Maternity Session at John Muir Hospital & newborn life style session in Walnut Creek

Mom contacted me for a maternity session, we were planning to meet at park in Walnut Creek then I received another email that mom was in John Muir  hospital in Walnut Creek for bed rest.  She told me that she didn't have any photos of her belly and photos with her older daughter and husband and she asked me  I could photograph her family at hospital. Off course, I said yes.   She got a permission from her OBGYN Dr. to leave her room for only 20 minutes.   We met at courtyard of John Muir Hospital and did a photo session!  A few days after the photo Session, a baby arrived premature and he was in ICU for 2 months.   Baby is happy and healthy and I was so excited to meet the baby at their beautiful home in Walnut Creek for a newborn family session! They had a beautiful backyard over looking Mt. Diablo!   Mom requested to take photo with a little graduation hat Copeland received when he left ICU at John Muir Hospital.  Copeland was wide awake when I started his solo portraits,  I know most photographers try to put baby in sleep for newborn portraits but for me, I like awake baby so that I can capture beautiful eyes ! U family signed up on my Baby Collection Package which is a package of three sessions to capture baby's first year.  I'm super excited to photograph him again when he is…

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Three generation portrait session at studio in Walnut Creek!

I LOVE three generation portrait session!  Mom is a owner of  TUTU School in Walnut Creek and Montclair     and we have been working together for last couple years!  Her mom was visiting from Philipins and we did a three generation portrait session at my studio in Downtown Walnut Creek.   We had so much fun and I love how pictures turned out!   These pictures will be cherished for many years to come!  

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C family! Business headshot, studio and outdoor family photo session in Walnut Creek!

It has been over  a year since I opened my photo studio in downtown Walnut Creek and I l love it that I can offer studio and outdoor session together in one session!   We started C family's photo session at my studio with mom and dad's business headshots, then family portraits,  I recommend dressing up for studio session and casual outfits for outdoor !  We drove to a park near studio and did more fun and candidate outdoor portraits!   Kids enjoy running around outside !  C family purchased 30 x 40 gallery wrap canvas to display in their living room and I can't wait for them to hang it up on their wall! It is so nice to have a a beautiful family portraits displayed on the wall.   Thank you C family for a fun session! Are you ready to update your family portraits?  Please contact studio for availability!  E-mail : photo@aikacardin.com   Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Oakland, Lafayette, Palo Alto, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, Burlingame, South Bay, San Francisco studio and outdoor natural light family portrait photographer.

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