North Family Portraits

A couple weekends ago I had the privilege to photograph David & Sarah's, my former college roommate and whose wedding I was honored to photograph in 2007, family.

We met in Huntington Beach at the beautiful HB Central Park. If you've never been there I highly suggest it - it's just huge and gorgeous.

Anyhoo, sister and brother-in-law, Heather & Matt, were in town on furlough from their mission post in Cambodia with InnerChange so it was the perfect time to get the family together.

Enjoy! And if you like what you see, leave a comment!

Blessings,
Christine Lee Smith

Playdate with Ade

I'm the luckiest god-momma ever! We got to have two days with Ade. Yesterday she came over for a while in the afternoon and today we met her and her momma for a playdate at the Lakewood Mall.

So much fun...

Blessings,
Christine Lee Smith

Miguel & Linda's Pregnancy Session

Last Monday I had the privilege of shooting a pregnancy session for one of my 2006 couples, Miguel & Linda. This is an amazing couple that has always been so fun to work with, so I was super excited when the invited me to photograph this new phase of their journey together!

Below is one of my favorite images from the session. For their privacy I won't release more images on the blog at this time. Hope you enjoy!

Blessings,
Christine Lee Smith

Tanner Family Portraits

Today was such a fun portrait session! Our amazing realtor, Jack Tanner, and his family took me up on our Fall Special to raise money for the Kenya mission next year.

Meeting the other half of his family (his lovely wife and beautiful son) was such a joy! Their joy and contentment as a family was so visible during the shoot - they made my job easy to capture them as they really are.

Thanks for a wonderful morning Tanner family!

Enjoy the sneak peak at my favorites:















Blessings,
Christine Lee Smith

Zynette's Portraits

Saturday I had a great time photographing an old high school acquaintance, Zynette, in Long Beach's Shoreline Village.

After seeing my work from last year with another former classmate, Sarah, Zynette contacted me to help her capture this special time in her life, having completed her MA degree and recently becoming a U.S. citizen! Congrats girl! That's a lot of hard work and you have only excelled at the things you've committed your mind to completing.

I must say, Zynette has been one of the most daring people I've photographed. She was willing to try just about anything - from jumping and basic acrobatics in front of the melodrama theater with a few of the actors standing out front to trying on hats at The Village Hat Shop (who graciously allowed us to use their store, and hats, for some of the photographs).

Blessings,
Christine Lee Smith

Jeffries Family

Thank you Jeffries family! You guys were so amazing to work with last week. I had a blast taking pictures of you all; especially your wonderful kids - Jacob, Jeanna and Joshua.

Here's a little preview of some of my favorites from their session here in Long Beach at the Los Cerritos Park.

Sweet Berries and Sarah's Photos

I'm amazed at how the internet is often the medium for reuniting people who've lost touch. Such is the case for Sarah and I; we both went to the same high school and graduated the same year (which will remain anonymous thank you very much!), but it wasn't until she contacted me on myspace that we were able to hang out and catch up on the last several years.

Sarah invited me to photograph her as she enters a new phase of life. When I asked what she wanted her photos to convey her answer was, "Thankfulness." So we spent the afternoon in Seal Beach, CA shooting the sunlight away and talking about the wonderful new adventures God has in store for her.

Thank you, Sarah, for a wonderful afternoon (and for the yummy green tea frozen yogurt via Sweet Berry Bliss)!

Here's a sneak peak of some of my favorite photos from the afternoon...