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Rebecca and her family wanted something a little less traditional for her dancer portraits. I guess the boring studio-with-flat-lighting-against-solid-color-backdrop didn't appeal to them. Lucky me. Thank you for getting up early with me to capture some beautiful, soft, early morning portraits and some cool, hip, funky ones too. It was hard to pick just a few to post but I think I narrowed it down to ten or so.
http://karenard.com/blog/2010/08/dancer-portraits---woodland-hills.html
My son used to be David's play leader when he was in kindergarten and now here he is getting ready for his Bar Mitzvah. I don't know how time flies so fast. I'm looking forward to being a part of this special day for the Phillips and seeing David read from the Torah but for now here are some portraits we did last week of him and his siblings. (Don't bother trying to adjust your screen... those really are the color of his eyes!)
Check out the slideshow for more of our session:
http://karenard.com/blog/2010/08/bar-mitzvah-portraits.html
Mara called me last October about her wedding and we hit it off right away. I told her the only other Mara I knew was my cousin so she had to be great. And she is. Absolutely fab! Michael wasn't at our initial meeting so I finally got to meet him for their engagement session. (Another reason I like doing these!) They were sooooo cute together!!!
We decided to have their session at the University of Long Beach, where they met in class under the pretense of "studying" together. Ah-huh...
They wanted a few in front of the building that they met in. How cute is that!
We took some time to head over to the beautiful Japenese garden that's on campus. They have weddings there, by the way, which would just be gorgeous!
You guys, I simply can't wait for your October wedding. It won't be here soon enough! For more of this fun engagement session, please check out the slideshow:
Maria Says:
I loved it... sooo cute made my eyes water.. wish u the BEST !!! Ray is gonna luv the 1 of Guzzi bending over lol and I thought I saw a WWF choke hold on one of them...good going Guzzi lol lol
(08.04.10 - 12:44 PM)
http://karenard.com/blog/2010/07/long-beach-engagement-photography.html
Remember how sweet Fernando and Mary were at our downtown engagement session awhile back? Well, they recently got hitched downtown too. They picked a reception venue that is a beautiful piece of art deco, downtown LA history. And although I'm sure they loved the history of the place, it was the view they had all night of the building where they met that made the Oviatt Penthouse the perfect place to spend their first few hours of married bliss.
But first some details... This may be my favorite dress shot of all time.
I loved the detail on the Allure Bridal dress. Shoes are Cole Haan's.
Isn't Mary gorgeous? After getting ready at her brothers home, off we went to St. Columbian Church in downtown LA for the ceremony.
On the way to the Oviatt, we had about ten minutes to run out and get these shots.
Then over to the reception where every corner was filled with amazing architecture and details.
Love this one!
Don't be alarmed if I ever drag you into a bathroom because we will probably get something like this:
There are so many cute wedding cake toppers out there nowadays but it was great seeing this traditional one for a change. I also love that each table held a childhood photo of Fernando and Mary.
The very emotional Father of the Bride speech...
Thank you so much Fernando and Mary for allowing me to capture your day for you. I wish you the best with your new lives in Texas.
Florist: Betty Jane Flowers
Cake: Rose Bakery
Makeup and Hair: MAC and Crystal's Beauty Salon
DJ: Chris at CD Players Entertainment
http://karenard.com/blog/2010/07/oviatt-penthouse-wedding-los-angeles.html
Jake is having his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday so I thought I'd share his portrait session we did about a week ago for his sign-in board. Looking forward to sharing his Bar Mitzvah photos because I hear his reception is going to be extremely cool!
Can you see on your little computer screens how cool Jake's eyes are? His left eye is half brown and half green. His mom calls it his birthmark. I call it way cool in a David Bowie sort of way!
I hope we'll be seeing his kid brother in three years...
Jake's whole family is into karate...
And for my blog readers that love more dog photos, this one is for you...
michelle murphy Says:
of course i voted for the dog pics :)
(07.28.10 - 04:35 PM)
http://karenard.com/blog/2010/07/woodland-hills-bar-mitzvah-portraits.html
I love these! I recognized Rebecca right away. Love seeing friends I know. These shots are all extraordinary! Every one of them. Great work. Rebecky you look gorgeous.
(08.08.10 - 04:06 PM)