This family of six was such a treat to photograph on the beach here in Oceanside! I grew up with three siblings and I don’t think we were ever as sweet to each other as these four kiddos were. ;) Mom and Dad are awesome neighbors and I was so excited to create a collection of portraits for them. Here are some of my favorites!
Remember seeing this family on the blog last December? I got an email from mom, Natalie, while I was in Texas for my grandfather’s funeral, asking to do another photo session this year. I LOVE photographing clients year after year, so I was obviously excited when she reached out to me. I was even more excited when I read the email and found out that she wanted to do the session when her extended family was going to be in town one weekend, so the session would document four generations all at once. Having just lost my grandfather and wishing I had done a similar session before he passed, there was no way I could miss the opportunity to photograph her with her loved ones.
To be completely honest, I was a little teary on the way to the session. I was also pretty nervous. Not because they weren’t welcoming and so sweet to work with, but because I knew how important these moments together are for this amazing family, and I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to capture them as they’d want to be captured.
Though little D was uninterested in having his photo taken, Natalie’s fun necklace and some chomping sounds aided in getting his attention, and we captured some fabulous moments with the entire family. Here are some of my favorites.
Thank you, Natalie, for inviting me to capture your family while they were all in town! It was so great to see you again and meet your family!
xoxo, Lauren
Little Bryson was only 7 days old when we met up for his first photography session. Perfectly precious, this newborn wanted to play during our session, and it was great to see him move and stretch while photographing him. He was so strong already–he was pushing himself up while laying on his stomach! He’s going to be a muscle man for sure!
Congratulations to Jaime and Nam on the birth of their handsome son!
xoxo, Lauren
Photographing a family that included both a cat and a dog was mildly challenging but oh so fun!! Bethany asked if we could meet up at one of my favorite places, Oceanside Harbor, for a quick family session a couple weeks ago. Of course I obliged, especially since I was able to use the session as an excuse to do a pre-session visit to the harbor and pick up a delicious breakfast at Beach Break at the Harbor while I was there. Not that I really needed an excuse to do that… ;)
Here are a handful of favorites from our action-packed session!
Baby V is one of the most precious babies I’ve met, and we got along especially well since I am also a May child. Little V was born a couple weeks ago, and I met up with Meghann and Kurt when she was just 5 days old, while her grandma was in town. Here are a handful of favorites from our session together.
Congratulations to Meghann and Kurt on the birth of their beautiful daughter! Thank you for inviting me to your home to photograph your gorgeous newborn!
xoxo, Lauren
