Katzenstein Family : South Pasadena Family Shoot

Katzenstein Family : South Pasadena Family Shoot

Wenny pointed out to me that they are probably the goofiest family I’ve photographed to date. And as I was editing these photos, I came to realize that…she’s right. I even had to take a moment in the middle of editing to inform her how much I was laughing at these photos.

Wenny and Todd welcomed these funny munchkins to the world about six months ago. Yes, they’re twins. And they’re an endless source of entertainment. I know this, not because of the photo shoot, but because Wenny is great at updating her Facebook status with their latest shenanigans. Let’s check what it says right now:

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Jones Family : Pasadena Family Shoot

Jones Family : Pasadena Family Shoot

This is Oliver. If you’ve followed my blog, you’ve met him before since I take his photos every six months (Dana has to be the most organized person I know to make this happen). Check him out at ages six months, one year, and one and a half years.

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Terry + Brenden : Los Angeles Maternity Shoot

Terry + Brenden : Los Angeles Maternity Shoot

Extra Point. That’s what Terry’s been calling the kicking child growing inside her belly. As the first child for Terry and Brenden, the excitement between them is palpable. And well, for me too, since Terry is my older sister!

Less than 48 hours after touching down in Los Angeles, I was in Manhattan Beach with these two, capturing them being both silly and loving just a few short weeks before Extra Point makes her debut. I hope I’ve been able to do justice to their happiness for their impending little one.

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San Francisco Engagement  :  MJ + Leon

San Francisco Engagement : MJ + Leon

“I bet you never thought I’d end up with someone like this,” MJ commented while giving Leon a playful shove. That’s how MJ is – she’s playful, energetic, and excited to try new things. It’s not that Leon is not any of those things, but he’s definitely more…east coast. More of a direct, no nonsense, cut and dry kind of guy. And that’s what makes them work so well as a couple – they push each other to do things outside of their comfort zones. Like how MJ makes Leon do things like pose in ridiculous positions. And how Leon makes MJ do things like be on time. She’s constantly trying to push the boundaries and go in different directions, and Leon helps her focus all that energy.

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Meet Alipio

Meet Alipio

He will do things like put his wife’s breast-feeding tank top on his head like a hat. Teach me words that I’ll later need to look up in urban dictionary and cringe at the meanings. “That’s what she said” is his favorite joke. No, he’s not the Dos Equis man. But he is now a father, which is a bit scary.

I’ve known Antonio since junior high and he’s met his match in his wife Heather, who will preemptively make his favorite joke for him and then roll her eyes. Thank goodness she’s around to balance him out as they bring new life into this world.

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