One of the reasons we love photography is because it gives us a chance to connect with people and capture important and long-lasting memories. We consider it the greatest compliment when we are recommended to other people or our clients come back to take their maternity, baby, or portrait photos. It’s an honor to play this important part in people’s lives and we value our job highly.

This portrait session was just such an opportunity. Will and Kitty’s wedding took place a little over a year ago right here in Santa Clara and we’ve kept in touch. Will had a need for some portraits in support of his company Chandler Building & Development and I was glad to help. We had a great time at a materials showroom facility a few weeks back and here’s a small preview:

Mike

This past Sunday I had the honor to photograph a Simchat Bat - a baby naming ceremony.

This 11-day-old adorable baby girl has the most beautiful red hair and peacefully slept through the entire procession. I could feel how much everyone already loves this newborn baby girl and the ceremony was very touching.

The baby was named Yael Goldie:

Mazal Tov!

Natasha

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to take pictures of my friend’s son Vadim whom I’ve known since he was born. Because I see him several times a week it’s hard to notice him growing, but every time I look at his pictures I think to myself “Wow, he’s grown up soo much!”

I absolutely love taking pictures of kids but I have to say that getting photos of a 1.5 year old boy is no easy thing. Kids this age seem to love the attention they’re getting during the shoot, can’t seem to stop moving, and get more and more excited! At the end of our hour-long session Vadim’s mom and I were totally exhausted while Vadim looked as fresh as he did in at the start of the shoot. He was ready for more!

A few of my favorites from our latest photo session:

Natasha

We couldn’t wait to post more photos from the shoot! As promised, here’s the story behind it.

The upcoming fashion show is called Eternal Spring 2008 and it’s described as “a celebration of life, love, arts and creativity.” It’s going to be an incredible all-day event on Saturday, February 9th.

There were many designers, make-up artists, and models and the day of the shoot was full of fantastic energy. Photographing models was a new experience for us. It was awesome to have a chance to practice posing without much of a time limit. I feel like we really pushed the envelope and captured some original works. Here are a few of our favorites. Enjoy!

Let us know what you think!

Mike