Renee Whiting Photography-Santa Cruz, CA Photographer » Santa Cruz, CA Newborn and Child Photographer

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    Hi and welcome to my blog!

    I'm a photographer in Santa Cruz, CA, specializing in Newborns through Pre-K. I love my sessions with the little ones and hope it shows in my work. If you like what you see, I hope you'll use the "contact" button and drop me an email so we can get a session scheduled for you. Please be aware that I spend a good deal of time in Santa Barbara (my sweet grand-babies are there), so don't wait till the last minute to book your session. If you are interested in scheduling a newborn session, please contact me approx. a month before your due date and I'll "pencil" you in.

    I am excited to announce the opening of my new studio! It is located in Scotts Valley in the Camp Evers Center. It is bright, fun and very kid friendly!!

    And, for those of you who might be wondering (or are a bit confused), I'm still Nana at Nana's Empty Nest. I just came to the realization that I really missed photographing the little ones, and decided to put more of my focus back into photography. I'll still be posting the occasional recipe, etc. And, all of Nana's old posts can be found under the "category" tab under Nana's Empty Nest.

    Give me a call, I'd love to see you and your little one(s).
    Blessings,
    Renee

Had to do it, I couldn’t resist……~Santa Barbara Photographer

I had to share just one more of Gavin! I’ve been crazy busy lately and finally finished up his gallery! I just couldn’t help but share this one more! He is so adorable! I’m not sure what it is with me and square crops, but I love them (and close-ups)!
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natasha - July 28, 2009 - 4:30 am

He is sooooo cute!! I love his smile!

Amanda - July 28, 2009 - 6:29 pm

Oh Renee!!! This is amazing – those eyes and toothless grin are priceless!

evie - July 31, 2009 - 3:03 am

egads, woman! With a face like that how can anyone resist? This is an adorable shot!

Darlene - July 31, 2009 - 10:18 am

Absolutely the cutest !!!! Love his hat. I just want to give him a smooch on the cheek.

Meredith - August 1, 2009 - 6:11 am

Man oh man he is ADORABLE

Mary - August 1, 2009 - 5:18 pm

This shot perfectly illustrates the term, “smiling eyes”. How irresistible are those cheeks!!

Heather Georger - August 1, 2009 - 6:35 pm

How stinking CUTE is he?!?!?!? OMG <3!!!!!

Tyjuana Hill-Smith - August 2, 2009 - 8:52 am

LOVE!!!!

Julie Clegg - August 2, 2009 - 6:55 pm

OMGosh I So LOVE this shot! Reminds me of my little guy…well when he was little and let me put hats on him. So adorable!!

~Jen~ - August 13, 2009 - 9:47 am

What a cutie!

C ♥ L~Santa Cruz Photographer

I (along with my sister & niece) hosted a bridal shower at my home this weekend for my niece Lindsey and her fiance, Carlos. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, just perfect for an outdoor shower! We served up lots of good food, played a few bridal shower games, the kids got to swim and of course we showered the soon to be Mr. & Mrs. with lots of presents! For dessert we had a cupcake bar……..YUMMY!

Lindsey and Carlos, I look forward to celebrating with you at your wedding and I wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!

Here’s a few of the photos I took, but I know your mom took a lot also!
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Jamie - July 26, 2009 - 6:50 pm

The pictures and the shower both look fabulous!! Wish I was there:)

Meredith Rowlen - July 26, 2009 - 7:13 pm

These are great…

Michele - July 26, 2009 - 7:58 pm

Beautiful photos…would love to see them all. Thanks for the great shower…you are a wonderful sister…(and aunt, and mother, and nana, and wife, and friend, and….)

Tyjuana Hill-Smith - July 27, 2009 - 3:07 pm

Your neice is beautiful!! The picture of the guys is hilarious!!!!

Kendyll - July 28, 2009 - 6:44 am

That cupcake bar looks yummy……and the photos are great :-)

Schona Kessler - August 6, 2009 - 9:30 pm

Love the guys in the tp dresses! Priceless.

Sweet Gavin~Santa Barbara Photographer

A friend of my daughter’s wanted me to take some 6 month photos of her son Gavin. Hmmm……let me see……do I want to do that? OF COURSE! Gavin’s mom (Sweet Jess) and my daughter were college roomies, bridesmaids in each other’s weddings and now have sons that are 5 months apart in age! I have no doubt that they will grow up like cousins! They are so blessed to have friends that are family and family that are friends!

It was a fun little photo session we did! We had the “baby whisperers” (aka my other daughter & her friends) standing behind me making G smile! They did a great job, he smiled and smiled and smiled for us! Thanks girls!

Mitch & Jess I hope you enjoy this sneak peak of your session! Gavin is a doll and I’m glad I finally got meet him! I hope we can arrange for his 9 month session also!
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Amanda McDougall - July 15, 2009 - 10:43 pm

Renee, I love this session! I can see your work improving by leaps and bounds. Great job Flip Phaunting Mama!

