Bella Vita Studios

it's busy around here.

It was busy the last couple of weeks in the studio!  I'm just about finished retouching everything and thought I'd throw a few images on the blog tonight before I head to bed.   

First up is Katie (who happens to be one of the cake guy.'s lovely nieces).  She is six years old now.  And made sure I knew she didn't have to ride in a car seat anymore.  We spent some time in the studio turning her into Tinkerbell... and then there are a couple pics of her great cake that Uncle Brian made. 

Next up Ben.  He's my good friend's fourth boy... and already getting so big!

And the Meason's... who have been coming to me for a little over two years now.  I'm sad that they are moving away soon, but I hope we stay in touch!  Congrats on the new addition!  He's adorable.

Little Isaac.  If you saw the post from a couple weeks ago about the birth I photographed... then you may recognize this little face!

And then there's this cool dude!  He's very into sports and so easy to photograph!

Baby Paige... is the niece of my good friend Amy... and came by to get in front of the camera.

It's beach time again! Whoohoo!

{VDAY}

Bella Vita is offering a limited number of mini sessions for Valentines Day!  Sessions will be held at the studio (710 North 10th Avenue in Hanford... next to Green Valley Cafe) from 9am -11am.  You will need to pay for your session fee in advance to secure your appointment time.  You may do so by clicking on the "buy now" button next to the time you want reserved.   Session times are first come first served.  Please send me an email at amie@gallerysimages.com when you reserve your space so I can remove the buy now button!  Thanks! 

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A day in Monterey

I ended up having a great weekend.  It started off on Friday night when a friend had extra tickets to the opera Madam Butterfly.  I got home late and still had to prep my camera gear for the next day.  I think I got all of 3 hours of sleep before packing up the car and heading out to pick up the cake guy. (who graciously agreed to make the trek over to the beach with me).  I even missed my opportunity to get my morning cup of Starbucks (can you believe that?).   I made plans to stop through Hollister and see a good friend from college... and also to bless her with some pictures of her kids.   Here are some of my faves:

Then we all hopped in the car and headed over to Monterey to eat lunch at Schooner's (I hope I spelled that right!)  It was 72 degrees and absolutely beautiful there.   {Cross', thank you again for lunch.  You really didn't have to do that!} 

Then it was off to do a little browsing around antique stores before heading over to shoot an engagement session on the beach.  When April said she wanted to do the photos in Monterey I was excited.   I love it over there... and I'm always looking for opportunities to HAVE to go.  Here is a sneak peak into the engagement session:

Three month old A