michel’s request: daisy chains
my request: grassy field/golden sun/happy family
michel and i wanted to get out there and do a few home movie sessions together, so we asked emily and fam to meet up with us on sunday. and just in case you dont read emilys blog-they are expecting baby love number three in september. this is a magical time for them!
we drove around the rancho sante fe area until we found the perfect patch of grass, nestled on a perfect little hill, sitting below the golden sun and sky.
the girls explored and mick and emily relaxed while i wandered around doing my thing. we were all so blissed out, to use a boho girl term. michel was like a fly on the wall, watching over everything as it took place, so laid back and relaxed and comfortable in his approach to recording what happened that we hardly noticed him there. and that is why i could never in a million years have imagined that in the short time we were together, that he could create something so absolutely heart stoppingly special.
but he did.
Falconbridge Family Film from Michel Sandy on Vimeo.
i feel like i cannot accurately express my feelings about what he has created. so i will let it speak for itself. i think it does.
we have another one planned for later this month with another very special family, and several inquiries coming in. for more information, go to www.tarawhitney.com or read this! (We are also offering this as a “special side” without the large package for $1525)
EDITED: MUSIC by Priscilla Ahn “Dream”
EDITED AGAIN: YOUR RESPONSE HAS COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED ME. i knew that if i had the reaction i did so would many, many others…but i had NO idea, NONE whatsoever, that this little film would touch so many people the way it has. i still have no words. i just feel very very lucky to have connected with michel, and very very lucky to be able to do this as my job.
we have had some people ask if we are taking this show on the road, and yes, absolutely we are interested in doing that. i will be traveling four times this year, and michel has already said he would love to tag along…more information on me, traveling, in the next blog post.
xo
Totally awesome….I can feel the love of this family. Wow.
Absolutely stunning, lovely, amazing. What a wonderful heirloom.
Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. This makes me want to have a video of my family RIGHT NOW!
The best little family to practice with and it turned out to be a nugget of time captured brilliantly! I’m so happy for you to be able to do this for people. It must be insanely gratifying to be able to create such a treasure for a family and send out so much goodness into the world by letting people view them. You and Michel teamed up are wickedly memorable. Meant to be.
Please share more if clients allow. These could make anyone’s not-so-great-day all better in the end!
I’m crying! It’s so beautiful… perfect! I love the music and the end it’s awesome with those 2 little girls speaking…really love it.
Beautiful, simply beautiful !
its perfect, on so many levels.
Wow!!! The video and photos are amazing and so, so beautiful!
Gorgeous film – loved it
blissed out is a perfect description! love. love. love.
wow, that is amazing. So beautifully done.
I just died. That is all.
heart stoppingly beautiful. you 2 are a collaboration that dreams are made of! congrats!!!!!
This is such a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful gift. I’m sitting here wiping tears. You do such wonderful work.
Yeah… so I’m crying and looking around my house thinking of things I could sell so I can book a session!
AWESOME!
WOW! That was beautiful….nearly brought tears to my eyes, just so beautiful..shows the love of their family and how relaxed they are together, so precious…and I also loved how it showed how you work as well….very cool Tara…amazing!!
omg, absolutely breathtaking! the song choice was perfect and there’s not a cuter family out there than the falconbridges :D
Completely blown away as usual!
That was absolutely magical and beautiful!
So beautiful, there truly are no words.
I am positively in tears. Heart stoppingly beautiful for sure. incredibly magical. Thanks so much for posting this. My heart is so happy. :)
simply g o r g e o u s .
yet another amazing thing you have done mrs. tara. hope all is well. love, teri
Love it! Brought tears to my eyes.
Beautiful beyond words.
So incredibly beautiful. I am continually amazed by your gift. Thank you so much for sharing it with us! (especially the sunshine and the green grass, just love seeing that when it is below zero here…)And the PERFECT song choice, Priscilla Ahn is one of my faves.
Hey there Tara,
I was over at E’s site a min. ago and saw this video. H E L L O! That is amazing!!! The family, the video, and of course, the photography! I would just be in absolute heaven to have something like this. Simply priceless. WOW WOW WOW! {sigh} Love it….
{cheers}
The tears are a flowin…..what a wonderful and magical video! Thanks for sharing…
wow. stunning. gorgeous. beautiful.
wonderful!
I cried like a baby and I don’t even know Em personally. I can’t imagine what this will do to her mother!! LOL!
Beautiful, beautiful job :D
AMAZING!!! I shed a tear or two:)
That is truly amazing. What a fabulous idea. Amazing.
Beauuuuuuuuuutiful! :)
Oh Tara, I was all teared up watching this video. I think the two of you have something really special going now, and I can’t wait to see more of these! Please keep sharing! I love watching you shoot, too! You always look so at ease and relaxed! Amazing…
o.m.g. Seriously? you two have outdone yourselves. Just super Tara.
WOW. WOW. WOW.
there really aren’t words for this, are there? a few might be goosebumps, welled up, stunning, priceless. just plain wow.
seriously the most beautiful video ever!
Absolutely stunning. Breathtaking.
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!
I cried and held my breath, and could not believe my lucky stars because I had just sent my email with dates to confirm my own family’s session with you and Michel in August.
wow – made me cry. what a beautiful video to capture a beautiful family.
Holy cow…that is amazing.
Tara
My whole clan just wacthed this work of art & we all fell in love. Oh how I wish I could be you when I grow up…..
XOXO
Stacey
It is absolutely beautiful. I cried, too … the beauty was just … overwhelming, I guess.
What a beautiful collaboration!
I can only mutter one word after watching…magic. It’s beyond beautiful!
Holy crap. That was perfection. It was like a dream. I want small babies and green grass.
omg! I am bawling. I want one of those of my family. That was AMAZING!! No, it was BRILLIANT! The song, the images, the memories…
WOW – that was simply amazing.
Holy crap that was AWESOME!!!!!!!! That’s not even my family and I was getting teary-eyed! Beautiful!
seriously…this totally made my day. it’s even better that i know these people in real life :). pure magic.
You had me from your own family video. I think ( often) about how wonderful that was when you first posted it. After seeing this video how could anyone pass up this option it rocks. I need to do it here in MI, but first test it on my own family. :-)