Megan’s blog is chock-full of excellent kids projects including this one Flower Fabric Dying and Balloon Painting. Keep an eye on this great kids studio. In addition to their awesome classes they have more exciting things to come. Enjoy a few from the shoot – all shot on film.

p.s. Karuna, come and visit me in SF!

p.s.s. What do you think of this sheep? Cute or creepy?

Ms. Leila is all smiles at 4 months, San Francisco, 2010

p.s. Stay tuned for a crazy weekend of shooting: two sets of twins, a Korean birthday shoot, a big family in the Easy Bay, and a City Models shoot. Wish me luck!

With a little more time these days and a hard drive full of imagery I’ll be sharing more frequently on the blog. Please check back often and let me know your thoughts. Are you interested in seeing more of my shoots or perhaps a few photography tips? Don’t be shy.

Without further ado, enjoy some images from little Eve’s shoot in San Francisco. While you might have noticed I love finding fun and unique locations, sometimes just being at home can be an effortless and magical place to photograph. This was the case when photographing Eve. I absolutely adore this little lady. For one she has an amazingly sophisticated haircut for her age and I’ve never seen the range of expressions in one little person before. If “acting is reacting” then I think Eve has a future on stage.

Thanks to Misty, Justen, Papa Don, and especially Eve for a lovely morning….and for the yummy breakfast (I love photographing for fellow foodies).

Again, stay tuned for more posts this week and next.

Happy Holidays!

In the meantime enjoy a few images of little Jasper. You might remember his parents’ super-fun maternity session in San Francisco, check it out here. Have a very Happy Thanksgiving and be sure to check back again soon!

p.s. I had to do the Jasper Johns inspired shot, no way around that one. :]

Nevertheless, I was downloading a few cards this morning and thought I’d share two images from yesterday’s shoot in San Francisco with little Sarah Louise. I was so smitten with little tiny pearls and her absolutely endearing personality. A quick thanks to her mom and dad for a fun morning! I promise to share a ton more shoots soon!

A year ago I had the pleasure of photographing Sasha’s 2nd birthday. It was a fun, kid-filled event full of costumes and Halloween-inspired cupcakes. I was really excited to see the girls again and even though I see it all the time, I’m amazed how fast kids grow! Enjoy a few photos of these incredibly cute girls!

Thanks to Chris, Steve, Sasha, and Laney for a fun morning! Happy (early) Birthday, Sasha!!

Secondly, I wanted to thank my husband Joe for being the Modern Kids Thank You Picnic MVP. He not only helped out all day including setting up and tearing down but also created some really awesome stuff for our party. He made me custom sandwich boards (which I painted with chalkboard paint) to help steer people our way as well as my absolute favorite gift of the day, custom camera necklaces for the kids. I hope everyone who stopped by was able to take one home. Rod Hunting an awesome designer in Chicago made the drawings. We had two kinds an old twin lens reflex Mamiya and a Holga. They were laser-cut out of a really nice brown/gray mat board and he even included my website on the front, how clever. The only problem with them was that many of the babies were disappointed to find out that they were not edible. Perhaps next year we’ll try chocolate. Seriously, though thanks to my awesome husband!

Also, a big thanks goes to everyone who helped make it such a fun day including Bess, Camille, and Caleb for showing up early and helping us set up. To Eugenia, Lisa, and Sara for their mad party-planning skills (and Sara’s mustache making abilities). To Darach for the use of his van. Milton for the table and Eugenia’s family for the table and canopy. Finally to Nate for making our party even better with his sweet tunes. And last but not least everyone who provided prizes for our picnic including Heath Ceramics, Dante Beatrix, FilmMonsters, Petit Appetit, and more…thank you all!

If you didn’t make our party this year…there’s always next year. Enjoy the photos below and for the full gallery, check them out on flickr.

totally delicious cupcakes plus sparkling cider and italian soda

Bess + Caleb at the pre-party and Jasper taking our photo with the Holga

Mateo loves to party! He visited us at Heath Ceramics a few weeks ago and didn’t miss our picnic! Baby Kieran loves her camera necklace. Little Linus our German party-crasher!

People started trickling in by midday.

Dad and baby Sid!

Babies with mustaches, it doesn’t get cuter than that. Fia improvised with some grass.

The party-planners testing out the mustache photo booth.

Baby Talya wins the award for the youngest party animal at just 32 days old.

Me hanging with some of my favorite girls, Chloe and Kieran.Some of our awesome prizes including the brand-new cookbook by Lisa Barnes of Petit, Appetit, Dante Beatrix big kid eco-packs, FilmMonsters Hasselblad sweatshirt and the Heath Ceramics kids set.

My neighbor Nate played some sweet tunes on his banjo.

Even the big kids got their faces painted.

Ever seen a pint-sized party-crasher? No? Well here are three of them! We got some spill-over from a nearby birthday party. Our party must have looked really fun! They even stole some of our stuff!

The birthday girl and chief party crasher.

Painting frames with Lisa.

Hayden knows how to rock the party.

This was Talya’s first trip to San Francisco. Thanks for bringing her, Dave + Emily!

Big kids!

Fia painting a frame and Henry and his new haircut.

Julie, Matt, and Lucian stopped by long enough for Lucian to eat at least one camera plus a cute stranger.

Two little guys enjoying their camera necklaces.

Stinson transformed into Wall-E!

A clever entrepreneur was selling grass for a hefty profit.

Yep, that’s me showing off my mad skillz on the skateboard. I fell off about 5 seconds later.

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by! See you next year!

Have you been to the Hayes Valley Blue Bottle? I can’t resist their New Orleans style iced coffee even if I’m already over my coffee-limit for the day.

We also really enjoyed hanging with all the other great vendors like Tacolicous, Erica Tanov, and Wallter. Finally, thanks to Cathy, Sarah, and Simone at Heath for the invite!

Enjoy some of our favorites from the day. Did you attend the event? If you were photographed on Sunday, see below for directions to view the full gallery and to get your complimentary 5×7! Enjoy!

Left: This is my friend + assistant Lauren taking a photo with the Fuji Instax Right: The entryway at Heath

Top Left: The crowd at Heath Ceramics Top Right: Some of the wares Bottom Left: Enzo the dog! Bottom Right: Lauren checking out some shots from the day.

TO VIEW THE GALLERY
1) go here: http://modernkidsphoto.nextproof.com/galleries/heathceramics
2) find your family/kid (sorry there are a ton of images)
3) send a quick email to hello@modernkidsphoto.com, and let me know which image you want
4) I’ll be mailing out the prints in about ten business days, yay!
5) The gallery will expire so please let me know your preference by 5pm next Tuesday, Oct. 6th!

WANT MORE PRINTS OR ADDITIONAL COPIES?
Incidentally if there are any images in the gallery that you would like to purchase feel free to place an order through the gallery. You can order most prints sizes and even canvases if you’re so inclined. If you have any questions, simply contact the studio (415.846.0533 or via email hello@modernkidsphoto.com). PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER BEFORE 5PM NEXT TUESDAY OCTOBER 6th!