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San Francisco Children’s Portrait Photographer | Pumpkin Patch

millcottage — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:57:12 +0000

Want to wish everyone a happy Orange-tober… Go Giants. I have photographed Josh at the pumpkin patch every October since he was born… I love how the pumpkins look with his red hair… Here’s one of my little monster, barely outrunning the pumpkin stampede, and escaping with his favorite! Happy Halloween!!!

Lifestyle Children’s Photography – Josh, Daddy and the airplane!!

millcottage — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:32:07 +0000

Smiling, Happy Boy!

Special thanks to “Uncle” Mitch for giving Josh his first flying machine today! Daddy and Josh took the plane out for a spin, and crashed a lot to Josh’s giggly delight! Daddy giggled too… :^)

Kim

Josh, Daddy & The Plane

Pumpkin Patch Portraits – Oh, how they grow…

millcottage — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:38:24 +0000

My Little Pumpkin...

I love to photograph children in a pumpkin patch! The candid style with the colorful background is always a favorite… Doesn’t hurt that Fall is my absolutely favorite season! The crisp snap in the air, the bright blue sky, and pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere!! Here’s two… same patch, same kid, 2 years different… my baby is growing up so fast! Ahhhh…. love that face!

Redhead in a Pumpkin Patch

Lifestyle Children’s Portraits – Summertime Ice Cream Fun

millcottage — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:48:32 +0000

Yummy Ice Cream From Cold Stone Creamery

Whew, it’s been a hot time in the City this summer… we have had numerous days that we could play in the backyard, which in the 10 years we have lived in this house in the fog, have been a rarity until the past year or so… what does that say about global warming?? I digress… Josh and I had to take a trip to Cold Stone Creamery where we had a wonderful treat for our tastebuds… Jello pudding ice cream. OMG. so good. Josh just had the basics… “gramilla” (his word for Vanilla) and m&m’s… He seriously enjoyed it! Here’s a cute image…

Lifestyle Images – The Sayres hit the Marin County Fair!!

millcottage — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:07:00 +0000

Our good friend Mitch suggested we head out to the fair today for all things fried, and we had a blast! It’s been a long time since I have been to a carnival… at least 15 years, but thankfully some things remain the same… thrills, chills, “prizes” you can “win” if you have enough cash, aforementioned fried things, and smiling children covered in ice cream. For my non-California blog readers, the last two are how you can tell you’re in Marin County… cracked me up…

San Carlos Kids Portraits – More Josh in the studio

millcottage — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:53:00 +0000

Josh’s far away family needs more pictures… Here you go! Josh says, “Ta Da!!”

Environmental Children's Portraits – Joshblog

millcottage — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:56:00 +0000

Since so many of my friends and family follow my blog to get updates on the Josh-meister, I do feel the need to post lots of images of him, especially since at this age, he seems to be changing so much every week! On Friday when Jill and I took our photo safari in the zoo, we came across this field of dandelions, and gasped. We gasped again as we saw this adorable blonde little girl go skipping through it in a cute dress and the most darling brown suede Uggs… I skipped myself over to her momma, handed her a card so she wouldn’t think I was some kind of weirdo, and asked if we could take her picture. We got some cute stuff which I’ll share after I get permission from momma to post them here. I kept wishing that Josh was there because I could totally picture an image like this… well, since we go to the zoo what feels like several times a week, my wish was granted yesterday! Here’s my boy in the dandelions… Happy Easter!

Environmental Portraits Half Moon Bay

millcottage — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:39:00 +0000

Ahhh… the mustard, and my little red head… not perfect lighting, but still worth the stop, and worth falling in a ditch… Ouch!! Two thoughts went through my head… Save Josh, and Save the new camera (yes, in that order…)

Environmental Children's Portraits – The New 5D Mark II

millcottage — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:42:00 +0000

Always when I get a new piece of equipment I always test it thoroughly before I trust it and put it to work for my clients… I just purchased the phenomenal new 5D Mark II for this years main camera, and I am completely thrilled with its performance in my tests, and am excited to use it this year!

Here’s Josh in one of my tests… patient child… lucky me!

Children's Portraits on Location – Josh at the Mill Cottage

millcottage — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Mr. Sunshine!! Josh is the welcoming committee!

