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

M.G. and Family~Santa Cruz Photographer

Renee Whiting — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:50:25 +0000

Baby, Mom, Dad, Grandma, two dogs and lots of sunshine! That about describes this session. We met at Westlake Pond for a few family shots and some of M.G. (who just turned one). I thought we went late enough in the day, but we were off by about an hour. Yep, about the time that M.G. was done, the sun was perfect! Oh well, you work with what you have and get what you get! All in all, I think we did good! I’ve really enjoyed getting to know this family, they are just sweet, sweet, sweet!

Here’s a few teasers until I get your gallery finished!

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Harvey West Mini Specials!~Santa Cruz Portrait Photographer

Renee Whiting — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:11:02 +0000

Isn’t spring a wonderful time for outdoor photos? I think so, which is why I’ve designed a DIGITAL special just for you!

This is the perfect time to get those photos done for Father’s Day or even as a Mother’s Day gift. Package up Mom a nice frame and tell her that it will soon be filled with photos from your upcoming session! Or plan in advance, and get you and the kids out for a new photo to surprise Dad with on Father’s Day! Or better yet…… just because!

This is a ONE DAY only special and I only have 6 time slots available, so book yours today!

Times available are: 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30

Just drop me an email through the “contact button” above to book your session an let me know your preferred session time. I will email you back to confirm.

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Perfectly Adorable~Santa Cruz Children’s Photographer

Renee Whiting — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:33:27 +0000

And…….BUSY…….and……..SO MUCH FUN!!! That totally describes my session with my two new little friends, Taylin & Kian. Ok, maybe Kian doesn’t know he’s my new friend, but I’m pretty sure that Taylin had fun. In fact, when it was time to leave she wanted to know if I could go to Subway with them for lunch. When I told her I couldn’t because I had to go take pictures of two other little girls, her reply was simply, “well, then I’ll go with you!” Taylin was such a little cutie, in fact her personality was as big as her eyes! And Kian was just so mellow and content the entire time, not a peep out of him. The session went exactly how you’d imagine a session with a 2 1/2 year old and 4 month old would go…….crazy! Mom really wanted a few shots of them together. Ummm, ok, good luck with that! By the time we got Baby K propped where we wanted him, we’ have to round up Tay to get her into the picture. By the time she got her wiggles out, Baby K would have slipped out of position. We’d fix him and T would be gone! I’m telling you we had to work fast on those shots. And then, getting smiles (or even eye contact) from both of them at the same time was nearly impossible! All in all, there were more giggles than wiggles, and that’s a good thing! Here’s a little sneak peak of our wiggly session!

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Sweet Baby William~Santa Cruz Baby Photographer

Renee Whiting — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:03:55 +0000

Not quite a newborn, William came for his session at 7 weeks old.

There are definitely benefits as to why “newborn sessions” need to be done within the first two weeks, because as we soon learned, 7 week olds don’t fall into that “milk-drunk” pose me as you’d like deep deep sleep. Normally once a newborn falls into that deep sleep, you can pose them, take the shots, move them, pose them again and do this for quite a few shots before they’ll wake back up. Not a 7 week old! He was awake for most of the session and was a mover! His little arms and legs were moving the entire time, making it a little difficult to pose him, because he’d move right out of the pose before I could get the shot off. We did get him to “snooze” a few times, but as soon as we’d move him into a new pose, he’d wake right up.

Thankfully, however, his parents were extremely patient and we did outlast him and managed to get a good variety of shots! I hope you enjoy your little sneak peak!

Congratulations S. Family, your new little son is absolutely beautiful!

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Little Savannah~Santa Cruz Baby Photographer

Renee Whiting — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:58:46 +0000

This session has been a long time coming. We’ve been trying to get this session on the calendar for months, but for one reason or another, we kept needing to postpone it. Finally, yesterday I loaded up my car and made my way over the hill to San Jose and met them at their home for our session. It was very nice to finally meet you Little Miss Savannah (and Mr. & Mrs. B)!

I hope you enjoy your little “sneak peak” and I’ll drop you an email as soon as I have your complete gallery online!

Here’s Little Miss S……….looking pretty cute in my new pink tutu!

