Now, we return to our regular programming: babies and families.

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of photographing sweet Baby S at her four month session. It had only been a couple months since I last saw her (click HERE for her 8 week session), but as many of you know, babies at this age mature and develop so rapidly. It was impossible not to marvel at her growth. Little Miss S was so engaged, physically strong, and very happy to dole out the smiles and coos.

We actually started the session with some headshots for Dad. Dad is in the very early stages of starting his business and needed some images for his corporate stationery and website. J, look at your handsome hubby. He sure does clean up well.

Then, we moved on to some family portraits:

I just love, LOVE, L.O.V.E. this moment:

And moving on to some solo shots of the little sweatpea. I had SUCH a hard time figuring out which images to blog. She is quite the photogenic little angel.

Here’s one of those smiles I mentioned earlier:

M&J, I’ll leave you with this image. With a face like this, she’s gonna have you wrapped around her little finger!!

Your gallery is almost ready for you. You’ll have more than your fair share of images to choose from. Yay! I’ll email you with the link by the end of the day. Stay tuned …

Life has been busy lately and as a result, there are way too many things on my ‘to do’ list that never seem to disappear. Well, now that time-sensitive things like “file taxes at midnight on 4/15″ and “make sure kids can swim before Hawaii” have been removed, I am finally making it a point to check that little box next to “update the viviZ blog.”

Not too long ago, I had a fun experience photographing my friend and her rapidly growing — and successful! — company in downtown San Francisco. I’m extremely proud of my friend for working SO hard to find her calling and build her business from scratch. And I’m very thankful for receiving this opportunity to grow my own business while documenting hers.

I had such a blast. For many reasons, both personal and professional. On a personal front, I really loved visiting with my friend, meeting her business partner and employees, and catching up with some of my dearest and favorite friends. I worked and lived in San Francisco for 11 years before moving south and do miss my many friends up there!!. On top of that, I really enjoyed cruising around old haunts from my days of yesteryear when I did the corporate thing (and where I met my now husband). Nostalgia at its best.

On a professional level, I felt very challenged. And rewarded. I typically work with young children and families and am usually very familiar with the locations in which we end up shooting. This engagement was quite different. Seven working professionals (read: people who actually stand still and do what I say) who needed headshots/company photos in a location that I hadn’t visited in years with rapidly changing weather patterns ranging from rainstorms to sun without a cloud in the sky. Needless to say, the combination of variables really pushed me, professionally. I learned a lot about myself as a photographer and gained so much from this experience.

My friend has a fun company whose clientele is comprised of professional athletes, professionals in the entertainment industry and high networth individuals. Their images needed to exude a certain vibe. We decided to shoot for some nontraditional headshots — something not too ‘corporate-y’, something fun, modern and professional with a little splash of hip and cool. What do you think?

And just a few examples of some fun shots we took: