Katelyn turned five in February so we celebrated her big milestone with some new photos. Her mom Megeann and little brother Lucas helped out.  We made her session fun by dancing to “Hey now, you’re a rock star”, jumping on the bed and playing ball. Kate had a little quiet time reading her diary and tucking her Care Bears in their beds before we finished up.

Three weeks after Zoa’s first session I was back at the McNulty family’s home for a session of the entire family. The boys are very helpful to their mom and dad and love their little sister very much. After photographing everyone together I took the boys out into the back yard for a little playtime.

Adriano’s mother brought him to the studio for some portraits dressed up in the cutest striped shirt and vest. Of course we couldn’t resist putting him au natural on a fuzzy rug for a few images as well. What an adorable little guy!!!

Every year my family and a few friends get together for a picnic on Easter Sunday. As usual we met at Wardlow Park in Long Beach. It was a gorgeous day and I spent my rare day off happily sitting in a beach chair with a cold Diet Coke. We even brought the dogs with us.

Odie & Kona

Chrissy

My gorgeous niece Madison

Michael

Greg

Richard

Zoa finally arrived after nine months of waiting by big brothers Bart, Timmy & Murphy. She’s an adorable and alert little one. Congrats on your new little sister boys!

Every year Deena Jeffs has an Easter Egg hunt at her home and this year was no exception. Well over 20 ‘big’ kids waited while the little kids got a head start on the hunt. Minutes later all the eggs were found. Lots of happy kids enjoyed their finds while the moms and dads feasted on fruit, bagels and other snacks.

I had the honor of photographing Iris a couple of weeks ago. During our session she played on Grandma’s swing, played ball, danced, jumped on the bed, colored, played dress up and even got to eat a candy necklace. Just adorable!!! Iris is doing a great job being a super big sister to her new little brother.

My best friend Traci asked me when Michael and I got engaged what I wanted to do for my ‘bachelorette’  party. Since I’m not too big into parties I told her that I wanted to spend a weekend hanging out with her in New Orleans. I’ve been dying to go for years and finally we did it. Mmmmm - I miss the beignets already.

Bourbon Street

Street Performers

Musicians - Steamboat Willie

The Royal Street Jug Band

Cool Old Cemeteries

And of course our one splurge… brunch at Commander’s Palace. Not only did the food look fantastic but it tasted amazing!

Traci bought this funky pair of ’sunglasses’ made from forks from a shop on Royal Street. She’s going to use it has a head band instead but was kind enough to model them for me as sunglasses first. LOL

With summer on the way it seemed like a good time to roll out a Summer Fun Special. More sunshine, playing until the street lights come on, playing fetch with the dog, cherry popsicles, lemonade stands, riding bicycles, water balloons, slip & slides, laughing until it hurts… What a great time for portraits of your family, of the kids being kids, playing with their best friends or even you with your best friend. With this special you’ll get an album of your session too! Contact me by phone (see below for number) or email at info@truebluephotography.com to schedule your session.

Back in early 2005 I had the opportunity to work with a couple of models during a photography workshop in Puerto Vallarta Mexico.  Sharon (one of the models) and I got to know each other while taking a fun filled horse back ride through the jungle and kept in touch over the last couple of years. Sharon is not only a phenomenal model (and now actress) but she’s become a good friend too.

We got together one afternoon to catch up and for some new shots for both of our portfolios. We’ve still got a few ideas brewing for future shoots so tune in next time when Sharon and I get together with my trusty camera. Oh… and make sure to check out Sharon’s modeling website too.