Category: FAMILY PORTRAITS

This family portrait session was booked by Andrea (Francis’s sister) last year as a gift to our bride and groom (Yujin and Francis). What a great gift idea?! Family session for those you love.

It felt like yesterday we were in Pasadena, CA for Yujin and Francis’s wedding. I am glad we got a chance to reconnect and photograph their cozy family session.

Sweet couple then and now.

I can’t believe Netti is going off to college soon. Time sure flies by fast?!

What a pleasure to work with another adorable family ^_^ We recently photographed the Chiou family at the Dallas Arboretum.

Meet Scott, Sara and little mr.Brandon!

High school sweethearts! Aww…w

I am a little obsessed with kids and babies who have long lashes ^_- They are just so pretty.

At the end of the session, Brandon had an awesome time playing in the frog fountains.

Welcome to the world Isaiah!!! We are so please to have met you ^_^ Thanks for an easy afternoon little man!

I can hear Bruce Lee voice in the background. Don’t mess with me people!

Imagine Lion King moment… roar… exercise lung power…r.

Look at the little fingers and toes!

I love Christine’s look. I can tell she is in love ^_-

Christine and Matt, congrats on the new addition to the family guys!!!

Yep yep Summer is here. Even though it feels like a hundred million degrees out, I somehow look forward to it though. Why?! Because I know we would get to see Alissa and Gage again. ^_^ We have been photographing this fun mother-son duo for the last 2 years. And of course this year is no exception, and we are not gonna miss it for anything! It’s kind of funny when I was little I would hear older people say ‘wow, you are growing up so fast!’ all the time. This time when I see Gage, that is exactly what I said. He is taller, leaner and more boisterous. He is all about play play play… he is a machine ^_- As usual, Scott and I had tremendous fun running around chasing them and catching up with Alissa.

We monkeyed around at the playground ^_-

They came all equipped and prepared with props, toys, changes of clothes and food. Alissa, you are a super mom!!! By the way, this is one of my favorite favs (say it a couple of times it will make sense ^_- heh heh)

Gage paused briefly for Scott to get this shot before he took off again.

Another image I look at over and over and can’t help but smile at. Gage and his grandma… and the look on his face. ^_^

Off we went to a pond in the neighborhood. Gage scoping out his fishing spot.

I admit I was a little skeptical about fishing but the little dude has skills. He got a fish! Pretty darn cool!

Alright, this is another one of my super favs ^_- They are so cute together!!! And his fishing outfit is just too perfect.

I was following Gage around the playground and all of the sudden I heard ‘Gage, Gage’ and I look up … Snap… yep the only frame I got.

We ended up at the swimming pool. The boy’s eyes lit up and he just couldn’t wait to get in the water. I think he’s part fish.

I am already looking forward to next year ^_^ hee hee. Thanks you guys again for having us out to capture your memories!!! We had so much fun!

I refer to baby G as a “happy baby”. Every time I see her images online she would have the biggest smile and when I finally met her for the first time she smiled at me. She charmed me… I am in love. She is just plain adorable and I am so glad we get a chance to capture her wonderful babyhood with her parents Tammy and George.

I am going to sound like a broken record here. Gabriella, you are so cute…eee.e.

Tammy had said I want Gabby to remember her childhood home; her blue house. I am glad they came out and played on the porch. Now we have the proof ^_-

It wasn’t too long ago when we photographed Hena and Sonu’s wedding. Happy 3rd Anniversary by the way!!! ^_- This time we meet up again to celebrate another wonderful chapter in their lives. Hena and Sonu are now proud parents of Baby Caden; a calm, laid back little baby boy. Caden was born in February and now ready to ham it up for his 1st baby portrait session.

Yep, a happy boy!!!

Pretty eyes with super curly lashes. Oh… trouble…e.

All eyes on Caden. I can feel lots of love ^_^

Training his youngling.

Once again, congratulations guys!!! It’s going to be fun, let’s enjoy the ride!!! ^_- XOXO

Scott and I had a great time photographing Christy, Jerry, and their babies Elliot and Allison. Christy is one of my dearest friends who I met when I moved to Dallas for school. We just get along super well, and she is like a sister to me. I am so grateful she is in my life and now our little ones get to hang out. That said, we are so glad we finally did it!!! It was a nice day when we headed out to Celebration Park in Allen. The kids enjoyed themselves and we just had fun ^_^

Elliot with his shy smile.

Elliot checking things out. I love the perspective…how little he is.

