Melissa maternity session, Saint Helena, East Bay San Francisco maternity portrait photographer

Isn't she beautiful? Melissa is expecting her second child in a few weeks and she requested to do her  maternity session at mustard flower filed in Saint Helena which has been one of my favorite photo location in this time of the year!   I love exploring and discover new photo location for each season.  We had fun created beautiful images together to remember this special time of their life.  I'm so excited to meet their new baby soon and can't wait for his newborn session, too!  Since mom signed up for " baby collection"  I will be photographing him throughout his 1st year.  How fun!  I really do have the best job in the world ;-)   We stopped by Gott's in Napa on the way back for a dinner together.  Ahi tuna burger was amazing and malt milkshake was the best! Congratulations and see you soon!!   Big sister to be..... One  of my favorite! Pretty! A little princess ;-)

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Ashur 1 year old session ~ Fremont, East Bay, Children Photographer

I enjoyed meeting Ashur!  My first impression of Ashur was his gorgeous blue eyes!  HIs mom contacted me to photograph his 1st Birthday Party but since I will be out of town that day, we did his 1 year old session at park in Fremont, and it was lots of fun.   Ashur loved playing with stick and I'm so happy that I got such an adorable photos of him with stick, too ;-)  Once it gets closer to sunset, we moved to another part of the park with wooden path leading in the pond. It was just so beautiful there and one of my favorite is Ashur over mom's shoulder.   Look how beautiful his eyes are!  This is my favorite time to photograph, around sunset, love this golden color and soft light ;-) Happy 1st Birthday, Ashur and thank you mom and dad for letting me capture his milestone!

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” Little Sweetheart” Valentine’s Day Dance Party” cards & pictures!

      Thank you everyone for stopping by my photo booth!  I had so much fun meeting each of you and photographing kids all dressed up! Below you will find info about downloading Valentine's Day Digital card and  how to purchase prints and high res digital images.   * Valentine's Day  Digital Card Please download your Valentine's Day Digital Card from HERE.  These cards are perfect to post on Facebook and sharing them by e-mail.  Please note that these cards are created for online sharing purpose only.  You can purchase the print separately.   * Purchase prints and high-res digital file You can purchase prints and digital images from HERE.  Please use password “sweetheart” to access to online gallery.   If the link doesn’t work, you can go to my website www.aikacardin.com and use same password under client log in. Link is available till March 3rd, Saturday.  Prints will be shipped to you within 3-4 weeks after placing order.   * Win  " The Little Star Session"  Enter for a chance to win " The Little Star Session" !  The Little Star Session is perfect for families wanting to capture the personality and memorable stage of a child or baby.  From their first smiles, those little milestone like sitting up or crawling for the first time,  to starting preschool, to losing their first tooth, life is full of milestones for your little ones that you will want to smile back upon for a lifetime. To enter:  Become a fan of Aika Cardin Photography…

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