Dawn Tacker | Eos Photography | Naturally beautiful, environmentally friendly portraits

Love these boys! Ryder and Kai braved the elements yesterday for a beautiful, solitary beach session with parents Keith and Letania. The negative low tide revealed some beautiful tidepools; the boys loved exploring them! You can see all the growing up that both boys have done since our first session together. Kai was so into […]

Variety is the spice of life. From toddler to infant to young ladies, all in one day - that was last Sunday. Maddy, age 13, and Emma, nearly seven, explored Leo Carillo Ranch with their mom, Michelle. I love shooting here, and hope to encourage more families to do so in the future! It has […]

Welcome, baby Aaron! Seriously one of the happiest babies I have met. Aaron is all smiles, almost all of the time. I just realized I picked some of his more quiet moments… but these are my favorites! He has those beautiful blue eyes, and rolls of baby fat. His parents are head over heels in […]

When I was editing these images yesterday, Dave looked over my shoulder and said, “Wow - cute kid!” And I laughed because he didn’t recognize baby Nico, whom I have photographed both at six months old and one year old! His response - “He’s got hair!” Yes, among other major changes… he walks, he climbs, […]

A very special delivery… Garry and Suzy have been dreaming of another child for a long time; we talked about their story a few months back. An incredibly brave and loving birth mother has blessed them, and baby Aubrey Taylor became a part of their family. Her new siblings Molly and Wesley are over the […]

Oh my… here’s Oscar! He was such a trooper during our end-of-the-day session last weekend. He has the fuzziest hair - I love how it defies gravity. Six months is one of my favorite ages to document - babies have that chubba-bubba thing going on, they are fascinated by the smallest things, and you can […]

Please welcome Aidan and Mason back to the blog! We photographed their second session last weekend as we continue to document Mason’s first year. It is such a joy to watch them grow! Mason is not only crawling, but walks along furniture and pushes chairs around the house. Quite a difference from our first session […]

Many of you know that Meri, the owner of Magical Child, and Christine, one of her “Magical Gals,” have embarked today with their teammates from Boobs on the Move to walk the Breast Cancer 3-Day, benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
I would like you to join me in supporting their journey! I am offering […]

Please welcome Dave and Shelley and their children Max, Ryan, Gracie and Devin to the blog! We enjoyed the Santa Ana winds at the beach yesterday evening, and the tidepools exposed by the  negative tide. We saw huge starfish, teeny tiny hermit crabs, and shells of all shapes and sizes. Everyone left wet and sandy, […]

Just in time for the holidays, here comes Madeline’s second session! Can you believe how much she has grown since her first session?! Craziness! She was adorable in her baby jeans and festive red sweater. I’ve already got some ideas for her holiday cards… but for now, it’s all about her! Thanks to Rob and […]

Little did we know, that in addition to being one of our happy places, Quail Botanical Gardens is the ultimate kids’ birthday place! Here are a few from Andrew’s fifth birthday. Thank you to everyone for helping us celebrate!

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A few favorites from our week in Olympic National Park. Truly an amazing place. The Fall weather and foliage, wild seashore, great hiking and abundant wildlife really helped recharge our batteries.It was good for the soul…
Hiking to Beach 3 along the wild seashore of the coast:

Ruby Beach:

Baby Roosevelt Elk in the Hoh Rain Forest:

Hiking near […]

Sometimes my job is just too easy. Meet sisters Colleen and Megan! This shoot is their Christmas present to their mom. Isn’t that sweet?! Megan flew down from Seattle for this, and she was rewarded with a weekend of perfect San Diego weather. Colleen’s beau Justin humored us with his participation, and Colleen’s labbie girl, […]

My muse, my little love… Andrew turned five years old today. More images from his fun party soon, but here’s one from our trip to Olympic National Park. I love being Andrew’s mama. It’s more fun every year! Happy Birthday, Andrew!

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Meet Monica and Tom’s family! Jacob (age 11), Bree (age 9), Erica (age 7), Ryan (age 5), and Will (age 2.5) are a tight-knit set of siblings. New additions Chloe and Claire, Boston Terrier pups, make up the canine contingent! It should be mayhem. But it is far from it. I asked Tom and Monica […]

I’m a shy girl. Always have been, and being “out there” in the public eye is challenging for me. I’ll be the wallflower at any party, if you can force me to go in the first place. =) But on Friday night I put on my best smile and attended the opening reception for the […]

Please welcome three and a half year-old Basia to the blog! We played at Fletcher Cove this week on a very summer-like day. The more wet and sandy she became, the more delighted Basia was. It was wonderful to bask in her pure, unfettered joy. I know parents Erin and Farid are thinking that we […]

Please join us on Friday, October 17th from 7-9PM for the opening reception of the Starfish Portraits exhibit! This exhibit will be installed at the office of Robert M. Biter, M.D. It celebrates women and their families at all stages of life. We hope to see you there! His office is located at 499 N. […]

October is National Family Portrait Month. With our friends, the Jacksons, looking to adopt a child to expand their family, I thought it would be nice timing to put the spotlight on adopting families by gifting a free portrait session. If you are part of a family who has adopted a baby or child, or […]

Please welcome little Madeline of Newport Beach to the blog! Madeline turned four months old today - hurray! She has a huge range of facial expressions, as you can tell from these few images - you can only imagine what she will be like once she starts talking! I so enjoyed our session with parents […]