Maia and Dawn Gathering up Sunshine

It was a blessing to spend time with Dawn and Maia over the New Year holiday. They soaked up the SoCal sunshine before heading back to the stormy Northwest.





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There is Nothing Like Family for the Holidays

One of the most amazing things about the holidays, is we make the time to see our family. We had so much fun with this extented family gathering. It was clear to us, this was a fun group and it was indeed going to be a very special holiday season. Thank you for letting us spend the morning with you.

the wonder dog

"The Wonder Dog"...that's what we would call him....cause we "wonder" what he is. Yesterday was a very sad day in the Schafer house. I had to take Max to the vet for the last time. Not something that we had planned on the day before Christmas. He'd had a lot of trouble with his hips for a while. He couldn't hear and the tumors all over his body were getting larger. The past few weeks were really tough for him. When we got him from the pound over 15 years ago, they told us that he was a lab-mix. He was the color of a yellow lab, had the ears of a shepherd, the size of a beagle, the attention span of a gnat, the independence and arrogance of a cat, and the intelligence of Einstein. Until the last full years, he lived life at full speed -- always a dead sprint to where-ever he needed to go, over a couch, under a fence, in the yard, at the beach - he never just walked anywhere. We got him the week before I graduated from college, before we were married, before kids, through 7 changes of residences. Our home will never be the same. We miss you, Max.

little monkey

This little monkey was so cute. He spent a bit of time awake during our session and also took some short naps.

Pretty Princess Party

Here is our princess strutting her stuff again. She got to go to a "Princess Makeover" party at the local Pigtails & Crewcuts. For those little girls who love to dress up, this is an amazing experience. It was a birthday party for one of her best friends and she got to dress up, get her hair, makeup and nails done. They even sent her home with a crystal crown comb and her own makeup in a cell phone.

The Hair:

The Makeup:

The Princess:

The Nails (any color you want):

gift certificates

If you're still lookiing for a gift for someone this year, how about a gift certificate from Schafer Photography? Give us a call. We can tailor the certificate to whatever you are looking for. Here's one example.

San Diego Presidio...mini-session

Many of us who've lived in San Diego for some time forget to take in the tourist attractions in our own city. The rich history of San Diego can be found everywhere. One of the places that we love to visit is the Presidio / Serra Museum in San Diego, just above Old Town. Yesterday, Susan and Brian met us there for a quick mini-session. Their son is wonderfully fun and photogenic young man with a knowing smile.

Four generations

This beautiful lady was in town visiting her family. Last weekend we got a chance to spend some time with JeanJo and her kids, ......their kids, ...........and their kids...... Yes! A four generation get together. This was truly an honor for us to be welcomed into this family for an afternoon to capture them all interacting. Here she is "workin' it" for the camera.

Here's Bill and Suzie looking radiant.

and the great-grandchildren.

Finaly, the whole gang!

Black Friday - New Website to Come Soon!

Our family is full and well fed. We started the day by fighting the crazy 6 am crowd at Target and then ran home to have our "stuffing" omelet. That is an awesome recipe we got from Sam The Cooking Guy. BluDomain had great sales and I even donned red lipstick to get one of their great Black Friday deals. Anybody who knows me realizes I would never wear lipstick. I had to search the depths of my bathroom sinks to find some. So look for our new and improved web site to come soon.


To really get in the spirit, check out this great video by the Gap.

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Leeper - sneak peek

This beautiful family met us down by the bay last weekend for some family shots. We got so many photos of family, it was hard to choose which to put on the blog. Here are just a few.

Holiday mini-sessions (part 2)

The weather is supposed to clear up by Saturday and we still have 2 spots available for the Saturday Holiday mini-sessions. Contact us right away if you are interested.
We also have just a few standard session dates available for December.

backyard fun

My sister, nephew, and niece are in San Diego this week for Thanksgiving. Yesterday, we got a chance to go in the backyard a play for a while. We had football, bugcatching, and lots of giggling.

It's good be 2 months old.

Crazy Photobooth at the Fall Festival

Last week we had a blast taking "just for fun" shots at our kids school fall festival. Kids love to get in front of the camera and just ham it up. We did a "be crazy" photobooth and at times we had twelve kids trying to cram into the same picture. It was a carnival style production that was tons of fun. Can't wait to do it again next year.