PHOTOS BY ANITA

Ending a successful year! / Maternity/Baby/Family photography

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:39:00 +0000

This year has been great! I have met with so many wonderful people and I can not wait what 2014 has to offer! Being a maternity/baby and family photographer here in the Walnut Creek/Lafayette area is really rewarding! Of course I do travel a lot for work all over in the Bay Area. I have added so many props to my baby photography this year and I was surprised to see that many clients of my mine like the Baby's first year photo package that includes 3 photo shoots before a baby turns 1! There is nothing better than baby photography. Those tiny hands, toes etc. just melt my heart. I will offer MORE DISCOUNTS THAN EVER on my photography in 2014 including more Mini family photo sessions. If you would like to receive information on discounts or see my most recent photography work please become a FAN of my FACEBOOK business page. Here is the link. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!

Maternity photo session -Berkeley maternity photographer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:12:00 +0000

I had a lot of fun taking photos of my friend's belly a couple of weeks ago. She is one hot Mommy to be. Filiz was very relaxed in front of the camera and she was very easy to work with. This was the first time that a husband was present during a maternity/pregnancy photo session. Additional to that Filiz's sister and her husband were here to visit from Turkey. They can not wait to baby Atlas's arrival. And I can not wait to take photos of baby Atlas in mid January.

Enjoy the photos!

COMING SOON! Family photography in La Jolla California

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:33:00 +0000

Thanksgiving is getting very exciting to me this year! While we are visiting my husband's sister and family in San Diego I will also take photos (Mini family photo session) of a past client of mine who has moved there a few years ago. They will have their family photo session in La Jolla at Windansea Beach! I am so looking forward to it! I will definitely post some photos!

My new passion! Teaching digital photography!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:12:00 +0000

I have never thought that one day I will teach digital photography! My students come from different backgrounds. Some are just want to take better pictures of their family members or their friends and others want to learn how to take nice photos of their handmade products, like potteries etc. But one thing is common they are all photography lovers like myself! It has been really rewarding! For now I give private digital photography lessons where I live in Walnut Creek. I just found the perfect cafe house which has tons of windows and beautiful arches. For more information on prices and my availability please, contact me via my website!

Recognition by Parents Press

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:25:00 +0000

I just had to share this great news! My wedding/portrait photography business Photos by Anita was voted for Best Photographer of 2012 for Contra Costa County as seen in Parents Press! Hooray!

Check it out!

http://www.parentspress.com/Parents-Press/July-2012/The-Best-of-2012/

Ashley and Johnny's wedding

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:39:00 +0000

This beautiful wedding took place at the Hacienda De Las Flores in Moraga and before that we had a chance to take some photos at the amazing St Mary's college in Moraga. Check out this cool slideshow from Ashley and Johnny's wedding!

Indian Pre-wedding celebration in Fairfield

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:34:00 +0000

N's Indian Pre-wedding celebration took place in Fairfield in their family's home. A loving family a beautiful bride/handsome groom and sparkly accessories made their event very spectacular. Some of you might not know about me that I love Indian food and those colorful and shiny saris. Congratulations to the happy couple!

Amy & John Scott's Garden wedding in walnut creek

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:58:00 +0000

Amy and John tied the knot at Scott's Garden in Walnut Creek last Saturday. Their commitment to each other were witnessed by their family and friends. Such a great couple and such a great place to get married! Congratulations to Amy and John! You may live a happy and long life together!

Syam and Chandana's Engagement Party/Sunnyvale Engagement Party Photographer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:49:00 +0000

I was delighted when I was asked by Syam to document his engagement to Chandana. They have celebrated their engagement with their family and friends in Sunnyvale. The decoration the flower arrangement, their outfit was just spectacular! They are going to get married in India this coming June! Congratulations to the happy couple!

Event location: Sneha Banquet Hall Indian Restaurant Sunnyvale,CA
Videographer: Srinivas Rao Muthyala,DIV Sr. Video Journalist

Enjoy the photos!

Scotts Garden Walnut Creek Wedding Photographer/Amy&John 04.28.12

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:29:00 +0000

This is going to be the first time for me to take photos on a wedding in a local restaurant where I live. I am so excited! I really like the rustic look of Scotts Garden in Walnut Creek and the atmosphere there is so welcoming! Congratulations to Amy and John on tying the knot in late April! Pictures are coming soon!

