Missing in Action {Walnut Creek, CA} Bay Area Photographer

Hi everyone,  so sorry I've been a little MIA lately.  Been really busy getting the auction together at Gabe's school and then in the middle of it all my little guy Kaleb got really sick.
Long story short... Kaleb had fever and sore throat (not strep) Tuesday and Wednesday plus he slept like 18 hours each day (not my normal child at all), then he got dehydrated - ended up in the ER to get fluids and blood tests on Wednesday evening. Sent home as the 1st tests came back that he only had a virus, then got a call from the ER to get back there asap, Thursday, as there was actually some sort of bacteria growing in one of the cultures, then...admitted to the hospital and on IV fluids and antibiotics. They were not sure if it was a Strep or if it was a contaminate. So the doctors decided to err on the side of caution and keep us in the hospital on fluids and antibiotics. As he wasn't drinking enough. To end the exciting weekend it looks like the sample was contaminated somehow in the Lab and we were able to go home mid-day on Saturday.

(Please excuse my cell phone images.)
We have a follow up apt with the doctor in the morning too just make sure all is okay.

Day 6 - who THEY love {the joy of LOVE} SF/Bay Area Photographer

Here is day 6 of the joy of LOVE workshop from willette. who THEY love... My boys LOVE, love each other. No matter how mad they are at each other, whenever they come home from school they are so happy to see each other it melts my heart.  Can you not see the love?

Day 5 - what you love to hate {the joy of LOVE} SF/Bay Area Photographer

Here is day 5 of the joy of LOVE workshop from willette. What you love to hate... I love, love my kids, I would protect them from anything. Jump in front of them and take whatever is heading their way, but there are times when I just don't like them very much. They fight, yes I know they are boys, and scream at each other. My little one can scream also. They don't share very well at times. Messes though bug me. Specially the ones that end up all over the floor.

Day 4 - what they wear {the joy of LOVE} SF/Bay Area Photographer

Here is day 3 of the joy of LOVE workshop from willette. I love my kids, they are so much alike at times, but they are dress so differently.  G is at the age where skulls and skater stuff is so cool.  And if I let K, he'd wear pjs all day, a boy after my own heart.

Day 3 - Then and Now{the joy of LOVE} SF/Bay Area Photographer

Here is day 3 of the joy of LOVE workshop from willette. I meet my husband my sophmore his freshman year of high school.  The picture on the left was taken his junior year.  Not saying anything else....

Day Two~how they look {the joy of LOVE} SF/Bay Area Photographer

Here is day two of the joy of LOVE workshop from willette.  Today I took a picture of my oldest G. He is my most difficult child to take pictures of.  He always wants to be in front of the camera, but will never make a straight face.  So I always have to take it when he isn't really looking.

For todays assignment we are suppose to try and "Capture your loved one at their best (or at their worst). Or both. What you’re trying to capture is the TRUE essence/expression/attitude/posture that SCREAMS your loved one!"  Here is what I was able to get from Mr. G.

Day One~what they do {the joy of LOVE} SF/Bay Area Photographer

I am taking the joy of LOVE workshop from willette photography & more,  Her workshops always make me go outside my comfort zone and I just love that. The workshop is 28 days long so I will be posting a picture a day to go along with the assignment I get.  Hope you like the photos.


Day One ~ what they do

C works in the field and he really doesn't have a desk at home as I have taken over the only desk we have. So this is "what he does" when he works.  We as a family (the kids and I) call the chair and lap desk his desk.  I just love the look of concentration on his face.

Best Face Photo in January {I Heart Faces Challenge} SF/Bay Area Photographer

This weeks challenge over at I Heart Faces is Best Face Photo in January.  I just love this photo I took of Mr. K last week.  It really does show his true personality and I just love the joy in his face.

You should check out all the other photos that have been entered also click here.




 and...pssst........I'm #235, if you're the voting kind. Voting will be open tomorrow through Thursday night. Thanks!

Week 4 {Walnut Creek, CA} 365 Project SF Bay Area Photographer

This last week sure has been a crazy one. As you can see from the photos there were two days I didn’t even get to take a single picture and trust me it wasn’t for not trying.

So as most of you know I am a crafting person. I guess I just love to keep busy. So I made this really cute heart wreath out of cardstock craft papers and then hot glued them on to a straw wreath. I saw this really cool holiday wreath and that is sort of where I got the idea. Mr. K loves to show off specially when the camera comes out. As you can see from his cute little face here on Wednesday.

Monday I noticed the cherry tree in from of Mr. G’s school was finally starting to bloom. I just love this time of year when all the cherry trees flower. Mr. K also discovered that he loves artichokes. I purchased 4 of them at the store and the hubby and I had them the 1st night and K tied them. Then we had the other 2 the next night and I am not sure I even got half of mine. He gobbled it all up.

On Tuesday I used Mr. K’s wonderful teacher as a model for a hat and scarf I knitted for a very special girl check out the blog post from TomKat Studios that inspired me. I cannot wait to find out how the party went, it was this Saturday.

Innocent Wonder {I Heart Faces} SF Bay Area Photographer

This week over at I Hear Faces photo challenge is all about Innocent Wonder. The kids and I were just at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and my Mr K just gets this look on his face while looking at the fish. :-)

Click the button below to check out all the other really great photos.

