1 family + 1 family = a really great family!

Spring Giveaway!

It's so hard to sit inside and edit photos when the sun is begging us to come out and play...i just know we are just missing some gorgeous summery weather. Guess I'll have to bail and come back tonight after dark and try again. Speaking of Summer, I decided that this year I would run a giveaway. Exciting, right? I'm still collecting vendors that might want to join in on the fun, but from Parks Photography we will be giving away 2 family photo shoots, with a forest theme or a beach theme. (Santa Cruz area) The shoots will include one hour of shooting time, and an online gallery to order pics from. O.k so you can have one entry by following our blog, one entry by following us on the Facebook page, and one entry by sharing our Facebook Page with others. (leave a comment under this post telling me that you did please) The contest will end on April 15th with the winners being announced right after the winners are chosen using random.org. Vendors: if you are interested in joining up for this giveaway, email us ASAP so we can get it all figured out. We will only accept family friendly (g rated) companies, and would love to see some photo prop type things, clothes for kids, treats, frames, etc. and would LOVE to hear from California companies!

Weekends are too short!

We do so many shoots on the weekends....and so many hikes and playground and dog park visits, that they all seem to fly by! This past weekend we were mostly in the areas around Santa Cruz meeting families for play dates and photos. Did you know that this year, for every 5 photo shoots we do I only post examples from one or two? I had someone ask me that today. The truth is, I understand about privacy and some people do not want their family images online on Facebook or websites and I work with them on that. Here are just a few fun examples of photos we got to take this weekend.

Busy busy!

Hi there! We've been having such a great time meeting tons of new families and playing in this great weather. Have you called or emailed yet to book your outdoor session? We have dates scheduled all over the area, don't wait until that Groupon is about to expire. ;)

More beautiful weather!

Hi there! Looks like we are keeping our gorgeous summery weather for a couple more weeks! I know I should be sad because we really need the rain, but I'm having so much fun playing on the beaches in the 70 degree weather and hiking in the sunshine! Here's a few shots from this last weekend, we ended up filming in the trees and meadows around Felton, California and what do you think of how some of these turned out? 

Summer is just around the corner!

Almost May 1st! Here comes summer in California. Wish you were here!

Have you visited the California Missions?

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The architecture of the California Missions always gets my attention. I love to visit them, as often as possible. My favorite is in San Juan Bautista. I took a few pics there today, but i have filmed there many times in the past.

California Missions

Visiting California? Here are some links to nice information.

Spring!

We are filming in Merced County, California. The fruit/nut trees are starting to bloom and we will be sharing pics as soon as we take them. Here is some great info on what blooms when/where in this county.

These pictures were shot yesterday near Los Banos.

ABC's in the California State Parks

My daughter (3) and I have been talking about everything we can see or do in the California State Parks, and just for fun we made a list. I will let you imagine her singing the ABC's with it. ;)

A Accessibility

B birds

C camping

D dunes

E education

F family

G gold

H history

I interpretive programs

J jobs!

K kites

L lakes

M missions

N nature

O ocean

P photos

Q quick access

R redwoods

S school

T trees

U urban

V volunteers!

W wildflowers

X XTML (well you could see this if it is a park with free wifi!)

Y youth programs

Z zzzzzzzz a nice nap!;)

Pacheco State Park

We took a late afternoon drive to Pacheco State Park yesterday. The clouds were moving really fast and changing the light and it made for some really fun photos, and a good run for my daughter.

Pacheco State Park

Road trip!

This weekend we are going on a mini-vacation road trip all over the Monterey Bay area. Should be very beautiful (and crowded) but the nice thing is that if everything is too overly crowded and traffic stuck up with rv's, we can just turn around, come back to Morgan Hill, and go another direction the next day!

Hello from California!

Thanks for stopping in! I crashed my blog site so this one is up temporily until it gets redone. OOPS.

We are in California for at least this year and next, working on our stock photography and landscapes. Yes we still do assignment photos, please contact us if you would like a quote.

Until next time....