Concord | Meg Sexton Photography

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Holiday Mini Session | Meg Sexton Photography

September 20, 2011

Our annual mini sessions are here!

Sunday, October 23rd

It’s not too late to reserve your spot. We are only offering one day of sessions this year and have both morning sessions in Oakland and evening sessions in Martinez available.

To view location information, available times, and register for the morning sessions, click here:
To view location information, available times, and register for the evening sessions, click here:

To book a full session, please email meg@megsextonphotography.com

As an extra fun bonus, I’ll be giving away 1 FREE mini session to a lucky family. To win, simply share a link to this post on your Facebook wall or twitter feed (Be sure to link back to Meg Sexton Photography to qualify!), and come back to tell me where you posted. A winner will be randomly selected from the comments this Friday, Sept 23rd. Only one comment per person is eligible to win and the winner must be local and available Oct. 23rd to receive their prize. Good luck!

Tags: Bay Area, Concord, lafayette, lifestyle photography, mini session, photography, portraits, san francisco, walnut creek
Posted in photography | 8 Comments »

Photographer’s Daughter | Meg Sexton Photography

September 13, 2011

This past weekend was my husband’s company picnic. I brought my camera along because, well, that’s just what I do. I expected to get plenty of my child with balloons and face paint. Maybe a few of him and my darling husband. And while I did get those, I just couldn’t help by sneak in a few shots of the lovely Wendy VonSosen’s daughter, Maddy.

This is just how the stylish Maddy dressed. For a company picnic. Maybe it has something to do with her mom being a fabulous photographer? If only I could redo high school with her style. (And her hair!)

So, this is what I got in 5 minutes as the fog rolled in over the hills, with a yellow balloon animal bunny sticking out of my jeans pocket.

To book a session with Meg, please email meg@megsextonphotography.com

Tags: California High School, Concord, High school portraits, pleasant hill, San Ramon Valley High School, senior photos, senior pictures, Senior portraits, walnut creek CA
Posted in Seniors, personal | 2 Comments »

Fly Away | Walnut Creek photographer

August 26, 2011

Trisha is one of my favorite people. Not only is she a blast in a barrel, she’s an incredibly talented event planner. (You can look her up here.) And he didn’t even bat an eye when I asked her to hike up a hill with all of the goodies she brought for her shoot! Between the natural backdrop, the eye-catching accessories and the adorable baby, this shoot was a complete joy to be a part of.

Trisha, thank you for being such a wonderful friend and inspiration.

Walnut Creek Family Photographer

Tags: Concord, lafayette, lamorinda, Oakland, Orinda, photography, pleasant hill, san francisco, walnut creek
Posted in Children, Family | 7 Comments »

Ask Meg Mondays | Bay Area Photographer

August 15, 2011

I’m so thankful to all of you who read the blog. Really and truly if I could give you all big huge hugs, I would. (And if you’re not a hugging kind of person, than you get a cookie.) Without you, I’d have nothing to talk about, and I really do enjoy all my talking.

There is so much information floating around out there in blog land. In an effort to be more helpful and pay it forward, I’m taking my Q&A sessions public! Back in May, I asked for questions on my facebook page. I got some great question there and through email. Here are a few:

Alison asked: What is your favorite piece of equipment?

This is easy. Hands down, my favorite, and most used, piece of equipment is my 50mm f/1.2L lens. I love how versatile this lens is. I love how little distortion I get while shooting portraits but it still allows me to get nice and close to my clients. And of course, when I chose to shoot wide open, I get incredible, breathtaking, buttery bokah. And that makes me weak in the knees.

Both of these images were shot with the 50mm. See that bokah in the right image?

Settings:
ISO 200
f/1.2
1/1000 sec

Now, I know the price tag prohibits a lot of you from picking up this gem of a lens, but Canon offers a GREAT alternative in both the 50mm f/1.4 for about $375 and the completely affordable “nifty fifty” 50mm f/1.8 for only a little over $100. I promise neither of these will disappoint!

Laura asked: What software do you suggest for Post Processing?

Hands down, I recommend Adobe Lightroom. I use it to sort my photos, cull my favorites (for both personal and client shoots), and do all of my initial edits. It’s relatively inexpensive, very user friendly and a great way to get started in post production. If you find that you still want some of the functionality of photoshop, there is very easy integration between the two programs.

For those of you just getting started with post processing, Scott Kelby has some really great, easy to get through instructional books.

Julie asked: Do you offer Mentoring?

I do! I have online and in person mentoring opportunities available for any photographer outside of my area. Prices start at $125 per hour. Feel free to email me for details and package pricing.

To ask a question for the next installment of Ask Meg Mondays, email meg@megsextonphotography.com. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

Tags: alamo, Concord, danville, lafayette, lifestyle photography, napa, Orinda, portrait photographer, san francisco, sonoma, walnut creek
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California Ranching | Martinez maternity photographer

July 27, 2011

Melissa and her husband have a magnificently moving story. She’s a hardworking doctor. He’s a local fireman. Together, they radiate love like crazy.

I was so excited to get a call from Melissa about her maternity photos. Not only did she sound truly sweet and charming, she started off by asking me if it would be ok to include her chickens in her photo shoot. I wouldn’t be lying if I told you that there was some fist pumping going on in the background. Chickens! Maternity photos! To me, that equals a recipe for some amazing photos. Now, imagine my surprise and delight when I showed up to find out that not only were there chickens, but Melissa and her husband had goats. And sheep! And more than a few vintage cars! I was a photographer in heaven. And all I could think of during my time with them was how lucky their little boy is going to be. Imagine growing up with that many animals! And how cool are you when you’re a 13 year old boy and your dad picks you up from school in his classic Cadillac?

Thank you Melissa for such a wonderful session. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you! And I can’t wait to meet you little guy!

Hello gorgeous! Melissa, you make a STUNNING pregnant woman.

See! Chickens!

To book a maternity session with meg, please email meg@megsextonphotography.com

Tags: Concord, lafayette, lifestyle, Maternity, pleasant hill, portraits, san francisco, walnut creek
Posted in Maternity | 9 Comments »

All grown up | Oakland Child Photographer

July 12, 2011

I absolutely love when I get to spend a day with repeat clients. It feels so much more like hanging out with good friends than anything close to actual work. Gabriela and her brood were no exception. I love seeing them! Plus, they let me take them to really great placesand have no problem planting themselves in the dirt for me. (For that, I’m extra grateful!)

For this session, we headed out to the incredibly gorgeous park next to the Berkeley Marina. Hello city views!

Gabriela, thank you for being such a good sport, a wonderful person and an incredibly awesome baby maker. If Dario goes missing, you’ll know where to find him!

To book a session with Meg, please email meg@megsextonphotography.com

Tags: Bay Area, Berkeley, Concord, danville, Oakland, pleasant hill, walnut creek
Posted in Children, Family | No Comments »

Cherry Blossoms | Walnut Creek portrait photographer

June 1, 2011

It always bums me out that we don’t have more of a Cherry Blossom season here in San Francisco. And this year, with our freaky rainy-to-100-degree weather changes, we had even less of a season! Thankfully, I was able to convince Michelle to meet me out by the 5 cherry blossom trees in my area for a quick (And incredibly early morning!) session a few months back. Have I mentioned how much I love telling people to meet me at dawn? OK, maybe it’s slightly evil, but I love it. And really, the light doesn’t get much better then when you can watch the sun cresting over the mountains. Michelle and Matt, thank you so much for being such good sports!