Week 3 {Walnut Creek, CA} 365 Project SF Bay Area Photographer

Well this week is a little different.  The kids and I took a trip down to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, so most of the pictures this week are from that day, but I did include some others that I took that week.  My little K loves fish. He can just stare at them all day. We got to see the Sea Horse exhibit and I wish I could have spent more time in there. Plus the Jelly Fish at so cool to look at.  We also stopped at the Dennis the Menace Park, which I have to say is so cool.  G and K wouldn't get off the full size train engine. Hope you all have a great week.

Week 2 {Walnut Creek, CA} 365 Project SF Bay Area Photographer

This was a crazy week and as you can see from the pictures there are more than a weeks worth.  Monday G was working so hard on his homework and at one point it looked like he almost feel asleep, but he was just upset as I wouldn't read the directions.  K is now taking a tumbling class and just had to show off.  Tuesday is our friend H. His older brother C is in G class. Saturday there are two pictures also as I am now a proud parent of an orange belt child. G had his karate test Saturday so I took a before and after picture.  He was exhausted when he got back, the test is over 2 hours, but he did a great job.
Hope you all had a great week. See you next week.

Photography Props/Hats for Sale {Walnut Creek, CA} Bay Area Photographer

So I finally got the time and energy to take photos of the hats that I want to sell.  Check them out and email me at silverjphoto@gmail.com if you are interested in buying any of  them.



Blue hat with Purple flower - $25 - Newborn to 6months

Blue Ribbon Hat - $30 - Newborn - 6months

 

Red & Grey Stripped hat - $20 - Toddler to 3yrs 

Blue Ribbed - $20 - Toddler to 3 yrs 

 Blue basket hat - $25 - Toddler to 2yrs

 Cream & Red Stripped Hat - $20 - Toddler to 2 yrs

 Green Ribbon hat with elf twist - $30 - Newborn to 3months

 Pink Pom-pom hat - $25 - Newborn to 6month

 Pink Ribbon Hat - $30 - Newborn to 6months

 Pumpkin Hat - $25 - Toddler to 3yrs

 Pumpkin Ribbon hat - $30 - 6-12months

 Purple Basket hat with purple flower - $25 - Newborn to 6 months

 Black ribbon hat $30 - Newborn to 6 months

Week 1 {Walnut Creek, CA} 365 Project SF Bay Area

This year I have decided to one of my New Year’s resolutions would be doing a 365 photo project. I am going to be taking a photo a week and then posting it on the blog once a week. I promise I will not be posting a picture a day, but who knows midyear I could change my mind and start to post a picture a year.

As usual my boys always have to be the center of attention so that is what most of this week’s pictures are of plus I’m just starting on the project so please bare with me.

Monday’s picture is of a garland I made from an idea I saw and decided it would be cool to have it then become what we pin all the holiday cards to. I have to say I went overboard on the garland it was just over 19 feet long, but totally full of cards, but the end of Dec. We feel really blessed to have so many friends that we still keep in contact with even if it is just a card or two a year.

Wednesday’s picture is of the flower my little guy, K, made for me. He decided I needed a flower that wasn’t going to die, which is what real flowers do. So he made me this wonderfully sunny flower.

Saturday was a hard day for K, he cried at the drop of the hat over almost nothing. Ahh the joys of a 3 year old.

I hope you all had a great week see you next Sunday.

Family Session {Walnut Creek, (the Gardens at Heather Farms) CA} Bay Area Photographer

Just before Winter break from school I got to do a family session for the wonderful W family.  These twins are ... well just great.  They are so nice and I love being able to document their lives. (I hope to continue to also.) The weather held for us also as it had been raining cats and dogs just a couple of days before hand and we had to already reschedule once due to rain.

Ribbon Wreath {Walnut Creek, CA} Bay Area Photography

So as most of my friends know, I like to do crafts.  I like to think of myself as a crafty person.  The hubby of course things I do way to many crafts, but hey it keeps me busy I don't get board and I love figuring out how to do something when I see a photo of it.  So... sometime in November I was blog surfing and came upon a website that had this really pretty Christmas Ribbon Wreath. I thought to my self, hey if I just change up that ribbon I could have a Hanukkah looking wreath, then that lead me to ohhh I have a friend who is having a baby girl in a couple of weeks I'm going to make her a pink wreath for the babies room. What I really like about the pink ribbon wreath is it isn't a "welcome home" baby gift.  This is a wreath that could stay up on the wall the whole time.  In fact, I am now going to try and sell these wreaths.  I am in the process of working on another blue on that will have a little sign on it that says "ssshhh baby sleeping".  If you are interested in purchasing it let me know and I will send photos when I finish it, which should be this weekend. I am thinking it could be a great baby gift.
Let me know what you think of these.  I would love some comments.

Family Session {Pleasant Hill, CA} Bay Area Photography

I had the pleasure of photographing the K family.  Are they just not the best looking family.  Mr. N and Baby D are just so cute and mommy really loves them (so does Daddy!)

Best Face Photo of 2010 {I Heart Faces}

I love the blog from I Heart Faces and they always have the best contests.  This week we had to pic our best face photo of 2010 that we hadn't posted to one of their contests.  This is one of my favorites.  K just has that look...

Go check out the other entries...

Boudoir Session {New York City - Marriot @ Time Square} Bay Area Photographer

So this is a little of a delayed blog post, but while in New York at the end of July 2010 I actually got to do my 1st boudoir session.  Of course I made sure it was with someone I could practice on like my younger sister.  I have to say, check out Ms B ... doesn't she look fabulous.

Halloween {Portrait Photography} SF Bay Area/Walnut Creek

Halloween has come and gone, but my two superheros are here to stay and save the day.  I told the hubby that next year I want to do a family theme.  What should we be???