had taken pictures of the parents before so I had an good idea of how we would work together, but children are always an unknown.   Turns out I didn’t have to ask for much because the kids all knew why they were there and were eager to be on set.  They looked at the camera with a quiet confidence that made me envious.  Why can’t my own kids do that?  More importantly, why can’t *I* do that?  I think that’s called the photographer’s curse – my own kids run when they see the camera coming, and I’m so used to being behind the camera that moving in front of it is extra intimidating!  ;)

So even though some times being in front of the camera can feel difficult, this family made it look easy.  They were all relaxed which helped make the session so lovely.  There was no pressure and we just did our thing.  So there you go folks.  My client tip of the week – Relax. Relax. Relax.  Here I’ll say it one more time for good measure: Relax!  My sessions are always fun and never painful – time zooms by and before you know it I’m packing up my lenses and hitting the road.  Have fun and enjoy your hour or two – it’ll really show in your pictures.

P.S. When I told the kids what a great job they were doing, they laughed and said “yeah, we do this a lot… our mom takes a lot of pictures.”  Haha!  Gotta love that!

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Hope you’re all having a great weekend!  And will someone call me when summer is actually here?  I’m tired of wearing fleece every morning!