Here’s a slide show, and some photos just below the slide show. Enjoy!

Congrats Luli & David!!!

This past Saturday, I had the honor to spend some time with Cat, Mike and their beautiful 9-month old son, Nicholas Joseph and capture some intimate moments and dynamics between the three of them.

These are the moments I love to capture, these are the moments that make the word “family” mean so much, the moments that fill my heart with joy.

Nicholas is a sweet, beautiful baby boy who has an amazing level of concentration. Whatever task he is doing, he gives it 100% and you tell from the look on his face how focused he is at the task in hand. When he is not concentrating on a task, and looks at mom and dad, he breaks out the MOST BEAUTIFUL smile ever. Ear to ear!

Cat & Mike, thank you for letting me capture such a wonderful day with you. You are beautiful.

Hit “play” and enjoy the slideshow below!

see more of my children’s portraiture at www.catalinaphotography.com/children

some images from our photo session

Here’s my favorite photograph from our session last week, and quite possibly one of my favorite baby portraits EVER.

]]> http://www.catalinaphotography.com/blog/jamisons-1-year-portrait/feed/ 2 http://www.catalinaphotography.com/blog/emilia-family-portraits/ http://www.catalinaphotography.com/blog/emilia-family-portraits/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:32:14 +0000 catalina http://www.catalinaphotography.com/blog/?p=482 Meet Emilia, also known as Emi. I recently photographed her and awesome parents, Denise & Marcus.

Emi recently turned 2 years old and let me tell you, she is quite a character! She is incredibly focused and concentrates on a task incredibly well. On this particular Sunday morning, Emi was putting on and off about 7 to 9 bracelets and NOTHING could break her concentration!

Emi loves to read and Denise wanted to capture her daughter doing just that, so with a little help from Curious George, we got this thoughtful image.

Emi loves to run outside, so off we went and did a couple of takes as Emi came running towards me. Of all the running photographs I took, this is my favorite!

and last, but not least a more formal portrait of Emi

Prior to that portrait session, I had been eying some fabric at Modern Fabrics and thought this green and brown leaf pattern would be perfect for Amy & Chris’ pregnancy portraits. I must admit I was *quite* pleased with the results.

There is something so romantic, so beautiful about this couple and how loving they are towards each other and how loving they will be to their baby.

Amy & Chris – I wish you the best of luck, health and joy with the arrival of your baby!!

Of all the photos I have taken of Jamison, I think this is my favorite.

I photographed them at their home for individual and family portraits, and here are 3 of my favorite images from the shoot.

Ariana

Arlette

Here are the sisters, playing the piano and sharing a moment that words just can’t describe.

]]> http://www.catalinaphotography.com/blog/two-beautiful-girls/feed/ 2 http://www.catalinaphotography.com/blog/welcome-to-the-new-catalina-photography/ http://www.catalinaphotography.com/blog/welcome-to-the-new-catalina-photography/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:34:39 +0000 catalina http://www.catalinaphotography.com/cms/?p=39 It is with the utmost pleasure that I welcome you to the new Catalina Photography website! A big shout out goes out to my husband, Juan and my brother-in-law, Herman, for making this awesome site come together.

As a bridge from my old blog to this new one, I want to share with you 3 images that Herman took of Juan and I on a recent trip to see Herman in Washington, DC.

These images are special to me because they show a fun and goofy side to my husband and I, and they are a great reminder to live life and have fun  – life is too short!

I look forward to this new chapter in my photography career, and hope you join along for the ride and become an active participant in my blog.

Please feel free to tell me your thoughts on my work.

Join me on this journey and live, love and laugh with me!

Truly yours,

-Catalina