Alana was super sleepy when I visited her home in Oakland. When I arrived, her mom, Evalani, gave me a delicious cup of chai tea and almond milk. Their house smelled of spice. Chickens roamed around outside as Alana, her dad Pete, Evalani and I wandered around their property searching for various spots for their...
Lisa is expecting Marley and her brother, whose name is still being finalized, May 6. I met with her this month to photograph her belly shots, in case the babies decide to make an early arrival. Lisa has been on bed rest for a while, so I met her in her home for a session....
Roman Xavier is so tiny, so precious. When he was 5 weeks old, he weighed just 7 pounds. He arrived more than a month early, on Nov. 13, to the surprise of his parents, Jason and Jen. Roman enjoys listening to lullabies that his toy giraffes play and gazing at black and white patterns on...
Debra ordered a portrait session for her grandchildren as part of a fundraiser for the Montclair Pet & Wildlife Fund. http://www.petandwildlifefund.org/. The Oakland hospital’s veterinarians help injured wildlife found by community members. I met the kids and their moms at Lake Chabot in Castro Valley. The leaves were still changing, just about a week before winter’s...
Baby Avahi is a ham, smiling away for the camera every second she got. Her mom, Lena, put on a noise machine to calm her a bit. She dozed off for a few minutes, but she was quite interested in everything around her when I visited their home in Rockridge, and she kept waking up. Her...
