Aurora's Got a Baby in her Tummy...

Aurora and Brendan are expecting their little girl soon...

 

...A tiny little Miracle 

 

Everyone is excited as the delivery date draws near...

Mommy's little tummy package now...

... Daddy's little girl pretty soon

 

A grand adventure is about to begin.
-- Winnie the Pooh

 

 Aurora and Brendan, thank you for letting us be part of your day!  We can't wait for your little bundle of love to arrive!

Baby Angela at 10 days...

Baby Angela, so precious and sweet

sleeping soundly without a peep.

What thoughts you gather,  you make us wonder

as you dwell in peaceful slumber.

 

A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.

 

Karren and Victor,  

Thank you for the opportunity to photograph your beautiful little girl.  We congratulate you on your new family! God Bless!

Baby Hannah at 9 days

We had the pleasure of having a photo session with pretty little Hannah.   Such an alert little darling, Hannah was awake for most of the shoot and was just as interested with the camera as we were with her...

"I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal that the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle."  - Vincent Van Gogh

 

"A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it." - Frank A. Clark

Kimmie and Howard, thank you for letting us be part of Hannah's day!  It was a pleasure covering your wedding, and it was just as memorable taking photos of your adorable baby!

A Belt Test @ American Tiger Martial Arts and Fitness

I was at American Tiger Martial Arts and Fitness last October and took some photos of the students participating in the monthly belt test for that month.  

The test involved some white belts moving up to orange belt, all the way to a couple of red belts moving up to red-black belts (last test before their black belt for these guys).  These tests involve exercises, board-breaking, hand forms, weapon forms, and free-styling.
 

Board breaking using a stomp.

Jeannie in between exercises.

Performing a lesson that involves kicks from a sitting position.

Miss Azieh getting ready to assist a student with a dagger lesson.

Sai kata.

A Broadsword kata by Victor.

Jeannie staying out of the circle in her freestyle three-on-one test.

Victor and Mr Pollack (Instructor) mixing it up during one-on-one freestyle.

Board breaking with a left hooking heel.

Modesta's turn with her left hooking heel.

Dawson with a right hooking heel.

Victor going through that plywood with power and technique.

Goodbye Orange Belt, Hello Yellow Belt!

Technical Notes:  Gear used was a 5D with 24-70L and a 70-200 IS L.  Most of the images posted here were taken with the 70-200 at ISO 800-1000 and at f 3.5.  Not wanting to be a distraction with flash, all shots were with the ambient florescent lighting in the studio with white balance corrections made in Photoshop.

Claudia and Jesus' baby, Joaquin.

Two weeks young, and adorable as can be!  Meet Joaquin.  We scheduled this shoot around this little guy's naptime, but as fate would have it, he was too interested in modeling for his photoshoot and was wide awake the whole time.  He was mesmerized by the lights we had setup, and was incredibly cooperative.  We had a couple of oopsies while we had his diaper off, but it made the shoot more interesting and fun (sorry Dad)!
Without further adieu, here are images from our latest shoot.

"Babies are bits of stardust, blown from the hand of God."
-- Barretto

"O wonderful son, that can so astonish a mother"  - William Shakespeare

"A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities."
-- Eda J. Le Shan

"Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last."  - Charles Dickens

Claudia and Jesus, thank you for the privilege of capturing memories of your beautiful, young family!  We wish you all the best!

Tech Info:  Canon 5D, 24-70 2.8, 50 1.8, Calumet light kit, Cowboy Studio light triggers.
Super thanks to my wife for all the help she provided.