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For this weeks installment of Danielle’s maternity series we met outside of Gina’s Cantina on General’s HWY. It was drizzling, really windy and bitter cold. You sure wouldn’t know it from these photos though because Danielle has never looked prettier. And her hair was looking AMAZING!!! I adore these and they are my absolute favorite in the series so far!
I was a little behind in getting these on my blog so take a look at the last 2 weeks from the series below.
Good day sunshine….
After all the cold and wind and snow around here this past week, the sunshine we had on Saturday morning was glorious! It was a perfect morning for a photo shoot. I heard from one of my wonderful regular clients, Angela, about a month ago when she told me her friend Alex was coming in to town from L.A. and was hoping to schedule a photo session with me while she was in town. Of course I knew that anyone friends with Angela would have to be amazing as well so I was very excited to meet her and her kids. Both Angela’s and her husband Ed’s parents were around as well so we had a full house for photo shoot. It was a high energy, crazy filled morning full of laughs twirls, snuggles, kisses and for 2 kids in particular, lots of drooling. 
Angela and Ed have the most amazing home that literally makes my jaw drop when I pull up out front. It is almost almost ENTIRELY windows on one side making it the most perfect location for a natural light indoor shoot. I could shoot there all day long. I’m sure at one point everyone was a little afraid that I was going to.
I couldn’t possibly narrow my favorite photos down anymore than these so grab a cup of tea and sit back and enjoy all the images. And feel free to leave comments since they make my world go round.
First up Angela and Ed’s beautiful family … Alexandra and Christian.
I’ve photographed the kids several times before but this time was a first for Angela and Ed.. Hopefully the first of many more. They are a beautiful family.
Holy Cow!! Can you see who Alexandra gets her amazing eyes from?
I love love love when I go back to a clients home and see photos from previous sessions on their walls. It feels awesome! This shot of Christian was from our fall session. It’s great to watch them change over time.
This one is my favorite image of their family. I have I said yet how much I LOVE their house?!
Snuggle time
I just love to see couples in love!
love love love
And Angela and Ed’s mommas just couldn’t possibly be any cuter. I ADORE this series!
Alex and her kiddos were amazing to work with. So fun and laid back. All our cold and snow was a big difference to the California sunshine that they are used to. Aren’t they gorgeous?!
I love the way Christian is looking at his baby sister.
Such a great big brother.
Alex just radiates happiness in this picture. I LOVE to catch those moments of pure joy that comes out when moms look at their babies.
Christian in 5th grade but acts like he is in at least 7th.. He is so mature and a fabulous big brother. He is going to be breaking some hearts in just a few years and I’ve already told him he simply MUST call me for his senior photos. He assured me he would. 
Ruffle Butts bloomers… so cute!!
One of my goals over the slow winter season is to catch up on posting some of my personal photos from last year. One that I have been wanting to post for a long time is my trip to San Francisco in August. It’s going to take a few posts to get through the entire trip but I wanted to start with the main reason I was there. Outside Lands Festival at Golden Gate Park. I love attending outdoor music festivals so much and this one was incredible. The weather was great, the music was even better and the people that I was surrounded with all weekend just made it absolutely perfect. I have a lot of photos for this post so I will just get to it.
No matter how hard I tried I could never get the award for the tightest pants in the photo pit.
the first band we saw was SambaDa’
Zap Mama was awesome! And yes, that is a record on her head.
Zee Avi
Midnite
I liked this guy
Vau de Vire Society
Madd Vibe Orchestra
Portugal, the man
Black Eyed Peas
Crazy Pants
Jason Mraz
A big thanks to Lala for hooking me up with a photo pit pass again. Hopefully they will be able to use some of my photos on their website.
Anxiously awaiting Dave Matthews Band
Day 3… Robert Randolph and the Family Band
I love when I make eye contact with the artists
Tenacious D .. Jack Black
Eryn, Christina and I
Fireworks after Pearl Jam.
I can’t wait to see what festivals I get to this summer.
My friend Stacy is doing a 365 project this year as well and she called me this evening freaking out as soon as I posted my image from today. Apparently I went to the exact same tree that she had been to just the day before.
