Little Bird Blog

The Incident I was on the edge of a cold bleacher seat watching a fast-paced futsal game when the panicked text came in. It was a hair emergency. A home hair cut gone wrong with a slip of the clippers and now a little boy was bald. Fortunately, Chevas and here family live on Oahu […]

Waikiki Family Photographer Searching for Magic I don’t normally shoot at Magic Island, or really anywhere in Waikiki for that matter. Yes, there are great views of Diamond Head and the Waianae Mountains and it’s a lovely place to take in the sunset, but it’s crowded. There are people everywhere on bikes and scooters, running […]

Celebrate at home with your favorite people A first birthday party is a big deal. Not so much for the birthday baby, but for the parents. It’s a time to sit back, reflect on the crazy year you had together, and pat yourselves on the back. You made it though one of the craziest transitions […]

I sat at my desk and stretched lazily as I waited for my computer to turn on. Scrolling through email inquiries with coffee in hand I stumbled across this message – “We would love to do a family session mainly focusing on our 6 month old baby girl….and possibly our bulldog.” I have to tell […]

I stumbled across an unexpectedly touching image from my personal archives recently. It was the living room of our first family home. Dim light filtered through the narrow windows to alight toys, books, and clothes strewn across the floor. At the very edge of the frame was my toddler fast asleep on the couch clutching […]

Returning Home Megan grew up in a house steps away from Kalama Beach Park. You can hear the ocean roar from her bedroom window. You can feel the salt spray dust your skin while playing in the yard. It’s an incredible location and one that always stays with you. She has since moved to the […]

I was a little unsure whether I would blog this particular session because this family is special. Special in the sense that they are absolutely wonderful, fabulous people yes, but also they’re doing something you can’t do. See, they’re biologists. Ornithologists specifically. And for the past decade or so, they have been researching and working […]

Amber had an unfortunate newborn photography experience. That can be especially disappointing with your first and only child. Everything is so new and exciting and you want to hold on to those first moments as a family. Of course you’re just so tired, it’s hard to really process any of it. Personally, I wouldn’t remember […]