Here's what's going on at the Mill Cottage Photography Studio, and in my life in General! Just pull up a comfy chair, and relax while you check out the latest adventures and images, photography tips and education, and the antics of our son, Josh!
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Ahhhhh, sweet baby portraits always make my day! The first time I photographed Justice he was 12 days old! Now he’s right about 10 weeks old, and such a sweet baby! Having had the distinct pleasure to have listened to Anne Geddes speak at my photography degree ceremony, I have always admired her approach to photographing babies. She...
Has it been 5 years??? really?? A warm August day (the day before my birthday!) 5 years ago, I photographed Ross and Jessica’s wedding at Mountain Terrace! It was beautiful, and we all had a great time! Jessica chose cobalt blue glass bottles filled with bright gerbera daisies, and their first glance photo is still...
Seems like yesterday you saw Matika’s gorgeous baby bump in her San Francisco Urban Maternity Session, and newborn baby Liam came just a few days later… Oh, he’s a yummy little guy, and I am so glad I got to hold him, and get my baby fix… Here’s his first professional family portrait in his home… So...
oh, the sweetness of a brand new life… As I said to her mommy, there’s not a better way to start my day than photographing a brand new baby! Welcome to this little miss, and congratulations to her family, especially her wonderful big brother, who is getting so big! Remember all you future mommies out...
Oh, how I love a happily ever after… this baby is soooooo loved, and cherished by all of us who know her, especially her mommy and daddy! Her newborn photography session was a joyous day, and look how much she has grown!!! She’s just so super smiley, and it’s always great to see her and her...
It’s never too late to schedule your maternity session… well, at least if you schedule it before the baby arrives… Matika & Mike, and their son Luke are expecting a new baby this Thursday!!! We headed out to Golden Gate Park to the Queen Wilhemina Tulip Garden on Sunday and it was a beautiful spring...
Oh yeah, been getting creative with fun children’s photography wall collections! This is our newest springtime offering, and can be ordered in sizes from 10×10 to 30×30! Just choose a few of your favorite images, and we’ll do the rest! Can be completely customized to match your child’s room’s color scheme! See how our creative...
I had so much fun running around San Francisco today in search of great places to photograph Annie’s beautiful belly! The first place we stopped is right around the mountain from my house, and I love the stone stairs! Annie was such a good sport in dealing with our frigid San Francisco chill… Her jacket...
I promised to show off each of my little subjects from our day of mini-sessions at my San Carlos kids portrait studio! First to arrive was the Carrico family, Joel & Pia, being fellow photographers, welcome the chance to get the family in a photo without having to resort to self-timers and photoshop of multiple...
So great to see Miss Madeleine and her sweet sister Gianna, and Mommy Nicole at my San Carlos photography studio on Friday! Can’t wait until our next photo playdate with the fabulous fairy dress! Here are a couple of my favorte for Valentine’s Day! I heart you guys!!!
I could say it a million times, baby portraits in my San Carlos studio are such a joy! I will have a blog post for each of these babies (oh, how they have grown!) but first, here’s one of all of them together! (no small feat at 4PM when the afternoon crankies can sneak into the sweetest...
mmmmmm… photographing lots of babies today! Have to give you just one for now! Joel, Pia & Noah, thanks for sharing Ossi with me today! He is just so wonderful and snuggly! More to come, of course, but now I need to snuggle my own baby!
I am feeling the spring time, and am so pleased to offer a special portrait mini-session in and around my San Carlos children’s photography studio on Wednesday and Friday, February 10 and 12th, just in time for Valentine’s Day!!! Only $95, which is a savings of almost $200 from our regular session fee! Reserve your 30 minute...
One of the things that makes a birthday party, and thus the birthday party ph0tography, so much fun is the activities provided for the children who attend! I know when I go about planning the next birthday party for MY son, Josh, the only website I will visit is California Puppets planning site for Bay Area kids...
Thanks to everyone for the wonderful comments on the portraits of Alana from her party and from my children’s portrait studio in San Carlos! I am so glad especially that family and friends who weren’t able to attend the celebration are able to see how happy everyone was for Alana’s miracle! I know everyone is...
Right around the corner from my San Carlos photography studio is a wonderful park where I have done many portrait sessions! Today I had the honor of photographing a 4 year old’s birthday party, and you might think that was all in a day’s work… Well, let me tell you why this little lady is especially...
I truly had hoped to have time to schedule some mini-sessions for the holidays, but weddings and regular portrait sessions kept me hopping until the bitter end… I will be organizing a spring open house instead, so we’ll be all ready for Mother’s Day! Thanks for understanding! I do have a couple of openings for...
Sound the trumpets, strike up the band, in other words, “hit it!” Sydney is here, and she’s such a pretty little newborn baby. You forget how small they are when they are newborns… and how soft they are, and how cute and tiny their feet are, and those soft little birdie sounds they make… Ahhhhhh!!!...
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...
You may remember a couple of months ago I won a contest with my new album company for presenting a creative “Death of an Album” to exemplify the changing times in both album design and presentation. I thought it was really cool that they sponsored this contest, and was thrilled to hear that they loved...
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