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Attention Polka Photos Fans!

Thank you for being loyal readers. Over the past year, I’ve mainly focused the blog on wedding photography and family portraits. I’d love to know what else you would like to see in the blog. Advice on looking your best in wedding photos? Or maybe wedding planning tips from other vendors? Are you interested in photography and looking for photo tips? Would you like more travel photo showcases? Leave a comment or email me. This is your virtual suggestion box!

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Four’s A Crowd

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You may recognize Joel, Elizabeth, Eddie and Jolie from previous family portrait sessions. We spent a chilly afternoon at Balboa Park being silly and taking photos.

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Los Angeles, family portrait photographer, family portrait photography

Jolie is so much bigger now. She’s talking…

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… and flying

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… and trying to be independent.

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She loves exploring on her own.

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Jolie’s big brother keeps a close watch on her.

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Eddie is quite the model.

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Hamming it up!

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Eddie does his best impression of a jeans ad.

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Not to be outdone by her brother, Jolie strikes a pose, too.

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This is her Blue Steel look.

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Ferrari, Le Tigre… Zoolander has some serious competition!

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We take some more fun family portraits with Mom and Dad.

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Los Angeles, family portrait photographer, family portrait photography

Los Angeles, family portrait photographer, family portrait photography

Every portrait session should have some down time – upside-down that is!

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We find a cool tree… or rather it finds us.

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This is my favorite family portrait from the entire session.

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Thank you Joel, Elizabeth, Eddie and Jolie for lots of silliness!

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Keri - LOVE IT! LOVE THEM!

Elizabeth - WOW! You amaze me in how you captured Jolie, her true essence, the best of who she is…. so incredibly accurate! She challenges me so much sometimes, you kind of put of whole new perspective on her! Thanks for your time, energy, patience… and ability to capture us so perfectly!

Polka Photos - You’re welcome! I had lots of fun. Jolie’s very independent for her age – she definitely knows what she wants and what she doesn’t – and doesn’t seem to care about anyone else’s opinion. Eddie on the other hand just wants to entertain. I love all his silliness. What a fun shoot!

Encore! Wide Angle

My favorite part of every wedding is the ceremony. My goal when photographing a wedding is to tell the story of the day, which means I photograph each wedding a little differently. I took this panoramic photo at Melissa and Ryan’s wedding from as low as I could go – flat on the grass.

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P.S. This is my new blog series called Encore!

When I blog about a wedding or portrait session, I try to arrange all the photos to tell a story. Sometimes great photos don’t quite fit. Encore! will feature one (or two!) of those photos every Friday.

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Cool Kids Portrait Session Giveaway!

Not sure if you know this, but Polka Photos takes portraits of some pretty cool kids. So it should come as no surprise that Polka Photos is teaming up with the CoolKids blog to give away a free portrait session in the Los Angeles OR Chicagoland areas.

CoolKids is a fun blog written by Betsy, a working mom with two cool kids of her own. It features lots of cute and super chic outfits for all your budding fashionistas (and great for portrait sessions!), unique Etsy finds, photos of cool kids, and fantastic giveaways.

Check out CoolKids and remember to enter the giveaway for a free portrait session!

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