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Rachell and Jonathan’s Maternity Portraits in Malibu

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Among my group of close friends, Rachell and Jonathan are the first to get pregnant, and judging by these photos, parenthood looks really good on them! For the longest time, Rachell would tell me how much she wanted to start a family, and I’m so excited she finally got her wish.

We photographed their maternity portraits on a Malibu beach where the glow of the sunset just helped in radiating their inner glow in becoming parents. By the way, as of posting this blog post, they have given birth to their adorable daughter Arabella! I will be posting their newborn milk bath portraits very soon (I may have posted a couple of images already on instagram, hehe).

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Rakhi and Anjun’s Outdoor Maternity Portraits

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Rakhi and Anjun are expecting their first baby, and we all know the baby is going to be so cute! We spent the session wandering around the park, and although the park has some amazing backdrops, these parents-to-be make them look even better, don’t you think!? Rakhi sure has the mommy glow going on! I love that she wore a flowy outerwear that we were able to incorporate into the shoot to add some romantic dramatization. It was such an honor to be their Los Angeles outdoor maternity portrait photographer!

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Jamie’s Maternity Portraits at KidSpace Children’s Museum

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

It blows my mind when I realize just how fast time flies. Believe it or not, Jamie and Randy were one of my very first wedding clients back when I first started Paper Ban Photography. They originally had a wedding in Hawaii and I had the honor of photographing their second wedding in Los Angeles for those who couldn’t make it to the islands. Then, after photographing the maternity session for their first child, the newborn portraits for their daughter Reese, and then her first birthday party on Halloween, we met up once again for their second maternity portraits.

Seeing how big Reese has gotten since the last time I saw her was also a ‘pinch me’ moment on how precious time is! Time seriously goes by SO fast!

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Ferrara Family

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Four years ago, I photographed little Austin for his first birthday. He was so tiny! And now, seeing him for a portrait session just before the holidays, he’s all grown up, and has two other siblings! It was fun seeing the family once again for a portrait session, and I look forward to seeing them in the future.

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