In the span of just a few months, these two got engaged (woohoo!), got new jobs (congrats!), and are in the process of moving from Long Beach to the Bay Area (womp womp…). There will be a hole in our lives we will have to fill with lots of trips up north. And margaritas.

It was a joy to photograph the meaningful bits of their lives.

These are two people that I love very, very much.

Nikon One Touch // Expired Kodak 400

‘Oh Sailor’ by Mr. Little Jeans came on KCRW as I pulled into the driveway this morning and I sat there and listened and watched the shadows move on my pajama pants. I liked the sound but then when I heard the lyrics I really fell in love. It just made me think of them and us and the places we go and….life. How fast it is changing, and how they are going to be sailing away in their own boats very, very soon.

When you feel like you’re out there on your own / Know there is someone watching over you … / I hope you know that you can sail right on / I hope you know you’ve got the ocean blue

I almost always latch onto songs that feel like summer this time of year. Ever since high school I have pulled out Steve Miller Band along with the sunscreen. I always seem to add one or two anthems that get overplayed and I have a feeling this is going to be one of those.

Mr Little Jeans facebook
KCRW

This is Take 2 with this great little family from San Francisco. I worked with them three years ago and it was on their first session that I discovered my “in betweens“. On this session I taught them something new : how to eat Sourgrass.

-Tara

I love these images so much, and I am so grateful I got to make them.
It fulfilled a vision for me, one I wish I had of my own family.
These people are pretty darn wonderful.

Past session.
How Cherie decorated her home with the past session.