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

This happy family found me via Google, and booked a maternity and newborn session. Expats hailing from Sweden 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 Sweden. Double score. I have wanted some of my own for years.

Baby Sascha 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

Jay – you are such a show off! (And I loved peer pressuring you into doing your monkey tricks!)

Maura, you’re glowing – see?

I love how beautiful she looks in these. Beautiful and sexy and comfortable in her own skin. Lovely.

This was the last shot and Jay (the ham-bone who made more faces at me than most 5 year old boys) jumped in there and surprised me yet again…He had me laughing behind my camera all night.

Maura + Jay also equals a whole lot of fun. During our “get to know each other” emails, I learned that they were both really happy, laid back people who enjoyed sports. Golf and baseball in particular. I thought a maternity session while playing mini golf would be meaningful and quirky for this couple who wanted something different. (The girl at the rental counter gave us pink and blue golf balls without even knowing what we were up to. We all got a kick out of that.) However, they know their baby is pink. They have already nicknamed her Savvy.

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Tara

My favorite field, the tree, two amazing/loving/gorgeous/funny/talented/creative/happy parents to be, and their dog Sirius = my favorite session of 2009.

I could gush over these two amazing souls forever, I really could.

xo

Tara