I live an hour north of San Francisco and have begged Amber Holritz to do a wedding out here so she can fit my family in for a shoot while she's here But, that doesn't look like it's happening anytime soon (and I just can't afford to fly her out here...I know, I'm cheap So, I'm looking for someone local with a style like hers for a "day in the life" shoot of me and my 2 yr old daughter. Maybe my husband too but I can get most of those Oh, and when I say "day in the life", we'll compact all those activites to an hour or so.

I don't have a huge budget but this will be for posterity and my Xmas present so I'm not skimping. Ideally, I'd like to be able to purchase the neg's at some point (even 10 years from now) because I'd like to have the shots taken and then not even look at them until a few years from now...when she's stealing my car and I want to remember the good ol days.

Oh, and I'm not in a huge rush so if any out of towners have a destination wedding in my area (Sonoma/Napa county), I can wait until you get here.

Anybody interested? Thanks!

i'd save all my pennies for amber. she rocks! hope you find someone.

What about Jen & Chris Stewart?

I would love to Let me know if my style suits you. I am located in Sacramento. Here's my not so fancy site -
http://impressions-by-nudrat.smugmug.com/

Our team will be in San Fransisco Saturday --- are you up for a morning shoot?

Eric
www.izlas.com

Hi Mariah! I can't say that I'm in Amber's league, but I'd love to toss my hat into the ring for consideration to photograph you and your family. I'm based in San Francisco. You can view my website at: http://www.liliaphoto.com/slideshows/2007/06/jkt/

Here's a recent lifestyle/family slideshow: http://www.liliaphoto.com/slideshows/2007/06/jkt/

What about Carey from Barefoot Memories?!

Hey all! Thanks for all the responses and recommendations!

Eric - it's my daughter's bday this weekend so that won't work Thank you though!

I'm still checking out my options...I think this is a harder decision than my wedding photography . I definitely love the stuff I've seen!

Thanks again!

I am in Sonoma County... and I am interested... would actually love a swap I would love a family portrait.

You can check out my style here and see if its a fit. www.melophotos.blogspot.com

Melissa

pm me if you are interested

Crystal and I will throw our hat in the ring. We have family in Napa, so we're in the area fairly often. You can see our work on our website. The link is in my signature. There is a portrait gallery, and there is a whole category on our blog dedicated to child and baby portraits.

Hi Melissa, check out if my style suits you and maybe we can work out a family sesssion swap! A Day at Santa Monica Pier

I'm no Amber Holritz but I do more of a combined portrait and lifestyle approach, but I can always tweak my shooting ratio to do more lifestyle images. I'm based in the East Bay. Let me know if you're interested! I have a 4 y/o and am currently 7 months pregnant so it might make good portfolio stuff you as well.