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

Come along on a journey through time, and watch Nico grow before your eyes! It certainly feels like it was overnight that Nico grew from baby to yearling to toddler and onwards to preschooler:
Nico at six months (more portraits here):

Nico at one year (more portraits here):

Nico at 18 months (more portraits here):

Photographing babies as they […]

I am very excited to announce that my images were accepted for publication in At Mother’s Breast, a beautiful website dedicated to illustrating breastfeeding. Photographer Katrina Anderson founded the project. In her words:
“Breastfeeding is beautiful, natural, and normal. That is what I set out to capture on this photographic journey. I want to […]

WARNING: Highly personal, graphic birth story and photos ahead. There’s a point to this. But if you’re here to look at beautiful portraits, best scroll down to where that kicks in again.

You’ll notice a few things about this blog. It’s a place for me to show my recent work. I will occasionally post personal […]

Here she is, walking, running, climbing, exploring. Isabelle is now one year old. She has no trouble at all keeping up with her big sister Natalie. And big sister is appreciating more every day, I think, how fun it is to have Isabelle in the family. We had a lovely morning romping around the gardens […]

Actually, Wolfie is six and a half months, and big brother Andrew is almost six and a half years old. I will not lie. Raising an infant is hard. Some days it’s REALLY hard. Sleep deprivation is a way of life, which is why my professional portrait commissions are far fewer these last few months. […]

Here they are…
Best Pregnancy Portrait ~ Janet
“Our family has chosen to make our donation to the Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.  We are delighted to be able to help further the strides already made toward the treatment and eventual cure  for the diseases that inflict so many beautiful young children.  It is our sincere hope […]

Thank you to everyone who has participated in the Best of 2009 portrait contest. I appreciate your feedback and thoughtful comments. Just a reminder that the contest ends at the end of Valentine’s Day, this Sunday February 14th. Just as a reminder, anyone can vote anywhere in the world, once for each category for a […]

Addison ~ three weeks old

Cassidy ~ four months old

Isabelle ~ nine months old

Liam ~ fourteen days old

Mackenzie ~ five weeks old

Madison ~ three weeks old

Rebecca ~ twelve days old

Dr. Robert Biter and 19 buddies

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I think my first portraits of each new year should always include newborn babies; a fresh start in so many ways! Here is baby Ashley at two weeks old; you can see her “on the inside” portraits here. Big sister Nicole is just in love, enchanted, enthralled with her new baby sister. At age four […]

I always wonder when a newborn becomes “just” an infant? Is there an official age, or a developmental milestone? Or is just when you get tired of calculating how many weeks old s/he is? Whatever that magical formula is, Wolfie is leaving his newborn stage behind for sure. He’s teething (yes - already), just getting […]

Natalie and Aaron are growing their family this winter! Big sister Nicole, age four, and big brother-to-be Tyler, age two, are giddy with anticipation. Santa might be bringing them more than just toys this Christmas! And now that we’ve completed these pregnancy portraits, the whole family can breathe a sigh of relief and get down […]

Welcome back, Isabelle! This is one of a handful of sessions I’m shooting this Fall, before increasing my schedule in early 2010.
What a difference there is from months four to nine. Here are her images from our first session - she has grown so much! Isabelle is so much more aware of her environment. She’s […]

Today Wolfie is two months old! He and I celebrated with a mini portrait session, lots of nursing, and several naps. I need to dig up my images of Andrew at this age, but I do see a pretty strong resemblance between the two brothers. These days I have to convince big brother Andrew to […]

I hope to see you at the reception and screening of The Business of Being Born this Thursday! More info here. I’m very excited to see events like this in our area! I’ll be offering an item for the silent auction benefiting ICAN and the San Diego Birth Network.

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Through the fog of sleep deprivation, an entire month has managed to slip by! Wolfie is now one month old, and I have made an attempt to document some of my favorite bits along the way. Here is a little collection of my favorites.
six days old:

one day old; big brother Andrew insisted on this pose:

one […]

Just a quick little post… I can’t help but be amazed at how much babies move in their sleep. Here are a few poses that Wolfie struck during a recent nap! We should all get so many naps…

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We are thrilled to announce the birth of our son, Phineas Wolfe Tacker! Born on 9/9/09, he weighed in at 8 lbs, 8 oz., 21 inches long. We had an amazing, intense, wonderful natural birth and are adjusting to life with two sons! Big brother Andrew is so thrilled that Wolfie is finally here, and […]

Holding a new life in your hands is breathtaking, no matter how often it happens. It gives me a glimpse of why midwives and obstetricians heed their calling. Madison Faith is three weeks old. She’s a tiny little thing, but with an immensely strong presence. She is the very center of the universe to her […]

Maria and Jim came to me via the Sanderling Waldorf School, and I’m so glad they did! Their children are each so loving and charming, but so different from each other at the same time. Here is Ava, age five and a half, Quinn, age three, and baby Fiona, almost ten months old. They are […]

Here is Drake, just a week before his first birthday, and big sister Karis, age three! Drake showed me his shy side for this session, quite the change from our first session together when Drake was six months old. I really enjoyed seeing a different side of his personality! Karis was her happy, bubbly self, […]