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Benley~ 6 months already!!

I have had the remarkable joy of capturing Bentley's life from the womb. He is now 6 months and couldn't be cuter. It is a challenge doing baby pictures. I always end up making some sort of fool out of myself in front of the moms. lol. I thought I would go over a few things for moms thinking of doing this type of session. Here are some pointers for making your session easy. Don't fuss over clothes, you will find the portraits you love the most are the ones that are simple and uncomplicated. Nothing is cuter than a naked baby. Schedule your session after a nap for those happy shots. A good photographer will be flexible about breaks, in fact we prefer it. We want your baby to be happy and comfortable. If you want to have those great straight into the camera shots, try to resist the temptation to call your babies name and try to try and make them laugh, unless the photographer asks you too. This will keep you from getting a bunch of photo where your baby is looking off to ...

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!