My Blog http://www.vanessabrooke.net Children and Family Portraits Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:24:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Baby #2! http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1299 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1299#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:21:23 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1299 Henry and I are excpecting our second child in February!  We are so excited and can’t wait for Jayden to have a baby brother or sister!

Here’s a first baby bump photo taken by the fabulous friend and photographer Holly.  Camera: iphone  Location: Jamba Juice

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]]> http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?feed=rss2&p=1299 0 Neighbors! http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1093 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1093#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:24:14 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1093 Henry and I talked about our new neighbors.  Ahem, good things by the way.  When we put a bid (within 20 minutes after looking at the house) we had no idea who our two side neighbors would be.  In fact, we didn’t meet them until the day we moved in.  And we are happy to say, we like them.  We feel blessed to share  2 fences with such great people.

On one side we have Bertie and Nick whom are fun to hang out with.  They also have great nieces and nephews that Jayden loves to play with….

Look at the great crafts Bertie and her nieces made for Jayden’s train table.

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And are neighbors Steve and Lisa next door and their two sons have been more than generous giving Jayden countless books and toys that their boys have outgrown.  SO sweet of them!

Here’s a photo of their boys and Jayden in our backyard playing and having an afternoon snack.

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]]> http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?feed=rss2&p=1093 0 Bridal Fashion http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1240 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1240#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:07:34 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1240 Not only do I enjoy photographing on photo shoots, I also love to be a stylist for them.  So, my good friend Holly from Cakes and Kisses Wedding Photography asked me to help style this Bridal Shoot at the Irvine Strawberry Farms Glof Course.  Btw, brides-to -be, this is a great venue for weddings. It’s SO Martha Stewart Style. We also had the help with the amazing make-up by Reyna, and stunning bouquets by Cindy from Bohemiam Rose Designs.   It was a blast working with a team of such talented women… I just had to sanp a few shots of my own!

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]]> http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?feed=rss2&p=1240 0 Chung Family! http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1226 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1226#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:00:21 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1226 I still can’t get over how smiley and photogenic little Miss Hailey is.  She’s one adorable baby that loves the camera!

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]]> http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?feed=rss2&p=1226 1 Miranda & Thor http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1175 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1175#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:43:26 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1175 This brother and sister duo are just fun and fabulous to photograph!  From creative wardrobe (thank you  to their Grandma Amelia/ Stylist) to rocking it out in front of the camera, they’re just awesome to work with!   Hope you two enjoyed your Summer break with your loving grandma’s & grandpa in sunny California!!  Love ya both… till next Summer!


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]]> http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?feed=rss2&p=1175 5 Kennedy & Erin! http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1144 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1144#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:42:45 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1144 Kennedy turned the BIG 5 recently and she’s enjoying it!

As a lifestyle photographer I have an absolute blast photographing kids, especially when they  have fun during the shoot…. and Miss Kennedy, well she’s one of those fun kids!  I’m usually the one trying to get kids to laugh, but this girl had me laughing.  Hysterically!   And I know where she gets it from, no other than her mom Erin!  Thanks you two for your great smiles!  Just Beautiful!

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]]> http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?feed=rss2&p=1144 2 Carter and Family! http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1125 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1125#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:12:36 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1125 Carter turned 1!  And boy did he have a blast eating cupcakes at his big birthday bash!  It was most definetly a sugar-high day, but hey, you only turn the big 1 once, right?!  Here’s a few photos of this adorable family!

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]]> http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?feed=rss2&p=1125 0 Sneak Peek: Thor & Miranda http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1113 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1113#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:38:45 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1113 DSC_4613

]]> http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?feed=rss2&p=1113 0 Hsieh Family: Hawaii 2010 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1046 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1046#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:48:02 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1046 While we were in Hawaii a few weeks ago, we had our annual family photoshoot with ROCKSTAR photographer Alex Rapada!  We had so much fun on our shoot, we even jumped in the ocean and showed Jauden how to surf!   More photos coming soon…

All wardrobe by: Quiksilver/Roxy

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]]> http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?feed=rss2&p=1046 1 Thomas & Friends http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1008 http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1008#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:24:21 +0000 admin http://www.vanessabrooke.net/?p=1008 Now that Jayden is 2 1/2,  he’s developing little hobbies.  At the moment , it’s all about Thomas & Friends!  Funny as it is, I have to admit, I’m a little into it too.  The trains, the TV show, and the books are really fun, plus educational.  I’m pretty impressed on how Jayden knows all the engines names and how he’s learning how trains operate.  In fact, I can’t wait to take him to see Thomas & Friends live this November at the Orange Empire Railway Perris, CA.

Here are a few photos I took at my house (made a little natural light studio) for the day…

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Jayden struggles with his little fingers when you ask him how old he is… it’s the cutest thing…

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So, he figured out on his own how to hold up two fingers!

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