Holiday Family - Rocky Video

Nope, we're not talking Sly Stallone here... my mom used to sing the Rocky Chair song to us when we were little... Josh was rocking her in the rocky chair, and we sang it to him. Lo and behold - on Christmas morning, when he opened his present, this adorable rocking dinosaur, he sang it to us!!! Mom and I cried with joy... my little guy is so smart, and he's chattering in sentences now!

Family Holiday Portraits - An amazing gift...

My wonderful friend Joe, who I have known for around 20 years, sent Josh something amazing... First of all, the gift wrap was a thing of beauty... it made the rest of the gifts green with envy. Then Josh opened it. Seriously... the. coolest gift. ever. These blocks so amazing, so unique, so creative. I wondered where in the world he got them... then my mom said, "hey, doesn't that one say 'Josh Sayre' on it?" The wheels in my mind start cranking... I call Joe, thank him, wish him a Merry Christmas, and then I say, "Did you make these?????" and he says, "Yes!" I am completely blown away at that moment, and barely able to speak (VERY unusual for me - LOL) and I start to cry. What an amazing gift from Uncle Joe... My friend, I can't even say how much this means to me, um I mean Josh... You are so awesome!

love,

Kim

Scenic Photography - San Juan Capistrano

What do photographers do on vacation? Take photographs of course!! This week has shaped up nicely - weather was crappy for the first few days, but we managed to see a lot of cool stuff!! Tuesday we went to the Scripps Acquarium, and La Jolla. We finally we got to Disneyland yesterday with Josh. It was super crowded, and we only stayed about an hour. The photo is from his tour of Mickey's house... he never did see this mouse everyone was on about... Today we went to San Juan Capistrano to see the Mission. I did a wedding at the Tea House on Los Rios a few years ago, and really remembered loving this quaint town. The mission was very beautiful and serene. Love this shot of my lovely mom!! Josh enjoyed his coffee, and slept all the way home. We're off to the San Diego Zoo tomorrow and then back home!

Children's San Diego Portraits - Josh on the Beach

Greetings from our mini-vacation this week in San Diego! We flew in yesterday, and got settled into our condo, which is gorgeous and overlooks the ocean! Today we didn't do much, just walked around and went to the beach and pier. Josh had a blast. He loved throwing the sand!!! Ran into a couple of photographers doing family portraits... totally can see why they love it here... it's beautiful. We're technically in Oceanside, right across from the pier... My darling son is obsessed with cleaning, so he's just "the Boss" We sent daddy a video this morning, and he totally cracked up - Josh and his vacuum... Also, the view from the pier tonight... Enjoy!

Kim

Oakland Fashion Photography - Think Pink!

I think Miss T looks absolutely divine in pink... Next time you come to the studio, there will likely be a big canvas of this... :^)

Kim

Oakland Fashion Photography - One more...

I really love this one too!!

Oakland Fashion Photography - Tiffany waits for the train...

Ok, today goes down as one of the best photo days of my life. We had a goal... a vision per se, and we persevered and made it happen. I feel like I haven't slept in days, but I just had to get a couple of these processed and up here... This location is about the coolest place I have ever been to photograph someone, and our someone was such a lovely lady, both stunning looks and vibrant personality, and a million watt smile... all this combined with some of my very best friends all shooting together made for an experience I won't soon forget.

Special thanks to Sarah for having the vision to get us there and the flickr guys for telling us the way to go... Joerg for asking me along... Shannon for being a rock star both as a photographer AND a makeup artist (and for finding us our beautiful model) and especially Tiffany for being so lovely and accomodating, and willing to do all that we asked and trapse around in evening gowns in dust an inch thick. My throat hurts from the dust and gunk, my shoulders and back hurt from shooting, my wrist hurts from photoshop, but my heart is full and my soul is singing right now... Here's one for tonight! I am sure there will be more along the way!
Kim

San Francisco Zoo - Josh's First Visit!!

As I stumbled through my kitchen, searching for the coffee pot, I noticed that it was going to be a pretty darn gorgeous day! I picked up the phone, and called my friend Elizabeth, who watches my neighbor's daughters, and said, "Hey! Let's go to the zoo!!" We were off! (well, after our brief stop at Starbucks for much needed cups of coffee...)

Eloise and Josh had a blast. It was great because Elo is 6 months older than Josh, so she really showed him the cool stuff... We saw reindeer, flamingos, giraffes, monkeys, birdies, penguins, lions (OMG I was totally freaking out how close they were to us - it was AWESOME). Then the girls had to go... we went shopping for a bit, ate a Zoo Happy Meal for $11.00, and then I thought, "I don't think we've seen enough yet..." We went back in, played on the playground for about 2 minutes. We saw meerkats, amazing owls, more monkeys, and my favorite part, the family zoo, where Josh met some really big "wow-wows" which weren't actually dogs, but goats. He shrugged and brushed them anyway, and then brushed his own hair with the goat brush, and then brushed the ground too. Then he met more of these strange creatures in the barn. The sheep looked at him incredulously, no doubt completely mesmerized by his cuteness, and entertained by his sheep herding dance. They gathered at the back of the barn, plotting how they might escape. He cleaned up some poo out in the yard (Josh loves to clean!) and finally I had to drag him out of there! I think he had the time of his life. :^) Even Mommy the photographer got suckered into buying completely out of focus photos of Josh and I at the zoo gate... Trying out a new software for slideshows... here's the day in photos... Slideshow :^)

Family Holiday Portraits - Holiday Deadline!!

Hello to friends and clients!! I just wanted to remind everyone that the last day to place holiday print orders is

Friday, December 12, 2008!!!

The studio will be closed for the holidays this year from 12/13/08 to approximately 1/5/2009. During that time we will answer emails and voicemails when we can get to them, and schedule wedding consultations depending on our availability. I will also be working on some album designs that have trickled in at the end of the year. I hope that whatever holidays you celebrate, you will have a wonderful and rich time with friends and family!