Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend! For months, I have been anticipating working with the famous newborn photographer, Keri Meyers. Well, today is the day! I am off to Seattle to do some exciting work! I cannot wait to come back and share all of the goodies from the trip! In […]
Hi! I am so excited to share this little guy. Five month old Chase was rolls of fun! harty har har har Do you think he loves his daddy or what?! What happens after all of this excitement and laughter, when you’re five months old? Well, you take a nap of course. […]
I know it’s a little late to post this, but I thought, “ah, what the heck. Why not?”. It is so hard to get my munchkins together and smiling. Even a photographer is not immune to the stubbornness of their own children! Happy belated Halloween! Although, it is Halloween/dress up day in our house everyday! […]
Happy Halloween!! Love this holiday! Can’t wait to fill up my coffee mug with..um..coffee and watch my kiddo have the best night ever. I just got home from a newborn shoot. Precious eight day old Frankie. Seriously, the cutest name ever. At the end, we decided to try our luck putting her in a Halloween […]
Hello and happy Tuesday! The Fall weather has rolled in and so has the flu! Oh my how this time of year is bitter sweet! My poor poor pumpkins have been down for so long. Hopefully, this is the end of it and they are good until next year (wishful thinking, I know)! On to […]
“Let’s go surfin now, everybody’s learnin how, come on a safari with me!” Sorry for the cheese! I can’t help myself! What a fun shoot with little 6 month old, Griffin! Being a surfer, dad bought this for the little guy and he took to it like a pro. He seriously looks like he is […]
One of the greatest rewards of being a newborn photographer, is growing with these families and their precious dumplings! I met Dan and Leah when they were pregnant with this cutie pie. Now look at him! Soon to be a big brother, we gave him a lot of attention. I’m pretty sure Miss October will […]
Happy Sunny Tuesday! I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Could the weather be any better? Finally Manhattan Beach steps up the sunny days :) This little man was pretty happy about his Valley Park photo shoot. Six months and nothing but smiles. Hello Will :)
What an amazing summer of beautiful babies! I haven’t peaked my head outside much because of these little treasures, but it’s all worth it! Time is going so fast! This little guy was our winner of Photos By Monika’s Best Of 2012! And now he is crawling! Meet this adorable little man (for a 2nd […]
A stunning little man was born into a beautiful family last month. My dear friend of over 15 years (yikes!) had her second baby and asked me to photograph him. I am so honored to not only be the one to capture such a beauty, but to have three hours of uninterrupted alone time with […]