Alice in Wonderland {Thursday School Performance}

Vacaville Ballet Theatre - Alice in Wonderland

Thursday School Performance - Cast A

{Simon} Family Portraits

I took some fun portraits of Tracy Simon's family on May 10th.  Here's a fun strip of Bubble Gum shots I took of her daughters.

Dixon May Fair - 2012

 I won 3 FIRST PLACE ribbons
 at the Dixon May Fair this year! So excited!

"Eye of the Tiger" - BEST OF SHOW  & 1st Place

Black & White Portrait

This photo was taken at the L.A. Arboretum Botanical Gardens.  My daughter "went off the path" to hide behind this fern much to play peek-a-boo.  What an adorable shot! Lighting was perfect too.  The shadow cast couldn't have been more perfect for me.  I had taken 2 different angles and this was my favorite.  Thanks Maia, I love your creativity and bubbly personality!

"Purple Swirl" - 1st Place

Flowers

This was taken in my neighbor's front yard.  I saw these pop up in their yard and thought it was such a beautiful and unusual flower.  I took about 20 shots of all the flowers in their yard.  This one had the best sharpness and composition.

"Hooray...I'm 4!" - 1st Place

Color - Children's Portrait

 

This was taken for one of my favorite clients, Laurie Riley.  I have been taking their family portraits for years.  This was taken October of 2011.  Felicity was just turning 4 at the time and so I asked her to twirl around in her dress about 10 times.  I let my camera fire like a machine gun.  This proved to be the best shot.

Using Histograms in Photography

Here is a link that explains what histograms are and how you can use them in photography:
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/using-histograms-in-photography/

Retouching RAW format photos with histograms:
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/retouching-raw-format-photos-with-histograms/

Lundi & Mila {3 weeks old}

This was taken in her family room next to a window.
I used all natural light. Love how this turned out.

Lightwriter's Photo Contest - March 26

I Won! Lightwriter's Photography Art Show
first place ribbon for my black and white portrait, "Eye Of The Tiger".

Lundi & Mila {3 weeks old}

This was taken in her kitchen.
A large window to her left provided nice natural light.

Stacie {Belly 27 Weeks}

Beautiful images of my sister-in-law ♥

{Simpson} Family

Great time taking these images of my nephews and sister-in-law. They were here visiting us for my daughters' baptism. Took these late in the day. I had only about 25 minutes for this session before the sun vanished over the hills.