Little Bird Blog

You had me at sun romper. Oh, if I could go back in time and find an adorable sun romper like this for my baby girl … The cuteness overwhelms me. And the sunrise. I’m always a little nervous to tell people my sessions usually start at sunrise. I’m not a morning person after all. […]

On the shy side Booking a family photo session when you have shy children can be a bit nerve-wracking. Introduce a new person plus a new environment and you worry that they will cling to your leg the entire time. That was Caroleina’s biggest fear. At home her girls are playful, active and silly, but […]

A bout of pneumonia was slowing me down. Nothing too miserable, but it felt as if the rest of the world was in fast motion. I slowly made my way up the coast to Laie Beach Park, one of my favorite photo locations on Oahu, to meet a family visiting all the way from Maryland. […]

When she was little, Tara lived in Hawaii. It was only briefly, but the memories of splashing along the white sand beaches with the sun warming her back lingered. She returned many years later for her honeymoon and fell in love with the Islands all over again. Twenty years later she planned a special anniversary […]

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 […]

Return to Hawaii I first photographed this sweet family of three last year. They were visiting family on Oahu and we lucked out with the weather. The typically wind-ravaged coastline was calm and serene as the sun danced over the horizon. We splashed in the sunshine and shared an epically beautiful morning. They loved their […]

A reason to celebrate A fiftieth anniversary celebration. What better reason to plan a north shore family reunion? Their oldest grandchild was also about to leave for college. With my oldest only seven years old that feels monumental … and scary. This close-knit family wanted to hold on a bit tighter and spend their last […]

A Hawaiian monk seal photo bombed our session. It was bound to happen one of these days. Over the years i’ve seen them at Paradise Cove a handful of times, but always at the end of a session. When that happens you give them space (you definitely don’t punch them in the face). Since they’re […]