And because every little lady should sit in a flower pot:

And the whole family:

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The B Family, All of Them!~Santa Cruz Portrait Photographer

Renee Whiting — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:30:58 +0000

First scheduled appointment, it rains!…….Cancelled! No problem, except that some of the family lives out of town and two of the girls are in college and it’s Christmas week. Ok, not a biggie, we schedule for two days after Christmas. Well, guess what, we wake up in the morning and it is WET! We chatted and decided to go for it! Well, about an hour later I arrive at their house for the session and we gather everyone up, all 15 of them, and guess what? Rain? Nope, BRIGHT BRIGHT sunshine! You know the really bright kind that you get right after the rain? The kind where you need to squint to see? Yep, bright sun and a family of 15! Oh my gosh, I feel like my sessions are never textbook. Oh well, you do what you gotta do!

We make it through the large family group shots, then do a fewer smaller groups! I will admit to enjoying the smaller groups a whole lot more, maybe it has to do with the fact that we found a little shady area in the backyard that was perfect!

We did a few somewhat traditional group shots, but this is my favorite! I think it shows everyone’s personalities and I just love the smiles on their faces and the way they are checking each other out! I should mention that when you spread out a family of 15, you aren’t going to crop it to 8×10, a number of my shots are 10×30’s. I think they’re kinda fun and if this was my family I’d order this in a canvas!

When I told them all to line up in age family order, then hold hands and walk towards me, I do believe they thought I was sort of nuts! Oh well, it’s who I am!

Here are the four separate families:

And my very favorite of the day, aren’t they adorable??

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Anytime now!!~Santa Cruz Photographer

Renee Whiting — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:21:26 +0000

Can you believe that this cute little baby bump is about to pop?? Seriously, only about 2 1/2 weeks to go! Isn’t she adorable? Ok, I might be a little biased…….she’s my niece! But still……she’s nothing but a little belly!

We finally got to doing a few maternity photos! Part of the photos are the “just in case the baby isn’t born Christmas card photo” but I can’t show those in case they need to use them as their card. Shhh, those are a secret and they are very cute! I will admit that I’m hoping for the call that we need to do some last minute card photos that include baby Paige!

In the meantime, here are a few “peaks” from their beach session! Dave, you are such a good sport and if any of the cousins happen to see these, I am so sorry!! Ok, I’m not sorry at all, because what goes around comes around, and Dave, you get all that you deserve

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J & C at the Beach~Santa Cruz Photographer

Renee Whiting — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:01:16 +0000

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting up with J & C down at the beach for a session. They are doing these as a surprise gift for their parents (thanks to their Aunt and Cousin for arranging such a great gift)!

These two were full of personality! It didn’t take them long to warm up and once they did they were just plain silly! Typical siblings!

Here’s a few of the sillyness, when they were “fishing” and then a more traditional B&W. By the way, I love the “smiling” shot, but man oh man, as silly as they were, they were a smidge tight on their smiles!

I hope you like your sneak peak and I’ll have the rest of your gallery completed in a few days.

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The T Family~Santa Cruz Photographer

Renee Whiting — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:19:50 +0000

Thank you T family for allowing me to spend some time with you today! It was such a pleasure meeting you and your two little guys! They are both adorable! I especially enjoyed John’s zest and enthusiasm! I didn’t blame him a bit for not wanting to sit still for long…….he was at a park and there were trains, and water towers and ponds and fishing, and….. two year old boys will be two year old boys!! John, thank you for my lesson in Thomas the Train! And what a little sweetheart Jackson was, not a peep out of him all morning! I didn’t even mind being belly down in the wet grass to get the shot when he decided it was nap time!!

Here’s a little “sneak peak” for you!

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Christmas Card Special~Santa Cruz Photographer

Renee Whiting — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:26:11 +0000

LAST CHANCE!! Christmas is right around the corner and if you haven’t thought of your cards yet, this is the perfect opportunity for you! My calendar is nearly full, but I have time for a few more Mini-Sessions.

This is the perfect mini-session! It’s just that, mini, so it won’t take too long. You get the digi-files to order your cards from wherever you’d like. And, it also includes prints to keep for yourself or give as gifts.

The fine print: This special is for immediate family members only. Session fee must be prepaid. Session must be done by the end of November. Additional prints may be ordered from my ala-carte pricing.

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