A chilly photo session turned out to be great

Today I photographed two girls and a baby boy on a chilly chilly morning, typical boston's fall weather. Since it was so cold, the kids lost patience early. The little girl was cranky, her mom called it a nightmare day. They had to apologize to me, I had to apologize to them. But look at the pictures! Did you see any coldness?? The girls were in their dresses, smiling beautifully.












Just noticed all the pictures are vertical. I used to only take horizontal ones.
Talk about obsession. :)

Lovely boys

I photographed the D boys last weekend. They were so lovely. I tried to capture some laughters of S, the big brother. He told me the only way to make him laugh is to tickle him. I wish I had an extra arm with my other two holding the camera. Oh well, I probably need an assistant.

The little one really enjoyed the running and peek a boo behind tree, these tricks always work on young kids.

She's four!

My littel girl just turned into 4 year old! We had a big birthday party for her at Kids-U. Have anyone been there? It's a great place to host a party. I would recommend there.

Who's this little guy?

He's a happy fella. He's about to crawl(mobile but not really crawling yet) and explore the world around him.

He once was my little peanut. Now he's a big boy with lots of hair. Yes, lots of hair. How fast they grow!

seven month old cutie

I photographed this beautiful little girl last week. Recently, I've been only working with boys, including my own, so I'm happy to see some pink again!
Aren't girls the sweetest things in the world?







Look at her eyes!

Oh, how cute he is

J is my most loyal client, and I love her. Here is her cute 8 month old, loopy curly hair(is it wild?), big shining eyes and chubby yummy knees. Every photo of him turned out great. I wish he's mine, truthfully.









Notice his hair style?

Jealousy not always bad

Seeing me taking too many pictures of her little brother, Natalie suddenly started to showing interest to pose for me. I got tons of nice shots of her recently. She posed like an experienced model!

annoucing the birth of my son

My little boy was born on Feb 23rd, 2008. He weighs 8lbs and 12oz. He's such a bundle of joy to our family.

Here are some pictures to share with.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays to everyone! Wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

A cute toddler

With shining eyes. I had fun with his session. He laughed a lot. Isn't natural light photography the best for little kids? They can run around, play with their favorite toys, let mommy and daddy swing him, instead of posing under the bright umbrella light in a small crammed studio. His mom said, he never liked his photographer before, but he liked you. Well said.





I need post more photos from my recent sessions, only if I can find more time. Working hard on my holiday orders. Will post more tomorrow.

Some useful tips for you

1) Light light light, always remember light is the most important element in a picture. Place your kids close to a window, or under the day light. Limit use of flash. I never use flash. I don't like the white out effect.

2) When take pictures for a newborn, remember to remove the mess behind, burp clothes, diaper cream, an unwanted hand... place your newborn on a pretty blanket, preferrably a knitted one. If your newborn is hairless, find a nice cap, again, knitted. A simple magic, find a piece of black fleece blanket place under the baby, or wear black long sleeve when you hold your newborn. Under a good light source, you'll get a "studio like" picture. You'll be amazed how simple things change the look of your picture, if you follow my steps. Let your newborn facing the window light. Their eyes will shine.

3) When you take pictures for your kids, dress them a little bit of different from your usual style, try something look funkish and modern. Try polka dot, stripes, colors.. wrap a shawl around your daughter's shoulder, try a colorful vest for your
boy. And you'll get a surprise in the end. If you always dress your girl in classic pink clothes, try the piggy tails and raspberry color. And get the navy color out. They don't look nice on pictures. For boys, I would do orange, red, and bright green tops with jeans. Clothes is very very important, but don't just dress your kids up, find something casual and fit their personalities.

newborn pictures

I have a special feeling when I take newborn pictures. I simply adore them. Soft, tiny, warm, lovely... I like match them with soft blankets and knitted hats. When they are sleeping, it's simply serenity. When they give you a glimpse, their eyes shine like crystal!

this one from my family session, taken outdoor.


this baby at one month old,


and almost two months old, we can already prop his head up!

"no cheese" laughters

I just did this big family session last weekend. And she's supposed to be the hardest one because of her age. Yeah, hiding behind her mom, not looking at me while I take the group shots.... Her mom said to me, she's only 2. What can you expect?
Yes, I know, this age is supposed to be the hardest.... Yeah, you suppose to get tons of blurred pictures because of their speed, and even if they're still, they don't bother to give you a glimpse.

Yet in the end, she's the only one showed the truliest laughters. Isn't it amazing?
Toddlers, they are so natural. When they are happy, they ARE happy.





I want to reiterate my style here, I don't like parents saying cheese behind me. Cheese is not my style. Last week my daughter had school photo day, which the photographer made them say cheese for virtually 5 minutes. I know I won't buy that picture. If I want a laughter, I capture a true splendid one.

my little one is turning into 3

next week. Bye bye the not so terrible "terrible two". She's been wonderful the last year. Very easy to be with. Except when I ask her to pose for me, of course.

Well, one year closer to the age they really really like modeling for big cameras.

Funny one day she came back from school and told me her teacher didn't take her pictures and she was sad. I said, wait a minute, you don't like mommy taking your pictures. The surprising reply was, mommy, your camera is black, teacher's camera is silver, I like silver color. Oops, is that the real reason she doesn't like me photographing her?? Then Nikon should provide a silver case, or maybe a pink one.

For her birthday, she's getting a real digital camera(vtech). That'll be a blast.

She's asking for a "turn" to type her words, so here it is - [tt5ty[y[67p-py[ypuy76ptt

maternity leave

Some news to announce. I'm currently pregnant with our second child. I'll be taking a maternity leave from Dec 1, 2007 til June 1, 2008. All holiday bookings must be made before Nov 1st, 2007. I'm currently booked for September unless there're cancellations.

Thanks!

new baby arrived

Congrats to my client and friend J. She had her second baby. Next weekend, we'll be shooting a newborn session.

Here are some pictures from her maternity session.






What a lovely family! I love actions.