Charlotte Stringer - July 16, 2009 - 5:32 am

Renee.. these are just beautiful!! You sure have a way of capturing these little guys and I love it!!

Kim - July 16, 2009 - 5:36 am

LLOOOOVE THEM ALLL!!!! You rocked this session!! Great job~

Kendyll - July 16, 2009 - 7:23 am

They turned out great!! Cant wait to see more of them :-) Noel was magic that day but Gavin made it easy. He was just one big smile! You captured it!

Jessica Pierce - July 16, 2009 - 1:39 pm

You are fabulous, Renee! What a cute little guy…although I think I might be a little biased! :) Thank you so much for taking the time to snap some pics of Gav. These are amazing- you are so talented. Love you!

Meredith - July 16, 2009 - 8:05 pm

Beautiful!!!!

Gillian - July 16, 2009 - 9:01 pm

Oh my goodness, he is adorable!! Love the storyboards you’ve done!

Katherine Scruggs - July 17, 2009 - 3:07 am

He is adorable. Love the eyes and those very long lashes.

evie - July 17, 2009 - 10:23 am

omgosh!!! he is so cute I could just eat him up!! These are great shots, Renee. His eyes are so bright and beautiful!!

Mel Chern - July 17, 2009 - 6:13 pm

ADORABLE…Love the outfit he is wearing at the first images. Love when parents think to dress kiddos in brighter colors.

Tyjuana Hill-Smith - July 18, 2009 - 11:13 am

Great job on these Renee…I hope we get to see more of Gavin. I love his smile and eyes in the first two!!!

Britt Anderson - July 18, 2009 - 12:54 pm

WOW, look at those eyes! So expressive

Shannon - July 18, 2009 - 5:49 pm

oh my goodness, that smile is the cutest! If only my daughter would smile at a camera like that…I may have to borrow your baby whisperers:) Great job!

Stephanie Shirley - July 19, 2009 - 6:07 pm

What an absolute cutie! His eyes are so striking! Love it, Renee!

Julie Clegg - July 19, 2009 - 9:41 pm

What beautiful eyes! You did such an awesome job on these. I really love that last one. Just gorgeous!

Becky Cole - July 20, 2009 - 6:13 am

Renee, these are just gorgeous! What a beautiful baby and I love his eyes. Great captures all the way through.

Kitty Petar - July 20, 2009 - 5:03 pm

Renee, The pictures of Gavin are adorable! From one grandma to another thank you. Kitty

Schona Kessler - July 21, 2009 - 9:34 pm

He looks perfect and so do the photos! Nice job. Love his eyes

Mary - July 22, 2009 - 8:52 pm

Wow – what a smile. Those baby whisperer’s aught to hire themselves out!! Or – no – you keep them for yourself. You captured this little one wonderfully. I’m smiling just looking at that face!

~Jen~ - July 26, 2009 - 12:22 pm

These are fabulous! LOVE that last one!

Patty Schuchman - August 1, 2009 - 1:04 pm

Oh wow! I LOVE these! I will be watching you and learning from you on the baby stuff, Renee!!!

Jeannette Chirinos G - August 7, 2009 - 2:00 pm

he is adorable, love his wonderful blue eyes

More of the “M” Family~Santa Cruz Photographer

I’m not sure how or why, but I took more photos at this session and this family is going to get more proofs in their gallery than any other session. I’ve done a lot of great sessions in the past, but I even surprised myself this time! I’ve come to the conclusion that I LOVE beach sessions!
Here are a few of the family shots! I love the interaction that they had between each other, they are so obviously in love! I just love that!! I should have your gallery ready for you by the middle of the week, in the meantime, I hope you enjoy these!
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And because he’s so CUTE, here’s one more of Jake!!
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Tiffany Davis - July 11, 2009 - 8:14 am

Love the belly kissing shot, too sweet.

~Jen~ - July 11, 2009 - 9:22 am

Oh me too – love that belly kissing one! These are all so fun – no wonder you love beach sessions!

Shannon - July 11, 2009 - 4:57 pm

so cute! you did rock it!

Tyjuana Hill-Smith - July 11, 2009 - 6:42 pm

I see why you are loving beach sessions…these are great, especially the 1st one!!!

Tiffany - July 11, 2009 - 6:48 pm

These are great! I love the feel of them!

Meredith - July 12, 2009 - 9:40 pm

Oh wow.. these are just beautiful.. talk about capturing emotions.. great job!!

Manuella - July 13, 2009 - 3:51 pm

Adorable shots, love them all.

Britt Anderson - July 14, 2009 - 6:20 pm

I love the interaction with this family…well done Renee!!!

natasha - July 15, 2009 - 5:39 am

I love the one of him kissing mommys belly!

Mel Chern - July 17, 2009 - 6:15 pm

GREAT series of images. I can’t wait to see you ROCK the newborn session. I hope you do a beach newborn session.

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