Its been a while....

I cant believe its almost been a month since my last blog post. For those of you that have had sessions with me over the past few weeks you know that December was one crazy month for Photography By Charise. Never-the-less, I thought I should get a quick post up to include some of my last sessions of 2007. All of these wonderful clients have already received their prints however I wouldnt want to leave all of my faithful blog readers without their preview from the sessions as well ;).

We took a quick overnight trip to Palm Springs to visit with my grandparents and my cousin and her family. While there I had the opportunity to shoot my cousin and her adorable kiddos.







Back at the studio I photographed adorable baby "A" for the 3rd time. He is so precious and always a pleasure to photograph!



The little business man himself


Bringing a little bit of holiday "joy"



The Chamorro family traveled to my studio for a nice big family portrait. Here are a few individual shots of the family.














The MacKellar family...I usually just photography sweet baby "P" but for the holidays the whole family came to the studio for a session and then we ran out for some "snow" photos by the christmas tree.







The Alvarado Kiddos....I often shoot little "L", hes the famous "messy one year old" from the cake photos in my studio. For the holidays he brought his beautiful cousins along for some photos.

The "S" Family

Another spectacular family to photograph. We started our session in the studio with the goal of capturing some 3 year photos of their youngest son along with a few family shots. Little "C" definatley gave me a run for my money, but in the end we were able to sneak some smiles and giggles from him. Our session lasted about 3 hours and let me tell you all three of the kids were such great troopers! After we got some shots in the studio we took a quick lunch break to refuel the kiddos and then off to the park for a few more family shots and some fun playtime shots of the kids. Here are a few of my faves from the session as I am starting to go through the editing process....just look at all the beauty pouring out of this family!

Take 2

I had the pleasure of shooting these cuties several months ago and was so happy to have them back in the studio for some holiday pictures this past week. "L" and "H" are always a pleasure to photograph, full of wit and charm you cant help but enjoy their presence. And of course, here are a few images from our session.

A few more sneak peeks

We are Family! (typed while singing of course :))

You may recognize 3 of these cuties from a past session! I photographed them in the park several months ago and this time we met at the studio for some holiday photos as well as a few with their cousin whom I photographed for the first time at this session. I mean really, how can you go wrong with 4 beautiful girls in the studio? Another fun session filled with giggles and playtime. Having known the 2 older girls since they were just babies I really cant believe how much they have grown up already!












The Garibay Family

I had the pleasure of meeting this family at a recent military picnic I photographed, I only spent a short amount of time with them at the picnic but was able to spend much more time with them during a full OpLove session last week. Oh my goodness, let me tell you that I am SO happy I was able to really meet and spend more time with this great family. Not only are they a pleasure to be around and photograph but the little girls are a blast!!! We danced, laughed, modeled and played...and laughed some more, and probably a bit more. "I" and "N" were just so much fun, so full of life and energy and really loved the camera....which always makes my job a bit easier. As I have been going through and editing this session I cant help but giggle a little more just remembering how fun these girls were.

Holiday Gift Giving

I have had a few inquiries over the past few days so thought I would post a quick FYI post that Photography By Charise offers gift certificates to assist with your gift giving :) Gift Certificiates can be purchased for a specific dollar amount or for a specific service or item.

Give the gift that will last a lifetime!

Another catch-up post :)

The M family!
This sneak peek is extra fun for me as it is of my brother and sister-in-law and my super sweet neice and nephew. The four of them came to the studio last week for some family portraits that included one of their favorite things to do as a family...snowboards! We had a great time during our session as well as at a little afternoon playtime for the kiddos.











Hello Cutie Pie!!!
I just love when a new little cutie comes into the studio with that amazing presence that just lights up the room. Little "D" is exactly one of those kiddos. She is sweet, full of life and simply adorable! I had a wonderful time playing with her and taking a few images in between. Here is a sneak peek from our session.