friend of a friend | sacramento family photographer

You know how you refer to people as “a friend of a friend”. That’s what I would have said about this family back when I took little {W’s} six month pictures. But after spending another session with them I definitely consider them friends. And what fun they are! I had a blast this evening with them on our little photography adventure. Most people know that I am deathly afraid of rattlesnakes. When Dad pulled the car over at the location Mom had already scoped out I nearly fainted. The fields, although gorgeous, looked like rattlesnake heaven to me. Anytime my husband, Brad, and I drive past a dry field I always ask, “How many rattlesnakes do you think are in there? Like 10…100…1,000?” So it was a big stretch for me to get out of the car and venture into rattlesnake land. Dad assured me that in the years that they have lived out there that they have seen snakes, but no rattlesnakes. So this just goes to show how awesome I knew the location would be to risk coming into contact with the dreaded snake. And I will say, it was definitely worth it. I am in love with the images we captured there–the lighting, the location, everything–just perfect. Oh, and no rattlesnakes.I can’t believe this little guy is a whole year already. His six month session is still one of my all-time favorites. You’ll even recognize his adorable face from my blog header. I honestly didn’t think he could get any cuter, but he went and proved me wrong.Like I said before, I absolutely loved the lighting here. I rarely experiment with sun flare, mostly because I like my images super crisp and bold and have a hard time achieving that with a lot of flare. But I adore this next image–it might just be showing up in my blog header soon.And here is that color that I know and love so well.

I just really enjoy this adorable family. They were so wonderful, are absolutely in love with their little guy, and are so stinking photogenic to boot!{G} family–thank you so much for choosing me again to capture these images for you. I had a great evening with you all and love the locations you found. And you helped me overcome (okay, not completely) my fear of snakes! I hope you love the sneak peek–I’ll email you as soon as your gallery is ready for viewing.