Aria's Eight days old Newborn photography portrait session

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Aria's Eight days old Newborn photography portrait session

Brand new Aria was such an angel during her newborn photography shoot. She only had to be fed twice during this special photo session. Aria stayed calm, happy and asleep most of the session. Both of her parents were on the sidelines with blankets, family heirloom props, little outfits and fresh flowers.
Stephanie and I first met Aria's mom Lauren a few months ago, as she needed headshots for a collages alumni magazine. We were so excited to find out that she wanted us to photograph her soon to be newborn.

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Family Portrait Photography at the Park - Keeping it simple with white & denim

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Family Portrait Photography at the Park - Keeping it simple with white & denim

Let your clothing choice enhance your family portrait by keeping it simple. Parks are filled with greens and earth tones, by wearing multiple colors and patterns, it's difficult for the eye to stay focused on your beautiful family.

White looks spectacular against a green backdrop and will create a timeless family portrait that will stand the test of time. A splash of denim breaks up the white nicely and creates the necessary contrast.

To make your family portrait color choice look less uniform, use tonal variations with your whites and your denim. to maintain that classic look, either go barefoot, or select shoes that won't date your family portrait.

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Creative Wedding Proposal ideas

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Creative Wedding Proposal ideas

If you were to compare a wedding proposal in 1940 compared to 2016, you’d see that everything has gotten bigger, better, and more extravagant. This is because people want to gain the public’s eye and approval. They may also want to secretly become social media stars. Because of this, we’ve all seen tons of out of the box and creative proposals online, being spread from Facebook to Facebook page. Ultimately, this makes it hard for some people to come up with the perfectly creative and “never been done” before proposal. In this article, we’ll give you quite a few creative proposal ideas.
Scavenger hunt proposal
Now, this has been done quite a few times before, but each are catered to the specifics of the relationship. Hide things in places that are significant to your relationship. For example, the first clue could lead to where you had your first date (or this could be the final place, where the proposal happens), and then make the other clues point to significant places with the final and most significant place leading to the proposal.

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High School Senior Photography Triplets Laguna Beach, California

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High School Senior Photography Triplets Laguna Beach, California

Having photographed these triplets since they were very young, it was an awesome opportunity to photograph their Laguna Beach, California high school senior session. These triplets are very special to me and we had so much fun on this beautiful overcast night.

These triplets flew in from Florida to have their high school senior photos done in Laguna Beach. Because of the distance, I don't get to see them that often, which made this photo session even more special.

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Orange County, California Business Headshot Photography What to wear to attract the right client

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Orange County, California Business Headshot Photography What to wear to attract the right client

You’ve recently decided to get new headshots to appear fresh and desirable to new clients. Did you know that what you wear will have your potential client ultimately and subconsciously decide to choose you for your services? They may not consciously make this decision, but if they view your image and see you wearing gaudy jewelry and…

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5 Simple Steps for a Successful Corporate Headshot Photo Session

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5 Simple Steps for a Successful Corporate Headshot Photo Session

ou’ve made the right decision; you’re going to jump into the wide world of using a professional photographer to complete your corporate headshots. The hardest part really is over, but there are still some things to consider before the big day arrives. Now is not the time to get experimental with your look.

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Five things to consider before hiring a wedding photographer

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Five things to consider before hiring a wedding photographer

Arguably the biggest day of your life, choosing a wedding photographer shouldn’t be stressful. It will be, but it shouldn’t be. Provided you know what questions to ask and the things you need to think about beforehand, hiring a wedding photographer should be a straight forward process.
Portfolio & Price
It’s really important that you view the portfolio of any prospective photographer, because you need to know if their style is compatible with your personality and your wedding. You want to see their style and the quality of the photos they have produced in the past.

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5 Reasons Why: A Professional Headshot Can Make You More Successful

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5 Reasons Why: A Professional Headshot Can Make You More Successful

Whether it’s for your LinkedIn account or a freelancing site, the important of a good picture is just as key as the content of your profile. Consider this: a well-built profile with plenty of content and a blurry picture that was clearly taken using a selfie stick and then cropped at the shoulders up.

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Five simple steps for a successful family photo session

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Five simple steps for a successful family photo session

Whether it’s an annual occurrence or you’re decided to have a one off photo session for the family, the fact remains: you want a set of photographs that you can look back on and cherish. Get ready to throw caution to the wind.
Coordinated Clothing
You don’t necessarily have to be totally matching, but having a color or a theme can really add to the flavor of your photos.

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5 Easy Steps for A Successful High School Senior Photo Session for Guys

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5 Easy Steps for A Successful High School Senior Photo Session for Guys

Do you remember the old days when everyone rocked up with the same old tired black and white outfits for the sombre pictures of senior photos?
Now you get a real chance to show your personality in photos that your parents are sure to treasure for a lifetime. So guys, what do you need to know to get through your Senior photo session?
 

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5 Simple Steps for Amazing High School Senior Pictures

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5 Simple Steps for Amazing High School Senior Pictures

Your imagination will guide you and inspire you to open your mind to unique possibilities, which will get you the personalized look that you want for your perfect photo session.
It’s your time to shine!
Take a deep breath and reflect on all of the steps that you took that led up to your photo session. Take a look around and soak it in, you are at a location that makes you happy.

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High School Senior Pictures - Tips For Success

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High School Senior Pictures - Tips For Success

By Ryan Westover

Let me start by saying that Senior portraits are very important to my mom. As a guy, there are plenty of other things that I would much rather be doing like hanging out with friends or my girl friend, skateboarding, listening to music... So, here are some of the things that helped me have a successful photo shoot.

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Fathers Day Miracle - A Story of Hope, Survival and Love

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Fathers Day Miracle - A Story of Hope, Survival and Love

Finley, our ten year old, Black & White Shetland Sheep dog and my Step-Daughter Shana have always had such a great relationship, so Stephanie and I decided that it was time that Finley should live with her in Ladera Ranch. So, as an Easter present, Finley was just as excited as Shana.
May 19th - It was a typical afternoon in Ladera Ranch, California.

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