San Francisco Children's Photography – On The Fence

millcottage — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:57:00 +0000

I was going through some old files, and came across this one… little boys always need to know what’s on the other side of the fence…

San Francisco Children's Portraits – Whirling Dervish

millcottage — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:20:00 +0000

My almost-two-year-old is such a whirling dervish, and this image captures it precisely!

Holiday Family – Rocky Video

millcottage — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:52:00 +0000

Nope, we’re not talking Sly Stallone here… my mom used to sing the Rocky Chair song to us when we were little… Josh was rocking her in the rocky chair, and we sang it to him. Lo and behold – on Christmas morning, when he opened his present, this adorable rocking dinosaur, he sang it to us!!! Mom and I cried with joy… my little guy is so smart, and he’s chattering in sentences now!

Family Holiday Portraits – An amazing gift…

millcottage — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:32:00 +0000

My wonderful friend Joe, who I have known for around 20 years, sent Josh something amazing… First of all, the gift wrap was a thing of beauty… it made the rest of the gifts green with envy. Then Josh opened it. Seriously… the. coolest gift. ever. These blocks so amazing, so unique, so creative. I wondered where in the world he got them… then my mom said, “hey, doesn’t that one say ‘Josh Sayre’ on it?” The wheels in my mind start cranking… I call Joe, thank him, wish him a Merry Christmas, and then I say, “Did you make these?????” and he says, “Yes!” I am completely blown away at that moment, and barely able to speak (VERY unusual for me – LOL) and I start to cry. What an amazing gift from Uncle Joe… My friend, I can’t even say how much this means to me, um I mean Josh… You are so awesome!

love,

Kim

Children's San Diego Portraits – Josh on the Beach

millcottage — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:52:00 +0000

Greetings from our mini-vacation this week in San Diego! We flew in yesterday, and got settled into our condo, which is gorgeous and overlooks the ocean! Today we didn’t do much, just walked around and went to the beach and pier. Josh had a blast. He loved throwing the sand!!! Ran into a couple of photographers doing family portraits… totally can see why they love it here… it’s beautiful. We’re technically in Oceanside, right across from the pier… My darling son is obsessed with cleaning, so he’s just “the Boss” We sent daddy a video this morning, and he totally cracked up – Josh and his vacuum… Also, the view from the pier tonight… Enjoy!

Kim

San Francisco Zoo – Josh's First Visit!!

millcottage — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:50:00 +0000

As I stumbled through my kitchen, searching for the coffee pot, I noticed that it was going to be a pretty darn gorgeous day! I picked up the phone, and called my friend Elizabeth, who watches my neighbor’s daughters, and said, “Hey! Let’s go to the zoo!!” We were off! (well, after our brief stop at Starbucks for much needed cups of coffee…)

Eloise and Josh had a blast. It was great because Elo is 6 months older than Josh, so she really showed him the cool stuff… We saw reindeer, flamingos, giraffes, monkeys, birdies, penguins, lions (OMG I was totally freaking out how close they were to us – it was AWESOME). Then the girls had to go… we went shopping for a bit, ate a Zoo Happy Meal for $11.00, and then I thought, “I don’t think we’ve seen enough yet…” We went back in, played on the playground for about 2 minutes. We saw meerkats, amazing owls, more monkeys, and my favorite part, the family zoo, where Josh met some really big “wow-wows” which weren’t actually dogs, but goats. He shrugged and brushed them anyway, and then brushed his own hair with the goat brush, and then brushed the ground too. Then he met more of these strange creatures in the barn. The sheep looked at him incredulously, no doubt completely mesmerized by his cuteness, and entertained by his sheep herding dance. They gathered at the back of the barn, plotting how they might escape. He cleaned up some poo out in the yard (Josh loves to clean!) and finally I had to drag him out of there! I think he had the time of his life. :^) Even Mommy the photographer got suckered into buying completely out of focus photos of Josh and I at the zoo gate… Trying out a new software for slideshows… here’s the day in photos… Slideshow :^)

Children's Portraits – Josh in Zooni

millcottage — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Here’s my little guy in his Zooni… It’s a gorgeous day in San Francisco today…

Children's Portraits – Josh at Tahoe

millcottage — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:51:00 +0000

We are here in our favorite place, and remarking at how much Josh has grown. Family traditions are so precious, and it’s exciting to see our son remember things about this place!

Here’s a couple of pictures… just because!