She's here! I've had a blast photographing the Gentry family from their pregnancy announcement all the way to Ezra's birth. I'm sure we'll be seeing more of this beautiful family in the future ;)

Welcome to the world, Ezra Flynn.

We started off at their home to get some more intimate shots, then drove to a nearby field that was covered in beautiful wildflowers. It was a photographer's dream!

 


Now in this one, look closely at her eyes. You can see the reflection of her daddy's face. So sweet!

Congratulations, Gentry's. You do great work! For more photos from the set, check out my flickr page.

Yesterday was the first glimpse of glorious summer in So. California. I pulled out the little pool and filled it up on our deck, and the kids had a blast! I had fun letting them splash past their "normal" splash zone rule implemented in the bathtub, and also playing with my new lens.

Right here, folks, is what we call merging. I used a smaller aperture to keep both subjects in focus, and it looks like Josh is pouring a bucket of water on his baby sister's head, while I giggle. IN fact, He's a good four feet in front of her. The camera is an amazing thing =).

The family and I went on a road trip from southern California, all the way the coast to Redding, which is very near Oregon. It was quite a test to see whether our (almost) three-year-old son and 15 month old daughter would cope. They did splendidly, which is good news, because wed love to do something like this again!  I took several hundred photos, so I'm cranking these out a bit at a time, as family life allows =) Most were taken from a moving vehicle, so bare with me! This covers from around El Capitan, through Pismo Beach.

It was mind boggling to see cattle right next to the ocean, grazing. Now that's what I call dairy!! Happy viewing!






Get us out of here!!!
Before/after (simple editing, versus contrast boosts, etc)







ANd here's a sneak peek of the next batch! The Bay Bridge in SF.

I'm proud to announce open booking for three mini-session photo shoots! For 75$ you will get a thorough twenty-thirty minute photo shoot with full sets of poses for a group of up to five people. As a result, you will have 5-10 photos to choose from in a private gallery, and a CD of web quality photos so you can share on your Facebook, email, and other electronic ways to all your friends and family.

I'd also like to announce 20% off booking fees if you book a full session before May 1st!

By sharing my Facebook page announcing my mini- sessions, I'll enter you into a giveaway for an opening in one of my mini sessions with a free 8x10! Be sure to comment HERE with your email included in the comment so that I don't miss anyone, and I can contact the winner. I'll enter the count into random.org to choose a completely random winner. If the winner has already booked a session, I'll refund them =) I will draw on April 23rd!

Email me at melissa@mtaylorphoto.com if you have any questions. Hope to see you soon!

Many thanks to Julie Scoggins for your beautiful designing!

I've had the opportunity to document Krisann's pregnancy from her announcement to everyone, when they found which gender the baby is (though there was an ultrasound oopsie!) to her last weeks of pregnancy! It's any day now we could be meeting...... wait, that's a surprise, too!

 Here are the lovely Krisann and sweet Miah.

Its exciting to think that the next photoshoot with these girls will be to introduce the sweetest addition to their family!