As we wrapped up a shot, my friend showed up with this little guy! This is James and his Mom. They are friends of my friend and she brought them over for a swim because they were visiting from Seattle. I've never had so many visitors since I moved from Chicago to LA and I LOVE IT! So I had my camera out anyway and I couldn't resist him.
I have so many great spots to shoot here, I've never had a studio before but now I can shoot right here in addition to shooting on location! It's not great for infants outside (I have some nice light inside tho!) but perfect for bigger kids and those closely supervised on all the stairs outside. I'm wrapping up the little finishing touches on the office and then I'll post the grounds and work studio.
Thanks for the visit James & Timi, it was fun to play with the light spots around here in such an enjoyable way!
Last August my family and I moved from suburban Chicago to Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles, CA. My husband is an entertainment creative and, while we love Chicago and our family and friends there, we knew we needed to be where the work happens. We were considering New York or Los Angeles and, well, LA won because THERE IS NO WINTER HERE.
We were ready to make a leap and excited for the adventure and change from the Midwestern life we knew so far. I couldn't think of a better place to conduct my mid-life crisis.
The move has been incredible for all of us. It was stressful and messy and hard. But more than that it has been fun and exhilarating and transformative. We have met so many fantastic new people, reunited with old friends and have enjoyed so many new adventures. We've grown closer as a family -- holding hands tightly as we made this big jump into the unknown.
I have spent the winter (should I put that in quotes? LOL) here settling in and working like crazy on completely rebranding and rebuilding Birdznest Photography from the ground up. Thinking about who I want to be now. Perfecting the parts that were working and ditching the stuff that didn't. Coming up with new ideas and projects. I started Birdznest when my son Declan was only about a year old. In nine days he turns NINE! I can't believe it. The journey as both a mother and a photographer have been incredible. I'm getting all ooey and gooey and weepy here at the keyboard just thinking about the magnitude of it all and my gargantuan load of gratitude for it. It takes my breath away.
Thank you to all of you who have been a part of it. Thank you Dave. Thank you Declan. Thank you Lily. Thank you Facebook friends & family (my co-workers). Thank you to my Chicago clients - I'm humbled and blessed to have gotten to work with you. I hope to come back and continue to do so for as long as I possibly can. I can't believe how cool it has been to watch my "Birdznest Babies" grow and get to be a little part of capturing these different times in their lives and their family. I remember every single session. And every person I've photographed. Every. One. I never imagined I could love my work this much.
I can't wait to meet the new California Birdznest Babies (of all ages) to come! Here are a few pix of MY babies and my family from last Sunday, Mother's Day. It was dreamy. We went on a hike in Topanga Canyon. We drove up the PCH, for the first time, through Malibu and then on to the state park in Topanga for a quick little hike. We followed it with an early dinner at a fantastic little seafood place called Froggy's. My kids made a Mother's Day art piece. Lily made me a ceramic heart to hang in my office and the family got me two more digital frames so I could enjoy all the images from our life throughout the house. Lucky, lucky me!! :)
(you can click on the small pix on the right to see them larger)
Robyn -- So excited for you, proud to call you a friend, and thrilled by your work on this blog and portfolio. CANNOT WAIT to see it continue to grow and develop! much much love to ya ---- Heidi
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