It wasn’t that long ago I featured a belly shoot I did with Shelley. When she contacted me to photograph the baby – I was thrilled! The best part was that I got to get at this little one while he was still under 2 weeks old! The first two weeks is my favorite time to photograph the little newbies, because they’re still in that little ball from being in the womb. This little guy actually loved the sound of the camera shutter click….something about it seamed to sooth him. Hmmm, perhaps we have another Hollywood Natural (:

We were so honored to be chosen to Photograph the Baby Shower for Television Scrub’s star, Judy Reyes at the Hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica. The ‘Berry Sweet’ Themed event was styled by Jennifer Sbranti (Hostess With The Mostess Website and Blog) and sponsored by Pregnancy Magazine and The Hot Mom’s Club.
The Shower was an intimate co-ed brunch that took place in a stylish setting overlooking the beach. Guests enjoyed Egg and Cheese Frittata, Strawberry Scones with Creme Fraiche and Colorful Berry-Flavored Mock-tails. Following the pink and red theme, dessert included Red Velvet Cupcakes by Whitne Burke (but of course!) and color themed Candies from beautifully displayed Apothecary Jars.
Judy surprised her guests with amazing gift bags worth over $400 from Jewels and Pinstripes….what a fun job those girls must have – making celebrity gift bags all day long for VIP parties!

Judy has since welocomed her “Berry Sweet” Baby Girl to the World – Leila Rey Valencia – a new addition to the Sacred Heart Hospitol. Haha.

These pictures just made me laugh, so I thought I’d put them up and see if anyone else found them humorous. Part of the job of the second photographer is also to be the test-shot model. Or in this case, Judy Reyes’ celebrity double. I love seeing T pretend to open some of Judy’s gifts before she arrived at the party. I’ll be posting pictures from Judy’s “Berry Sweet Baby Shower” soon! ~J