




First it was the craziness of the family photographer season… then it was knee surgery, then it was the holiday season, then fighting sickness in the house. It is finally behind me. It was a total whirlwind of a three months, but in between it all, filling the gaps between craziness and change has been beautiful trips to the beach, getting spoiled rotten by my family by milking my injury, and taking time for myself. As a mom, I hardly allow myself that luxury, but with surgery you almost have to. It was glorious! My two boys pampered me, and I am so thankful for them both.
So, to catch up from November, here is a sweet family that cannot take a bad picture to save their life. Each one of them is GORGEOUS! Look at those big brown eyes and mopping curls. We went to the Mission at San Juan, and off to the park for a few fun shots in their giant bubble. When you ask yourself why you don’t see sit and spins as much anymore, just watch a kid in this thing. It’s like when you thought the iphone was amazing and couldn’t imagine it getting any better, and now you have that 4GS with talking help and HD video calls, and realize how good it can get. I just wish I fit in that thing.

Doing my best here to keep up on recent families, but just as I blog one family, I realize even more how far behind I really am in blogging. I will catch up sometime in February at this rate. Here is a recent love of mine. I bond rather quickly with energetic and playful children. We have fun together. Here is just another two of my favorite kids of all time. So playful, so energetic, so difficult to get to sit still. But that is what a bosh image is all about, the playful and fun loving spirit of being an active child.








You know that feeling where you have so much to do, that you don’t know where to start? This happens to my desk, laundry, emails, and now blogging. There is so much to share over these past few months, and I don’t really know where to start. So just like any of those other tasks where I would start with one load or answer one email first, I will blog one family today! After all, the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
One of the best parts of my job is getting to know the kids in a family, quickly. Growing up in a family with five kids, it was important to stand out, be known for who you were, not who your siblings were. When I get to spend time with a family, it is important to me to separate each kids likes, dislikes, and personalities quickly. Who loves the dogs best, who is the most adventurous? Who likes to be in charge? Who likes to be silly. It is easy to get a child to relax and have fun once you allow them to be themselves. Thank you to this sweet family who let me in their home, and opened up their personalities to me right away. It is a great honor.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 Posted in Personal
“ Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times…I just shoot at what interests me at that moment. Elliott Erwitt
It shouldn’t be surprising to hear that I love to take pictures. I am taking pictures as a job, and when I am hanging out with my six-year old, I am taking pictures with my phone. It is really an obsession of mine, this phone picture taking thing. It has also been named iphonography. The art of taking pictures with your iphone. There are some like Sion Fullana, who make a profession out of this hobby. For me, it fits into my pocket, and doesn’t disturb my lifestyle while allowing me the opportunity to be creative ANYTIME, and capture those precious moments I share with my son.
It is a chance for us to remember the things of today that make us smile. It has also allowed me to stretch my creativity to see the world around me in terms of a picture. How can that stop sign be framed? What will make that umbrella stand out? What is the best way to show that sunset? Will that bird sit still for me one moment longer? Can I capture something beautiful right here, right now, no fancy camera involved?
I love it so much, I have been writing about it over at OC Family for over a year now as imoments mommy. I write about how camera phones have changed my life and how my poor point and shoot cameras see less and less daylight as my iphone camera improves.

If you are considering a journey of your own down this creative path, I do have a few warnings for you.
1. Obey all traffic laws when seeing something beautiful out your window, don’t be afraid to stop the car and get out, it will happen a lot.
2. Watch the sky, especially during sunsets and sunrises. You will not be disappointed.
3. Buy the largest capacity phone you can. You may take over 100 pictures in one day!

4. Have fun, and start creating your own imoments.
You can also find me as imoments on Instagram.




I get confident in my ability to photograph a child when I know it will not only be a six-year old, but even better yet, a six-year old boy. C.J. has taught me all I need to know in this subject matter.
Legos? Check
Star Wars? Check
Fighting? Check
Laughing? Body noise jokes? Tricks? Check. Check. Check!
That isn’t to say I don’t love a variety of ages etc. It is just so much fun playing with a kid I totally get. I was trying to coax this ultra cool kid to come on a playdate with CJ and I. CJ would LOVE this energetic kid. I mean, who wouldn’t think a ninja jumping lego lover was cool?



Children are pretty unpredictable. You can have a happy toddler at 4:00, and a screaming cranky one at 4:02. You can also usually turn that right back around in your favor a few minutes later. You really just need the right formula. Ready for it? Grab your pen. It super simple, and the mama of these two sweet girls taught it to me on this session.
If you don’t plan on having your session at home, bring a great big bag, the kind you usually carry around Ikea, and fill that large blue mesh bag with everything your child loves from home. Pillows, blankets, stuffed animals, and anything else that makes them happy when the baby blues get to them. This session was at a beautiful location, but could have been anywhere with a grassy field, as the two sisters tumbled around on a blanket and a set of pillows with that sweet familiar smell of home.
I guess it doesn’t hurt to also bring along two adorable little girls with smiles that could cure anyone’s bad mood.
When I was an elementary teacher, each holiday season I took at least six or seven family photo shoots a year. It was for friends, and it was usually for free. That first day I showed up to shoot a family that I had never met, and they wanted to pay me-sheesh! I was so nervous, you would have thought I was meeting the president. It was scary, and yet it challenged and pushed me to be better, and grow as a person. When we try new foods, meet new people, and push ourselves out of our comfort zones, only then can we learn new things. And boy do I love to learn. Well this photo shoot started out innocent enough, something I do all the time. A family at the beach. But it was so much different. This dad here is a talented photographer with a body of work that is out of this world, and an impressive client list to boot. This scared me silly! I felt like a eight year old kid and her Polariod camera. But the sweetness of this amazing beautiful mama, and the joy of these two silly boys reminded me that in every new experience, there is a familiar aspect. I also was honored to provide this dad with something he most likely has little of…. pictures of himself and his kids!








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