5 Kids, 2 Parents and a Dog | Hawaii Family Photographer

Posted on May 16, 2010

Just a quick Sneak Peek for Annie!

Girl, you are such a natural beauty.

By the way,

THIS is what happens when you have

5 kids in one photoshoot!

Why I got started… | Hawaii Child Photographer

Posted on May 8, 2010

I am often asked how and why I got started as a photographer.  I have always admired Nature and loved to capture it's beauty, such as I could with the 110 film camera or disposable cameras I had on hand.  It wasn't until I had my first daughter that I started playing with digital photography.  I started with a Fujifilm Finepix and started learning the basics of Shutter speed and Aperture.  I would get lucky and get some good images of my daughter and her friends.  Then, when my second daughter was born, I was introduced to Newborn and Child Photography by the very talented Lisa Hoang of Windwardskies and Simply Baby Photography when she photographed my then 10 day old and 20 month old.  I was so impressed by how she captured them so well that it soon became my mission to learn more.  A very good friend of mine was also interested in photography and we goaded each other on and pretty much had a camera in our hands at all times just practicing.  

It became an obsession to be creative not only with light, but with my subjects, as well.  Of course, who did I have to practice on at all times?  My two daughters!  I must say that they are not the easiest of subjects.  They were faster than my camera!  I had to upgrade because of the shutter lag(the time between pressing the button and the camera taking the picture) on my Fuji.  So I upgraded to a Canon 40D.  A whole new world was opened up to me then!  The things that that camera would do that the Fuji just couldn't compete with!  No longer did I miss pictures of my speedy girls !  I was able to play more with aperture and depth of field to separate subject and background.  

I wanted to capture every moment of their lives especially since my husband is a Marine and was deployed for the first 6 1/2 months of Colleen's, my second daughter, life.  I didn't want him to miss anything.  Even after he came home, I was driven to document their lives to the best of my ability.  I wanted to really capture their personality, their every expression and quirky gesture.  (My daughter is gonna hate me for posting this one! :D )

I soon realized it wasn't only my own kids and family that I wanted to capture!  Everywhere I turned was something I just had to capture.  Childhood is so fleeting and so many things easily forgotten in the pace of today's family life.

Now, I love to capture those moments for other people like I have been capturing them for my own daughters, family and friends.  

The laughter and the sweet moments…

The mischievous personalities…

And the private happy moments that should be remembered in times of strife.

On this Mother's Day, I wanted to show you my beautiful inspirations, my daughters.  Without them, I may never have found my passion for Photography.  

My incredibly smart and precocious soon-to-be Kindergartener, Elizabeth.

My very mischievous and persistent 3 year old, Colleen.

I only hope that they don't hate being in front of the camera as much as I do as they grow up!  My passion for Photography comes second only to my passion for my family.

Baby Blues | Hawaii Child Baby Photographer

Posted on May 4, 2010

Can you believe how adorable this little girl is?!

You gotta love a little chunk on a baby!

Her eyes are SO very blue

and she was such a happy baby!

I could have photographed her all day long!

Mother’s Day Mini Sessions | Hawaii Family Photographer

Posted on April 21, 2010

Announcing my Mother's Day Special!

Schedule a Mother themed Mini-session

between now and Mother's Day (May 9th)

and receive:

45 min session

8×10 Bevel mounted print with Easel

and

5 images on disk

for $250!

Don't miss out on this great deal!

And the winner is…. | Hawaii Family Newborn Photographer

Posted on April 21, 2010

Me!

Just kidding!  Well, sort of!

I feel like a winner because of all of you who participated

and showed interest in my photography!

The real winner is

Lisa Haglund

with her suggestion of:

Thereasa Gwinn Photography – Finding Life's Natural Beauty

These are some images from Lisa's Newborn session 6 months ago!

I can't wait to get him in the studio soon. 

He's the cutest 6 month old!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Little Mermaids | Hawaii Newborn Photographer

Posted on April 20, 2010

Aren't these two just the sweetest

little girls you have ever seen?!

It was cold and windy

but, thankfully, their Mom

was willing to bring them out for a few minutes!

I'm sure the other people

on the beach 

thought I was crazy 

jumping up and down 

behind the camera

to get Sam's attention!

Tag Line Contest | Hawaii Family Newborn Photographer

Posted on April 11, 2010

I have been trying to come up with a "tag line" for my photography.

You know, like 

Nike's "Just Do It", 

Coke's "The Real Thing",

and so many others.

A friend suggested that I ask my loyal followers for their ideas.

 

So, I'm asking y'all to give me your thoughts.

Have a look at my images,

think back to your session,

let me know,

in 5 words or less,

your idea for a tag line.

 

What's in it for you?

The winning idea will receive a

FREE print up to a 16×20 size!

 

FREE!

 

That means that, if you win, you can choose either:

1.)   An image from one of your sessions

or

2.) Any one of my landscape images

in up to a 16×20 sized mounted print.

 

How do you enter?  

Just leave a comment at the end of this post!

Easy peasy, right?!

 

I will leave the contest open until

Sunday, April 18th at Midnight.

The winner will be announced on

Wednesday, April 21st!

Good Luck and Mahalo for participating!

 

And because no post is complete without an image,

here is one from my trip to the Big Island last week!

So many more to come!

Just a walk on the Beach | Hawaii Family Photographer

Posted on March 27, 2010

Such a lovely family

on a gorgeous evening

in a stunning location!

Can't get much better than that!

Boys on Vacation | Hawaii Family Photographer

Posted on February 18, 2010

I had such a great time with these two boys

who are on vacation here on Oahu

with their Mom.

We played in the water, 

looked at outriggers, 

and watched the gorgeous sunset

in Waikiki.

I hope y'all had a wonderful time the rest of this week!

Silly Brothers | Hawaii Child Photographer

Posted on January 31, 2010

These two brothers were so much fun! We never stopped laughing at everything and nothing.

This image sums up the way the whole 20 minute session went.

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