[welcome]

hello and welcome to my new blog! i'm so excited to show off my most adorable newborns, babe and kiddos with bigger, brighter pictures! not to mention my fabulous brides and funky seniors, too. what's more, now i can use an infinite amount of exclamation points!!!!!!!!! how happy am i?!@# :)

my old blog and former posts can be found at: http://lisamaksoudian.bigfolioblog.com

{Located in San Luis Obispo, Lisa specializes in commercial, editorial and portrait photography including newborns, babies and children. Her award-winning work includes wedding photography and senior portraits as well as kids and baby photography. Known for her candid and fun approach to children's pictures, Lisa's work is modern, whimsical and photojournalistic.}

.the secret garden.

from time to time i get the itch for a little personal project….you know, something that just is a bit out of my usual.  something that’s inspiring.  soothing.  and generally beautiful.  here’s a sample of what i’ve been doing in all my free time (insert a little sarcasm).  :) 

in downtown san luis obispo, there’s a quite little alley with a magical little shop called The Secret Garden–an organic herb shop.


it’s filled with serene clusters of herbs and succulents, exotic (at least i think they’re exotic!) herbs that you may have never even heard of, and fragrant custom blends of teas, chais and spices.  

i’m going to empty out my cupboard of stale old spices and fill it with real cumin, thyme and cinnamon.  oh, and a few tea blends for my little monkeys, too!  

if you’re downtown, you’ve got to peak into the Secret Garden…the address is 1129 (patio) Garden Street.  

filed under:  personal projects, horticulture, herbal gardening, san luis obispo commercial photographer, editorial photographer in san luis obispo,

.hopskotch mini sessions-take 1.

i’m just dying to showcase the gorgeous wedding i shot last week…but had to take a moment to say:  the hopskotch mini session, round 1, was over-the-top amazing!  about 18-20 of the MOST adorable little came (ON TIME!) to play with me and my camera yesterday.  it was heaven!  and just as many kiddos are on a waiting list, so we’ll be announcing the second and final mini sessions for the 08 within the next couple of weeks.  here’s just one from the day…

filed under:  children’s photographer in san luis obispo, san luis obispo kids portraits, modern kids portraits, kids photographer in california, commercial kids photographer, baby and children’s photographer in san luis obispo

.something about love.

just one little teaser for now….

filed under:  weddings, san luis obispo wedding photographer

.upside down.

sometimes life does not make any sense at all…unfair.  cruel.  completely upside down.  i shot this image on such a high yesterday…but today it’s flipped upside down.  my cousins brian and aneek lost their baby last night…at 37 weeks.  hearts are breaking…

.girlfriends on the beach. lisa maksoudian-pismo beach photographer

sometimes you just get lucky.   like being at the right place…at the right time…with the right people…on the most magnificent morning of all time!  last friday morning, around 6:22 (i know the exact minute because i was 7 minutes late) the heavens opened up.  seriously, there was lightening, CRAZY thunder, and a downpour of rain. add in two of the most beautiful little girls ever.  frolicking on the beach together.  finding a feisty old crab and a gazillion sand dollars.  it was pure magic.  and on top of all that, i happened to bring my camera.  like i said, sometimes you just get lucky!

:)



filed under:  beach photographer, pismo beach photographer, kids photographer in san luis obispo, children’s beach photography, lifestyle childrens portraiture, whimsical childrens photographer, san luis obispo kids photographer, modern kids portaits

.my little fashionista. lisa maksoudian-modern kids photographer

i’m back!  can i just tell you how much i miss this little chica?  seriously beautiful, completely smart and totally spunky.  we had all the pictures we needed in like 30 minutes…but were having so much fun that we continued to romp around the yard and the neighborhood.  without further adieu, here are a few more sneak peeks of my little fashionista!

we picked a rose from the garden…and it immediately exploded!  so, what did we do?  tossed them in the air and had so much fun!   

mom wanted to get pictures of this sweet toothless smile.  what a great idea…it’s priceless!
this dandelion picture is probably one of my favorite…so serene.  and i adore miss M’s profile.american dolls are sooo fun!  check out these matching outfits!  i have to say, though, the doll had her front teeth…  :)

 

filed under:   modern kids portraits, baby photographer, newborn photography, san luis obispo baby photographer, kids photographer in san luis obispo, kids photographer in santa barbara, santa maria childrens photography

.modern flush mount album. lisa maksoudian-kids photographer

oh, i’m preparing some DARLING sneak peaks right now!  but to hold you over, here are a couple of images of a modern flush mount album (also called a digital album or a coffee table book).  i love these as each spread can feature multiple pictures….it’s really your own custom storybook!  these are WAY cool!  

(uggs and a bohemian skirt…it doesn’t get much better than that!  and those eyes…i swear they are for real!)

(do you see that silly face on the left?  is that not classic, ’small but mighty’!?!  and on the right…i think the heaven’s open up when she smiles!)

seriously, he is THAT cool!  (and cute…but i don’t think he wants me to say that…)  :)

this album is so fun…page by page…more personality, more fun times.  and then you open to this panorama…ahhhh!!!!  it’s just my favorite!

filed under:  california childrens photographer, children’s photography, modern kids portraits, modern albums, san luis obispo kids photographer, family photographer in california, kids photographer in san luis obispo

.mini sessions.

just a quick note:  as of yesterday there were just two spaces left available for the mini sessions at hopskotch kids!  (saturday, august 30th)  once the sessions are booked, we’ll take names for a waiting list.  if there are enough people interested we may be able to do another round in late september.  so, hop on down to hopskotch kids on garden street and get on the list!

:)

 

L

.my little fashionista.

oh, did i mention that i’m WAY behind in blogging….i have so many images to share!  and so little time…

i’ll be back in a day or so to blog a few more of this little doll, though.  what a smart and BEAUTIFUL little cookie she is!

filed under:  childrens photographer, kids photography, modern kids portraits, kids photographer in san luis obispo, modern portraits in san luis obispo, santa barbara kids photographer, santa maria kids photographer, central coast photographer of children and babies

.little A.

just one little peak of little A’s pictures…because he makes me smile!

filed under:  children photographer san luis obispo, san luis obispo children photographer, san luis obispo kids photographer, modern kids portraits