Reese is Born!!

Congrats to Theresa and Brent! Reese was born on Saturday in Pomona and I couldn't wait to photograph her, so a few friends and I made a trip out to the hospital to see the new addition to their family. For those of you who don't know Brent, he has been my right hand man in helping me with the remodel on my studio. If it wasn't for all his hard work and expertise, that place would still be in shambles. So, being the nice guy that I am, I gave him a few days off from the studio to be there for his new daughter :)

Welcome to the world Reese!









Taylor holds her new baby sister....



Proud grandparents....

Taea Family - North Shore, Hawaii

While most of my trip to Oahu was spent in Honolulu, I did manage to break away from the crowded city for a day to photograph the Mae family up on the North Shore. After a beautiful drive up the coast on the Windward side of the island (with a few stops for photos, of course) we made it to Turtle Bay Resort with just enough light left for a fun family photo session. Although it was cloudy and a bit windy, we had a great time and came out with some fun photos.

A big thanks goes out to my buddy (and aspiring photographer) Mike from Hawaii Kai for helping out with the shoot....and for the ride up the coast....and for being a tour guide....I owe you man!

The girls are ready for their closeup....



























Of course we had to get some shots with just mom and dad....

Madi's Modeling Debut

Remember this face, you may see her in magazines very soon! Lucky for me, I got to be the first one to photograph this beautiful young girl before she gets too famous. This past weekend I was in Seattle and was asked by a very good friend of mine, Trevor, if I would photograph Madi so she could have some "fashion" photos for her portfolio. She'll actually be working the runway this weekend at Nordstrom, a bit of a tryout for their catalogs, etc. Although she had no professional modeling experience, I decided to give it a shot :)

We had a great time in the cold and rainy weather and she worked the camera like a pro. Hopefully she remembers me when she's famous....







Here's her runway pose....



























It's not very often mom and dad give you the okay to jump on the bed....









We wanted to get a few of my patented family photos, but dad recently took a bit of a tumble and broke his ankle....that's what he gets for trying to show up Madi on the runway :)



We did manage to get one fun family photo....







Then she wanted to jump on daddy, I may have provoked it a bit....



Now there was no way I was going to leave the newest edition to the family out of the photos. You loyal blog readers may remember Hayden when she was born....