waiting for ting-ting • the hsieh-schumacher family

little ones, outdoors, pregnancy, we are family

Yvonne is an looooong-time friend of my sister’s; they’ve known each other since fifth grade! Over the years, I have gotten to chronicle the friendship among nine of their classmates. Now, most of them are married with children, & every so often I get to marvel at how my little sister’s friends are all grown up. Luckily, Yvonne and her family live in Los Angeles, so I get to see them & shoot them regularly. Recently, Yvonne was a featured model for Belly Armor, a company that makes blankets & clothing for pregnant moms to shield their unborn babies from the effects of everyday radiation from cellphones & laptops. The company was founded by another one of my sister & Yvonne’s childhood friends, an entrepreneur & mom, Aileen. I got to shoot all their new product photography–a pleasure & an honor to be an involved with such a visionary company! And my follow-up was a pregnancy shoot with Yvonne, her husband David, & their older daughter Sonia. In just a few weeks, they’ll be welcoming Baby Sister!

erin • boudoir session

beauty & boudoir, dance

Ah, the lithe & lovely Erin Lamont! Gorgeous & talented & down-to-earth–the real triple threat! She’s a dancer & choreographer & generous model in every way.  I tried to capture her in both her more relaxed, undone self, as well as her talented moving self.  And when people describe a woman with “impossibly long legs”–that is meant for Erin! It was a thoroughly enjoyable, improvised shoot–and full of Erin’s authentic energy.  Thank you, Erin, for the chance to “play” and capture your beauty! {Congratulations, Erin & Jesse, who are getting married this weekend! Here’s to love…& lust!}

kathy • boudoir session

beauty & boudoir, outdoors

Kathy is that stunning woman you envy for her beauty–and then she tells a totally low-brow, dirty joke & tells it well, & then you love her!  She was so fun to shoot, because she didn’t take herself too seriously.  She’s undeniably gorgeous, so no matter how much we laughed in-between shots, she made my work look good!

coy + dangerous = the perfect Eve