Here is a preview of my latest engagement session. I had a blast shooting these two and am super excited to show everyone…..so stay tuned!
Some people were born to be engineers, others artists, and others chefs. I, however, have always known that I was meant to be a Dad.
There was an indescribable moment when my wife and I were seeing our child through an ultrasound for the first time and heard the words, “It’s a boy,” that my world changed forever.
My son is the smartest boy I know. He is my light, my reason to be better, and my heart. He is MAGIC and defies all definition of ordinary.
He has taught me to live more selflessly, to take life less seriously, to build a future that is for him and past myself, and to be the man I want him to learn to be.
Being a father is amazing. Having my son in my life is like reliving the childhood I struggle to remember. He is a series of firsts and joy that make everything I do worth doing.
We had an awesome opportunity to spend a week away from home, away from work, and away from routine. There is something wildly magical about abandoning routine: the moments you discover that otherwise would have been clouded with keeping busy or maintaining efficiency. In a quiet, snow fallen haven, I had the opportunity to watch my son discover his first experience with Snow.
He could have cried- he could have fallen apart or hated the cold- but my son touching snow for the first time was like walking into Narnia. It was the unfolding of innocence and absolute purity.
While he first screamed and fought mittens and a warm hat, he soon begged to put them on. He wanted to be sticking his toddler paws into the snow, shoveling ice into his face, sticking his tongue to the bricks collecting snowflakes, and bending down to stick his face in the slush. He signed “please” repeatedly while reaching for the door handle to go back outside to head knee deep into the snow. Forget the shallow end of the snow, he wanted all in.
Innocent magic. Uninterrupted, undisturbed moments of achieving what I was meant to do and be, my son’s father.
December 12, 2009 - 2:03 pm - These are off the charts my friend. Love 'em!
December 7, 2009 - 8:21 pm - Awww... you take such wonderful photos of Ashton. What a lucky little boy to be genuinely valued!
December 4, 2009 - 9:30 pm - Beautiful shots Christan... he is very cute. We are trying to get a trip to the snow together too. We shall see. -ken
December 4, 2009 - 4:28 pm - Super Awesome!
December 1, 2009 - 10:43 am - I am in love with these photos...and I TOTALLY got teary eyed reading about your family trip to the snow with adorable Ash!!!!
November 29, 2009 - 8:43 pm - WOW! I love the colors of these photos, they look like they belong in a magazine!
This is the first time I have ventured into doing a maternity shoot– at least one that was not of my wife. It brought me back to the moments of excitement and nervous anticipation that was to come as my wife and I waited for our son’s arrival. Photographing them allowed me to relive that magical time before our love magnified itself and multiplied ten fold. What a great gift to receive from one couple’s request of me to capture this life moment.
As the sun shone brightly above and the waves crashed at our feet, Robert & Anjali lost themselves in quiet moments of their love and the mystery of adventure that lay ahead. Robert would disappear as he focused on his baby girl and his wife who was carrying her. Anjali would transcend into a world that belongs only to a mother- the world of sheer admiration and unconditional love for a sweet baby she has yet to meet in person but knows in heart.
Robert & Anjali, thank you for reminding me of how the love of two become even stronger, more infinitely in love just by becoming three. The magical moments that lay ahead are untouchable by any other life occurrence. In the moments when sleep is distant or the moments of uninterrupted awe, may you always cherish the journey!
November 29, 2009 - 10:06 pm - Hey, Anjali, congratulations! Ashok just told me that you are having a baby. It seems like the baby is coming soon! You looked so beautiful and happy in those pictures.I am happy for you.
November 27, 2009 - 8:52 am - Anjali~! Congrats on your baby~!!Can't believe you are having a baby~! You will be a great mom~ and photos were beautiful!!!!! Adam and I are really happy for you two. We hope to see that baby some day. (we are moving to Australia for a while..) Again, Congratulations on your baby and all the best~!
