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Mar 01 2012

Bay Area Photography Specials – Spring Mini Sessions are Here! But only a Limited Number….

Urban mini sessions are a quick & fun adventure for toddlers

Well Spring is *almost* here and we are going to start out the season with some much loved Spring Mini Sessions! These limited availability mini portrait sessions come with a great price and a quick turn-around, thus these sessions always sell out fast! We will only be offering 6 Spring Mini Sessions total between March 1st and March 30th on weekdays only.

Spring Mini Sessions are $75 for studio or $95 for an urban or beach/park location near the studio – this 30 minute session includes a phone consultation with me to plan out the session, the 30 minute session, and then a 60 minute post-consultation in the Alameda studio to view the images and place your order for prints, books, wall portraits, image boxes etc. Print packages start at $375. Your order includes mini facebook files for all ordered images to bring a little spring to your social network pages!

We also have some great new studio backgrounds, chairs and vintage props in studio that we will be trying out with these sessions. Spring mini sessions are perfect for babies, toddlers, children, families, dogs, teens & adults – but would not be suited for newborns (babies under 3 months).

Interested? Contact the studio via email: info@annamyersphotography.com or call 510-748-8959 (monday through friday 9am to 5pm) The session fee is due in full at sign-up. Only six Spring Mini Sessions are available – weekdays March 1st through March 30th between 9am and 5pm.

Posted in Babies, Beach, Children, Dogs +, Garden, Studio, Studio News & Events, Teens, Toddlers, Urban Tags: bay area holiday portrait specials, mini photo sessions, spring special portrait session, toddler portraits on location

Sep 12 2011

Bay Area Modern Family Photographer : Get on the Calendar for Fall Family Portraits

Sadly, summer is coming to an end, but fret not- there’s photography to look forward to this fall!
Now is a great time to book your autumn and holiday photo shoots while there are still spaces open on the calender. September and early October are a particularly great time for outdoor pictures in the Bay Area as temperatures are pleasant and rain is rare. And while the holidays might not be on your mind yet, we do recommend that portraits for holiday cards and gifts be taken by mid-October to give us plenty of time to create truly unique custom design holiday cards and portrait gifts as the late fall can get very busy around here!

Beautiful Bay Area fall photo shoots make for great holiday portraits. To give you a glimpse at how fun fall portraits can be, here is a slideshow of a custom design album capturing rambunctious, young Henry at his one-year-old fall photo shoot in Oakland Joaquin Miller Park. This is a great location for interactive, playful shots documenting the 12 month milestone for Henry while also focusing on the relationships of Henry with his parents. The Oakland Hills provide a great backdrop for family portraits, especially with the crisp natural light and fall foliage that is starting to turn into brilliant colors.

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Posted in Albums, Babies, Children, Family, Locations, Portraits, Products, Woodsy Tags: bay area family portraits for the holidays, custom design holiday cards bay area, custom design photography albums, fall family portraits

Sep 09 2011

San Francisco Children’s Photographer : Fun Family Portaits with a 5 year old in the Marina

Now that we are at the end of summer in the Bay Area, it is a *fantastic* time for outdoor location portrait sessions. We generally have the best weather of the entire year in the months of September and October. Lifestyle family portraits on location in the Bay Area is a great adventure - as evidenced at this session below of 5 year old Sarah and her energetic parents at the Marina district in San Francisco.

We started off the session at the Palace of Fine Arts where Sarah had fun playing make-believe, jumping around, weaving in and out of the stunning columns that make up the palace and hanging out with her mom and dad. I usually bring some fun things for kids to do at the shoot – as here where I brought along paper umbrellas, various colorful flowers in season, bubbles and ribbon wands to spark Sarah’s imagination.

During weekday mornings, the Palace of Fine Arts is a great spot for playful family portraits because there is plenty of room for kids to roam around.

We continued the adventure at nearby Chrissy Fields. Though it seems like the foggy mornings typical to San Francisco might pose a threat to beach photography, they actually make for very lovely natural light.

The fog also kept the beach empty enough for Sarah to run around and play and show us her interesting, multifaceted personality.

Creative, fun action shots, as well as relaxed portraiture were all achieved.

That’s a wrap!

