Naima loving her birthday cake with momma Paula
First birthdays are so precious! Congratulations to momma Paula and daddy Bing on celebrating their beautiful daughter, as well as surviving the first of many years of parenthood. I was invited to capture memories from their amazing party at Twirl, a children's art studio in Alameda.
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Crystal, Ryan and their 1-year-old little girl were in San Francisco celebrating Easter in Golden Gate Park, and we met after the egg hunt for some family portraits. The flowers on their dresses fit in wonderfully at the Botanical Gardens. It's also worth mentioning that the way baby Kaila connected with the camera melted my heart.
I've been eyeing this whimsical red tree for some time now, and I finally visited at a time where the light hit the dangling vines just the right way. It's named as a New Zealand Christmas tree (Metrosideros Excelsa Pohutukawa), but these long reddish vines don't show up anywhere when I do an image search. It's kind of driving me bonkers. Nonetheless, here are our results from our late afternoon stroll through the gardens -- beautiful family, Crystal and Ryan!
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Quick #momlife story -- sometimes kids fall asleep on the car ride home, and it would be disastrous for all parties to wake your kiddo up. So sometimes, I drive to somewhere beautiful to enjoy the view and wait for my son to wake up so we can play. It turns out, when my little Noah woke up, we spent a solid few hours hiking around Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park finding the best sticks to carry, the cutest flowers to pick, and generally just running around.
Naturally, I had to suggest this location to Nelson and Jennifer who were looking for family portraits with their baby boy, Nicholas. There is so much love here -- you can totally see it, goofiness or not. :) Thanks for inviting me to capture these adorable moments, friends!
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Naima and her adorable parents, Paula and Bing
In all my years of living in the Bay Area, how have I never visited the Oakland Museum? This was a wonderful discovery that my client suggested because our original outdoor location was foiled by HUGE rain. The hide-out-in-your-car type of rain. I'd love to return at some point when the weather is clear, because there's a gorgeous public courtyard with so many picturesque options for portraits.
Bing and Paula celebrated their first year of parenthood as their daughter, Naima turned one. They brought along extended family for the portrait session and we got some excellent shots using mostly natural light and a flash where allowed with a Lightblade. The love this family has for each other really shines through. Thank you, Lim family for inviting me to capture these moments! <3
Here is a sampling of our results:
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