Category: Portrait Photography

New Beginnings, Celebrating Graduation

9/1/2016

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Wearing the crown proudly.

Looking inward, letting kindness, thoughtfulness and genuineness guide.

Life is good!

A student ID photo full of joy!

Looking forward onto the landscape of the future.

Kimaya and her family wanted images to celebrate her accomplishments, for student ID and for her LinkedIn profile. A head shot session was perfect to get all these images done at once. It is also nice for her parents to have a beautiful photo to look at while she is away. We went to Niles, in Fremont.

Kimaya is a lovely, accomplished young woman on her way to college, she is sprouting wings and moving across the country. She is Miss California State and having a picture to mark this achievement and all the hard work that went into it is a tangible way to mark the occasion. Congratulations!

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Changing and Growing

7/27/2016

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From baby to child. Family photography by Tara Gill

One of the pleasures of having children is seeing how they grow and change. And boy do they change! Hiring a professional photographer to document this growth will be a gift to them and you in later years.

This little girl gets her photograph done around her birthday every year.

Get started today! Call or email to inquire about a session.

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Preparing for your Family Photo Shoot

10/16/2015

It can be hard to set aside the to-do list and take time to connect and rest but let's see if we can do that in service of self care. Even if it is 10 minutes of rest.

Preparation

Make sure that your child has taken a nap and eaten before the session. You too parents! Take 5 however you can.
Have some non-messy snacks available and ready.
Simple unprinted clothing is best for photos, if your baby is still drooling, a spare shirt or bib would be a good addition. Plain shirts and textures help bring the focus to faces.
Consider a simple activity that you enjoy doing together, having a tea party, playing hide and seek, wrestling, painting, eating ice cream. Let's talk about your ideas before the session.
Take as much time as you can to fill up those kids' cups with love before the session. Have a pillow fight, cuddle, whatever helps your child feel close to you and you to feel close to them. That connection is the most important thing, what we cherish as families, and what I want to capture.
Don't plan a lot. Keep the day as simple as possible so you can relax and be as present as possible.

During the Session

Take deep breaths, be present, have fun.
Let's have the laughs and smiles come naturally.
I will direct you if I need to so you don't have to worry about doing the right or wrong thing. You are perfect just the way you are.