........I think my clients actually do have the cutest babies!!  For reals!!  This week has just been one completely adorable child after another.  I don't even know what to say any more!!

Just,  keep up the good work people!!

It seems as though this is my week for newborns... and I couldn't be happier about it.  Check out this little guy!  Isn't he adorable?  And so much hair!!  I love my job.

I had the best newborn shoot today.  This little cutie came in asleep, and stayed asleep through the entire shoot.  She woke up a little at the very end so I could get a picture of her sweet little face with her eyes open (very thoughtful).

Here is a little be of what we got.

Had a shoot on Monday with these gorgeous twin girls.  Aren't they beautiful?!  I just had to share.

So, I officially stopped shooting film in 2007, but it was not an easy break up.  We were on again, off again for years!  Now, I hardly ever shoot it.  In fact... I'm sure it had been at least two years since I've loaded a roll of film into my camera.   But last week, in a fit of nostalgia,  I raided the stash that I keep in my fridge, loaded up the old Elan 7 and went to the park with my kids.  It was so fun!!  And I love the way they turned out.

I don't know that I'll ever go back to shooting film for work... but I do love the look and feel of it.

Who knows... maybe we'll get back together some day :)

My little boys turn five years old today.  I can hardly believe it!  It seems as though they we just babies!!!

For some reason, this birthday is getting me a little.  Five seems like such a big deal.  It's such a big number....  They're learning to ride bikes, and how to read, and soon they'll be going off to school.  All of the sudden they've turned from tiny little babies into boys... and it's happened in the blink of an eye.   It kind of takes my breath away.

So Happy Birthday to my little Super Heroes!! The loves of my life, and two of the most interesting people I know.

Little Penny here came in today for her six month portrait shoot... and I have to say, that I think Penny is the cutest name for a little baby girl! But her name isn't the only adorable thing about this child!  Look at those eyes!! Swoon!!!  And little rosey cheeks... and little baby rolls on her legs and arms!  Too cute!!!

I just had to share!

Well, I had a fantastic Mother's Day.  I woke up late, hung out with my kids, took a walk to the coffee shop in the sunshine, worked in the garden, and then walked up the street and photographed the wedding of my friends and neighbors, Shelley and Gary, who after 25 years (and two adorable kids),  tied the knot in one of the loveliest little ceremonies I've seen in along time!

The wedding took place in their backyard and the only attendees were their moms, their two sons, their dog, and their four chickens.

It was a beautiful day and exactly what a wedding should be; full of love, laughter and good cake!

All the best, and continued happiness to Shelley and Gary.  And happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers out there. :)

I know I've said it a million times, but there is just nothing better than a newborn baby.  I love their tiny fingers and toes, I love the way they smell, I love the way they curl up when they sleep... I love it all.

Check out this little guy... isn't he such a cutie!!

This is the first maternity photo that I ever took.  It is of my dear friend Ginger, when she was pregnant with her first child; a little girl.   Well, that little girl is now ten (and a half) years old!  I can hardly believe it!  My life was so different then.  I was teaching kindergarten.  Photography was something I did for fun.  It was my hobby.

But Ginger, along with two of my other friends (Angie and Ursula),  suggested that I offer my services as a photographer to other pregnant women out there.  This was way back in the olden days and maternity photography was not really around like it is today.  I had no idea if other women would be interested in such a thing.  And I had no vision in my mind as to what maternity photos should look like, but the idea was thrilling to me nonetheless.  So I took Ginger's photo, made it into postcards with my name and number on them, and hit the mean streets of Seattle, putting those cards in every coffee shop, and every maternity store that I could find.  And the most amazing thing happened!  People started to call me!!!   It was incredible.... and I was terrified. 

Well, within six months I was booking enough clients that I went down to part time teaching.  Within a couple of years, I quit my teaching job entirely and launched Sandra Coan Photography.  The rest, as they say, is history.

I feel so incredibly lucky that I get to do what I love for a living.  I also feel beyond lucky to have amazing women in my life who are there for me as friends and Muses, and who can imagine things for me that I often times can not image for myself.  Thanks ladies!