Little Bird Blog

A big, happy family When Amanda contacted me to photograph her family of seven, I was nervous. Shaking in my boots (slippers?) a bit. They were making the trek all the from Utah for a lovely Hawaiian vacation and wanted some beautiful memories to take home. I figured if they were brave enough to make […]

Looking for things to do in Honolulu with kids? Koko Crater Botanical Garden is a great place for an easy family hike. It is perhaps, my second favorite garden on Oahu after Hoomaluhia which I detail here and here. There is an uneven two-mile dirt trail that loops around the crater floor with plantings grouped […]

Celebrating the First Year First birthdays are a big deal. As a parent and as a baby. There are so many firsts and a massive learning curve. When you emerge from that messy, sleep-deprived, love-soaked first year with your sanity intact, it’s worthy of a fine celebration. And Elizabeth did just that. A Party to […]

End of the road At the end of the road, at the tip of the island lies a most stunning beach surrounded by wild ocean and glowing mountains. It’s a long drive that I don’t make often enough. Ah, but I had just the right family for this beautiful spot. A family who loves Hawaii […]

Winter in Hawaii I’ll admit it, March isn’t my favorite month on Oahu. There’s a little more rain, a little more gloom and it’s pretty much sock weather all month long. But even in the rain, there is fun to be had and better yet, there are whales! They’re particularly abundant on Maui, but you […]

So we meet again I was giddy before this session because I just love this family. They had an in-home lifestyle session for their family last year which ended with a big finale at Waimanalo beach. At the time, I thought baby Arianna couldn’t get any cuter, but I was so very wrong. She’s developed […]

Over time, more and more of my clients have not been local residents, but rather families visiting Oahu on vacation. I have to say, that made me a little sad because I become attached to these families. I learn about them and become fully invested in order to best capture who they are. And just […]

Oahu school portraits with personality If you’re looking for the best preschool in Kailua, you should check out PPNS Preschool in Aikahi. It’s something a little different. A community of parents and teachers working together to create a great learning environment. They asked me to take school portraits earlier this year. School portraits, oh they […]

Into the Unknown Have you ever seen a jumble of cars parked at a seemingly random spot along the road? There are a few places like this around the island – cars jammed haphazardly into tiny dirt lots or a long line of cars balanced on the edges of a narrow road. It’s fun to […]