Little Bird Blog

Dress for play and prepare to get wet and sandy. That’s what I tell most of my clients. Still, they usually manage to stay dry for a little bit. You know, 10 or 15 minutes at least for some family portraits. Not this time. The water was too inviting. The kids too excited. Paradise Cove […]

October was a whirlwind. For family photographers, October through December is the busiest time of year. With holiday activities piled on, it’s hard to make time to relax, stretch your toes in the sand, and breathe. But it’s critical. Here and there we managed to sneak in moments of joy outside – our happy place. […]

First Words Do you remember that first “no” uttered from your sweet baby? Maybe tentative and timid at first and then growing in confidence and volume as they experience the real power of the word? We were able to capture that sweet and salty kind of no on video. Although, honestly, baby Mari is such […]

I first photographed baby Delaney as a tiny newborn early this year. She was a content and mellow kind of baby. The kind i’m glad I didn’t know existed when I was struggling with my own non-sleeping, high maintenance babies. I assumed all babies were similar and us parents were all in it together – […]

The girls spilled out of the car in a flurry of hair brushes and giggles. They were running behind for our morning photo session and still wearing their pajamas. Mom and dad tugged at their hair and pulled on dresses while the girls strained for freedom. So close to the beach! At last they broke […]

Sunrise at Bellows Beach We almost missed each other. John and Olivia were flying to Oahu for vacation and I was leaving the island for vacation. But we had one day of overlap. Just one morning to make it work. The weather can be so fickle on the windward side, but they fell in love […]

Jennifer had been looking forward to her Hawaiian vacation. Her family booked a week long stay at Disney’s Aulani Resort and made plans to hike, swim, and travel all over the island. Her knee had other plans. Body parts can be so uncooperative. Still, she was determined. She scheduled her surgery immediately following her trip […]

Adapting to Island Life Liz and her family were only able to call Hawaii home for a single year. They are a military family living on the marine corp base and instead of the more common three or four year station, they had orders for only one. Maybe it was because they knew their time […]

A Beach for Little Adventurers Mila looked at me quizzically as she surveyed the beach. “Why did you take us to a beach with brown water, Mama?” True, the water often has a brown tinge as the rain from Kahana Valley empties into the bay, but it’s perfect for exploring. She quickly forgot about the […]