children photographer – Paper Ban Photography

Avery’s First Birthday Celebration at Hello Italian Fusion

KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES

Remember when we photographed Avery and her family for some portraits? Only a few weeks later, it was Avery’s first birthday party in Koreatown’s Hello Italian Fusion restaurant, and the place was decked out in beautiful decor for her big day with beautiful table garlands and centerpieces, bunches of white roses, and a desert table that just makes me swoon.

Avery wore a pretty white dress to greet all the guests, and changed into a traditional Korean dress when it was time to decide her career, which is a Korean tradition for first birthdays. You’ll have to scroll through the images to see what item she chose!

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Itzla and Senya

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

When kids are set loose in parks or playgrounds, something in their spirits seem to just lift. They run around, zooming to anything that catches their eye or any fellow playground-ers nearby. Or perhaps this only occurs to Itzla and Senya.

Recently, I was given the joy to photograph these two girls, who have such different personalities. The younger one, Itzla, loved to walk, play on the slides, and had such a calm demeanor. The older one, Senya, enjoyed just about everything at the park, with some scrapes to prove it!

They were so busy with playing around that they barely noticed the camera, so I was just able to blend in the background and capture purely candid photos of them. Don’t they just look adorable?!

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Brisa

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

It was pretty amazing catching up with Brisa and her parents last week during Brisa’s 1 year birthday party, especially since I took her 6-month photos and she wasn’t even walking yet! Now, she’s walking, talking (or at least, making those cute baby noises), and giving her guests high five. But one thing that hasn’t changed is her adorable smile.

Set in their apartment’s community room is where her first birthday party was thrown. With colorful decorations that included balloons in the rainbow colors, candies and cupcakes, and party hats. In the middle of the event, a musician came and performed for the guests, and the kids were given their own instruments to play with. It was too adorable!

Thank you, Vanessa and Bobby, for having me as Brisa’s one year birthday photographer!

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