Lara Jenkins Photo

I have been so bad about keeping up with my blogging! My photography, daytime job, kids and life in general are keeping me pretty busy. I did want to share this lovely shoot. I just love baby Joaquin’s momma. When you are around her a gently calmness just radiates from every part of her being. She shared with me that she is becoming a doula and it all just felt SO right. Being in labor and trusting your body to do what is natural can be scary. It was for me. If I ever do it again I am hoping to have someone in there with me to keep me calm and help motivate me to be brave and strong. I mean, Gabriel was great but I think that it gets scary for the dads also, when they see you in so much pain. Any who. I adore this family, their beautiful baby boy and am excited to see Genessa expand her knowledge and love of doulaism. If you are interested in talking to Geneasa about your birth and pregnancy please feel free to send me an email!

I am a big fan of mothers and daughters and grand children and happiness and realness and beautiful dreamy sunlight. That is what their session was all about. This is a grandma who loves her daughters and their babies. I had so much fun shooting it and even had a four year old on my back making silly faces at the babies to get some laughs. It was a beautiful evening. I have shot Liz, Luna and Baby V a few times. You can see Vincenzo’s new born session here: Baby V. 

It is hard to believe that this little one is three years old. I have been photographing her since she was in her momma’s belly. For this shoot it seemed like three came with a little sass, independence, and silliness. This was a shoot I really enjoyed because Hillary and Justin (Mom and Dad) really just let the kids be themselves. No fake smiles. I love that Poppy is so serious and a tad stubborn in these photos because that pretty much sums up “three.” At least, it did for my son!  These types of shoots mean so much to me because they are real memories. When they look back at these photos they will (hopefully) remember a good time in the hills that we spent together instead of a stressful rigid shoot. Love it!