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Leora - amazing pictures!! This family looks so full of love and happiness!!

jess@studio3z - oh I just have the urge to go SQUEEEEZE this adorable family!! these belong in a magazine girly. p.s. big families ROCK. :)

Ashley - Absolutely LOVEEEEE the grain in the pictures, what a gorgeous family!!!

Dana - OH! The emotion your images bring. Makes my heart swell with the beauty you see through your lens. What a lucky family.

wynona - Oh, I adore these! Every moment you caught just bursts with love and family and fun. And that filmy grain, oh, and that light, especially in the one with them all standing between those gorgeous birch trees, oh. You've completely captivated me with this session.

denice - these are lovely. i am especially fond of the graininess in the one of the four boys standing on the bed as the girl jumps. very nice.

mel from whitebox - LOVE this session!

Alison - the black and white of the four boys is the cutest on the planet!!!

amy tangerine - that is one good looking family. fantastic shots per usual!

Holly Sisson - Awesome shoot Tara! Such a beautiful family, and you (as per usual!) have captured the love. Have to say, for low light situations, I am LOVING my new Canon 1D MkIV, it does great in low light situations. Sometimes I help out a bit by bouncing some flash, as I did at a toddler shoot last week. I've been updating my blog (dropped the website, and now have a blogsite), so am behind in posting the sneak peek, but I can't wait to get it up (probably next week at this point!). But I have posted my first blog posting with the new camera, it is an awesome piece of kit! (Especially paired with the super sweet Canon 85 f1.2L lens!) :-)

Gail - Are you kidding me? Do families GET more gorgeous than Cali families? I THINK NOT! I am in love with these. All of them. But I am EMBRACING THE GRAIN on those first shots. Beautiful work (assss always :)

Becka @Studio222 Photography - I love the red ball ones! So fun.

Leslie - so wonderfully lovely - each and every one - and you were right in my backyard!! i like that idea very much :)

cristina thornburg photography - Gorgeous family! I love the images!

cblackstone - jeesh Tara!

sarah - what a gorgeous family and beautiful session. love love love.

lroah - Great session! There is a huge photo/canvas piece of the ocean in the hallway with the shoes/coats - any chance you can find out where they got it?

Amber - Gorgeous!!!

Tonya - OMG!!!!!!!! These are some of my favs from you. You tell such great stories with your images. Feel like I know this family thru them yet they are strangers. How divine!

Tenille - Love that family shot!

Leigha - you are genius Tara. your gift always inspires me.

Anna - Um, I do believe this is my very favorite session of yours. Honestly. I just loved everything about it!!!!!

nicki - These are truly take-your-breath-away beautiful. How awesome that this beautiful family will have such amazing images to look back on for years to come. You are so gifted!

sonja | soda.foto - What an amazingly good-looking family!! I'm in CHOCK!! And great pics too -as usual. :-) You inspire me so much Tara - your photos and your life that you share here on this blog.

Rhonda Robbins - I love this shoot! Great job!!! love the simple gray t-shirts

Jen Harr - truly stunning, Tara. Uh huh...sure do have those good genes, eh. how fun.

Abra Michelle - Your work makes me want to laugh and cry and be a better photographer all at once. You inspire me with your work and your way of looking at life. Thank you.

Deann B. - This is one of my absolutely favorite sessions of yours. The vibe is so classic and intimate and reminds me of a J. Crew shoot. The ones with the grain? Perfection. You got this family spot on, Tara.

tara pollard pakosta - I love these~ wow! what a gorgeous family~!!! amazing pix, LOVE the grain and b/w! and the outfits......LOVE! tara

Mariola - this is maybe my favorite session from you so far .. LOOOOVE IT!! and I LOVE the grainy shots .. they ROCK!

Shari Schwarz - WOW! That first shot of the whole family literally knocked my socks off!! And I LOVE the grainy images. These make me want to have a couple more kids. :)

julia - Amazing pictures. If I took those I'd stop now because I'd feel like I'd done the best pictures EVER.

Molly W. - Um, HELLO beautiful family! What gorgeous photos and um...can I check out more of that gorgeous house please?! Almost makes me want to have 5 kids of my own! :)

Carolyn Egerszegi - OMG. I think this could be my very favourite set of yours - of all time. I could not love this more. I don't know what else to say. Love it love it love it. The clothes, the colours, the love, the beauty. You reached for the stars and ended up in the next galaxy Tara!

mrs boo radley - Added to favorites! *LOVE*

Bree - Really loving these!! Some of my favorites!

Angie Baxter - Tara, absolutely lovey love LOVE LOVE these! x

kate callahan - LOVE it. Grain and all.

Charmaine - ...GRAINY??? I think that's exactly how it should look. -... PLETHORA Good looks - absolutley marvelous house - and and and - and i hope these people are happy and blessed! and you bring out the best in every single body!! Thank you so much for sharing.

Kansas City photographer - Your vision continues to amaze me. A big red ball in a family portrait? Very inspiring as usual.

sherry cruz - Tara I have to say I dont normally comment because all of your work is awesome and you already get a 100 or so comments that sounds exactly like what Im thinking but I have to say this may be my fav shoot of yours that I have ever seen. It made my heart flutter and brought a tear to my eye. TFS!!! you ROCK!!

Ellen - These pictures are amazing - what fun family shots! And could this family be any better looking?!?!? My goodness.

Becca Pirwitz - seeeeriously! that is one good lookin' family! geeze. these are some of my favorites that i've seen of your work. as i photographer i understand that it's one thing if the photographer has talent, but when it is paired with a family who knows what to do in front of the camera and is comfortable doing it... magical things happen. these are brilliant, tara! awesome job! :)

Becca Pirwitz - oh yes, and i love the spot of contrast of the red ball with their gray attire. i want their mom's wardrobe... bad. great style, for sure. :)

Rachel - your eye to capture moments, your skills they are all amazing! what great photos of this family.

lee kriel - "plethora" of great images!

kamiw - How can you not feel happiness just looking at these pictures. BE-U-TI-FUL!

Kathleen - amazing as always tara. in love with the first ones too :)

Jessica Strom - I can feel the love!!! Beautiful!!!

Kelly - So beautiful, so full of connectedness.

Marla - Do you think they make the girl's cardi in big girl sizes??? Stunning family.

Kerry - first off you are such a huge inspiration to me. like you haven't heard that before...and I was scrolling through the images and I swear to gawd I thought that was Nate Berkus(from Oprah) and I was all "dude, he's not gay?? and has a family!!" Then it came to the close ups and I realized I was kinda wrong;-) Tell me he doesn't look like Nate B in that family shot with the boys in ties in between the trees!!

carmen - I love these Tara!!! So many of them. Gorgeous family, beautiful work!

Jen - I am inexpressibly IN LOVE with these images. Grain and all. Out of the ballpark amazing. Wow.

liz - wow tara these are just beautiful, you are the master of photographing families...your photos just make me happy

gitz - Ok, this is seriously my favorite shoot you've done. Between the locations and the clothes and the feelings that exude from them... you did an amazing job!

elizabeth pellette - what a gorgeous family

maile - this is just so clearly what you were born to do. Simply amazing.

Domenico - This has to be my favorite shoot.

Amanda - Very awesome shoot! You are very creative :) I love the grain!

candra george - I LOVE canoodling, crying, glasses fogging up shots;)

dsr - Digging these kids and this beautiful family! What a great day of pictures!