Butterfly Kisses {Orange County Photographer}

The girl name Vanessa comes from the Hebrew word which means, “Butterfly..” It also stems from the Indian word which means, “Butterfly.”  Vanessa is also the name of a genus of butterfly that includes the Red Admiral and Painted Lady.

So, I guess you could kind of say that I have a thing for butterflies.  So when one of my favorite clients (and friends), Renee suggested a butterfly themed session for her friend Janna, I was all for it!  More about Renee, and her incredibly creative photo session ideas in my next post!  But for now I just have to share some images from this gorgeous session with Janna and her girls!  I always like to say that every session is an adventure, and this session was no exception.  It’s always fun to shoot in a completely fresh new location, and this is a location that I just LOVE!   There are a million beautiful places…

So we started off on this winding dirt trail….

The girls were being so cute and fun, so although I was carrying quite a bit of gear, I was also walking with my camera to my face, watching the girls through the lens and snapping shots every so often.

Suddenly,I hear this blood-curdling scream behind me and I drop my camera (thank goodness for the strap around my neck) and look down.  My foot was about 3 inches away from stepping on a very large snake!  Fortunately the snake was more afraid of us than we were of it and it slithered across the path and on its way.  But it was certainly an eventful beginning to a very interesting shoot!

The girls were just a dream to work with – so willing to try anything and the best listeners!

And Mom was just drop-dead gorgeous!

We even had grandma along to help – I couldn’t have made it nearly as far without her help!

But the fun really began when we brought out our surprises for the girls…

Enjoy your “Sneak Peak” Renee and Janna – there were so many fun images that I had a hard time narrowing them down for the blog!  I should have your gallery up soon!