Family Portraits - motorcycle style

I love my job!!! Can you see why?

This was such a fun shoot! Great family - great bike - great wall ( I love brick--and the arches are awesome too) Great light. OK... so this shoot was just great all the way around.

Joe and Joanie are celebrating their 25 year anniversary!! Doing it in style!

Sneek Peek - Family Portrait Session... a la motorcycle!

My friend Joe has a pretty cool motorcycle. I had a chance to photograph Joe with his wife and daughter... and the bike.

They are celebrating their 25 year anniverary--- so we had some fun!

Full blog post to come!

Baby on board.....

Welcome to my first maternity shoot!

Meet Janae! She is pregnant with her first child. Janae is one of the most talented people I know. She has written some of the most amazing plays and is on staff at the church I attend, http://www.desertsprings.net/

Our shoot was done in a natural window lighting enviroment!

Janae had this beautiful dress that captured such a sense of classic elegance. I loved it!!

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Thank you Janae-- You are such a BEAUTIFUL mama~

pati

Cornish Clan ~

This is my friend Kelly-- and her beautiful family! She and Scott are celebrating their wedding anniversary and decided to have family portraits taken for their gift!

Kelly and I go way back. Our children have gone to school together since pre-school.

She has had a thriving online business for years! She is an accomplished seemstress and sews custom shopping cart covers for babies... and a host of other items as well! My children STILL have the baby blanket/pillow that she made!! She was always an inspiration to me.

So... for moms with little babies. She's in the top 10 for Google--- so check it out her website: http://www.handmade4baby.com/



They take some mean photos too!! BEAUTIFUL!!

More Shelby ~~~ Senior Style.....

Just a few more photos from my Cinderella girl... only without her gown!

Cinderella... Senior Style

This shoot was SO... SO much fun! My beautiful Senior Shelby really was nothing short of Cinderella. And some of the backdrops were so cool!

Her prom dress was gorgeous. And the day had some amazing wind that was Perfect at times.

I had a blast editing these photos... and I LOVED working with Shelby. She is stunning, smart and just a complete sweetheart!!

Shelby had other outfits as well... but I'll post those separately! Had to start with the dress photos.

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This image below is my favorite shot... there is just something that intrigues me here.

Shelby... Senior Style

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A Special Day~

I know that today is April Fools Day... so here you go. I'm pregnant!!!
APRIL FOOLS ( I wish) Anyway, but this day has more significance to our family!

One year ago... my husband was healed of his 1st Cancer-- Liposarcoma.
It is a day that I will NEVER forget.

I sat at Cedar Sinai in LA-- waiting after a 4 hour surgery... to hear those wonderful words "clean margins!" I can't describe the emotion that you feel --- it's really something beyond words. All I can say is the emotion of that day is seared into my heart... like no other.

SO................ today the Pakulis Family Celebrates the first victory over Cancer... and we rejoice in God's miracles!

I have put together this video... mostly to honor our God who is so Faithful and to remember HIS great works in our lives!

I hope you are blessed!

Pati



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