Orange County photographer | Tara Whitney – Orange County's Leading Photographer. Family, Pregnancy, Maternity, infant, Newborn, Baby, engagement photography in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego

THE Marina Miller was in town a few months ago from her home in Hawaii. I had the pleasure, (NAY the privilege!), of meeting her entire family and taking them to a new spot I found while garage sale-ing. She is one of my favorite friends to follow online, and it was so good to spend time with her and her boys.

I love:

that everyone wore regular clothes and didn’t get “dressed up for a photo shoot”
the ‘hawaiian express” tattoo peeking out
the light coming through the trees
the little hand grabbing big brother’s t-shirt,
and then the sweet hands holding onto elbows right after
Dad’s socks/shoe combo
Marina’s red belt (I have the same dress & we are both too tall to wear it as one) and seashell earrings (perfect way to bring a touch of home into the session)
Marina’s genuine and contagious open mouth laugh
that the boys loved this place as much as I thought they would
the differently exposed ‘in between’ shots
the black/white shot of the three boys
that one of the boys gave her the flower tucked behind her ear
how they turned a log into a see-saw
the cold, sweet sodas at the end of the warm, sticky shoot

Love you Marina, Jason + crew!
xo
Tara

Bentley and her boys travel from NY to CA a few times a year to visit the family they have in Venice Beach. We connected online a few years ago and stay in touch. I adore her. These are good people who I really like being with.

I love:

the fluorescent pink nails
the Venice canals
the blue eyes
the matching/alternating open mouthed smiles on dad’s shoulders
the bougainvillea on fire and the colors they wore
the scrunchy nose smiles from Bentley
the true, honest expressions
the checkered shirt
the birds flying with us as we walked to the shore
the kite flying in between
the way she looks at her boys
the blue lifeguard tower
the one handed cuddle while holding plastic cup of champagne
the colors of the Venice boardwalk behind them
the them.

xo
Tara

I love:

the slivers of golden light in the last three.
the light and interaction in the couch series.
the shoulder kiss.
the orange chairs.
the green shorts and uggs.
the stripes.
the love heart sign that we turned around suddenly to use.
the boy knees.
the laughing.

xo
Tara