Kiana

Talk about a spunky, outgoing girl, Kiana is the one. I wouldn't mind her rubbing off on my daughter a bit. It was fun hanging out with her for the day. She knows how to work the camera and not over do it.

One of the goals of being a photographer is to make the photo session exciting and captivating. When I went to Joe and Melissa's house for the post-session sales consultation, Kiana was definitely excited to see me. That really made my day, I felt that I accomplished my goal as a photographer.

Reids

Katharine is one of my biggest cheerleader and supporter for my photography business. She's always pimping me to her friends and I thank you so much for that!

Here's some of the shoot from the photo shoot. Marissa always have a heart of gold, although the creation session was for her mom and her, she wanted her friends (my kids) to be part of it. They were having a lot of fun blowing bubbles and playing cowboys.

As always this creation session was a load of fun, watching the kids play and catching up with old friend, good times...

Life Been Good And Fun ~ And Check Out the Beautiful Album!

Excuse the current temporary new look of the blog, it is work in progress. I am having the blog re-designed and also trying to work out some issues. For now, this is the temporary new look. This year, business has really picking up and I've been getting many bookings and many return customers. For those who are friends with me on Facebook know I've been posting many new pictures of my shoots (feel free to add me under tammy.coombs). It's been a lot of fun, especially working with new clients. It's always fun meeting new people.

On top of that, it's so much fun ordering new products to check out the quality and craftsmanship, it's like Christmas all the time. I do like the UPS trucks stopping by my door :)

Here's one of the product I order for one of my good friend/client. This book is BEAUTIFUL!!! I feel like I should be wearing gloves when handling.

Tyler

I met Shannon at a small country school that my daughter goes to. Since it is a very small school a few of the parents welcome us with open arms and Shannon was no exception. Shannon is also a camera enthusiast and loves to take pictures. Maybe that's why we clicked.

I was very excited to be able to photograph her son, Tyler, for modeling shots. She has such lovely and energetic boys. Her husband was really supportive during the whole shoot. And I have to say, it is pretty rare. I have to give Rod kudos for driving around and manning the bike. What a great husband?!

The feeling of YIKES!

It’s funny; the pressure a photographer feels when you are taking pictures for another photographer. My good friend Jenny; a newborn and maternity photographer, asked me to photograph her family. I have to say, I was sweating inside. Not sure if I showed it during the session but I was sure nervous.

During the session we did run into problem with weeds and foxtails poking us, but overall the session was a blast and went pretty smoothly. I had a lot of fun shooting Jenny’s family and at the same time got the opportunity to know her wonderful family more. Jenny really enjoyed the images and is going to print a big family portrait for her wall. NICE!

The Feeling of Flying In Air

Today, I am floating in the air with excitement and satisfaction.  My cousin hired me to photograph her family.  We went to Sausalito because she is moving back to Hong Kong and I want them to remember how beautiful California is with Golden Gate in the background. She also expressed interest in doing a nature scene.  

 

I always have a good time with Stella, we can talk for hours!  Her husband Martin is also a photography geek (talk about pressure, lol!).  Last night I uploaded their gallery from the photo session and they have nothing but wonderful and kind words to say about it.  They wrote a great post on their Facebook along with some of the shots from the gallery and are booking another session for next year. 

 

It is very rewarding when a client is willing to go the extra step to tell you all the wonderful things they felt from the images.  I felt I have done my job and feel good as an artist.

 

Any Publicity is Good Publicity

So today, I did a search on Tammy Coombs Photography on Google to see if Tammy Coombs Photography has suggestions on the search box as I’m typing in the name. As I’m doing this, I wonder what comes up on Google about the business and I came upon this link… KCRA 3 A-List… humm… strange… what is this?
So I went on and click it to see what is it? Viola! I'm on Sacramento's KCRA channel 3's city voter. I'm puzzled and confused as to who and how they found me. A wise man told me, "any publicity is good publicity so congrats." It is a strange but happy feeling that I’m out there somewhere recognized by the internet world.

Check it out and tell me what you think. http://kcra.cityvoter.com/tammy-coombs-photography/biz/282003