Sunnyvale Birthday Party photographer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:23:00 +0000

Although I live in Walnut Creek recently I was asked to take photos on birthday parties in Sunnyvale. There is a great Indian Food restaurant that is called Athidhi Indian Cuisine where they host small birthday parties and other events. They also do catering. For more information, please contact them! http://athidhiusa.com/sunnyvale.php

Marin/Kentfield Family photographer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:44:00 +0000

It has been a long time since I have posted anything to my wall again! My little girl is keeping me very busy and Christmas was pretty hectic. It is only January but I am getting busier than ever.
I was so happy to take pictures of D's family in Kentfield last Sunday mainly because I took pictures of her little girl when she was a baby. Since then she also has a little boy H. I have so many favorite photos from their session! Here is a sneak peak! Enjoy!

Family time!: Walnut Creek Family Photographer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:27:00 +0000

I was delighted to take pictures of A and her beautiful family at Larkey Park. Her daughter M is a talented singer (at least in my opinion) and her son B is extremely sweet. We had a great time during the photo shoot! Enjoy the photos!

Maternity and Family Photography in Walnut Creek

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:07:00 +0000

2 years ago when I was pregnant with my little girl I had maternity photos taken too and I was eager to shoot one in the near future. Luckily I met Jessica who was ready to be my model. Jessica has a 3 year old son, Soren and she is about to give birth to a baby boy again this coming October. I had so much fun taking pictures of her growing belly and her beautiful family! Enjoy the photos!

Wedding photography with huge discount NOW

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:51:00 +0000

I have decided to give 25% OFF on any of my wedding photography packages.
If you book me for your wedding by the 15th of June you will receive this huge discount!
Act now!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:24:00 +0000

OK. It has been way too long since my last post on my blog!!!!!!

I promise I will get better in the future!!

Stay tuned for important news from Photos by Anita!!!!

I am just getting busier here due to the upcoming wedding season! I can not believe it is 2011 already!

Jennifer's family portrait session at St.Vincent's school in San Rafael

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:12:00 +0000

Luckily just a week after Easter I had a chance to photograph Jennifer and her adorable family in a beautiful setting at St. Vincent's school. The campus has gorgeous iron gates, stairs, columns etc. Thanks for my photographer friend, Dennis Urbiztondo this location is going to be my favorite one from now on. And what made their session so special was their two darling daughters, Kyle and Lacy. Their love for each other was very obvious. Kyle kept hugging and kissing her little sister and Lacy did the same too. I had the best time ever with them and I hope that they did too!!

Here are some of my favorite photos from their session! Enjoy! And please do not forget to leave any comment!

Kyle and Lacy. Aren't they cute?

Hand in hand.

First kiss at least in front of me.

A big HUG!!!!!

Lacy looked perfect in her white outfit!

Peek a boo!!

And the lovely family!

Ann and Tom's engagement session at China Beach in San Francisco

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:05:00 +0000

Ann and Tom's wedding is on the 11th of July of this year. The beach is a very special place for the both of them because Tom proposed to Ann there. Unfortunately I won't be able to photograph their wedding due to my baby's arrival but at least I had a chance to take their engagement photos. They are a very fun loving couple and we really had a great time during the session!

Enjoy the photos and please do not forget to leave any comment!

Tom could not stop cuddling with Ann. They were so sweet!

I gave them some bubbles to play around with! It was a surprise for them.

Luckily Tom was in great shape.

Engagement ring!

I can not resist taking pictures of shoes at the beach!

And this is my favorite one!

Mom's group in San Anselmo

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:37:00 +0000

Wow!!! It is 2009 already and I just realized that I have not posted anything to my blog since last November! Anyway, here we go!! I had a great time with 10 8 months old children in San Anselmo last Saturday. The weather was awesome and the children were adorable!!! I had so much fun taking pictures of them!!!

Here are my favorites of the day!!!

Enjoy and, please don't forget to leave any comment!

Carey and Nick's wedding 11.08.08

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:21:00 +0000

Carey and Nick's wedding took place at the Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Palo Alto. They had a very lovely wedding ceremony following a small reception at the Old Adobe Building in Mountain View. Carey looked gorgeous in her wedding gown and Nick could not be happier to marry to the love of his life. Their wedding was very colorful and classic. They are enjoying Hawaii at this moment!!! And I have promised Carey that I will put some photos to my blog while she and Nick are on their honeymoon!

Enjoy the photos and please don't forget to leave any comment!

A gorgeous bride to be! Her bouquet's color matched with her hearpiece.

Carey asked me to take a picture of the bottom of her shoe
which had their wedding day on it. Such a great idea!

The big moment!

A classical photo of the bride and groom.

It is time to relax with some champagne.

And their gorgeous cake! It looked very appetizing.

One happy couple! Congratulations to you guys!

