Kirin and I had the privilege of meeting a really extraordinary young lady, Paola. She’s an undergrad at UCSD, about to earn her BA. She asked that Kirin and I shoot some portraits of her in her cap and gown.

She’s really a delightful person, intelligent, pleasant, and patient enough to put up with two photographers fussing over her for an hour.

She’s going to walk in the graduation ceremony next month; and she plans on attending the University of Hawai’i to pursue a doctorate in American Studies. Remarkable, huh? Not only that, she’s the current reigning Miss Philippines, San Diego! 

I don’t know if there are any official statistics to back this up, but it sure seems like there is another baby-boom going on. At least here in Eastlake, it seems that there are young families and kids all over the place! Which is a great thing: Kirin and I have always loved kids. And now that we have our little guy, it’s somehow even more fun to appreciate other people’s kids–and gain a new kind of understanding with other new parents…

We had the honor to shoot a portrait session of our good friends Rachael and Lars with their little one Olivia–what a doll! This was actually the second time that Olivia has been in front of our cameras, although that first time was when she was still a bun in the oven. It was a great family session, with Grandma, Grandpa and Rachael’s sister sticking around for some shots, too.  Take a look…