Jagger Joel Mellinger, welcome to our incredible world! I am really stoked to show you a sneak peak of baby Jagger. Jagger was about 6 weeks old when I took his newborn pics and he was an angel...well, an angel that likes to pee on the couch! Big sis AJ was a little angel as well. I really enjoyed capturing special moments with brother and sister. Thanks, Sabrina and Kevin, for allowing me into your home to take Jagger's first pics!
I'm not sure who is more creative, me, or my wife, Jackie (Nevermind, I know the answer to that, she is! Love u babe;-))...A couple years ago I was trying to come up with some new ideas for photography packages, and Jackie came up with the great idea of capturing a child's life from before birth to around the child's first birthday. The best part was that the client would get a free photo shoot out of the package, so everyone would be happy! I thought the idea was brilliant, and we named the package "All in a Year". It has been extremely successful, and I am really excited to show everyone my first completed All in a Year package!
The Amat's and I go way back, so when they asked me to document the first year of Aiden's life, I was super stoked! I just can't believe how fast time flies...I started shooting this package almost 2 years ago! We went all over the place for our shoots and used Orange County to its maximum potential. On our first shoot we spent a beautiful evening hanging out on a train, slumin' it in back alleys, walking on the beach, and climbing on a pier in Seal Beach. On our second shoot, which was the newborn shoot, we hung out at the Amat residence and captured a lot of great pics inside their beautiful home. On our third shoot, we headed over to Irvine Park in Orange where we played on a waterfall, took pics on train tracks, and got some great sunset pics in the brush. We chose the train depot in San Juan Capistrano as our last location. If you have never been down there, I highly reccommend it, especially for the little tykes. We had a great time hanging out on a train and cruising around the incredible grounds that the station has to offer.
It was tough, but I whittled it down from around 200 pics per shoot to just a couple from each shoot for my blog. I really enjoyed seeing Aiden grow up through my camera, and I hope you will too. Enjoy the pics...
Welcome to our wonderful world baby Eric! One of the great things about my job is that I get to watch families grow through my lens! I have been shooting the Hoffmans for a couple of years now, and I am extremelty honored that they keep calling me back to shoot their beautiful family. In '09 I took their engagement pics, I shot their wedding the same year, and now I got to be there for baby Eric's first time in front of a professional lens...pretty cool!
I feel so blessed that my photography has kept me so busy, but my blog has definetly been hurting from it! Because of my "laggingness" (I know, not a word) this blog is a bit delayed...I shot baby Eric in October. I met Bryan, Candace and Eric at Peter's Canyon in Tustin, and we shot into the sunset. Everything was great...baby Eric was a little angel, the weather was perfect, we had great lighting, and I locked my keys in my car. Ok, maybe the last part wasn't so great...thank God I had my camera equipment on me when I did it! Gotta love AAA!
Thanks, Bryan and Candace, for allowing me to take pictures of your beautiful son!
A couple of weeks ago I had the honor of not only meeting the Smith family, but I also got to take baby Jackson's first professional pics! We spent a couple hours together, and I captured some great moments. The main purpose of the shoot was to document some of Jackson's first moments in life, but I have to say that little Nicole stole the spotlight. Nicole was adorable, and within 5 minutes of my arrival she gave me a big hug and wanted to show me around her home.
Thank you so much, Smith family, for allowing me into your beautiful home to capture some everlasting memories!
Wow, 2010 was a great year! I am finally catching my breath after ending the year with a couple months of complete photo craziness. Since October, I have had over 40 shoots, and 4 weddings. As you already know, I have been lagging a bit on my blogs, but I am back in the game! This post consists of a variety of special moments that I captured over the last couple of months, including families, newborns, and a couple of weddings.
Thanks for making 2010 such a great year for ANP! 2011 has started out with a bang, and I am really excited to see what the future holds!
Happy New Year!
Adam
What a great evening at the beach! A few weeks ago I took the Conklin family pics at Little Corona in Newport Beach. The sky was blue, the air was warm, and the light couldn't of been any better...cant ask for much more than that! The Conklins are an incredible family, and I had a really fun time shooting them! I truly do feel honored when families allow me to take their family pics! So thanks Brent, and Erica for choosing me!
Little Reese is a little ball of energy, and he was definitely more interested in playing with the rocks on the beach then he was in taking pics. But I snuck this one in...
Great candid moment...
ANP has been in business for over three years now, and I have been blessed to have accumulated a great group of return customers. The Luthers are one of them! I first shot the Luthers in '07, and I have been shooting them ever since.
About a month ago I shot the Luthers at Little Corona in Newport Beach. For those of you that know them, you will agree with me when I say that I can't believe how big the kids are getting! The boys are bigger than I am...crazy! Although they may be big boys, they still have the energy of little kids! The location of the first photo below was discovered by them. The boys went ahead of the pack, climbed up this big rock, and found a great spot for pics. I frequently shoot at Little Corona, but I have never shot this rock from this angle before. I love it! Some of my favorite shots have been created by the creativity and imagination of my clients, and not me.
Thanks guys, for another fun shoot!
I am so glad the Howard family took time out of there California vacation to spend a couple hours with me at the beach. They are a beautiful family, and I really enjoyed my time with them! We walked around Crystal Cove State Park and truly enjoyed the beauty that it offers. Thanks guys, I really hope you enjoy your pics.
Where does time go?
I really pride myself in keeping my blog up-to-date, but again I have
fallen behind. It has been weeks
since I have updated my blog, and I have so much work to post! Keep checking back this week, and I
promise to publish a few posts!
I am sure most of you now know the Mahnkens through my blog, since
this was my 4th time shooting them. The Mahnkens are great friends of mine, and I really am
honored that they keep choosing me as their photographer! This was a special shoot because little
baby Gavin isn’t so little anymore… He’s six months old! I can remember like it was yesterday
when I shot Gavin’s first photos…He fit into Brian’s fire helmet! Now he’s a crazy little boy crawling
around the beach.
Thanks, Mahnken family, for a really fun evening!
Last week I was the lucky guy that got to take the Treinen family photos at Strawberry Farms Golf Course in Irvine, California. When Kristin told me that she wanted to shoot at Strawberry Farms, I was really excited...I love Strawberry Farms! Just a second after that excitement though, a little bit of concern popped into my head...what if they don't let us onto the course? You see, I have done a few shoots there, and its always a gamble on whether the staff is going to be in a good mood (smiles at my large camera) or a bad mood (frowns at my large camera). So, I gave Kristin the standard warning that we may not be able to get onto the course, and I was so stoked that she was willing to go for it...man, did it pay off!
I arrived early for the shoot and the staff welcomed my large camera with a, well lets call it a "smown"...get it? Somewhere between a smile and a frown...I know, I know, I'm losing it! Usually I like to get a couple of golf carts for my shoots, but the staff denied me. Then they basically said I couldn't take photos on the course, but they never really said, "You cant take photos on the course." What I didn't realize at the time was that not having a golf cart was a blessing in disguise.
So, I went across the parking lot, met the Treinen family, and informed them of the news...no golf carts, but we can walk? They were awesome! The entire family was up for a little adventure and so was I! So we trekked our way through the golf course, getting to know each other along the way, and ended up at the waterfall you see below.
I was so glad we walked, because walking to the location really gave me a different perspective of the course, and it translated to shots that I had never thought of before. We had a really fun time, and the boys...Trevor, C.J, and Brady, were great!
Here are a couple shots from the evening, enjoy!