November 26, 2009 - 8:14 am - Thank you so much Christan! Your blog put me to tears. Robert and I had such a great time shooting with you, we feel like we found a new friend! You were able to capture all of our emotions and excitement. Thanks again, you are very talented and such a pleasure to work with.
November 25, 2009 - 2:37 am - These are great. So subtle but emotional too. Lovely colour saturation too.
November 24, 2009 - 9:43 am - great shots here- I love the first one!
November 23, 2009 - 6:55 pm - Thanks ajira. Christan, the photos came out great. Thanks for the great work. We are very happy with them.
November 23, 2009 - 4:54 pm - Beautiful! The first shot took my breath away. Your description of the whole belly experience is spot on for me. What an honour it is to mother (or father) a child. My son inspires me daily... Many blessings to Anjali & Robert and of course, their coming little one!
January 4, 2010 - 3:12 pm - Amazingly beautiful! I love your colours and fresh, crisp processing.
November 23, 2009 - 9:41 pm - These are so joyful! I love the ones you got of the two of them up close and their almost kiss at the alter is fantastic!!
November 16, 2009 - 8:06 pm - Wow! These look stunning! You did amazing job and the photos got classy feel to them! Keep up the great work!
October 30, 2009 - 2:48 pm - Nice work--seriously, the colors and compositions are glorious! Would it be too much of an imposition to request a few digital files of the flowers? It would be great to add to my portfolio! Many thanks, Rebecca (Marisa's florist)
October 30, 2009 - 12:31 pm - Wow, great job capturing the essence of the day. Love the colors and the pop in all of the images!
October 30, 2009 - 9:33 am - Great stuff - love the colours and the deep DOF shots are great.
October 30, 2009 - 5:27 am - Excellent work - I'm not a particular fan of Tilt/Shift lens work, but you've handled the effect very well. Great work.
October 28, 2009 - 1:26 pm - What a beautiful job you've done with this wedding and I just love the quote at the end.
October 27, 2009 - 10:19 pm - I am in love with your style!! So bright and cheery. You captured some beautiful images here. Great work as per usual
October 27, 2009 - 1:57 pm - These are absolutely gorgeous! I love the scripture on the ending photo. You rocked the shots, and what a beautiful couple. Their joy just shines through. Awesome job.
October 27, 2009 - 10:13 am - Thanks everyone! I had a blast shooting this wedding because I got to use two new lenses (thanks to my bud Cameron) and the couple was smiling and loving on each other pretty much all day....it was great!
October 26, 2009 - 11:01 pm - Such great captures of the emotion of the day!
October 26, 2009 - 8:51 pm - Pure. Blissful. Joy. Truly a beautiful collection here, Christan. I'll be stopping in again... I really enjoy your style!
October 26, 2009 - 8:05 pm - These are phenomenal! What a blessed day. :)
October 26, 2009 - 6:02 pm - These are some awesome photos! I love the tilt shift on the last one!!
October 26, 2009 - 5:43 pm - Great work friend! Thanks for taking such great care of these two. You rocked it!
October 26, 2009 - 5:13 pm - It's like a great big rolling snowball of smiles and laughter building up into an avalanche of happiness, which is a problematic metaphor considering how sunny it was but ... what the hey ... obviously a fantastic wedding and needless to say fantastically documented through your images.
October 26, 2009 - 1:58 pm - *sigh* These photos are so gorgeous, Christan!!! Happy that day... and happy to have the moments captured so beautifully. Thank you!!! We love them. :) Can't wait to see more.
October 26, 2009 - 11:36 am - Wicked! I love the moments you and Ely captured. Nice work ChristanP.com!!!!
October 26, 2009 - 10:15 am - Great Wedding! I gotta get me one of those Tilt-Shift Lenses. You did an awesome job with the group shots!
October 25, 2009 - 9:03 pm - These pictures are beautiful...... I am so excited for you to do mine!! :-)
October 25, 2009 - 7:56 pm - such a happy couple!! you really captured the LOVE!!!
October 25, 2009 - 6:19 pm - sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet awesomeness.
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