Annie, Mirabella, Etienne {Newport Beach}
Sunlight, hazy, flare. Oh, and twirly dresses. That was pretty much what Tracy ordered up for her shoot in Newport Beach in December. I, of course, had no problem with that and couldn’t wait to meet this beautiful family traveling in from Las Vegas for our session. Everything looked perfect until, two minutes from our location, I drove into a blanket of fog. A blanket that extended over the entire beach ahead. Fog flare? Not quite what we had in mind.
Luckily for me, Tracy arrived with these here stunning children and their rather incredible wardrobes. The fog suddenly looked beautiful and everything just came together.. the pastel sand and the milky sky and those gorgeous fabrics. I could have left a very happy girl without my beloved sunlight but, half way through our session, the sun didn’t just come out, it arrived, transporting the sky from the softest winter white into violet and pink and then, the most incredible golden bronze as it slowly fell into the ocean. I felt all sorts of spoiled as I wrapped up the afternoon – everything I had imagined for this shoot and so much more that I hadn’t. To Tracy, and Orange County’s ever changing weather, thankyou.
42 shared sentiments
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There aren’t words for how beautiful these children, and these photographs, are. Oh, Sheye…you are a gifted artist.
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Seeing your work is like coming home. So gorgeous, Sheye. So. Gorgeous.
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lovely photos.
beautiful use of light!
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So, so beautiful Sheye.. xo
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Go the fog! What an ethereal feel it adds to the shoot! Beautiful, as always! Lxxx
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Oh Sheye, those photos are devine, like the children you have captured so perfectly! I am so excited after many years of harping on my poor husband, he has finally given in and treated me to my first canon slr camera! So I have my training wheels on and my new 600d in my hands and I only hope that one day I can be a smidgen as talented as you and Fran are with your cameras!
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stunning, Sheye! These are just so beautiful!
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I found I was kind of holding my breath as I scrolled through. Just how do you compress so much beauty and soul into your images?!
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Just beautiful!
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So beautiful seeing them on this side of the screen honey. Love. K xo
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oh sheye, these are so beautiful i could cry!
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okay, we need to know where the girls’ wardrobe came from…. pretty please :)
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wow… these are just gorgeous! how blessed to have dreamy fog one minute and golden light the next… that sisterly cuddle is so so precious and that last twirly one… i just love them!
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So incredible. No words, just love for this session. xo
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Heya Sheye…these pics are just divine – you are such a talented & skillful gal! I once took photos of my daughter in a grassy field with fog (Katoomba, NSW – always foggy apparently!) & I loved the way the shots came out. Kinda reminiscent of Kate Bush’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ film clip waaaay back when! Atmospheric & etheral. Somehow it makes their skin look dreamy & creamy. Love your work!
Btw, may I ask what camera body are you using these days? Cheers x
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I adore that little one! Have you ever thought of shooting in a completely different manner and style? I’m not saying this because I didn’t love the way you photogtaph. I do. It’s just that I believe that you have talents elsewhere as well.(I do hope this is not perceived as German rudeness… it’s just a thought that passed my mind and that I wantet to share: Picasso had his many ways of perfection, and I believe so do you!)oxo, Eva
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absolutely amazing.
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these are amazing!! just beautiful!!
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Ohhh. I gasped. These are not my children or anyone I even know but goodness I had tears in my eyes for the joy these shots reveal! You are an absolute MASTER and have been touched by something divine with this gift…sigh!
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these are all just stunning Sheye
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Gorgeous, just gorgeous Sheye. xx
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Oops that comment above was mine, not sure why it came up with Elizabeths name ^^^ but I will say it again I think these images are simply gorgeous. xx
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Fabulously simple and perfect!
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Beautiful, as always!
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Stunning!!! And oh…that last one is breathtaking!!
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Oh my these are goooooorgeous!!! I love the image in the 4th row, such heart!
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Happy to see a blog post from you. Even happier to see that it has such divine images. Utterly perfect Sheye!
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BEAUTIFUL!!
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I love the fog shots. They’ve got this “un-earthly” kind of feel. And those happy children are beautiful. The last one is definitely my favorite. So sweet.
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I would have also been a tad dissapointed if there was no Sun Flare -which I adore. But the grey & white, and fog images look pretty spectacular to me.
Fog may just be the new black ;-) for 2011!!
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Amazing shots !!!
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Seriously, Sheye? How big is your freakin’ head right now?? :) just read thru all the comments to see if anyone else is as totally amazed with these shots. As usual, I wanna come back to life as YOU when I am reincarnated. (if I believed in that :):) YOU ROCK!!!
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Stunning.
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These are incredible
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Oh heavens! These are so so SO gorgeous. the third from the last?!?! *gasp* beautiful. I hope she hangs that one real big on her wall.
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precious!!
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I have followed your blog for quite a while, popping in and out over the years. I rarely comment. I just wanted to say, I ALWAYS love your images…they always tell a story. Keep up the great work. Wishing you whatever sustains you and makes your days joyful…
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Gorgeous work! Really love the light in the last images :)
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Thanks so much!
Camille, the childrens clothing was a big mix of very beautiful labels – mostly French from memory. If there is something specific you’re in love with, I can ask Tracy :)
Liza, I’m shooting on the 5D Mk2 and these were almost all on the 24-70.
Sheye x
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melt my heart.
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I love seeing in frames, I love the beauty in the ordinary, I love my camera, I love that when I see images I hear too. I love the latelight, I love finding moments I didn’t imagine and I love creating moments I did. I love learning more every day, I love sharing what I’ve come to know, and I love making pictures pretty.
I’m so glad you stopped by. xx
Oh my word Sheye. OH MY WORD! What absolutely gorgeous images. I am so glad you had a little of both. Just beautiful : ) I don’t mind fog. I don’t mind sunshine. This is a perfect shoot for certain. The children are darling. The wardrobe selection all sorts of sensational.
‘Only from the heart can you touch the sky.’ ~Rumi