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Photography By Charise: July 2007

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Giving Back x2!

I had my first 2 Operation:Love ReUnited Sessions this past week! I must admit that it was even more fulfilling for me than I imagined. The ability to go out and do something for these wonderful families who sacrafice so much for our country and our freedom is truly a gift in itself.


The first one was with a wonderful family of 4, Dad will be deployed over the next few weeks so we were able to capture some great family shots and playtime with dad and the kiddos. As usual both children were just adorable, the youngest just loved to smile for the camera which is always a plus! During this shoot I was also accompanied by the Ventura County Star Newspaper who will be writing an article on Op:Love and my envolvment with it, they had a photographer on site snapping pics of me snapping pics :). I will be sure to keep you all updated with a date the story is scheduled to run. In the meantime, here is are a few images that really hit home for me from the first session that day.












And the second family, also an amazing group. Dad was to be deployed just 2 days after our shoot so this was really a pleasure to capture for them. Their free spirits and fun loving unity was a wonderful inspiration for our session. The children each had their own distinct personality, the oldest "C" is the joker of the family, he loved to joke and make silly faces, I see the possibility of acting in his future. The middle son "J", an sensitive soul with a great heart and of course the littlest "J" the sweet daughter...she is certainly daddys little girl, you can just feel their bond when they look at each other. You can not help but smile when you are around this great family. Here is a quick peek at our session!










Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Polka Dot Fun!

Heres a sneek peek of the little cutie pie I shot on Friday! I just loved her great polka dots complimented with her big beautiful eyes and bright smile. She surely has one of those smiles that is contagious!







Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Take 2

I just shot sweet baby "S"'s 6 month pictures this last week as well. I cant believe its already been almost 3 months since the last time I photographed this sweet little girl. I always enjoy shooting this little sweetheart and believe it or not I think shes getting more and more adorable as time passes. Here is a sneek peek from our session.







Its their "Lucky Day"

Im a little behind in my posting so I wanted to catch up on a few things. On the biggest wedding day of the year 7-7-07, I had the pleasure of shooting backup for local photographer Curtis Huettner of Dream Day Imagery. Together we shot a beautiful wedding at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa. The location was amazing, the bride stunning and the groom wasnt too bad either. ;) The bride, groom, bridal party and families were such a pleasure to work with as I get my feet wet into the world of wedding photography. Here are just a few of my favorite captures from this spectacular event.













Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Somethin' fishy ;)

I bought a brand spankin new lens last week and I am LOVIN it!!! I have been drooling over this lens for quite some time and finally took the leap and went for it and boy am I glad I did! I was actually able to get my little munchkin in the studio for some fun shots to test out the new lens and the new fish bowl prop. Here is a teaser for now....

A sneek peek

I had the pleasure of shooting sweet little "M" on Friday last week. What an adorable little guy he is! So sweet and SO sophisticated! He was the first of my "1st birthday" shoots that didnt want to dig into the cake with is hands but insisted on using a spoon instead. Hes the kind of little one that just brings a smile to your face! Heres a quick sneek peek of some of the images from our session.











Thursday, July 5, 2007

Seniors and brothers and cousins...oh my!

I had the pleasure of shooting 3 wonderful young men over the weekend. Senior "M", his younger brother "M" and their senior cousin "J". They were great fun! Cousin "J" is in town visiting and going through some tryouts for a possible ice hockey scholarship. From what I hear he is a stud on the ice! Senior "M" is a spectacular water polo player for his High School and his younger brother "M" also a sports nut plays volleyball at his High School as well as the playing the guitar for a little extra fun. Little Brother "M" was so great to play us some great tunes on his guitar during the shoot. Thanks again boys, I had a great time shooting you! Here is a sneak peek at just a few of my personal favorites from our shoot.





Wednesday, July 4, 2007

The 4th, on the 3rd!

Happy 3rd!!! Okay, let me explain...in Moorpark they celebrate and have their fireworks activities on July 3rd rather than on the 4th. So last night we went to celebrate the 4th, on the 3rd with some friends in Moorpark. Todays pics are just of some of the fireworks from the celebration. But I will be sure to share some new client shots later today as well.