Santa Barbara - Mother's Day

Mother's Day

Arroyo Burro Beach Park

Santa Barbara, CA

Juku and Kami

As cute as they look all round and fluffy, I cannot wait til they get groomed.

Usually I get impatient and "try" to do it myself then always feel bad afterwards.

I'm one of those people who doesn't know when to stop when it comes to certain things.

A great example would be my overly manicured eyebrows when I was younger.

I would say mine were  a couple of millimeters off from being a chola.

Anyway hopefully the next set that I post photos of Juku and Kami, they'll both be fresh and clean.

Then again we're heading to the beach for Mother's Day so they probably be all muddy.

April

After watching CreativeLive all weekend long, I was really looking forward to working with April.

In the emails and text messages sent between us two,

 it was clear which direction we wanted to take our session. 

Light, light and light.

Thank goodness the sun decided to cooperate with us.

You look great April! The whole set. Trust!

I adore these two boys. Juku and Kami played with Dynamite and Kaboom when they were still puppies.

Thanks April! And shout out to Adrian again for helping out.

For the hair-shooshing, moving things around, helping out with my equipment and vacuuming.

I don't know why he was vacuuming. 

Light

Playing with light.

Saturday Morning

It's rare that Amado and I sleep in during the weekend.

Mainly because we're woken up by these two always wanting to play.

"Ugh there's that camera again!"

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Holiday Cards

Yey! We can finally start with the Holiday stuff.
Our cards finally came in and we're ready to start with the rest of the holiday preparation.
Don't worry, Juku and Kami are used to it by now.

Cates Family Portraits

Thanksgiving weekend felt a bit short this time. Amado and I had something planned

every single day of that four-day weekend. From one family gathering to another.

A night in Hollywood for Amado's school reunion and early Christmas party with friends.

With all of that happening, I was really excited to squeeze in a portrait session with the Cates Family.

I've been planning the session with Analyn for the last couple of weeks. Charles, Analyn and their daughter Logan, oh and I can't forget their dog Jerako recently moved back to Los Angeles.

Ok, a movie title sums up the location. 500 Days of Summer.
Early Sunday morning, we met at Angels Knoll and Disney Concert Hall in Downtown LA for their family portraits.

I had a really great time with the Cates, especially their daughter Logan. The second I picked up my camera, she put on a big smile. A four year old with a natural smile for pictures is always a plus.

I had to make sure we get some of just mom and dad.

My favorite out of the whole set. Don't ask why. Just nod in agreement.

Logan showing off the tiny flower she found.

The Burning House

I currently have two online site obsessions.

Things Organized Neatly and The Burning House.

I'm too much of a cluster-eff kinda person to try out photos for Things Organized Neatly.

The Burning House type of items on the other hand, I think I've always wanted to try.

What others consider to be valuable fascinates me.

Obviously there's sentimental value. Some people put on a little smirk when they

start telling others why a certain item means so much to them. It simply triggers a memory.

While gathering my items together, I noticed that most of them were electronic/digital items.

To me they're irreplaceable.

Yes, by looking at them, you can definitely go to the mall and get everything in one trip

but what they hold is what matters to me.

- WD My Book Essential - holds every single photo I've taken with my friends and family
for the last 10 years or so.

-Greeting cards and notes that Amado and I have given each other since we've been together.

-Juku and Kami of course. They were grumpy today and I couldn't get them to stay still so I can photograph them with my items.

-My all time favorite bag. Name it, I have it in my bag.

-Belly (Teddy Bear)

-iPhone 4

-Canon 5d Mark II and 50mm

-MacBook

Park

Park Bench Cafe, Huntington Beach, CA

Smiling?

Sit Pretty

One of the tricks they know how to do, sit pretty.

Ok, he knows how to do it too.