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tara whitney | just be blogged
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Southern California's Family Photographer, Tara Whitney. Fresh and fun family, baby, child, maternity, newborn, senior, and engagement photography.
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booking 2012

While on blog hiatus I am still working & booking clients. If you are interested in a session for 2012 please get in touch via the “email me” link above, or just go ahead and email di...

10 jan 12

breathing room

Once I wrapped up my last clients of 2011 I dove headfirst into making Christmas everything it could be for my kids. Then, on New Years Eve, I got really, really sick. I just today came up for a brea...

07 jan 12

merry, merry & happy everything

He’s almost here!   Love, The Whitneys

24 dec 11

a fuller picture

After expressing my thoughts in my last post, I wanted to share the rest of the session. While I was particularly drawn to the images that I shared before, and want to work with people who also appre...

19 dec 11

Not everyone has to be looking

This is one of the families that I photographed while in NYC. While figuring out what I wanted to post today, I realized I was drawn to the images that included their whole family, which is actually ...

16 dec 11

latin for desired things

I fell in love with this poem in 1996, upon being sent a card including it by my friend Jalayne. It resonated with me immediately then, and it had a place on my fridge for many years. I had a dream a...

12 dec 11

brandon drops his shirt on my head

09 dec 11

life & instagram

I have no idea what took me so long. What was I even thinking? Instagram is an iPhone app that mashes up the concepts of Twitter and Flickr. AND I LOOOOOOVE IT. I have been having a blast documenting...

08 dec 11

Vaughn plants one on his Dad

06 dec 11 1 person likes this

Will is unsure of the tire swing

   

06 dec 11

minus one

Manhattan. We were walking and I saw this place and nobody else wanted to stop and take the picture but I wouldn’t take no for an answer. I love this picture. I feel that it perfectly captured ...

02 dec 11

lazy susan: december (banana bread)

The theme for our Lazy Susan this month is: desserts! We thought December would be the perfect time to share some recipes that you can in turn share with your family, friends, and neighbors over the ...

01 dec 11

The happiest of happy surprises

Our plan started months ago – I would be in NYC with my family and Emily would meet us there with hers, but we wouldn’t tell any of the children. There were so many times one of us would ...

30 nov 11

gapstow bridge | central park | nyc

Jeff took this shot of us on our last stop before heading to the airport last Friday. I can’t believe we were just there a few days ago! I am working today, and hope to blog more about the trip...

28 nov 11

CA — NYC

Tomorrow I leave our beautiful coastline for its sister in the East…it’s already time again for our annual Thanksgiving vacation. Life has thrown me several curve balls over the last thre...

20 nov 11

36 hours in palm springs

What I like about Palm Springs is how it makes me feel like home. I grew up in the desert. Mostly in rentals and trailer parks. Rocks, dirt, and tumbleweeds were my backyard. I never saw the beauty o...

08 nov 11

35 and two weeks

Here, a collage of iPhone (mostly) self portraits taken throughout my last year on earth. I turned 35 two weeks ago. I am totally okay with that. I have hated my birthday since the big THREE OH. Ever...

07 nov 11

lazy susan: november

I was working a snack bar shift during one of my son’s water polo games when I got a text from Amy and a phone call from Shannon at the same time. I answered and got totally ambushed by them al...

01 nov 11

ruh roh

Yesterday, while upgrading to OS X Lion, I got this message. My computer is currently still working, but I am taking it in to get looked at. (Everything is backed up.) I will be going radio silent un...

25 oct 11

after school

Every day after school she earns music for her iPod. When Jeff is home, she sits next to him at the computer until he does it for her. This can be annoying or endearing, depending on how you look at ...

17 oct 11

giveaway – photography concentrate

It’s time to put your photography learning cap on! Photography Concentrate is doing a giveaway of THREE copies of their latest tutorial, and holding a FIVE day sale! Meet Extremely Essential Ca...

15 oct 11

her simple arrangement for the kitchen table

…that she took from a neighbor, cutting them from their stalks with her pocket knife, and bringing them home in the basket of her bicycle. #idontwanttoforgetathing -Tara  

11 oct 11

giveaway – simplicity designs

Angie Monson (blog) (facebook) of SP Design is doing a giveaway for $150 to her template site! All you have to do is leave a comment here to be officially entered for the giveaway. Also, go and check...

09 oct 11

little gold headband

This little gal pal reminded me of my baby pictures – all big round head and eyes and a gap in her teeth and not a whole lot of hair. She was fun to follow around. I about died when mom whipped...

07 oct 11

in the dugout

People who aren’t afraid to be goofy are my favorite. -Tara  

06 oct 11

almost too dark

Lately I’ve been intrigued with slightly underexposed images at dusk, showing just a wisp of the people pictured. When it is “almost too dark” to attempt. -Tara

03 oct 11

giveaway – lisa leonard designs

This weekend Lisa Leonard would like to share three new pieces with you: Feed your soul Tiny twig Autumn’s song earrings TWO WINNERS will receive $75 gift certificates to spend at Lisa Leonard ...

01 oct 11 1 person likes this

snug

30 sep 11

her favorite

“I have never seen a photo that I love more of me than the one of James with his arm around me and Coop laughing while looking at Reid.  That is us, so us and I have never been able to capture ...

28 sep 11 1 person likes this

in the wee small hours of the morning

6:35 : My alarm goes off 6:40 : My alarm goes off again and I roll out of bed, throwing on whatever clothes are on the floor next to my feet 6:41 : I walk downstairs, taking note of what hurts as the...

26 sep 11

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