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Friday, February 12, 2010
Posted in Orange County Photographer
jen berry - you are ON FIRE
Deann B. - lovelovelove
Marina Miller - YES! i call em the blurries. i am glad to see you know they a magic. this on is no exception.
Angela Drake - Very, very cool! You rock!
Megan - Love this!!!! :)
Shari - true art!
Miz Booshay - I like that name for them :o) There is something really lovely about the woman's head. The curve. So interesting and great to look at!
Noel - i am thrilled beyond belief..... and am so in love with this image!!!! hip hip horray! worth the wait for sure. can't wait to see the rest.
Jenny - tara, these are so emotional for me. love. my mind floats to some watercolor painting i saw a long time ago at my nana's house but can't quite picture exactly. like a drifting but wonderful memory. love them!
Jeri - I love this concept. You rock!!
jefra - that's what i'm talkin about girl
aimeeferguson - amazing!! i played around with this last weekend, very cool!
Trude - As Nate Kaiser (the image is found) has got me saying, awesomesauce. Seriously.
Jen Harr - you never seize to amaze me. reminds me of those movies where they stumble across supernatural beings in a peaceful earth-like planet...such a cool feeling it evokes.
Captured by Jess - Did you coin the term? Love it. Sounds like a movie. ;)
suzy scully - Love your blog! Inspiring - thank you, music also gets my voice! Happy President's day with all the sunsets you can imagine that light up your soul!
the park around the corner
Friday, February 12, 2010
Lazy Saturday mornings where you wake up late, throw on some clothes, and head to the park without brushing anyone’s hair are the best.
Especially when you were drawn outside by the light to begin with and bring your camera.
Especially when your husband tries to ride your son’s skateboard down a hill and biffs it MAJOR. Into the grass. Luckily for him. I can still start laughing when I picture this taking place. I am laughing right now.
Especially when you get to make birthday cakes out of wood chips with your daughter while marveling at how adorable her hand dimples are.
Especially when you get to see how swinging releases your oldest daughter from so many of her mental chains. And she relaxes and smiles and is free and glows.
Especially when you melt over your youngest son’s freckles.
Especially when you catch both of your boys relieving themselves on the same tree at the same time.
Especially when the hair on your girls floats about their head and bounces in the sun while they swing.
Especially when you sit on a bench with your husband and squeeze his hand and he knows it is because of all of this, without having to say a word.
xo
Tara
Posted in Life, Orange County Photographer
julie - Love that you shared these. Lazy Saturdays are the best! And birthday cakes made from wood chips . . . what a splendid way to spend time with the family.
mary alice - Lord have mercy, Anna looks 20 the last photo you posted of her! Wowza! I am sure you don't even want to go there, so I'll stop. : ) Love it when you post about your beautiful family. It's like a dose of happy medicine!
Marina - This is exactlly why, on Christmas morning, our kids woke up to a playset with swings in the back yard. Something magical about it. And hubby biffing. Hilarious.
bentley - the last sentence made me cry.
macey snelson - I absolutely adore your photos, and love visiting your site for a breath of fresh air. Your photos, and your stories make me so impatient to have my own children. Thank you for sharing your lives with us blog stalkers :)
amy tangerine - LOVE! and my fave is that shot of anna's outit from the waist down. she will be my style inspiration for how i dress when it gets a touch warmer.
Christina C - :) Thank you for sharing.
Barbara Ashe - all I can say is "absolutely" love that "family feelin' " Barbara in Florida
brook - I just absolutely LOVE Anna's outfit, it has soo much character and cuteness!
michelle - Amen.
laura bunker - I love your style! Great pics.
kimberly reed - hello! anna's clothes? LOVE. ken's hat?! uh...LOVE. your post? about adoring and loving your children AND jeff? LOVE.
Tracy O - Oh I love this....when you feel, without having to spell it out, and really get to share it with the one person who 'gets' it all.
courtney ortiz - I got tears! Happy Valentines Day Tara! You are so dear!
Alice - damnit - you got me all teary. That was really lovely. Thank you for sharing it with us!
ali - oh tara, you're totally beautiful :)
apryl - what great natural color - looks light the perfect day for photos! love your family posts:)
Elisa - I'm all teary-eyed. Thanks for sharing, Tara.
Adrianne - A gorgeous afternoon and beautifully shared. It makes me want to take my kids... and my camera to the park! Thank you!! :)
Wendy - You just gave me chills with this post. I was at the park two days ago with my kids and had my camera. I was thinking so many of these things. As always, thank you for sharing.
tara pollard pakosta - tara, I love these fun pictures of your children! and the words that go with them, make me melt. I hope you do blog books of your family posts because they are amazing! I always absolutely LOVE your client work, but your family photos make me melt & my heart sing!! esp. love this post! tara
Shanna - What I love most is that hat that Mckenna is wearing considering where you live. It just makes me smile. Well that and the floating hair and light and freckles.
elizabeth pellette - ( tears ) I have tears in my eyes... beautiful post and photos..
ali bloom - that was the best. post. ever. *tear*
lizz - the pix of McKenna on the swings are very moving, despite not knowing her. There is a look on her face that speaks volumes. You and your husband have beautiful children.
Lacey - A bad day cannot be had at the playground! It's good for kiddos and parents alike!
Rebecca - I love your family!
Surcie - You do such a phenomenal job of capturing their childhood in a beautifully artistic way. It's difficult not to be incredibly envious!
Kate - I love this series of your kids.
Melanie - Love these!! Everyone needs more saturday mornings like this
meg duerksen - beautiful. i miss warm weather! i feel trapped inside!!
ria - I love these Tara. The light is amazing. Lazy Saturday mornings. Those are the best days ever. Smiles Ria
stacy k - sigh...the park...its been a loooong time since we've been able to go to the park...I'm so over winter! lol
Jen Harr - makes my heart smile...the photos & your descriptions. my favorite moments.
bobbi - your kids have some serious style. Me=jealous.
tina bazala - You are making me miss my California days! Sunny mornings and playtime with the family. I have lots of those relaxing and free moments memories from our time there.....
his and hers
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Marin, CA : Beautiful and lively and referred to me by this beautiful momma’s twin sister. If she looks familiar, it is because she is! I felt right at home in the big family chaos, and wanted to hang out in their amazing and impeccable “tree house” for a month. Would that be okay guys? :)
The weather barely cooperated and it was very dark (aside from a few moments towards the end). But the first grainy set of images that I took in their almost dark bedroom, lit only by lamps and minuscule amounts of window light, are my favorites.
The set of three where Aimee and Peter are canoodling made me cry and my glasses fogged up while shooting. They were the last three shots we took.
So much love here, not to mention a PLETHORA of good genes.
xo
Tara
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!
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