Happy Holidays from I See Beauty Photography!

Since I am leaving town for a week to spend the holidays with my family, I will take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas. I have a surprise for all you loyal "blog stalkers" that I will be announcing for the new year, so stay tuned!

To help me celebrate this holiday wish, here is little miss Samantha, as happy and curious as can be. You may recognize her from a few months ago when she was looking oh so cute and sleepy in a bowl.

He's Back, and oh so Cute! Fresno Photographer

Here is yet another repeat performance. The first time I photographed this handsome little man was when he was 2 months old. He was a preemie, born about 8 weeks early, so essentially, I photographed him as a "newborn". He was as small as can be back then, but boy has he grown. Little Matthew is now 9 months old and full of personality and developing right on schedule. I know he has a very proud mommy!

The Little Man. Modesto Baby Photographer

Here is my second photo session I had over the Thanksgiving break in Modesto. I have photographed his big sister 3 times already, but this his first time in front of my lens. He is so handsome in his little man outfit, and oh so sweet.

The rest of December holds a string of newborn babies along with a few return clients. I cannot wait to try out some of my new baskets with my favorite subjects!

One Year Old Beauty. Fresno Baby Portraits

I am at the peak of my holiday season rush at the moment, and am swamped with work. Because of this I am taking a bit longer to do everything. I thank everyone who has demonstrated patience with me while I work through all this craziness.

Take a look at this beautiful baby! She is as sweet as candy, and I so loved photographing her. Thank you Grandma for the use of your lovely home as the setting for this very special session.

Much Love to my Favorite "Ocean". Fresno Baby Photographs

Like many of my sessions these days, she is a repeat performer in front of my camera, the first time she was only a few days old. I am happy to say that we were able to capture countless smiles of this beautiful 6 month old, along with some seriously intriguing expressions.

Two Charmers. Fresno Child Portraits

This brother and sister team definitely had me earn my keep during their session. It was all worth it as we were still able to capture some wonderful images of this precious part of their childhood. Mom, I had a wonderful time with you and your family and especially enjoyed our chat afterward.

Color Color Everywhere! Fresno Family Photographs

I may sound like I am repeating myself, but here is another big Sister I connected with during an earlier session. My job is wonderful in so many ways... Oftentimes I walk into a house of a new client and leave the session with new friends. This family is a great example of this happening. These 'former' clients are now good friends of mine. I have stopped by their house to visit a couple of times to play with the girls and I am planning on doing more of that.

Also, to my surprise, mom convinced my husband to be her new morning running partner!?! My husband was so inspired by the fact he will have a running partner that he took off at 11:30 pm yesterday evening, in the rain, to run 4 miles (he said he needs to start working up to their early morning jogs). Thanks mom for the inspiration, my husband is going to be even more good looking after you get finished working him out! ;)

Mom did a great job choosing the most darling outfits for the girls, and the colors look marvelous against the natural backgrounds of the park. I am in LOVE with that second photo of baby in the fall leaves. Her expression is priceless and did I mention how great the colors look?

Having Fun with Alex and his Little Sis.

I first entered this family's life when their baby was only 4 days old back in April. Fast forward 6 months and she is sitting and big brother is just as charming as ever. I did not have the kids pose at all in this first image, yet their hands seem to mirror each other.






Here is a cute little story: During our first session back in April, big brother Alex and I connected as I was taking photographs of his baby sister. He used a paper towel core as a camera to mimic me while we were taking pictures. Below is a photo Dad took of us together during that initial session.


Inspired by my experience with Alex at our first session, I gave him a mini toy camera as a thank you for being so good during Thursdays family session.

Mom emailed me later that evening and said, "I wanted to let you know Alex has not put down the little camera you gave him. He took it to preschool to show all his friends and came home with it - which is an amazing feat since daycare tends to be a black hole for items. As I type this he is laying on the couch watching tv and holding it!"

I spoke with mom today and he is still playing with it 3 days later. Mom, I think you have a budding photographer on your hands. I better watch out, Alex may be my new competition! :)

Mr. Blues Eyes Turns ONE. Fresno Child Portraits

I have been following this little guy since he was in the womb, with 5 sessions in the last year, wow! O how I love to watch them grow. He was all over the place this last session, exploring his one month of walking independence was his only goal during our photo shoot. Happy Birthday Marshall.

Here is our little guy's 1st year in photographs:
1 yr, 8 mo, 3 mo, 2 weeks, and in the womb.

Art for an Artist. Fresno Portrait Photographer

These two cuties are not from any typical photo shoot... they are the beautiful children of one of my favorite professors while I was at Fresno State. This mommy taught me everything I know about figure drawing and helped foster my talent in painting. I admire her as an individual, as a teacher, as an artist, and now as a mother. What an honor it was to be the one to photograph her precious children, and oh the pressure I had to get it right! ;)

Thanks mom and dad for being so wonderful, and I hope you like the way your unexpected "livingroom makeover" turned out.

Ladybug is getting big! Fresno Family Photographer

I have been watching this little ladybug grow for the past year, and I must say that I have had the biggest adventures with mom and baby during this time. Last night I came home from our session exhausted and with dry grass from that field poking me all over. But it was worth it, we captured some wonderful images. What do you think mom?

No worries, mom is hiding behind the tree with a good grip on her!

Sometimes children make me laugh so hard that I barely manage to get the image. Take a look at this pumpkin squat... She was standing there for the longest time and then decided to take a load off, playing a precision game of balance. She had mom and I rolling in laughter.

Here is her year in review at 1 year, 7 months, 3 months, and 21 days.