A dream of love…
November 17, 2008 | Filed Under sneak peeks | 5 Comments
…is what I shared yesterday, when I headed up to Palo Alto for a pregnancy portrait session. I met two joyful souls, waiting to welcome a third, and we made some art together. If there is a sweeter, more down-to-earth, present couple out there in the world, I have yet to met them. Once again, I am posting of my gratitude that I have found this path in my life, and that I have such wonderful people to walk it with.
I don’t usually sneak-peek this many images, but they are so far from their families (papa-to-be is a post-doc at Stanford University) that I wanted to give them a lot to share with loved ones who have not seen them for many months.
Enjoy!!
We started out at home…they had a HAMMOCK (and I think I might have made a little “sqeee!!!” of joy when I saw her stripey thermal AND rainbow jeans):
We created some beautiful, amazing, gorgeous intimate images…which I am not going to show you here (sorry! :-)…I will show you these (the ginko was a birthday card…how sweet and romantic is *that*?!?!?):
We met up again just before sunset to do some portraits on the Stanford campus…I was SO excited when N. said that she wanted to do pictures by the Andy Goldsworthy sculpture outside the Cantor Center, because it is absolutely my most favoritest piece there, and it’s her favorite TOO!
…here’s another…this was such a hard shot to get, because I asked N. if she could keep a totally serious face while he kissed her cheek, and she had to fight soooooo hard not to smile…
…then we meandered off toward the main quad, and I asked if she could twirl for me…and then they danced the TANGO in the magic light…and my heart just about popped!!!
…they indulged me with a shot in front of the book drop at Green Library (an homage to a shot from this session by one of my photographic heroines, Tara Whitney)
…and then we meandered back through the olive and oak grove….
…and said our goodbyes. This was my last shot of the day:
…thank you, a million billion times over…
…thank you B. and N…
…thank you universe…
…thank you light…
…thank you life…
…just, thank you.
xoxo,
Lilia
Sorry about the crickets!!
November 13, 2008 | Filed Under life | Leave a Comment
So things have been awfully quiet around here in my little corner of the online universe, which usually happens when I’m shooting and proofing up a storm! I’ll have some images of proofs and orders to share in the next day or so, but for now, some much belated pictures from the Halloween festival at Full Circle Farm!
I don’t have releases from the mamas and papas of the amazing cuties that attended the festival, so you’ll just have to take my word for it that there were some FABULOUS costumes and amazingly cute kids (hopefully they will email me so that I can share!). I can, however, share a few of my favorite shots of FCF staff and kids, our grownup guests, not to mention some of the amazing fauna that showed up.
Enjoy!!
xoxo,
Lilia
My very very best friend in the whole wide world, dressed up as a lacewing:
Who says chickens don’t fly??:
Beneficials, in all senses of the word (plus a princess :-):
I think this is a falcon - she came to perch above the festival, totally fearless!!
Some gorgeous costumes:
A sweet little sheep:
this little pup barked every time my shutter clicked - it was SO cute!!:
An invitation…
October 31, 2008 | Filed Under sneak peeks | Leave a Comment
Hi gang,
For my local readers, I would like to extend an invitation to attend Full Circle Farm’s Healthy Halloween Hoedown!
The HHH will be tonight (Halloween) from 4:30pm - 6pm, on the farm (1055 Dunford Way in Sunnyvale). I will be there (dressed in my ladybug costume, which I made myself! ;-) taking pictures and having fun.
Full details on the FCF website
We’ll have a fresh-apple cider press, a bicycle-powered smoothie machine, a (not too scary) haunted greenhouse, a costume parade, and more! Little ones of all ages are welcome, so bring your flashlight and your closed-toed shoes and your Halloween spirit!!
In case of rain, we’ll be moving everything into our newly completed greenhouse, and continuing with the party. Hope to see you there!!
xoxo,
Lilia
All you need is love…
October 29, 2008 | Filed Under sneak peeks | 5 Comments
Days like today, I’m humming that tune, dancing on cloud nine. I headed up the Peninsula to create some newborn portraits. I met a sweet little man named Nolan, his amazing mama and papa, and his sweet grandparents, and we made some art together, out of the love that they have for one another, and the amazing miracle that is a tiny, brand new human being.
Creating a newborn portrait is an extraordinary experience - there is personality, joy, opinion, humor, everything that is a person, even when the package is as tiny as can be, and every one is unique. Getting to witness that, well…that’s just a gift. So, thank you, Nolan, and your tribe…I hope you treasure these images. I know I do.
xoxo,
Lilia
p.s. oh, and one other thing? Newborns make the funniest faces!!
