Alexis | High School Senior Portraits [PART 1]

A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing one of my high school reps. Meet Alexis - She's intelligent, beautiful & has a great down-to-earth personality.

I love, love the fierceness in the next two images below!!

The wind + her flowy dress = me incredibly happy with this shot! Wouldn't you agree? :)

Alexis, your gorgeous!

Best wishes to you Alexis & your bright future! I have no doubt you will accomplish great things. Quoting  Henry David Thoreau:

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

Are you outgoing, fun, stylish, talkative, friendly & excited about Senior portraits? And possibly interested in becoming a rep at your school? I'd love to hear from you! I offer great perks :) Please email me info@belinda-love.com   

Happy Friday! Dont forget to smile, its contagious!

the Martinez | Los Angeles Family Portraits

Last week I had the privilege to document our very good friends. Seriously, its a privilege. I love it because they allow me to stop time with my camera & in the end have those photographs to cherish for ever! Thank you for allowing me to do what I love.

Anyway, here are our good friends of 10+ years Raul & Crystal and there now seven month old daughter Lylah. . Mommy brought some of Lylah's favorite things & some props - which always make photographs much more special and unique! I highly encourage this to my clients :)

Here are my favs!

Love those dimples!

L is for Lylah :)

one more with daddy

Raul & Crystal thank you for trusting me to document a couple of anniversaries, maternity, the birth of Lylah & now your little family! May God continue to bless your lives. And Raul, on behalf of all Angelino's -- thank you for serving the city of Los Angeles & making our city safer. My prayer is that God continues to keep you safe. Love you guys!

Happy Friday ya'll!

Miss Amanda | Los Angeles Portrait Session

Life has been a bit crazy-busy lately, but I really can't complain. I have been longing to get behind the camera again & last week I had soo much photographing Amanda - my first session of the year! She's a smart young lady with a bright future and truly a pleasure to be around with.

Here are some of my favs :)

I adore all of her jewelry! 

I really loved all of Amanda's jewlery! Especially the owl ring :)

Thank you so much Amanda, wishing you the best in all your endeavors to come!

xo

January recap

Getting back to blogging on a regular basis has not been the easiest task for me to tackle thus far this year with a newborn & all. But I'm not making any excuses, although I have to be honest, many times I've opted to nap instead of blogging. You'll have to forgive, I promise to get back on track. It's of course, on of my many new year resolutions.

The month of January, like December has been of month of learning & sleepless nights. Just yesterday, for the first time in two month I slept nine hours straight & God knows I needed it! My husband & I have always been the ones to go to bed early; just ask my close friends. And recently, yeah, that hasn't been happening. But all in all, having Emma with us is soo worth every minute of being sleep deprived and exhaustion to the point where you think you can no longer function. The happiness she brings causes my heart to over-flow with joy. Never knew it was possible to love someone soo soo much. Every mommy out there, I'm sure concurs.

Little shout-out to my hubby: Babe, thanks for being such a hard working man which allows me to stay home with our Emma. I love you!!

Everyone always says "babies grow too fast" & one does not understand that until you have your own. For this reason I decided to take at least one photograph of my growing Emma. Here is the set for January:

Week six is when she began cooing & mimicking sounds - its soo adorable!

Yup, she's my assistant :)

... and looking like daddy more each day ;)

If you've been following my blog for awhile, you know I LOVE hiking. I stopped going when I was about 7 months pregnant & I finally got the okay from the doc to start working-out six weeks after giving birth, but the baby & I had been sick. This past Saturday I stepped back on a hiking trail, with Emma & that's when I realized how much I had missed it! Here's my little hiking partner & I (photo taken on Monday with iphone)

 In other news, last week I finally got behind the camera after being on maternity leave! Here's a sneak of what will be hitting the blog soon!

Happy Wednesday loves! xo

Free Portrait Session Giveaway!

I've been on maternity leave for the past two months & I'm aching to get behind the camera once again! 2011 has been a year of networking, growth & most importantly I've learned so much in various aspects of photography that undoubtedly only come from experience. 

Over the past year I have been blessed with the opportunity to photograph engagements, weddings, maternity, newborns, children, families, fashion, events, and so on... And deep inside I've realized that I'm most zealous about that young love that comes with engagements, weddings & maternity sessions - mostly focusing on couples. I truly believe its only fair to my clients that I only photograph what I'm very passionate about because I want to create images for them that will last a lifetime. I love this quote from a very successful woman:  

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. - Oprah Winfrey

With all that said, this coming year will be a year of change for Belinda Love Photography. Branding are at the top of my list & maybe a new website/blog? I already know that 2012 will be a great year both for you & I. Eagerly looking forward to new challenges and experiences along with the great blessing that I'm allowed to do what I love!

Earlier this week I announced on my Facebook page that I was still in the giving spirit & as a way to show gratitude to my loyal fans that have stuck around despite being MIA due to my pregnancy, I decided to giveaway a free session to a lucky couple! I was blown away by all the responses. I'm grateful for so many wonderful clients who believe in my work.

This is the first giveaway ever offered & I'm very excited - Let's get to the details!

To enter:

• Become a fan of Belinda Love Photography Facebook fan page if your not already
• Post 1 comment under the contest giveaway wall photo with One reason why you should win the free session (just to make it more interesting) 
• Invite your friends & family to become a fan & then like YOUR comment (Note: in order for "like" to count they MUST be a fan of the page)
• Person whose comment has the most "likes" is the winner!

Prize includes a 30 minute portrait session. It can be engagement, day after (bridal), maternity or "for fun" couples session in the Los Angeles or Orange County area, an online viewing gallery to proof images, and your choice of 5 professionally edited high resolution images on disc! Additional images may be purchased & added to disc. This prize has no cash value.

Contest begins today and will end January 1st at 7pm! I will announce winner later that night. Thank you & good luck!!