butterfly loft salon & spa

Alexis is a dear friend with benefits. Only the benefits are that she has been doing my hair for over ten years.

This is Alexis and her business partner David, in their new salon Butterfly Loft. I drove up last week to take some promotional photos for their website, and to check out the new space. It is amazing. I am not kidding. Jaw dropping. Coolest space EVER. I could have died. I could have moved in. The windows and the splash of color and the amazing artwork. A super cool place to take pictures and an even cooler place to get your hair done.

Go back in time and see more of Alexis  and her family here and here and here.

Good luck Alexis and David, I am sure this salon will be a great success!

xo

Tara

superfamily.

This is the superfamily of superhero blogger/jewelry designer Andrea Scher.

I had followed her blog for years and on my last trip up to the bay, I made plans to photograph them. For some reason, she was on my mind and I was moved one night to offer them a session. They were expecting their second child, and I just felt like it was an important time to be photographed, and I wanted to be the one to do it. Lucky for me, she said yes. Andrea and her boys allowed me in and trusted me with their connections and love. All of them are very comfortable in front of a camera and it was so fulfilling for me to capture such honesty and free-ness of spirit.

We hung out at home for a bit, and then headed out to the park. A normal, daily routine that they now can remember forever. I feel like the perfect way to describe them and these photos is: AS IS. They came to me as is, and it was just what I needed.

If you’d like, you can read about Andrea’s thoughts here on her blog. You can also congratulate her on the recent arrival of Nico Boon!

xo

Tara

PS – Since I am posting twice today, here is a reminder not to forget to enter the Monday giveaway below this post. :)