Waiting for Baby Oliver - San Jose Maternity Photographer

I was so, SO honored when Kristen reached out to me and asked me to be the one to do her maternity photos! She is another local photographer and we met a couple of years ago at a photography seminar. I love networking with other photographers in San Jose! It's so fun to have a great group of colleagues to share things with. 

Anyway, we chose to do her maternity photos at this great Los Altos location and we were in for a real treat. Near the end of the session, horses came up to us looking for treats! We gave them a few scratches, but none of us happened to have carrots, so they quickly moved along. I have to say, it made for some awesome photos. 

We had a blast and my favorite part of the whole session was how much I could tell Kristen & Felipe were in love. Sure, I could say that about any couple that I have the pleasure of photographing, but these two had something truly special that I just loved witnessing. Baby Oliver is so lucky to be born into this family!!

Congratulations, Schneider Family!!

If you would like your maternity photos done by Laura Pope Photography in Los Altos, please email me at laura@laurapopephotography.com

Steyn Family Maternity Session at Stanford University

Us Californians are so lucky! We hardly ever have to worry about weather conditions, and we usually get to enjoy the sunshine year round. So when Sheena booked her family maternity session with me in March, I didn't think twice! Rain? That would never happen on the day of the session!

So when the session date crept closer, and it pretty much felt like San Jose was going to float away, we got a little wary... Luckily, we found a gorgeous  rainy day setting at Stanford University. Even though it poured on the drive up, the skies let up for the entire session and it was a beautiful afternoon! 

Thank you so much, Steyn Family for another fun session! I can't wait to meet baby number 3 in just a few weeks!!

If you would like your family or maternity photos done by Laura Pope Photography in San Jose, please email me for details at laura@laurapopephotography.com

Sachlene & Manny - A Maternity Session at Vasona Park

Saschlene and Manny contacted me to take their maternity pictures, and as soon as I met them in person, I knew that we were going to get along great. It can be hard to invite a stranger to document an important part of your life, but they were so warm and kind that after our first meeting, I felt like I had known them forever!

We met at Vasona Park because you just cant go wrong there. It's always beautiful, particularly around this time of year when there are lovely fall colors! Despite them getting ready for their annual festival of lights & being incredibly crowded, we had an amazing session.

Oh, and they're pup Rusty? They told me that the magic words to get him to look at my camera were "Rusty, do you want to go on a walk?" They were magical indeed. Any time I uttered that sentence, he looked straight at me with these "Do you promise, you'll take me on a walk??" eyes. He fell for it every time, which had us cracking up! Rusty is going to be a great older brother in just a couple of weeks!