Cami and Erik: 4 Years!

As I've mentioned, we have lots of blogging catch-up to do so I thought I would start with one of my favorite shoots from 2008 that never made it to the blog!


Cami and Erik have been together for 4 years and wanted to do something special to celebrate their anniversary ~ what a great idea to do a photo session together! We had so much fun hanging out and getting to know them!

A few favorites ...


I was in love with the tall grass on this hill ... they totally worked it!





So this is about the point in the session that I squatted down for a shot and totally ripped my jeans open on the ... um... backside. It was a really great moment. I'll spare you the photos that my darling husband took but just trust me that we got several good laughs about it! Totally worth it for these shots, though!!


A couple more favorites ~ love these:





Cami and Erik ~ thanks for a great session and congrats on 4 years together!

Siblings!

It's so great when we can get all of the siblings from one family together with their new families! We got to hang out with Kathleen, Eleanor, and Benton and all of their families!

Kathleen, Will, and precious little Maggie:


Eleanor and Jon:


Benton and Ashley with Presley and Lola!


All together!



Maggie is the first grandchild and you can tell she has everyone just a little bit smitten!!






She just turned 3 months so it was a great chance for some photos of her!




Thanks for a fun afternoon together! Your families are all wonderful!

Holiday Photosessions 2008!

It's happened once again - the holiday season has snuck up on us and it's time to talk about yearly holiday photos ALREADY! Where does the time go?


We are offering two great discounted options this year!

1) Standard One Hour Sessions: $200
~ You pick the time, location, etc.

2) Introducing ... Mini-Sessions! $100
~ You come to us for a quick 20 minute session


WHEN?

CALIFORNIA CLIENTS:
~ Standard Sessions: Available anytime through Nov 15 (6 weeks only!)
~ Mini-Sessions: Available Sun, Oct. 26 and Sat, Nov 1 - location near Mission Viejo

NASHVILLE CLIENTS:
~ Standard Sessions: Available Mon, Oct. 13 - Thur, Oct. 16
~ Mini-Sessions: Available Sat, Oct. 11 in Brentwood

Drop me an email (maryrosenbaumphoto at gmail dot com) or leave a comment if you'd like to reserve a timeslot or for more info!!

Sam & Lynnette

I love collaborating with clients on their shoots - it's great to get creative input from everyone and I love seeing other people's visions and ideas. So I was really excited when Sam said he had a great idea of where to get some cool shots of he and his wife Lynnette. Sam is a friend from my early college days, so it was great to see him, meet Lynnette, and catch up on what he's been up to.

So, needless to say, we were thrilled at their location choice! We shot near LP Field (Go Titans!) and had so much fun on the pedestrian bridge, at the new Symphony Center, and running around the streets of downtown.

I love shooting in the middle of the day when no one's around, and, since it was Veteran's Day, the streets were even blocked off so we had the run of the place!

That last shot is one of my favorites - yes, I definitely was laying flat in the middle of a downtown street but it was totally worth it. Let's be honest, that usually happens on most shoots but it's worth the sacrifice!

The photo session was an early birthday present for Lynnette, and it was definitely a success! Happy Birthday, Lynnette!

Robin & Ben

We had such a fun day shooting in Pasadena. After Darcy and Adam, we met up with Robin and Ben. My favorite time of day to shoot is about an hour before sunset and we hit that window exactly with this shoot! It was such great light - what a treat for me!! I absolutely love that shot of them above. Here are a few of my favorites from the session around town. We loved hanging out with Robin and Ben for the afternoon and can't wait to see them again soon! Enjoy!

Darcy & Adam

This past Saturday, we headed up to Pasadena for a couple of shoots - our first official holiday shoots for the year! After a stop at Sonic on the way up (strawberry limeade, please!), we met up with Darcy and her husband Adam. What a great couple - we had so much fun just running around town! I love Pasadena - there are endless hours of really great shooting locations so we were trying to fit as much as we could into one measly hour! The city has a great mix of old and new, so we shot a little bit of both! We started at the newly renovated City Hall - wow! What a gorgeous building!



And don't miss this AMAZING stairwell - I loved the banisters.




Just across the street from City Hall is a beautiful old church - how cute are these two?



And lastly, you guys know I love me a good weathered brick wall - this one was great and I love these casual shots of Darcy and Adam just hanging out and being them!


What a fun afternoon it was! We loved meeting and hanging out with Darcy and Adam and even finished the night with some A'Float Sushi that was SO good. We'll definitely be back for some more of that!

Check back soon for some highlights from Ben and Robin's shoot coming in the next week or so!