Ms. Viviana

I was thrilled when Belle's 1st grade teacher asked me to take pictures of his oldest for her upcoming Quinceañera in March.  We chose Balboa Park for the session, since I knew the architecture there would make the perfect backdrop!  Viviana looked so beautiful in her gown, and since we did the session on a Tuesday morning, we practically had the whole place to ourselves.  Later Viviana changed into her street clothes and we headed over to Spanish Village to finish up.  Spanish Village is quickly becoming one of my new favorite places to shoot at, with all of the vibrant doors, tiles & beautiful stucco buildings.

Enjoy,
Tessa

Baby Reese {7 Days New}

Here's something that most of you don't know about me... newborn sessions terrify me.  My palms get sweaty, I get butterflies in my stomach.  Seriously, there are a lot of "wills" with newborn sessions.  Will the house I'm going to have enough light, will I be inspired by my surroundings, will the baby sleep at all for me, will little brother or sister be happy during our session, will I get the shots I want, will Mom & Dad like their images?? After all, we humans are our own worst critics.  And for some reason, I really feel a lot more pressure before newborn sessions.

Enter baby Reese & her big sister Taylor. Taylor and I were instant buddies, and her house had the most beautiful light flowing in wherever you turned.  Baby Reese slept through the entire session, waking up only once to nurse.  Seriously, I never saw this little love bugs eyes!!  It was a wonderful way to spend my morning, and I left their house grinning from ear to ear :)

Enjoy,
Tessa

Leitel Family

As you all know, I'm super behind on blogging since I took 2 months off during the busy season so that I could stay sane ;)  Not sure I'll ever get caught up, but my goal is to blog everyday.  Okay, I realize I might be setting myself up to fail here, but heck, I like a good challenge.

I'll start with my 1st family session of 2011, and what a super fun family they were.  Deanna is a good friend of mine, and her sister in law was getting ready to move back to Germany with her family, so we met up in PB to grab some shots before they headed to Europe.  Deanna's youngest is in a hip-hop class and showed me some of his break dancing moves before we were done.  I have say, "GO Aidan", because he is really good!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine on Monday

Here are more images from THIS session I had with my Isabelle & her buddy Lauren last week.  I am so lucky that my girls love the camera as much as I do, but I'm wondering how much longer it will be before Belle starts asking to get paid?!  Luckily she is still happy being compensated with a 99 cent candy bar ;)

Enjoy,
Tessa

Tredo Family

I met up with this beautiful family right before Dad shipped out for his deployment. I wanted to make sure that he had some beautiful photos to take with him, and also for his girls to have more fun memories of playtime with their Dad. I honestly can't imagine my husband being gone for months at a time, and have a huge respect for military families and all that they give up for us, and our freedom!

Thank you Tredo Family!

Enjoy,
Tessa

2011 Valentine's Sofa Session Minis

Today I got together with my good friend Jennifer of Delicieux Creations for a Valentine's Sofa Session preview. I asked her to bring along some of her gorgeous hair accessories, along with her beautiful daughter Lauren, who happens to be close buds with Isabelle.  We had a great time dressing the girls up, and I couldn't have asked for two better models!  I am SO excited about the backdrop for this year's minis since I can get a bit more creative with styling it for the sessions, and of course I'm super excited to use my brand new sofa :)

These once a year sessions filled up quickly last year, so be sure to book your session today!!!

Enjoy,
Tessa

And Baby Makes Five {Lynette's Maternity Session}

I only wish that I looked this great when I was pregnant! I mean look at her adorable, perfectly round belly!! You'd think by the way she's carrying that she is expecting another boy, but nope, this time pink is in the air :)

We scheduled Lynette's session right after the New Year, on the same day that the weathermen told us that it wouldn't start raining until after 7:00pm, or "even later". Nope, wrong! About five minutes into their session, at 3:35pm, it started to drizzle. Then is started to pour. Session over! I did manage to get some beautiful shots before the skies opened up on us, and we decided to reschedule for part II in my backyard the following weekend. As luck would have it, it was nice out last weekend and we finished up the second half of her session with some lovely images. Ahhh, happy photographer, and most importantly, happy client!!

Enjoy,
Tessa