Spencer's portrait session

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:13:00 +0000

I have been so lucky lately! Taking pictures of children is very rewarding and an excellent break from wedding photography. As Christmas is approaching more and more people need their family picture taken and of course they would like to have tons of pictures of their children too. Last Sunday I have photographed Diane and her family in their lovely home in Fairfax. Luckily the sun came out and we were able to start the photo session outside. Their 5 months old son Spencer was very happy and curious during the whole session. He did not care with the camera and I don't think that he even noticed that I was a stranger. I had a great time with them and I hope that these photos are going to tell the story of their portrait session.

Enjoy and please don't forget to leave any comment!

One big happy family!

Spencer is having some fun with Daddy!

I think that Spencer's expression is hilarious on this photo! It definitely makes me smile.

He likes hiding behind his feet and hands.

More feet!

He had enough of me, I guess! Or he does not like his hat.

This is my favorite one! They are such a cute family together!

East Bay Mommies Fall photo session

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:27:00 +0000

My friend Krista has asked me if I could take pictures of 9 16 months old including her child. I was delighted!! I knew that it is going to be challenging to get some good photos of the children in 2 hours but I think that everyone had fun! The adorable toddlers look pretty relaxed and comfortable with me during the whole time. I also would like to thank to all of the parents who helped me to entertain the children while I was taking pictures of them. I could have not done it without their help. I have many favorites and like always I had a hard time to pick some out!

Enjoy the photos and any comment is welcome!

Meredith and Adam's wedding

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:48:00 +0000

Meredith and Adam's wedding was the icing on the cake for this year's wedding season! Such an elegant, stylish and unique wedding. Meredith has Scottish roots and because of that Adam and his groomsmen were wearing kilts. I started taking pictures of Meredith at the Orchard Hotel in SF and from there we headed over to the Yerba Buena Center. The bridal party among with the couple got tons of attention from tourists. From here we took the limousine again to the SF City Club where Meredith and Adam's wedding ceremony and reception took place. SF City Club is one of the most beautiful venues I have ever photographed.

The following vendors made Meredith and Adam's day very special.

I DO! Wedding & Event Design Ranna Silveira 415-246-8840
DJ Richard Arroyo 510-390-6447
City Club Alison Bianchetti 415-362-2480
Ambassador Rolls Scott 888-989-0185
Ceremony Pat Palmer 415-305-4250
Makeup artist Feliz Dubois 510-282-9486
Amanda Warden hairdresser 925-586-5690
Cakework 821-1333
Orchard Hotel 415-362-8878
Buckets of Blooms Jeannine 510-604-9660
Bagpiper Jeff 925-200-0211

I have tons of favorite photos and I had the hardest time ever to pick out the ones I love.

Enjoy the photos!!

An artistic shot of Meredith's gorgeous dress.

Bride to be. I got this moment in the car.

Meredith and Adam with their bridal party at the Yerba Buena Center.

The couple in front of the Moma. They had their second date at the museum.

I do!!

Meredith's Mom and Dad had a classic photo like this taken in the limo on their wedding day and Meredith asked me to take the same photo on her wedding day. I hope that they will like it!

La Tanyua's portrait session

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:50:00 +0000

My dear friend La Tanyua has asked me to take pictures of her for her website. She told me that she prefers a place with flowers or a waterfall since it complements the most what she does. She started her own business, Divine Glory, a few years back and among her services she does videography, creates obituaries and funeral programs. La Tanyua's portrait session took place at Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Her outfit and amazing make up really helped me to bring the maximum out of her. Here are some of my favorite photos!

Enjoy and any comments are welcome!

I just love this photo of her!!!

I think this picture is very peaceful. I love her pose a lot!

I love playing around different elements like rocks and water.
I was lucky La Tanyua did not stop laughing during the whole time.

Bekah and Angel's wedding reception 09.27.08

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:10:00 +0000

Bekah and Angel's wedding reception location was in Fairfield last Saturday. The house where their wedding took place was stunning. Actually this place is every photographer's dream. The Mediterranean style house had tons of windows and natural light. When I arrived the ladies just finished cooking and they were ready to change their clothes. Bekah was wearing a cute white dress with matching jewelry and her bridesmaids' dresses were coral. They have met at work. Bekah teaches ESL and Angel teaches history. Angel has Mexican roots so it was not a surprise that they had a real Mariachi band to play those Mexican tunes!! They really knew how to keep the mood up!!

Here are some photos from their celebration! Enjoy!

Bekah and her beloved dog Peanut.

A gorgeous picture of Bekah using window light only.

A cute picture of Bekah and Angel.

It is more and more popular to serve cupcakes on a wedding instead of a wedding cake. It looked very yummy!

Bekah with her cute bridesmaids. Bekah's sister Rachel is on her left.

Angel enjoyed a fun moment with the girls.