He is such a sweet little boy. We refer to him as a “gentle giant”.

Scott really likes this image, he said she looks like a cartoon character ;p

*YAY* to Itsy Bitsy Spider *YAY*

Jerry and his little girl.

Allison having a great time in the swing.

I like that Scott including his own feet in the shot. We both love shooting family sessions, I just can’t say it enough: “it’s really fun!”. We slide, we ran, we played with the kids. What’s not to love?! The kids get to be themselves and we get to capture those fleeting moments for their parents and for them when they grow up.

Too high, daddy!

What a happy little girlie girl?!

This one I shot for me ^_-

Time sure flies by fast when you are having fun and all of the sudden little Mr.Antony turns one ^_- Andrea and Joseph held Antony’s 1st birthday party at Nick & Sam’s Grill.

Antony’s little friend(s) came to celebrate with him.

Mommy didn’t miss any details.

Daddy is so proud of his birthday boy.

I looked back through our email correspondence and thought this was pretty neat. The first email from Ashley “My husband and I never had proper wedding photographs, nor proper family pictures (with our 14 year old) and I am about to FINALLY get my bachelors degree in May and wanted to commemorate our 2011 life, with pictures”.

It was a perfect day for a family portrait session we finally got together with Ashley, Eddie and Caleb at one of my most favorites place to shoot; The Dallas Arboretum. Oh boy, did WE have fun too! I loved every moment of it. We just chatted and strolled around the garden, played, and cracked up the whole time. Their energy and obvious liking for each other was infectious and it didn’t even feel like going to work. Family sessions rock!!!

After all the photos were done, we wanted to try something new and so we asked the three of them to give us some feedback and comments on their favorite shots. As we want to focus more on our family sessions this year we thought it would be a cool idea to see what our clients really felt about the images.

I will start with their favorites along with the image they picked and then we will show a few of our favorites. With the family’s permission, the following is an email we received in response to us asking for their thoughts.

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Caleb said “I really like the one with my Mom and Dad kissing behind me and I’m sticking out my tongue” he felt like it was SO him and us as a family. I know Caleb gets annoyed with Eddie and I, like most teenagers do, but I think he is proud to have us as parents. He makes comments about his friends parents and I think he is thankful for us. I think he liked that picture because it shows him acting silly, which he is. He also LOVED the one of him and I by the flower houses. He has his arm around me and I’m sideways laughing and my wrinkled nose is touching his cheek. It is a close up He said he wants an 8X10 for his room. Isn’t that cool! A teenager wanting a picture of him and his Mom!

Eddie said that he liked so many of them. I know he liked the black and white of him and Caleb (he is getting so big). He liked the pictures of him and I with the water in the back ground. But, overall, he had two favorites, the one that is in black and white where I’m grabbing Caleb’s face (telling him to behave) and Eddie has his arms around both of us but looking at the camera with a look on his face as if he were saying “Here we go again.” The other one was a little surprising to me and it was the one where Eddie and I are together with the water behind us. It only shows Eddie’s face and we are hugging. The look on his face is all enduring love. It is awesome! I asked him “Eddie, do you still love me like that picture?” and he said “Of course I do, always have and always will” Wasn’t that sweet!

Now for me, it is hard to pick just one:-( I like the one where all three of us are in the trees and I have my arms around Eddie. I also like the same place with the trees and we are kissing Eddie. I also love one of the silly pictures where all of our mouths are open (that is SO our family personality) I thought you got some great pictures of Caleb by himself.

All in all, the overall theme of what everyone individually liked had to do with you capturing our relationships. Our relationship as a family, our one on one relationships with each other and our overall family relationship. Some of the looks on our faces, said a thousand words. I like that we were not very posed. We were very relaxed and could be ourselves. We were nervous, hence Caleb laughing the entire time (knucklehead) but, I think from here on out, every time we take pictures with you, we will be even more ourselves.
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I can’t say more. Thanks guys!!! Thanks you for your kinds words and time you guys put back in. We appreciate it!!!

We are so glad we got to meet you three and we are honored you guys chose us to photograph your family.

Now, check out some of our favorites from the shoot.

We can’t be any happier for Christine and Matt whom we’ve met a few months ago for their portrait session. They are now expecting their first child and we have the privilege of being there to photograph the new developments ^_- We can’t wait to meet the baby and photograph him very soon. What a wonderful time!

A special order shirt for Matt ^_- Genius!!!

Their boxer Lola was cute!

Christine really wanted this shot… Matt was on board… sort of… ^_^