Almost Baby: Gina Steelman

A few weeks ago, I went to Mike and Gina Steelman's house with the intention to do a mini maternity shoot. We figured if I brought Lily with me then she could play with her son Judah and we would be able to have a little bit of time to do her pictures. Our plan took a nosedive when the little ones got bored after 5 minutes and decided we needed to entertain them. So we were only able to take a few pictures before they both had a meltdown.  Here are the results of our super mini maternity shoot:

Suites are the ONLY way to go...

This past Sunday my friend Sybil and I drove up to San Francisco and watched the A's vs Giants game. This was my first experience at a professional baseball game and being the supreme divas that we are ;-) we just had to watch from one of the luxury suites.  After walking around the lower level of the ballpark trying to find the elevator for 20 minutes, we finally made it to the fourth level where all the suites are located. We are two directionally impaired females so we managed to go the opposite way we were supposed to go and ended up walking a full circle around the park AGAIN! As we were walking, we were peeking into each of the suites and O man! these suites were loaded! All of them had plasma screens and couches with a buffets of snacks laid out on the coffee tables.  They looked like hotel rooms with full bars and little mini fridges. We finally made it to our suite and we were just ready to get a drink and watch the baseball game.  After all the walking, the patio seating overlooking the 37,000 people (yes there were 37,000 people at the game! insane right?) was so comfortable! We were high enough that we could see the entire field and all the crowds below us. It was so incredible! The game was so much fun and I will absolutely be attending another one in the future... In style of course :-)

The window behind us reflected the field perfectly.

Preston Castle Shoot: Glamour

What do cracked walls, hot models,and ghosts have in common? 

A few weeks ago, a group of photographers drove up to Ione, CA for a Glamour/Model/Bridal shoot. We had such an amazing time exploring the rundown castle that has been abandoned for decades. The castle isn't really a castle at all, it used to be a boys penitentiary in the early 1900's. The whole place had cracking walls and cobwebs everywhere. There was an infirmary complete with beds and old empty medicine bottles, a bathroom with showers and empty bathtubs, and a wine cellar with dusty old barrels. It was totally creepy and was such a rad background for some of the bridal shots.  Here are a few of my faves: