Here’s a fun family of 6! Just a few of my favorites….

And a less than two week old……Hagen…

And last but not least….two of my favorite subjects….Mia and her brother Finn!

Here’s a cute little (almost 2 year old) named Aiden! I was able to photograph him after connecting with a high school classmate on facebook! So cool to meet him… he was full of energy!

And here’s little Lucie .. who was less than 2 weeks old during our shoot….. Congrats to the parents…she is beautiful!

A little behind on my posts….(shocking, I know)—Here’s some more recent portraits…and couldn’t pass up these turtles who were enjoying the warm March air !

Look at these amazing eyelashes!!

And little Emily…who is fearless!

Parents haven’t seen any images yet (still working on them!)….but wanted to give a little taste of something sweet!! Ellie was so smiley and fun….I really miss this 6 month age!!!

I grabbed this quick shot of pretty Mia before the rains came down Sunday afternoon! We are rescheduling the rest of the shoot.. but I still really like this image!

Also couldn’t help shooting my own little guy before the rains….

I’m behind on my posts!!! A fun outing with my crazy advanced photography students! We had fun working with flash on the beach in Belmont Shore before they headed out on their own to roam the town with cameras…

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A year ago, I took this portrait series of my son Diego when he turned 1 year old. One year later..same chair…same boy….amazing year!!

Sorry, I haven’t been updating the blog lately… But here’s some recent work with one of my favorite non-profits… Hundreds of people came out to volunteer at the Martin Luther King Day of Service at Belvedere Middle school in East L.A. in addition – hundreds of middle school students were sworn into 6 months of service with City Year.

I love this project that I’ve been working on over the past year…. I love photographing “first time events” in people’s lives…. We all have momentous events in our lives and although they are not all the same.. crossing these milestones can connect us as humans in their similarities. I would love people to tell me of any “firsts” that are coming up in their lives…. (I still need a “first” birthday party if you can believe it)… first recital, first lost tooth, etc. And this doesn’t only pertain to children… Do you know of a relative having a “first-time ” experience? Maybe learning a new skill, instrument or even a first date? Please let me know.. I’d LOVE to be there to document it! Please see the rest of the project at “http://www.suzannemapesphotography.com”> under galleries “projects”