This tree is very ‘off the beaten path’ and neither one of us live here or even knows anyone that lives in this area. We both just happened to find ourselves driving aimlessly in search of our daily photo and ended up in the same neighborhood at the same exact tree. This is where we both stopped our cars in the middle of the narrow road and got out quickly snapping a couple frames. We did the EXACT same thing only separated by 24 hours. Incredible!
The below picture is Stacy’s from yesterday.
Below is my photo from today. Unmistakably the same tree.
This crazy snowstorm kept me away from this family last weekend but luckily I was able to make the trek this time around. After being cooped up in the house for a week I had more than enough creative energy stored up for both of my photo shoots that day. My second family was a brand new one and I was so thrilled to meet them. I’m always so amazed by new parents. How they can change into this completely different life of parenthood and seem to do it so smoothly. Brad and Christy are naturals and I couldn’t help but notice the great balance they had between their relationship with each other and their relationship with their, not one but TWO new babies… Emily and Alex.
Their first baby is pup Winston who is still trying to adjust to his new world. Isn’t he soo cute?? He just looks like a Winston I think.
Isn’t Christy beautiful? That is one happy momma.
Baby secrets.
We laughed ALOT during the photo shoot. It was like spending the afternoon with friends and I really couldn’t ask for anything more.
Brad and Christy are really into sailing so we tried to find ways to incorporate that into their shoot. Brad has some old navigational tools used by sailors to cross long dark oceans and know their location. The tool in the next 2 photos is a sextant which is used to measure the distance from stars (sun, moon or planets) to the horizon line to determine exact location. I found it pretty darn cool.
I think this one might be my favorite from the day.
One of the great parts of my job is I get to work with families over and over again and watch them grow and change over time. This is my 3rd time working with Tara and Rob and each time it is better than before. Sophia is growing so fast and I can’t believe she is already a year old. This photo session was all about documenting who she is at this point in her little life. We danced around the house to Jack Johnson while going through a typical Sophia Saturday afternoon. It was so refreshing.
Sophia is one happy and loved little girl.
Sophia has a little curl in the back of her hair that is just so cute that I had to get a shot of it. Her hair will quickly grow and change.
I just love this shot of her little eyes peeking out behind her sippy cup.
She still has the most amazing eyelashes.
I am in love with this shot of Sophia playing dress up in her room.
And all of her expressions are priceless!
To view Sophia’s 6 month session go here
Happy Valentine’s Day from Stevie T Photography
My nephew Davey in his Valentine’s day shirt made by me
Generally I am not a morning person in any way but today I woke up early and watched out my window as the sky slowly turned from night to dawn. I love when I catch the last little bit of the night sky with just a little glimmer off to the side of the new day. Today’s sunrise was especially orange and bright so I couldn’t resist taking some photos.
It’s Here!!! My Stevie T 365 coffee table book.
This book in some form or another has been bouncing around in my brain for years and I’m so excited to be finally holding it in my hands. Last year I finally attempted a project that I have been wanting to do for a long time : take a photo every single day for an entire year. I can’t believe I made it through the whole year. Although most of the time I was WAY behind in posting the photos in their online gallery but I never missed taking a photo and that’s what mattered.
One of the best parts of this is all the memories I have documented. I now carry my camera with me everywhere and I captured so many more moments than I have ever before. This project took me through snowstorms and deserts, weddings and births, vacations and birthdays and captured the changing of all the seasons in vivid detail.
To say I’m excited about this book is a gross understatement. When it arrived I bulldozed past a house full of people and locked myself in my office pouring over every page. I look at it countless times throughout the day and keep it sitting on a little table by my bed when I sleep.
I would love to tell you I’m just kidding … but I’m not.
I present to you in all it’s glory…. The Stevie T 365 book
Back Cover
I’m keeping the 365 fun going this year too with version 2.0 You can follow along at the Stevie T 365 blog.
Daydreaming about Spring today… Our dogwood tree throughout the last year. I spend alot of time looking at this tree.
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