Posted in Beach, Children, Family, Locations, Urban Tags: child photographer, modern family portraits, modern urban portraits, natural candid kid photographer, Natural Light Baby Photography, natural light portraits, outdoor children photography, urban portraits

Aug 07 2011

Twin Toddler & Family Portraits in San Francisco Golden Gate Park

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Boy how time flies! It seems like no time had passed since I was photographing this dynamic duo in my studio as 7 month olds – but now they were 16 month old active walking, talking toddlers – and an on location family portrait session in San Francisco Golden Gate Park was definitely the ticket for these twin girls and their parents. Outdoor child photography is a great alternative to studio photography for toddlers and young children because the great outdoors provides a larger space for these little ones to roam and be their curious, fun-loving selves.

This family was looking for fine art child photography that was artistic and captured their toddler’s personalities in a way that was authentic and memorable. The result of sessions like these are often best translated into a few key wall portraits along with a custom designed book to weave together the bulk of the images to truly portray the subjects and their relationships. The parents supplied text for the book detailing the girls at this age in a way that is sure to be treasured for generations to come.

Golden Gate Park is an amazing location for artistic, natural light family portraits. This classic San Francisco spot is one of my favorites for toddlers allowing me to capture a wide variety of looks within a relatively compact area. Thus the whole session take about an hour – including clothing changes and a few snack breaks along the way ;) We kicked things off at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers to get some family pictures and portraits of the twins just playing with each other. We also went to a giant fern garden in GG Park for some shots of the fraternal twins interacting in the grass and hanging out in rustic looking garden chairs that we brought for the set. Bubbles, balls and flowers all provided great props for toddler photography, and allowed the twins to have a fun time while being photographed. We wrapped up the day against the backdrop of majestic pillars, iron gates and ivy-covered walls at one of my secret spots in Golden Gate Park. Classic yet contemporary family portraits will always be in vogue! Here are layouts from the resulting coffee table album…

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Posted in Albums, Children, Family, Garden, Toddlers, Urban, Woodsy Tags: 1 year photography session, 2 year portraits, alameda child photographer, bay area children photographer, Modern Baby Photography, modern family portraits, modern urban portraits, mom and baby portraits, natural candid kid photographer, Natural Light Photography, san francisco baby photography, urban portraits

Jul 17 2011

San Francisco Bay Area Creative Artistic Photographer : New Backgrounds in the Alameda Photography Studio!

The background arsenal continues to grow here at Anna Myers San Francisco Bay Area Photography studio specializing in modern fine art portraits of Maternity, Newborn, Baby, Children and Teens. These new backdrops bring endless opportunities for creative and artistic pet, newborn, baby, infant, child, maternity, family and even high school senior portraits!

We’ve recently acquired some très chic backgrounds that bring to mind Cirque du Soleil and European architecture. These lovely backgrounds pared well with the fabulous miss Laya and her fancy red swimsuit. Laya is about to be 3, and her photo shoot will tie in with her birthday invitations and birthday party theme…just an idea for you artsy and creative Moms out there ;)

In another photo shoot, young Conrad sat in what we like to call the “Mad Men Chair” in a little button up shirt and Madras Shorts that further channeled that 1960′s look. The brick wall behind him was not really bricks at all, but another one of our cool new backgrounds. He also looked cool in blue with distressed wood backing him up. Backgrounds come in really handy when little ones and rainy days are paired up, as was the case on the drizzly day Conrad came into the studio. We set up the blue background up in an area where Conrad could roam around and play while still keeping dry and cozy indoors. Who knew backdrops could be so much fun?

Backdrops work so well with babies too. With some help from her parents, we got baby Lilit in a bucket and matched her headband to vintage lavender background. Artfully arranging a baby in a bucket is tougher than it might sound, but the results are always sweet, as well as unique thanks to the huge variety of backdrops at our disposal. We also got some darling shots of her in front a green vintage background. How sweet is that headband?

When Maya came into the studio, she had great energy and confidence in front of the camera. She was an awesome subject to photograph, and we got some shots of her with her favorite colors- bold greens and purples that really made her beautiful smile pop and complimented her funky and individual style.

Last but not least, we had lots of fun capturing Luca and his dog in the studio. The two hung out in front of out faux barn door, and we accomplished a real outdoorsy feel… without the hassle of actually going outdoors! The new, rugged vintage-looking backgrounds also worked well color-wise with Luca’s outfit without looking overly matchy-matchy.

All in all, fun is being had with the new backdrops. And we are only showing 10 of our over 20 new backdrops here. What’s your favorite background so far?