Sonialena Photography Blog » Sonia http://www.sonialena.com/blog Sonia Ortega's Photography Blog Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:51:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Portraits: The Hamilton Family http://www.sonialena.com/blog/2010/04/05/portraits-the-hamilton-family/ http://www.sonialena.com/blog/2010/04/05/portraits-the-hamilton-family/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:51:39 +0000 Sonia http://www.sonialena.com/blog/?p=1243 I took these photographs of the Hamiltons last summer – in the spirit of spring cleaning I am finally posting them to my blog! It was a lot of fun photographing Richard, Jen, and they’re very happy  baby. Who, for some reason, was much more interested in leaves and grass than taking photos. A botanist in the making! We took these photos at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, CA.

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In the meantime, if you are trying to look at my images, please browse through the blog! Hopefully the company will get the server back up – or I will have to take my business elsewhere.

UPDATE: It looks like things are working now – if not a bit more slowly.

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Becoming a member of the WPJA has been a professional and personal goal of mine since I started my photography business, and I’m so happy that it’s now a reality. I’m also honored that my work will be alongside that of some brilliantly talented photographers. I’m really looking forward to growing as a wedding photojournalist in the years and weddings to come!

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Sonialena Photography // 1308 E. Colorado Blvd. #319 // Pasadena, CA 91106

Telephone number is the same.

I’m working hard to post some new events on here!

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