December 2010 – Page 2 – Anna Gonda Photography

Next on the family shoot tour were Chris, Iya, Charlie and Alex. November had been a really gloomy (and sometimes rainy) month, so when we scheduled this family session, Iya and I hoped and prayed that the weather would clear up so we could shoot outdoors. Thankfully it did, just in time for the twins’ seventh month birthdays.

We shot at a nearby park whose name I cannot remember (Independence Park maybe?). Anyhow, the grass was just so green that we thought it’d be fun to sit. I always bring a blanket of some sorts in my car for occasion such as this and blessing in disguise, it matched everyone’s outfits!

Charlie and Alex…such hams when there are no cameras around, but so modest when the lenses pop up so Mama and Papa did their best to keep the girls entertained (including putting a boppy on my head, which I’m glad no one got a picture of), but in the end, I found it easiest to just watch them and capture the girls as they are – totally engaged and curious about everything and everyone that surrounds them.

When it had gotten too cold to keep shooting outside, we brought it indoors and put the girls some casuals, with a holiday flair. Aren’t those pink sequined Santa hats the best?! When Iya and Chris first put it on them, Charlie and Alex just kind of stared at each other – it was hilarious. Chris’ parents were visiting and did their part to get the girls to smile too. I wish someone had taken pictures of THAT. They were so funny!

What a fun shoot that was! Really it was just a great excuse for some playtime with the girls…

“We forgot his shoes,” Cheska said, carrying a sleepy Colin in her arms. “But he has socks!”

Haha!

I had the special privilege of doing some family shoots this past month, and Richard, Cheska and Colin came up first. I’ve known Cheska since high school. She was a senior when I was a freshman and, totally intimidated, I only really spoke to her when spoken to (she’s probably gonna laugh when she reads this but I totally was!). She was another one of those older girls at my school who my friends and I looked up to. And through mutual friends and, of course, Facebook, we’ve managed to keep in touch.

She asked me to shoot her son, Colin’s 2nd birthday (pics of that to come!), but before that, asked if I could take pictures of him in his Mickey Mouse t-shirt (it was a Mickey Mouse themed party) for the invitations. Since they’d all be free for Colin’s session, I asked them if they wanted some family pictures done and they agreed!

We shot at the Brand Libray Friendship Garden on a gloomy Sunday afternoon. There was rain in the forecast so we took as many pictures as we could before it started to drizzle. Colin was shy at first, but as soon as his mom and dad started singing some of his favorite Disney tunes, he was all smiles and giggles! No shoes? No problem!

Thanks for spending the afternoon posing Richard, Cheska and Colin!