Waiting for Mathilda

Lisa & Nick… one of my favorite couples ever!  I just adore these two and was thoroughly entertained by them the whole time we were together.  We originally started shooting in more of a secluded area but were soon interrupted by an aggressive park ranger who asked us to leave.  When we got back to our cars Nick made an attempt to move his truck closer so we wouldn’t have to carry all the props.  Well, he immediately thought he got stuck and Lisa had to waddle over to the truck and hop in the driver’s seat to get it out.  I was horrified that possibly we would be stuck in dirt (which always seems to happen to me) and poor Lisa would go into labor!  Lisa hopped in and pulled the car forward without a struggle.  It had never gotten stuck, I could not stop laughing!  Nick was such a girl!  I knew who wore the pants in the relationship immediately.  For the rest of the day it was complete joy, love, comedy and embrace.  These two are expecting a beautiful baby girl named Mathilda Claire who I cannot WAIT to meet.  She is going to be a miniature Martha Stewart but drop dead gorgeous with an amazing sense of humor!  No offense Martha.  I am so excited to watch these two become parents and experience love at first sight.  They are going to be awesome and I just know Mathilda is going to be such a beautiful gift to the whole world.  Congratulations guys, can’t wait to meet your little princess.

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Troy

I’ll be honest, when I was asked to photograph a 13 year old boy I was a bit worried.  I thought for sure he would think I was an annoying dork with a camera who put his mom up to having his picture taken.  Not to mention, like most guys, he would hate being in front of the camera and would be giving me dirty looks the whole time.  Boy, was I wrong!   Troy was nothing short of fun, adorable and an absolute ham.  He’s the type of guy you are immediately comfortable with.  He’s got charm, personality and ambition.  I just couldn’t stop laughing during our session as he striked poses, threw his head back for some hilarious fake laughs, and did some awesome James Bond impressions.   Troy will be entering 8th grade this year and has his future set on being in the United States Air Force.  He’s a complete burst of fresh air and an extremely smart kid.  I know he’s going to do some amazing things in his life, if we only had more guys like him! 

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Anniversary Portraits – Sneak Peek!

I had the absolute pleasure of spending some good ol’ quality time with the beautiful Beaudin family and it was a total blast!  These two love birds have been together eight years and when they married they did it Vegas style with no photographer.  Can you believe that!?  NOOOO photographer?  Are they crazy!?  Well yes, they actually are.. no wonder.  So with their anniversary coming up they wanted to have some special photos taken of just the two of them they could cherish forever.  I was honored!  Well, here’s a sneak peek for now.. stay tuned to see more of this gorgeous couple and hear about how us hill billys got der truck stuck in some gosh dang sand and had to get rescued!

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Laura - I cant wait to see more of this one!!
Great work as usual alisha!May 15, 2010 – 10:45 am

Sophia & Josias

I sat in my car in a parking lot down the street from our chosen location, waiting for Nubia (mom) to pick me up so we didn’t have to pay the entry fee per vehicle.  Yea, I’m ghetto like that.  Nubia was running late, which I could definitely relate to so I had no problem waiting.  It gave me some time to day dream a little and prepare for our session.  An SUV quickly skidded into the parking spot next to me, I could have sworn I smelt smoke.  Nubia looked frazzled.  I laughed to myself, grabbed my stuff and hopped in.  I turned and looked in the back seat and saw her son, Josias dominating an ice cream cone which had now become part of his wardrobe and was smeared in his eyebrows.  He was focused and just stared at me as if I was a threat to him and his ice cream.  Next to him was his big sister, Sophia, grinning from ear to ear with her gorgeous curly hair bouncing around her car seat.  These were my type of kids.  We quickly sped off to Mojave Narrows where there are tons of beautiful horses, creeks, fishing and more.  I knew the kids would feel comfortable here and be able to explore while I got some natural shots!  Sophia is an absolute ham and so much fun.  She’s all girl.. with the finger snap and hand on the hip she won me over.  She loved being photographed and was a complete natural, making my job effortless.  Josias was probably scared of my Joe Dirt hairdo and cheesy baby talk but within about thirty minutes he was running around giggling and chasing after his sister.  These two munchkins are absolutely adorable and so good to each other.  Can’t wait to spend more time with them.

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Jessica

Every time I think of Jessica I can’t help but grin.  And not because her bubbly personality is contagious or because she is absolutely adorable, but because she is seriously funny!  Duh.  Actually, she seems to be funny on accident most of the time.  I find myself laughing at her more often than with her but the beautiful thing about it is that she joins in with me and laughs at herself too.  Jessica will be graduating from Chapman University this year and I couldn’t be more proud of her.  She has persevered through some difficult times but never let the bumps in the road slow her down.  She is full of ambition, wisdom, love, dedication and drive.  If it’s true that your friends reflect who you are then I am thankful to be friends with this woman.  Come to think of it, it just might be true because we both fart when we’re doing sit-ups!  She’s gonna slap me for writing that but it’s ok because she doesn’t know about the awesome ninja moves I learned in 7th grade.  Believe it or not, Jessica is even more beautiful on the inside than she is outside.  She is going to do some amazing things in this world and I’m so glad I’m a part of her life and get to witness her future unfold. 

       

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Amy - I LOVE this session. My favorite is the one of her laying on her stomach on the grass and she is smiling. She has the most amazing/contagious smile i have ever seen. Great job alisha.June 5, 2010 – 4:30 pm

ray gutierrez - Beautiful work Alisha!!!!

I think you have found your niche in photography.April 27, 2010 – 2:10 am

Laura - I LOVE this session. My favorite is the one of her laying on her stomach on the grass and she is smiling. She has the most amazing/contagious smile i have ever seen. Great job alisha.April 24, 2010 – 2:54 pm