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  • See that picture over there, that's me. I'm the one in the yellow scarf. I have been married for 10 years and have 3 kids, those are the kids in the picture. I thought about using stand-ins since my kids are pretty much over the camera, but decided to let them and their funny little expressions be part of our family picture.

    Like most people who love taking pictures, I am not so fond of being on the other side of the camera. If I was going to have a stand in for me, it would be Rachel McAdams. That's who would play me in the very interesting movie about my life. When I recently told my husband that, he was quick to point out that I look nothing like her. Whatever..it's my movie. In the movie of my life, I would also have perfectly behaved kids, would live in a house that looks like all the things I pin on pinterest and I would make perfect healthy meals that everyone loves. I would also have a camera within arms reach most of the time.

    It would be so cliche to say that my interest in photography developed after I had my children, but, it is true. I LOVE capturing every perfect and not so perfect moment in my kids lives as much as I love capturing those moments for my friends and clients.

    This blog started as a photography blog, which unfortunately made me stop writing on my mama blog. Even though I had many things I wanted to talk and have talked about things having nothing to do with photography, I finally decided that I just needed to make this a blog about everything, which is why I got rid of my photography logo and decided to call it mish mash mama.

    I'm still doing photo shoots and will hopefully eventually get to posting some of the 30 sessions I did over the holiday season. Please 99,111,110,116,97,99,116,32,109,101em tcatnoc if you want me to capture you and your special family.
    -Michelle

    Many thanks to Gail Pomare for braving an afternoon with my family to get some photos that I will always treasure.

Cousins

My good friend Nicole had family in town and wanted to get some pictures done. They were very good practice subjects for me with the exception of one itty bitty thing..everyone in white shirts. Bright sun and white shirts..not ideal. Remember that when you want to get family photos done, colorful is good.

This is my favorite picture from the shoot. I just really enjoy what I see from this perspective.

Jack was going through the make goofy faces stage. I got some of those so his mom doesn’t forget those faces, but I also got a few great ones like this that would make any mom happy.

Miss Marina…the ham of the group. I think I got the most pictures of her, she knows how to work the camera. This ones my favorite though, it shows her little pesonality.

This little guy did not like the camera that much, but he showed me a few adorable smiles.

These last two..the most meaningful..moms with their kiddos. I just love capturing these interactions, they are so beautiful. Moms and their boys, what a beautiful relationship.



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Sonoma workshop

These are just a few pictures from the hundreds I took when I attended a photography workshop earlier this year. I have to say, for the most part, I did not miss my kids while away from them for a little over 48 hours. I was learning new things, making friends and enjoying not being mommy for a few days. But..when I saw this baby with her mom, my heart ached to be holding Ari. The connection between mom and baby, especially at that age, is just such a beautiful thing.

This little girl was such a trooper. She had 10 cameras pointed at her and did not seem to mind at all, she was the perfect little subject.

I also had the opportunity to photograph a very beautiful family. In all the photos I got of Laura and her son, I could really feel the love she had for him. The first picture shows such a calmness and comfort in her role as a mom.

I couldn’t do a post about the workshop without including a picture or two of Me Ra and Brian. What a gift these two people are. It is because of them, that I am finally taking the leap and starting to think of myself as a photographer

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