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Thumbs up to Laura for suggesting this super cool location for their family photo shoot! Actually, she had a list of about four or five interesting Orange County spots, but being from the L.A. area, I'm not very O.C. savvy except for where Disneyland is, so we narrowed our pick down to this little gem, and I really think the location served us well. Nestled in the heart of downtown Fullerton, the station wasn't particularly large or crowded, but that's what made it picture perfect. The earthy adobe architecture cast a few nice pockets of shade for us to work in, and, every once in a while, a locomotive would roar past and zoom its signature through a shot. The kids were a little spooked by the trains -- but, at that age, I'd be a little scared of these monsters, too.
Laura coordinated this session with her brother and cousins, intended as an opportunity to take a few nice family shots for their grandparents -- always a nice gift. We kicked off the morning with a couple of group photos, and then, rattled off an assortment of paired-off shots, solo portraits, and kids-just-being-kids moments. I've been told everyone had a great time -- I sure did -- and the kids were full of energy and smiles. And this is the second consecutive session I've had with an all-smiles infant -- check him out!
Next stop: the pictures. Thanks again, Meredith family! Choo-choo!
Jayme snapped the grill over his teeth, slipped his fingers into some bling, slung his baseball cap to the side, and shot a snarl toward my camera you won't soon be seeing at your local Sears portrait studio.
"Jayme, what are you doing?!" laughed his sister, Marlina, off-camera. Jayme broke character, and, in an instant, whisked away the gangsta get-up and was back to bouncing his baby, Jayme Jr., lovingly on his lap.
Whether hamming it up for the camera, running on the beach like lovebirds, or boldly wearing their Giants jerseys in the middle of a Los Angeles park -- hanging with this family was a kick! Everyone was just out to have fun, let loose, and be themselves... or, heck, be someone else! It didn't matter, and we all had a great time.
Last fall, I photographed Marlina's reunion with her cousins, and she was kind enough to pass along my website to Jayme, who lives up in San Francisco with his fiancee, Joyce, and their two children. During a recent weekend visit to L.A., they booked a session, and we hit two parks and a beach. It's pretty cool to think they made the time to book a shoot during their short visit to L.A. Both kids were full of high energy and good spirits, considering I was the only thing standing between them and a promised trip to Disneyland. And little Jr. sure did love to cheese. Really, I've never seen a toddler flash so many smiles.
Maybe he thought I was Mickey Mouse.
Enjoy the pics! Peace out.
Thumbs up to Laura for suggesting this super cool location for their family photo shoot! Actually, she had a list of about four or five interesting Orange County spots, but being from the L.A. area, I'm not very O.C. savvy except for where Disneyland is, so we narrowed our pick down to this little gem, and I really think the location served us well. Nestled in the heart of downtown Fullerton, the station wasn't particularly large or crowded, but that's what made it picture perfect. The earthy adobe architecture cast a few nice pockets of shade for us to work in, and, every once in a while, a locomotive would roar past and zoom its signature through a shot. The kids were a little spooked by the trains -- but, at that age, I'd be a little scared of these monsters, too.
