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Me and my gals at Disney for the Day! Orange County Family photographer

If you know me, you know I am passionate about what I do!  Sometimes, it is tough for me to pull myself away from work and just hang with my gals.  Well, when one of my best gals, Patience, invited me to a girls only day at a Disneyland, complete with lunch at Club 33, I decided, I was in.  First, let me point out, that Patience may be the only adult I know that is crazier about Disneyland than I am….. She had a permanent smile on her face from the moment we got there until she closed down the park.   And, Patience’s smile is contagious!   Patience’s birthday wish was to have lunch at the very exclusive Club 33!  Wow, was that place a photographer’s dream!  From the bathroom to the cool balcony, it was just fabulous.  And, I have to say that sipping champaign definitely enhanced the overall Disney experience.   Thanks so much for including me in the fun!  Enjoy:

Outside of Club 33- Just about to ring the doorbell.  You have to wait 5 minutes before they will let you in!

Yeah…… we’re in!  Waiting to be escorted upstairs! Patience’s big moment!  Her dream was just about to come true! the start of the day was a little chilly…. Kim and Patience went to shop for cute disney scarves to keep them cozy!
Blow out the candles babe!  This is your day!
Okay, I am in love with this bathroom.  Do you think Disney would let me do a boudoir session???? That’s right girls, you are HOT!Pirates or mice???

I heart this shoot! Family Photography in Irvine Regional Park

Sometimes when I slow down to think for a little while, I realize I have some really cute props, outfits, hats, etc… that I haven’t seen in a while.  Take this cute heart chair for example…. I love this chair.  When I found it I thought, “this will be great for sassy (yes, I know this is my favorite word) senior shoots, fun boudoir sessions and of course kiddo sessions.  But then, I got busy and piled lots of stuff in front of the chair and forgot about it for a while.   Sooo, when these great clients asked for something with a valentines feel, I thought, yes, I have a great chair that would be perfect in the park.  It was like finding an old friend and I got excited all over again.

The chair worked out great, as did the fun tutu and wings.  Anna and I don’t usually shoot in Irvine Regional park and now I am wondering why?  It was so beautiful with perfect afternoon light and the kids loved the pond and were really engaged during the whole session.  I am definitely adding Irvine Regional Park to my list of favorite places to shoot.  Thanks to these two cuties for making such great models.  Enjoy!

Bright Sunny morning in the Fun Zone!

Wow, I really love shooting in January and February.  As most of you know, these are the months that we book our creative sessions.  Typically we spend about an hour on a photography session, but for the months of January and February, we take our time and spend at least 2 hours on each session.  This give us plenty of time to walk around slowly at each location and find tons of great areas to shoot in.  It also makes every session very unique!

I met up with these super cute kiddos last Sunday morning in Newport Beach.  It was one of the first beautiful days of the year and perfect weather for a bright, colorful session.  Of course, we brought our super cute pettiskirts and other fun accessories to give the session a little pizazz.   I love how great both of these kids were at giving me the pouty model face that I so love!  Thanks so much Heather for getting up bright and early!  Enjoy!

My beautiful little friend

Wow, did we have a fabulous photography session last week!  One of my favorite “Muses” spent all day with Anna and me.  We had her in 6 maybe 7 different looks and each one was better than the last.  She is so gorgeous that it is hard to take a bad photograph of her, but we managed to narrow it down to just a few to preview.  The best part of all is that these were for her new modeling agency.  Her cute mama submitted them this Tuesday and today she had 3, count them 3, auditions, two for national commercials and 1 for a national print campaign.  I just hope when she is rich and famous, she doesn’t forget me………Enjoy!

The Gray Triplets!

Happy New Year!!!!!  Thank you to everyone that helped make 2010 such an awesome year for Blue Sky’s Studio.  We are really excited about some great new programs we will have going on in 2011!  Watch for updates both here and on Facebook.  I know a lot of you are wonder why I haven’t posted your sessions yet, and all I can say is I desperately need to catch up.  I am hoping to post all sessions from November and December by the end of the month.

Anyway, my family spent a relaxing two weeks in Arrowhead and Las Vegas.  It was great to reconnect with my kids and my husband after such a hectic holiday season.

So, now to the post.  Monica was so sweet to allow us to include her daughter in a shoot for Kaiya Eve pettiskirts, so of course I was excited to learn that her daughter was actually a triplet!!!!  She has two adorable brothers.  We met up at the Mission in San Juan and it must have been 20 degrees outside.  These kids were such great sports, cause it was REALLY, REALLY cold!   You would never know it by looking at the whole family.  The camera loves them all.  Thanks so much for braving the elements to shoot with Anna and me.  Enjoy!