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The Stonerock's Clothing Ads~ A fun family portrait project

The Stonerock's family portraits were taken on location in a natural light setting (my fave!). Sarah and I went to High School together, back then she was just as stunning, Harry is her first child and such a character! As a mom I get so much joy watching first time parents. After I took these photos I thought to myself, wow this family could be models for a clothing line. So I decided to post some to my blog as clothing campaigns, just for fun. I also asked Sarah some questions that would be of benefit to local moms in the Fremont area. Here are her answers: Where did you come up with the name Harry? Harry was named after his great grandfather on Ian's side. Ian always wanted to name his son Harry in honor of his grandfather who died when he was relatively young. Where do you like to take Harry for family fun? I take Harry to the Always Dream park in Fremont, American swim academy, Gymboree, Santa Cruz beach boardwalk, and the beach. How do you keep your sanity with a ...

The Serna Men!! Generation Portraits

   This is Sergio Sr. Sergio Jr. and Jesse. Jesse is 6 but, going on 16. Working with children of that age is always difficult. Who wants to sit/stand still while someone takes pictures... BORING! I find that making it into a game, or asking for funny faces makes children more interested. I let him set the pace. You can't force a child to smile, or punish them for not smiling ( I have witnessed that in the past) trust me it doesn't work. In fact it only guarantees that next year when it's family portrait time, you will have a melt down on your hands. Bringing his/her favorite toy is a good idea too. You can offer to take a picture of it for him/her. I let Jesse stand where he wanted, pose like he wanted and posed the family around HIM. Another trick I use is letting the kids take a picture of his parents with my camera (camera strap ON, lol). They love that and it makes them feel more involved. My rule is let the kid be a kid and your bound to get some great shots. Here...

Fun Stuff for Kids

I have been taking note of fun parks, coffee shops and other places in the east bay that are great for kids AND moms. Here is a list of places I have found so far. Osage Park, on Osage Station off Sycamore Valley Road in Danville Puerto Penasco Swim Lagoon in Fremont Birch Grove Park (water play), 38080 Birch St. Newark Community Center Park, 35501 Cedar Blvd., Newark Zocalo Coffee house (kids play area) 645 Bancroft @Dutton San Leandro Muffins, Muffins, Cookies and Beans (mid-day Karaoke and kids play area) Dublin High, has play pool with jungle area for kids to play and swim If you find anymore places let me know!