Little Bird Blog

Tween Life Once you hit the double digits in age, life gets a little more complicated. More confusing. You lose that ability to play with wild abandon and start to worry about other people. They don’t want to look silly and it can make a family photo session particularly painful. I mean you’re excited to […]

A Dream is Born Maddie has long dreamed of Hawaii. Visions of dancing palm trees and sparkling blue water have colored her dreams as long as she could remember. And the dolphins. Oh, the dolphins! Knowing they were out there swimming free just offshore with the possibility to see them leap and spin. Her 11-year-old […]

A Lagoon is Born The Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon sparkles a brilliant turquoise blue from the end of Waikiki Beach. It almost glows in aerial photos and leads those in colder climes to sigh at their screens and fantasize about a tropical getaway. The Hilton invested quite a bit of money into revitalizing this former cesspool […]

North Shore Family Photos at Kawela Bay Beach Park Torn between the dripping green forests of Oahu and the brilliant blue of the beaches, we opted for a mix of both at Kawela Bay Beach Park. It’s an odd beach park that lacks parking, facilities, and signage. If fact if you try to Google the […]

The Beauty of Laie Beach Park at Sunrise Laie is a long drive from Koolina and it feels worlds away. You trade the protected, cultivated resort town for wild, wide open space in the country. Mountains skirted in salt spray loom on the horizon and you feel as if you have the island to yourselves. […]

Escaping the Hustle of Waikiki Waikiki family photography can make me a bit anxious. There are just so many people. Revelers dot the sand along the entire length of the beach lounging, playing volleyball, and people watching. I like to have space so my families can roam freely and explore in a peaceful part of […]

The Bigness of Sherwood Forest in Waimanalo When you live on a small island and the press of traffic and bodies and heat seems to grow every year, you treasure the few last open spaces. Wide open areas where you feel you can breathe. There are still a few beaches that make you feel small […]

Is a Hawaii Mini Portrait Session Right for Your Family? I’m terrible at mini sessions. Terrible. The idea is to make photography more affordable by taking a few images over a short time. In the name of expedience, these 15-20 minute sessions are highly structured and formulaic. Stand there, hold baby, smile, click, click, click. […]

Family Adventure on the Kohala Coast Big Island family photographers are spoiled for choice. Terrain varies dramatically over the island and you can travel from the dripping greens of Hilo to the harsh volcanic steam at Volcano and end at a sandy stretch of beach on the Kohala Coast for sunset. There’s a little something […]