We met Lauren in summer school. Bradley began playing with her in the last few weeks of school, but you would have thought they knew each other for a lifetime at our shoot. Bradley even took a nap so he would be “in a good mood” for Lauren (naps are not easy to come by nowadays). Mom asked for an outdoor/beach shoot…and we couldn’t have asked for a better location!  It was a beautiful afternoon, and not only did they have access to the shoreline, their condo also featured an amazing courtyard. I could have shot in that courtyard forever. It was absolutely gorgeous!

I loved the way the sunlight reflected off of Lauren’s strawberry blonde hair. Her playful freckles only added to her sweet personality 🙂  The best part of the shoot? She LOVED to pose for me (she came up with every single pose on her own, with no direction from me at all). I asked Mom if she had practiced “posing” with Lauren, and she refused to take credit for it…Lauren just loved the camera! Most children need a “warm up” period, typically starting off shy and timid.  Not little Lauren, she was ready to go right from the start! Totally uninhibited and I loved it!!!

Mom and Dad, hope you have settled in to your new home! We will miss you…please come back and visit us in Hawaii soon! As Bradley said, “Mom, I remember that day with Lauren…it was a great day. I had so much fun!”  Here’s your sneak peek:

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We shot his cousin, David (click HERE and HERE to see his previous shoots), twice…and it was finally time to meet Richard. Prior to this, we had only seen photos of Richard (we received an adorable birth announcement!).  Now that Richard and his family were visiting here in Hawaii, we were fortunate enough to see him for one of his most important life milestones…his first birthday!  We loved his big-boy, toothy grin 🙂  We also took a few fun “cousin” photos (which meant we got to see David for a third time in a little over 4 months!).  Thank you Mom, Dad and Aunty for driving out to see us! We enjoyed seeing the boys…may they be best friends in the years to come.  Happy Birthday, Richard!!!  Hope you and your family had a great trip! Here’s your sneak peek:

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We were fully immersed in the Okinawan culture, and it was wonderful!  We met Alli and the rest of the members of the Teishin Kai Hawaii Shibu at the Hawaii Okinawa Cultural Center. The shoot itself was held in the business/information center, and we were surrounded by cultural artifacts and books pertaining to the Okinawan culture. The members greeted us graciously as they patiently awaited their turn in front of our backdrop. We busily went to work taking photos of each member for their upcoming “Tii Atu:  Reminiscing About the Past While Looking Toward the Future” performance program. The performance will feature 40 performers from Hawaii and 13 performers from Okinawa. The mission of the Teishin Kai Hawaii Shibu  group (which was founded in 2002) is to perpetuate and promote Okinawan culture, especially through music and dance. The performance will take place on October 5, 2013 at the Leeward Community College Theatre from 2:00-5:30 p.m. If you would like to attend the Teishin Kai Hawaii Shibu 10th anniversary performance, call 286-2220 for more information.

Here are just a few headshots…I wish I could have posted a photo of everyone in this post. You all looked fantastic!  Thank you for being so patient and flexible with your schedules 🙂  We are also extremely honored to be the official photographers for the performance…stay tuned for more photos from the upcoming 10th anniversary performance!

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Little Emily arrived to our photo shoot bright eyed and happy. We thought we were in for a challenging (but fun) shoot because Emily is our oldest newborn shoot to date (we like to see our newborns within the first 2 weeks of life), but I told mom that we would plan for a newborn shoot, and if it didn’t work out, we would do a family photo shoot.  Big sis, Maggie, knew how to pose for family and sibling shots (she’s a pro, click HERE for her previous shoot with us). After our family shots, baby Emily nursed and fell right to sleep…and didn’t wake up for the rest of her shoot.  Amazing! She ended up being one of our easiest shoots (in terms of keeping baby asleep).  Mom and Dad, thank you for driving out and introducing us to Emily, and it was great to see Maggie again!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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