Samantha and Harry traveled out to meet me in Pasadena for their maternity session.  We had a wonderful time walking around City Hall and the streets of Old Town Pasadena, looking for great locations.  It was a crazy busy day for photography.  I saw at least 5 other photographers and their clients while we walked around.  I actually had to be pretty careful not to get them in our shots.  Like in this shot below, there was a family group just behind Samantha and Harry.  Just an extra little challenge for us.  :)

Love love loved the lighting that day.  These shots from the entrance of Pasadena City Hall are some of my favorites.

Ahh – sweet dancing.

Samantha, you are simply glowing.

Another favorite shot.  I just can’t get enough of this nice rim lighting.  While at a session with me, you’ll probably frequently hear me say, “Stop right there – the lighting is gorgeous!”

Such a cute little action sequence.  You are adorable, Samantha.

And my favorite photos of the day.  Can you guess why these are my favorite?  The lighting of course.

I don’t know why but this one just get me.  Such a candid, tender moment.

I’ve died and gone to heaven with the lighting.

Candice’s family is one of my favorite families to photograph.  So I was so glad when my friend asked me to photograph her maternity pictures.  Candice had been having pretty strong and regular contractions all week, so we weren’t even sure she would make it until the photoshoot.  Luckily for us, she made it and was radiant.  Even if she wasn’t feeling great – she didn’t show it.

We decided to go to Eaton Canyon in Pasadena/Altadena for their photoshoot.  I LOVE the lighting in these first two.  Candice just glows.

Their little girl, Stella is one of the cutest little toddlers.  Here she’s comparing her belly with her mama’s baby belly.  No there’s not a baby in there.  :)

Beautiful!

Such a cute family.

Stella is the star of the show…. for now.  Until her little brother comes and she has to share the spotlight.

This next series just makes me all warm and happy.

Great choice for the location.  There were so many pretty areas to photograph.

Sweet moment.

We wanted to get one shot with this just this pretty scarf on, so we looked for a secluded area.  Toward the end of the shoot we were still near the path, but we hadn’t seen anyone the whole time so we decided to do the shot here.  Of course, as soon as Candice got ready we had three big families walk right by!!  Candice was a good sport and they couldn’t see anything.  Plus I think it was worth it for this shot.  I love how the creamy flowers coordinate with the scarf.

Last shot of the day.  Beautiful sunset light.

Joe and Jennie saw the maternity and newborn photos of their friends, Shawn and Alisha, and liked them so much they hired me to come out to Frazier Park and take their maternity and newborn photos.  Joe and Jennie have been wanting a baby for ten years, so this baby is a special miracle baby for them.  I was so happy to be a part of this special time for them.  Joe and Jennie decorated their nursery in this adorable space theme, so we started the shoot in their cute room.

My favorite shot from the session because this baby truly is their “little miracle”.

Their adorable three little dogs are their first babies, so we had to include them in the shoot.

Then we headed to a nearby park for more shots of the couple together.

This goose kept bugging me toward the end, so I included him in the last frame from the session.

A few months ago, I met Delina, Ben and Maxton at the Pasadena Farmer’s Market for a maternity/family photo shoot.  We had a lot of fun walking around the farmer’s market, buying fruit, bread and ice cream.  Then we spent some time at a local park, playing around with little Maxton.

One of my friends at Stroller Strides was expecting her third boy, so I came over to their home in Monrovia to take some maternity photos of her with her boys.  She has already had her adorable little boy, Tate, so hopefully I will get caught up enough to post those photos soon.  Here is Jenny preggers:

Her boys, Cole and Dane, had fun tickling bellies.

After some family time, we headed out back to take some photos of Jenny and TIm together.  I love this one of Tim announcing their third son.

A nice frame.

As a reward, the boys were allowed to paint Jenny’s belly at the end of the shoot.  They looked forward to it the whole shoot.