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This happy family found me via Google, and booked a maternity and newborn session. Expats hailing from Switzerland and France, our session was peppered with the beautiful sounds of the french language. We started off at home and then took their CHERRY Volkswagen bus to a nearby park. Alex has owned it since he was a teenager! I think you can tell from the smiles that they have a fabulous time together. I left them with a smile of my own that lasted all day AND vintage movie theater seats they were trying to get rid of, also hailing from Switzerland. Double score. I have wanted some of my own for years.

Baby Sacha will post on Monday.

The last image is the one they chose for their big canvas. Such a happy image to have hanging in their home.

xo

Tara

These are my favorite types of sessions. Nothing is set up, nothing is planned. I just follow a family around while they do what they normally do. This time, it was: snuggle, play, snack, play, walk to park, play, snuggle, bath, temper tantrum, snuggle, bed.

Lovely.

xo

Tara

It has been awhile since I have shared a client session – so I thought I would share one this morning to give us all a break from the Christmas posts that are sure to be popping up all over our blog readers today. I shot this talented family of photographers a few weeks before Christmas at their absolutely unbelievable home in Malibu, CA. The problem was, the drive took much longer than I anticipated, ANNNNND it got dark at 4:45, ANNNNND their home was surrounded by trees. So I got there and had just about an hour of light. And it wasn’t enough. I am heading back up in March to really do the job right. Selfishly, I have to get back up to shoot them again – there is so much to do at their home and so much I missed out on. Sometimes an hour is all I need, but not this time. Looking forward to going back.

While I was there getting to know them, this is what I shot.

Don’t you just love all of their faces?

I did.

xo

Tara