Sunny days are here! In these pictures of my older daughter, I brought the shell along as a prop. When giving it to her I realized I had never shown her how you can hear ocean sounds in a shell. It is little things like this that make being a mom a wonderful journey for me.
With Mother's Day approaching May 10th, today I'm posting a couple maternity session photos. Maternity sessions can have a studio look as shown here either at my home or at yours with my portable studio set up. Portraits can also be taken on location amongst trees and grasses or along sandy beaches. Whatever you think up, we'll create beautiful images for you to have of your pregnancy.
Maternity sessions are best scheduled for your 7th and 8th month of pregnancy.
Today I'm posting some commercial photography I did for a new gourmet wine and food destination, Prima Palate, in Tiburon, California. The owners have created a fabulous space and gathered up a selection of wonderful goodies and indulgences. You can sample wines and enjoy cheese plates at their wine bar or outdoor terrace. I had a lovely time snapping up images of their beautiful products and shop!
Tiburon is located in Marin County a few miles north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge- a little further north than Sausalito. You can also take a ferry from San Francisco to Tiburon for an idyllic afternoon of shopping and strolling and then a fabulous dinner viewing back at the San Francisco skyline.
Kim Binfield Photography is based in Tiburon, California.
New baby sister is on the scene! At 8 months old this little girl is at such a fun age-- and she is just a few weeks older than my little one. We were able to capture all that makes babies this age especially sweet and fun. She is almost on the move and is exploring and learning at every opportunity. 
I've had the pleasure of photographing her older sister a number of times and was very excited to have this little one's first portrait session. Thank you Mom and baby and big sister too for a fun day!
The Bay Area Discovery Museum's Playdate 2009: An Evening by the Cove is coming up May 2, 2009.
Kim Binfield Photography has donated a One Hour Portrait Session including One 8x10 and Two 5x7 Prints for their silent auction. If you're on the list to go be sure to get your bid in!
"The Gala celebrates the delight, imagination and wonder at the heart of the Bay Area Discovery Museum's mission of nurturing childhood creativity."
If you have kids and live in the Bay Area or Marin, you will almost certainly have enjoyed a visit (or two or three or ten) to this fabulous place. Located in Sausalito, the Museum is fantastic for kids from its outdoor stream bed complete with plastic frogs and fish to its art rooms where kids can paint on the walls. If you haven't been yet, be sure to plan a visit soon!
"I just want one good photo of my two daughters together," said the Mother of these two girls prior to our session. Sound familiar? I think we did just that, except we created not just one photo but many photos of the sisters together at the park. It took some creative posing, songs, games, and a teeny bit of bribery with chocolate eggs, but we got the job done!
Next up was a darling girl and her mama at Belvedere Park for mini portrait sessions. I think they'll have plenty of memorable photos to give as gifts this Mother's Day and a special keepsake photo for mom herself too.
Thanks for joining in! Full session will be online within a couple days.
We got the sun we were looking for on March 28th! Belvedere Park was a lovely spot to enjoy the sunny and warm morning and get some great pictures in at the same time.
Here's a sneak peek from the first session of the day. A little blue-eyed cutie!
Sunny and bright and cheerful! This beach cutie was a pleasure to photograph and together we created some artful images that will preserve family memories and youthful energy. There really isn't anything cuter than girls in summer dresses at the beach...
It was my second time to photograph this little girl. She was a winner in my 2008 favorites post wearing a dress with strawberries and grinning right at the camera. That leap from one-year-old to two-year old is a big one! This time she was walking, running, exploring, jumping and dancing around. Thank you mom and daughter for joining me at the beach. Your proofs will be online in the next couple days.
Due to the gloom and rain we had yesterday, Spring Mini Sessions at Belvedere Park have been rescheduled for Saturday, March 28. There are still a few spots available so let me know if you'd like to join in!
