Dad, you’re sitting on the oven,” two yr old Tayla kept saying as her father sat on a beach log at Golden Gardens Park.  Tayla and her 4-yr old sister, Ashlan, were baking ‘cakes’ on the beach while mom and dad enjoyed views of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. The girls delicately piled sand [cake] onto the log [oven] and decorated it with candles [twigs]. Ashlan and Tayla’s spirits are uninhibited, full of creativity and free-flowing imagination!

Girls playing with sand

Family Portrait

Girls playing on log
The family’s energy and happiness was contagious. Photographing their interactions left me feeling joyful and inspired, especially when hearing the girls’ spontaneous laughter. Whether dad was doing cartwheels with Ashlan on the beach, or mom was pushing Tayla on the swing, they encouraged the girls to be imaginative and take pleasure in their surroundings.

Family on the beach

Family Portrait

 

Family Portrait

 

Tayla running on beach

 

Playing in the sand

 

Girls holding flowers

A huge congratulations to the family as Kelly is currently expecting their 3rd child. The girls will show so much love to their wonderful new [brother? sister?]. Incredibly happy for this fantastic family!

Standing in tree grove

Playing around in the grass

Sisters hugging at the park

Family Portrait

Girls sitting on log

 

Thank you so much for giving me the joy of photographing your beautiful family.

 

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  • Mundir

    BEAUTIFUL photography Mandev!

  • Jamie

    beautiful pictures, the girls are adorable!

  • Becca K.

    I love the picture of the younger sister with a blue background. I think u can see sand falling from her hand? Amazing capture. We will call u for our Christmas pictures in November. Chris is also a fan of your work 🙂

    • Thanks Becca (and Chris), yes, that is sand falling from Tayla’s hand. This is one of my favorite pictures!

  • joseph

    Since no words can describe how amazing these pictures are, I will resort to one word: PRECIOUS!

  • joseph

    Ok…I found the words to say. 🙂 Um…yeah…ok, you’ve broken out into a sensational photographer. I mean seriously. WOW! This lastest blog with Ashlan and Tayla…AH-MAZ-ING!! I don’t even know what to say to pictures like that. Those pics need to be like the front cover of all your photo albums, your main website, the scroll on top of your blog. Seriously. This is the photo shoot that made me go from, “Sid is one of the best photographers I know to…MY GOD…Sid is the BEST photographer OUT THERE! Period.”

    • Joe- since the first time I picked up a camera almost 10 years ago, you have been my main supporter. I truly appreciate all your encouragement over the years! It means so much. I really love these pictures too, and I’ll add them to my Lifestyle Pictures Portfolio.

  • Kelly Chang

    And the parents are thrilled! Being shot by Mandev was an absolute end-to-end wonderful experience from the relaxing day at the beach where we barely felt like we were modeling to the cherished treasures that are simultaneously stand-alone art and great memories of that particular day caught so authentically that they trigger so many of our other fun family memories. What more could you possibly ask for from a family photo session? Thanks, Mandev. Can we do it again!?!? 😉

    • Thanks, Kelly! I’m happy to hear you had a positive experience during our photo session. 🙂 It was so easy and fun to photograph you and the family. I appreciate the energy, enthusiasm, and trust you brought to the session and am excited to work with you guys again!

  • Kim

    Wow!! These are amazing Sid!! You’re seriously getting better and better with each one of your shoots – and you were so amazing to begin with!! Love each and every one of these shots. 🙂

  • AMAZING Sid!! You are so talented my friend!

  • katie

    stop it. just stop it. 🙂 since i know it never gets old to hear how awesome you are… i will again say, i love your pictures. you truly have a gift and you can capture a moment so perfectly! I love how each session just tops the previous one…. and I remember back to our first engagement session! HA! 🙂 Sid, you are a rockstar!! keep it up!

    • Thanks, Katie! Yes, I remember our first engagement photo shoot! It was so long ago!!! We had so much fun, too…. Well I’m so glad you like the photos and I appreciate all your encouragement!

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