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the lantings | laguna beach | family photography

Tim — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:12:34 +0000

oh, the lantings. they have patiently waited for these photos and here they are. this little shoot was held shortly before the birth of their second child. their little boy rocked the “big brother” shirt proudly and they were as fun as they normally are for their photos. look below… you’ll see what i mean…

and the coup de grace of holy grail photos from the day:

family of four | laguna beach | family photography

Tim — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:01 +0000

back to the montage for another weekend battling it out with the other sessions down on the beach. we actually had postponed this session twice already due to the june gloom that overtook orange county this summer. i couldn’t help but laugh when i got to PCH and was in the middle of a thick coastal fog. we kind of laughed about it when we met at the beach and decided to just soldier through. blue skies are great and all, but i think most will agree they did not need to it to make these kids any more fabuloso that day!

i have said this before after family sessions, and this was no exception … and maybe one of the best examples of my thoughts on this. i love when siblings are close. love to see a big brother or big sister protect and love on their younger sibling. and, on the other side of it, seeing that younger sibling look up to their elder… it just hits this special spot inside my heart. i love capturing that for the parents.

this little girl was so sweet, shy and curious. if this family is not careful, she could have them all wrapped around her finger in no time ;)

even though the parents did not want to be involved in the day’s session, i found a little way to involve them that i feel makes a fun / alternative for a family shot:

it was great finally getting to meet this family and i easily could have hung out with them longer… one of those couples that are so completely genuine and friendly. thanks again for the opportunity to work with / for y’all and i wish you the best in the years to come with your adorable and inspirational family.

the newest wheaton

Tim — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:28:50 +0000

this has been a little while in the making. this post, not the baby. well… anyways… i best stop myself there. this is my new little nephew, born to my brother and his wife a few months ago now. i went over to their house a couple of weeks after he was born to take some photos of him for their announcements and here are some of their faves. congrats matt and blythe!!

much love to all of you. and this now makes a total of 20 little cousins, for those keeping track. :)

family at the arboretum

Tim — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:04:29 +0000

i had been to this location once before, meeting a hefty handful of photographers there a few years back. it struck me as a fairly diverse location, since there were so many different areas within it. i was excited to meet this family of four and to traipse around the arboretum with them.

there were far fewer flowers than my previous visit, due to the time of the season. but some of the colors in the leaves made up for that absence. i love how the lens flare made the shape of a rose on the left frame, when shooting a sign with the word garden in it. cool, right? and i had to get a shot of the ducks because the older of the two boys from that day was loving all of the ducks there.

again, i am saving you all the views of standard family shots in my blog posts. not because the family doesn’t look great… but you kind of know what you are getting with those, so i am displaying some of my faves from the rest of these fam shoots.

this next little set-up ended up getting some cute smiles out of the brothers:

here is a fun little set of shots i caught when the ducks decided to try and spray their audience.

and finally, one last ode to the new season. autumn, we love you. :)

this family was so genuinely kind. from the parents to their little boys. the younger one kept wanting me to hold him toward the end of the day and i was happy to oblige. after you get used to hefting a 26 pound 1 year old, it is nice to feel the relief of a child that is a little taller and more evenly weighted (if you know what i mean, it is not as mean as it sounds… haha). so, thank you, “k” family. it was nice meeting you and spending some time with you that day.