Archive for the ‘Babies/Bebes’ Category

Agustin-1 year old

March 3, 2010

Agustin is 1! I’ve been meaning to post this for a while now, but new things keep coming up. I will do a post soon with updates about life in Chile and the earthquake, but in the meantime, enjoy some cuteness. It has been a pleasure to watch this little guy grow up. Here you can see him at 6 months and 9 months. He and his family have been great to work with and I hope there are more sessions in his future. It was by chance that we met, but I feel lucky to know them all.

Agustin cumplio un año! Demore un poco en subir estas fotos, pero ha sido un placer verlo crecer eses ultimos meses. Aqui lo puedes ver a los 6 meses y 9 meses. Ha sido fantastico trabajar con el y su familia y espero que haya mas sesiones en su futuro. Fue al azar que conocimos, pero yo siento con la suerte de haberle conocidos.

I’m going to start with one of my favorites, enjoy. Voy a empezar con uno de mis favoritos, disfruta.

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(Detalles del concurso en Español abajo)

Although it seems like the year just started, its February already. Happy Groundhog’s Day and Happy 20th Birthday to my brother Shawn!

Februrary means the vendors will soon fill the streets of Santiago with all things red and heart shaped as Valentine’s Day approaches. While the “holiday” has become somewhat commercialized, I think its still important to focus on its original intention-to celebrate love. And my opinion, this means any loving relationship, whether it be between a couple or between a parent and child, cousins, or even really good friends.

As for my part in all of this love, I am giving away a portrait photography session in celebration of Valentine’s Day and all loving relationships. Plus you are the one to spread the love, as you can win the session for a friend or family member.

Here’s how it works:

1. Contest runs from February 2-February 13. The winner will be announced on February 14 on the blog.

2. You can only nominate someone else, not yourself or your immeadiate family-it’s all about spreading the love.

3. To nominate someone to win the session, send an e-mail to info@medianaranjaphotography.com with why you think the nominee is such a great example of love-whether it be amorous, platonic or even family love and why the deserve to win a session with Media Naranja Photography.

4. The top story will be selected on the 14th and posted on the blog. The winner will receive a portrait photo session and CD of digital files from the session. This can be for a maternity, kids, family(up to 6 people) or couples session. The session cannot be used for a newborn session and must be used in Santiago before March 31, 2010.

5. And as an extra love bonus, the nominator of the winner will receive 50% off for a photo session for themselves as well.

Aunque parece que el año recién empezó, ya estamos en Febrero.  Hay que desear un Feliz Cumpleaños a mi hermano Shawn, que cumple 20 años hoy día.

Febrero significa que pronto los vendedores van a llenar las calles de Santiago con todo rojo y de corazón. Aunque el día ya parece un poco comercializado, es importante enforcar en la idea original del día- de celebrar amor. En mi opinión, es importante celebrar cualquier tipo de amor, no solo entre parejas, pero también entre familias y amigos.

Como mi parte en todo este amor, estoy regalando una sesión fotográfica en celebración del día de San Valentín. Uds. son los que me ayudan difundir el amor- pueden ganar la sesión para un amigo/a o familiar.

Aquí es como funciona:

1. El concurso va desde hoy, 2 de febrero hasta el sábado 13 de febrero. El ganador será anunciado el 14 de febrero en el blog.

2. Solo puedes nominar a otra persona, no a si mismo ni su familia imeadiata-la idea es compartir el amor con los demás.

3. Para nominar a alguien para ganar la sesión, manda un correo electrónico a info@medianaranjaphotography.com con las razones de que esa persona es un ejemplo bueno del amor (entre pareja, platónico o familiar) y porque merecen ganar una sesión con Media Naranja Photography.

4. El mejor cuento será seleccionado el 14 de febrero y ser publicado en el blog. El ganador recibirá una sesión fotográfica y un disco de las imágenes digitales de la sesión. Puede ser una sesión de embarazo, de niños, de familia (hasta 6 personas) o de pareja. No puede ser usado para una sesión de recién nacido y tiene que ser usado en Santiago antes del 31 de Marzo, 2010.

5. Como un regalo extra, la persona que nomina al ganador recibirá un descuento de 50% para una sesión para si mismo también.

Meet little Amalia. These newborn portraits were taken at 5 & 7 days old. It took two days to get her to sleep a bit for the pictures-she definitely just wanted to be part of the action. Everytime she seemed to fall asleep, she would wake her self up and roll over.  With a lot patience and a lot of rocking her back in forth by her very loving parents, I think we got some good shots. Enjoy the sneak peak of Amalia!

Conozca Amalia. Estes retratos fueron tomados a los 5 y 7 dias de vida. Demoremos dos dias en hacerle dormir para las fotos-ella solo queria interactuar. Con mucha paciencia y cariño de sus papas, creo que obtuvimos algunas buenas. Disfrutan las primeras fotos de Amalia!

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I’m a little behind on posting, but will have New Year’s and some client posts up soon. In the meantime, here are some fun memories from my nephew Francisco’s first Christmas.

These pictures were taken with my new 50mm 1.4 lens, my Christmas present to myself and goal #25  of my 51 in 501 list. Well, the goal was to try it out, but I figured I’d go ahead and buy myself a Christmas present after all the hard work that has gone into this year and starting a business. I’m so happy I did because I absolutely love the lens and the great results it produces and am excited to use it in some of my sessions coming up.

Enjoy!

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Happy 10 Weeks Wyatt

December 2, 2009

Meet Wyatt. He just turned 10 weeks old.

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And now meet his beautiful family.

