Here are the last of the California photos. Just in time for me to go back in a couple of months and take more. The first few are from one morning when we went to a favorite Berkeley spot for breakfast called La Note. Then over to my friend Maura's for a visit with her and her son Will. The last one was taken in the house we were staying at while we were just hanging around.
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A Perfect Day
Here is the last post from my session with the Jason, Camille, Theo and Zach. More of the session here and some other shots from our May visit here and here. I will never get tired of photographing this family (as you can see by my track record). Not only are they dear friends, but as documentary filmmakers they "get" it. They never question my vision which makes them so easy to work with and the results so amazing for me. They were real troopers for this shoot. I think I was there for about three hours. Finally we hung up the camera and headed out to brunch with Josh and my boys. Beautiful weather, beautiful people, amazing conversation, unlimited laughs. It was a perfect day.
The Artists
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Growing Boys
This session with my friends Camille and Jason and their two boys was SO fun. I am having the hardest time editing the photos because I want them all in. Here are a few that are very sentimental to me:Jason and Theo as a baby and then as a toddler:
We tried to get Zach to play too, but he wasn't having it:
He wanted to start his own photographic tradition:
And this is one of my all time favorite photos from a couple of years ago:
I think this will be the updated version:
Aquatic Park
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We spent one of our mornings in Berkeley at one of our favorite parks called Aquatic Park with Stacy, Zora and baby Romare (who has the coolest name around). You may recognize them from the photo session we had done earlier in the week. We had a lovely time, as we always do with them. When it was time to leave Zora wanted to hug Ben goodbye, but he didn't want to. She really had her feelings hurt. Broke my heart. Then Josh said "Would you give me a hug Zora?" She brightened up a bit at that. I told Josh "Well, you're no Ben, but you'll do".
Keep The Old
And even more California photos. These are from a wonderful visit we had with my oldest friends. I have known Lisa (she was one of the friend who went to Mexico with me) since high school and her husband Erik, Jim, James and Claudia for about 15 years. And all these kids. Well, let's just say that I saw them all in diapers. And then there's Jojo who has the craziest set of teeth I have ever seen.
Family Ties
One of the things that was hardest for me about leaving California was leaving my grandparents behind. About fifteen years ago I promised myself that I would stay nearby until my grandparents had passed. They were in their late seventies at the time, so I assumed they were not long for this world. Boy did they prove me wrong. They are both 92 now and going strong. It was so great to spend time with them when we went back West. These photos are from Mother's Day and most of them are of Sam but there are a few of la famiglia. I particularly like the last one of Sam on the couch with my grandad asleep in the background.
