Category archives: whimsy

Hippity-Hoppity…Happy Easter Day | San Luis Obispo Children’s Photographer

If you ever happen upon a tutu bunny or a zebra with big blue eyes, tiptoe quietly.  They are shy little creatures and are known to run away!  But if by chance you see them, you’ll find that these rare beauties have the sweetest smiles.  And listen closely…their giggles are the cutest that ever there were.    🙂

blogpost1Wishing you a warm and Happy Easter,

Lisa

Framed | California Children’s Photographer

Remember the Monochrome post from a few weeks ago?  Well, I had so much fun with my friends on our last blog carousel challenge that I thought I’d try again on this month’s theme:  FRAMED.

You know, if you look up the word ‘framed’ has quite the menagerie of meanings.   What is the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word?  A picture frame?  Construction? (i.e.,  the framing of a building) A scene from Law & Order?  (like, ‘It wasn’t me…I was framed!’) To me, I think of it as composition.  Wherever I go, even if my camera is not in my hands, I’m framing what I see.  (Does it follow the rule of thirds, is it balanced, is there dynamic movement across the scene….)   I may or may not have even gone so far as to position the video monitor in such a way that it would display the most pleasing image of my sleeping baby.  Yes, I’m like that.  🙂

So, when I see children picking up a camera and composing with a camera I get all warm and fuzzy inside!    It’s amazing to watch as they frame their first image…and experience the thrill of capturing a scene.  This little angel was the perfect model for demonstrating just that.  The funny thing is…I was the one who was framed!  (thankfully there was no film in the camera….)

california children's photographer, specializing in studio photography and commercial children's photographyframed child with vintage camera, modern kids portraits

As I mentioned, there are sooo many different takes on the theme…click on over to New Jersey and New York City Baby, Child and Family Photographer Tara McGlinchey’s site for more framed fun!

 

A Single Hue (times 2) | California Commercial Photographer

One is silent.  Peaceful.  Delicate.  White (or off-white in this case).     The way light moves across it is breathtaking.  And of course, anytime you add a little texture, lace, felt, buttons, I’m in heaven.  🙂

The other is bright.  Bold.  Playful.  Maybe even yummy. Yellow.  Yellow is the collaborative efforts of me and my most artistic child who is always ready for anything artistic, creative and visual.

What am I talking about, you ask?  Well, this post is part of a blog carousel, a theme-based project between myself and several other talented photographers.  Monochrome was the subject, and the task was to produce an image based on a single color.   Without further adieu, here is my image.  (okay…it’s a composite.  I couldn’t pick just one.)  monochrome, creamy hues, white, single color

Hearing of the project (and as a means of sibling intervention)  I had my picture-loving child partner with me on yet another color:  Yellow.  I picked the lemons.  He picked…sugar.  I mean the Bunny Peeps .  🙂  We had such a fun morning finding all things yellow/gold…talking about monochrome and playing with macros.  We styled the pictures together, shot together, and even sampled the bunnies.  And in the end, we slurped up some homemade lemonade.  Yum!  Again, we came up with a composite to show how much fun we had!

monochrome, yellow, bright colors, vibrant, golden

To see more images on the Monochromatic theme, click here: Simone Hanckel Photography from Adelaide, South Austrailia

Pelicans and Blue Skies | California Commercial Photographer

As it was pouring down rain this morning my heart began to race with excitement.   Would it happen?  Would the timing be divine?  Would the skies really break through the clouds when I journeyed through the valley of Los Olivos.  Why yes…yes it would!  There is nothing quite like the Northern Santa Barbara landscape in spring!  Here are just a few of my personal images from this morning’s commercial shoot: