Miss V has graced the front of my camera many times over the past year and I am always in awe of all of the amazing changes she has made in such a short amount of time. Little Miss is celebrating a very exciting FIRST birthday today and I cannot wait to get to the party to capture all of the fun!

I loved this spring session with mom and dad. She is SUCH a daddy’s girl and it is very clear he is smitten with his little love! Mom brought along a vintage dress that she wore herself when she was little and it was so special to add that to our session and to preserve for years to come.

Happy Birthday V…I heart you sweet, smiley baby girl!

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Eric and Annie just celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary and it has me feeling nostalgic! I absolutely ADORED their San Francisco City Hall wedding for so many reasons but namely how simple and focused it was. These two just wanted their special day to be about what really matters…the two of them, their families and their LOVE and indeed it was.  I wanted to walk down memory lane and share some images but do you have ANY IDEA how hard it is to narrow down their day to a blog post? It was horrific…there were SO.MANY.I.ADORE but these several dozen will have to do for now.

Opting to see each other on their wedding day they did agree to do a ‘first look’ in front of their home before being whisked off to San Francisco for their nuptials. I love how Eric lit up when he saw his bride and rushed to big her the biggest first kiss he could manage (you were supposed to save that for the wedding but I’m glad you didn’t)!

We had a great afternoon at City Hall that concluded in a sweet ceremony and the new Mr. and Mrs.

 

Happy Anniversary you two…here’s to many many more!

 

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One of the most important elements that determine whether a photo ‘speaks’ or not is connection. The camera doesn’t lie and there was just no denying the pure joy and happiness that was pouring out of this mom and dad to be. In addition to being elated parents, their connection as a couple was so obvious to me and I absolutely loved every single shot that resulted from our fun session in SF. It also didn’t hurt that we had incredible light…It was nearly impossible to narrow down to a ‘few’ for a blog post but these are some of my personal favorites.

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Ava and Oliver have been star pupils in front of my lens for 2 years now. I’ve literally watched them grow right before my eyes from their newborn session until now. They turned 2 in January and with that huge milestone came another…we found out they were going to become a BIG BROTHER AND SISTER! Mommy Racheal knew she wanted to surprise Daddy Adam in some unique way…so we schemed together and came up with a plan to reveal the big news in the beginning of their 2 year session. We prepped the school scene under the decoy that since the twins were starting preschool we wanted to commemorate it in a photo. We put dad in place, behind the sign then asked him to grab it for Racheal. We assumed that he would IMMEDIATELY be in on ‘the news’…needless to say, it didn’t quite go that way and made for such a hilarious several minutes and accompanying string of photos. Once it did click, his reaction was as perfect and emotional as any wife would want and it was so much fun to be there to watch it all unfold! Congratulations Conway Family of FIVE!!! I can hardly wait to add the new little love into our lives!

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One of the hardest parts about being an artist is putting my work out there for public consumption. As much as I love what I do and create it is another thing to make it available for critique and potential criticism…which is EXACTLY why I do it. If I know one thing for certain it is that putting myself in situations that make me the most uncomfortable are what allows me to grow and improve.

But it’s not to say I always jump in head first…I usually wade before I swim! Like with submitting my work for publication. I started with really small publications and usually submitted the work I knew I was ‘best’ at. I wouldn’t submit anything for exclusive publication because I knew the risk of rejection was higher and I wasn’t quite ready for the critique. Until NOW!

I recently took the plunge and decided to send one of my engagement sessions to one of my absolute favorite publications. I had yet to have the nerve to submit because they require exclusivity and are limited in who and what they take. But it was time to grow and I knew it had to be done. SO I wrote a letter to the editor, put together an album from the session, clicked send and nearly puked. I pretty much held my breath for 3 weeks waiting for a response. When I finally got one it said ‘Congratulations’…I exhaled and let myself just be giddy.

Today, that session was published by Beyond the Wanderlust www.beyondthewanderlust.com and you can see it here: http://beyondthewanderlust.com/san-francisco-fine-arts-engagement-nicole-patrick/

I’m so proud of this feature and so happy to share this session. Thanks to everyone that continues to follow, believe in and support RMP!

 

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