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This little guy gave me some great faces throughout the session, always keeping one eye on me and the camera to make sure he didn’t miss out on anything.

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He loves watching his mom too…

Blogwyatt4915I love the relaxed feeling in this next shot. They look so happy as a new family of three.

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And to finish off, a nice father/son moment…a sign of many more to come.

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Sneak Peak: Baby Arden

October 10, 2009

Arden’s family received a gift card for a session from a friend and I was glad we were able to get together yesterday as he turned 5 weeks old for a fun shoot and be able to include his visiting grandparents as well. I’m still editing the pictures, but here are a  few that caught my eye. More to come soon.

La familia de Arden recibio de regalo una sesion de fotos y me alegro poder juntar con ellos ayer, el dia en que cumplio 5 semanas,  para realizarla sesion y aprovechar la visita de sus abuelos. Todavia estoy editando las fotos, pero aqui son algunos de mis favoritos. Mas fotos pronto.

I think this first one might be my favorite of all. Such a sweet moment.

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blogTinsley1467And a sweet father son moment to finish off.

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(Espanol abajo). There is a big movement in the world of photography to try and help people through pictures. The are large movements like Help Portrait, Think Pink Photography (which I am a part of) and individuals who inspire, such as Zack Arias and his series of motivational blog posts. All of these things gave me further motivation to give back with photography, something I’ve been looking for ways to do for a while.

An acquaintance introduced me to an orphanage/foster home for children ranging from newborns to 3 years old. It is a great organization with over 40 kids in their care here in Santiago. The staff is diligent, caring and have a great responsibility for the kids living there. These children have arrived at the home because their family decided to/or was determined unfit(for various reasons) to be able to care for them. It can’t be an easy life, but they always greet me with smiles.

I have embarked on a project to photograph all the kids in the home once a month. Each child has a folder where we store the photos and follow their growth. The idea is that when the children either return to their family or are adopted, they have a record of their infancy and/or childhood and have these important memories, just like other kids who are in more fortunate situations.

It is truly an enlightening experience that makes you appreciate what you have and your upbringing. I’m lucky that I had a great supportive family growing up, with lots of memories and pictures, so I am glad to be able to at least help these kids in some way.

I have so many cute pictures of beaming smiles and big eyes from my visits at the home, but due to their at-risk situation, I can’t show their faces. So here’s just a small sampling  of what I can share.

Hay un gran movimiento en fotografia ahora para ayudar a personas a traves de fotografia. Hay grandes grupos y personas individuales que estan inspirando y coordinando varios esfuerzos.

Una conocida me introdujo a una casa de lactantes aqui en Santiago. La gente que trabaja alla es diligetne, carinoso y feliz y esfuerza muco para cuidar a los 40 ninos entre recien nacido y tres años de vida. Los ninos estan alli porque su situacion familiar no les permite vivir en casa.  No tienen una vida facil, pero siempre me saludan con sonrisas.

He empezado un proyecto de ir a la casa una vez al mes para sacar retratos de todos los ninos. Cada nino tiene una carpeta donde guardamos las fotos para mostrar su crecimiento. La idea es que cuando regresen a sus familias o sean adoptados, tendre un recuerdo de su infancia/ninez como todos los otros ninos.

Es una experiencia muy linda que te hace apreciar lo que tienes. Tenia suerte de tener a una familia que me quiere y que me apoye y me alegro poder tener la oportunidad para ayudar a estes ninos de alguna forma.

Debido a su situacion de peligro, no puedo mostrar sus caras aqui, pero por lo menos, puedo incluir algunos momentos que capture.

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If you are interested in supporting this great cause, either with monetar support, donations of diapers and forumla or by volunteering, please let me know.

Si esta interesado en apoyar a esta causa, con dinero, donaciones de panales o comida, o como voluntario, avisame.

Agustin-9 meses

August 19, 2009

Me alegro mucho de haber tenido la oportunidad de fotografiar a este nino de nuevo. Recuerde su sesion de 6 meses? Ya tiene 9 meses y me sorprendio ver cuanto habia crecido. El dia que fuimos a sacar fotos estaba de humor serio, pero igual quedamos con varias fotos y recuerdos familiares lindos.

I was thrilled to have the chance to photography this little guy again. Remember his 6 month session here? He’s now 9 months old and I was impressed to see how much he had grown. The day of the session, he was in a very serious mood but I love the results and the fun family memories we were able to caputre. Can’t wait until his 1 year session in November. Enjoy!

And my favorite for last. There is just something about this picture that I love!

It seems as though I have a new spokesman after my session yesterday. I know its hard to resist my new packaging;-). Do you like it? More from this fun session soon.

Parece que tengo un nuevo promotor, no? Se que es dificil resistir a mi nuevo emabalaje. Les gusta? Mas de esta sesion pronto:-)

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Francisco Andres-2 Meses

June 24, 2009

Recuerden a Paola de su sesion de embarazo? Ahora su hijo tiene 2 meses y fuimos a sacar fotos hace una semana para caputrar su crecimiento. Es un nino tan lindo! Tuve la gracia de escuchar a su primera carcajada, que suerte, fue muy bonito.

Remember Paola from her maternity session? Her son is now 2 months old and we had a photo session a few weeks ago to capture his grwoth. He’s such a cute baby! At the beginning of the session I was greeted with his first real laugh. How lucky am I?

Such a happy, curious baby/Qee feliz y curioso el bebe!

Snack time!/Hora de comer!

“Ok, I’ve had enough, let me sleep”/Ya es suficiente, tengo sueno!