I have been extremely quiet the last few months for two reasons:  1) I deliberately decided to take a break since from January - April to focus on something that is personal and time sensitive for me.  I don’t want to go into details but I just know in my heart, that when a love one needs you and your attention, you will do whatever it takes to be there for them.  2) As a result of this long break, and a few other things, I have decided to re-vamp my business and it starts with a new name and a new look and feel.  I think my business has evolved over these past couple of years, and now I have a clearer vision of where I want to take it.

Within the next week or so, I will announce the new website as well as what happens to Owen Photographie….Stay Tuned….

Neha celebrated her 1st B-day a few months ago….

Nevermind that I haven’t posted for a while…look at Baby Madison…it has been a couple of months since these photos were taken.  She is an angel and mom and dad are so lucky to have her…and the whole world is lucky too because I think Madison is going to bring us hope, peace and lots of love in this world.

Luv you Madison ~ Can’t wait to see you again :)  You are such a sweet princess…

In the Land of Make Believe
there are no deaths,
there may be pain, but always a happy ending
 
There is full of love
in fact it is all about love
Mostly a love about being together
About making it happen
of unions, of climax, of exhiliration
together forevers, walking hand-in-hand to the light
 
But there is one love that does not exist
In the Land of Make Believe
It is the love of letting go
of acceptance…
It is stepping away from ourselves
and respecting the love that stands in front of us
and the life that breathes in front of us
and the voice of the soul that says…
 
It’s time to wind things down…time to move on.
 
Oh how I will miss the presence that be
the silent strength that feeds courage and comfort…
and kindness
 
In the Land of Reality
there exists a love…
 
a space
 
 
        a distance
 
…and goodbyes
 
… a feeling of security despite letting go
 
In fact, it is in letting go that you discover a
deeper love, not of sexual love, nor of matrimonial kind of love
 
but of respectful love…
 
Its’ also an understanding love…
 
In the Land of Make Believe
boundaries somehow vanish
 
In the Land of Reality
boundaries  abound, and stay.
 
The  boundaries in Reality are removed
by this kind of love.
…and in time..in time
 
will strengthen one
will encourage one
will comfort one
 
It is in letting go
that we feel the love even more.

Happy Valentines.

I am once again behind in my blogging but I’d like to think of it as a good thing….I’ve been busy with photo shoots, work, kids and getting orders in before the Christmas break…. I’m so grateful that despite a very busy schedule, my health is still in tact….

I want to share with you my photo shoot with Carsten.  He is preparing for the upcoming iPop Model Competion early next year.  While he already has all the Zed/ comp cards he needs, there is one particular photo that her mom wants me to take for Carsten.  As for me, I am happy to wake up one early morning to work with him and his mom because this guy  is so fun to do a shoot with.  He follows directions well, has patience and does not hesitate to give me the expression I asked for….so cool! He already sounds like a winner to me

I wish you well and good luck on that competition!

Carsten, child model | Mountain View Photographer

Carsten, child model | Mountain View Photographer

Carsten, child model | Mountain View Photographer

Carsten, child model | Mountain View Photographer

Carsten, child model | Mountain View Photographer

Carsten, child model | Mountain View Photographer

Carsten, child model | Mountain View Photographer

This photo session was held a few months back for Saint Rose’s Hospital’s new program: Surgeons-on-Call.  I was  allowed to take photos inside the Operating Room (OR) and it was a unique experience for me.  Well for one, my assistant and I  had to wear gowns and caps while doing the shoot.  I looked like a little messed up kid who woke up from a bad dream.  But looks aside, lighting an OR was a challenging yet fun experience - think bouncing lights all over the tiles surrounding us…

Anyway, here are a few images from that shoot and the esteemed surgeons who were kind enough to spend their evening with us.

Surgeons on Call, St Rose Hospital Photo Shoot

Surgeons on Call, St Rose Hospital Photo Shoot

Surgeons on Call, St Rose Hospital Photo Shoot

Remember the newborn who was lying down on a round plate? ….well..she kinda outgrew that plate and at 7 months,  she is now sitting on the plate with a big sweet smile…in baby years, they change so much and it is nice to see them blossoming and with their own personality.  In Elena’s case, she has the biggest smiles and expressive eyes…

baby photography in San Jose, CA

baby photography in San Jose, CA

baby photography in San Jose, CA

baby photography in San Jose, CA

baby photography in San Jose, CA

Here are some photos of Baby Kate Marie.  You’ve seen her images in my website as well as in some of the cards I recently posted.  Now, I’m finally getting to post just her images in my blog….a blog that I seem to constantly neglect but never forget But these images captured at Kate’s 3 weeks old, we will always remember and cherish for a very long time….that’s what photographs are for…..wonderful memories and a perfect act of love.

Newborn Photo in San Jose

Newborn Photo in San Jose

Newborn Photo in San Jose

Newborn Photo in San Jose

Newborn Photo in San Jose

Every year, I take my kids to the Ardenwood Farm in Newark, CA to pick our pumpkins and to mark the beginning of the holiday season. This year, we went during the Harvest Festival and we handpicked Indian corn and popcorn with Troy’s class in addition to our usual pumpkin patch visit.  Parents and kids picked as many ears off stalks as they possibly can.  We put most of our corn in the corncrib for the farm to use and we took a few  popcorns with us to cook.

We all had a great time.  As I was taking snapshots of the kids, the families, it made me really happy.  This is what life is about for me:  family, children and being together.  Everything else is secondary.  I’m grateful.

Pregnancy is one of the greatest miracles in the world.  It is beautiful, sacred and divine.  For the expectant parents, it is a time of great expectations and hope.  For the baby in the womb, it is a new beginning, a new life and a bright future for the world.

Maternity Photography strives to capture this particular time in a mom’s life….a time of great expectations and hope.

When the baby is born and years after this photograph has been taken, the child will say: “Is that really me in your tummy, mommy?”

Oh, what joy!!!

Maternity photography

Maternity photography

Maternity photography