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

Sometimes words are just inadequate. But a few that come to mind about this family, and how they feel about each other: Beloved. Connected. Cherished. I think I’ll stop while I’m ahead and let the images speak for themselves. Thank you to Joe and Cara, Ellis (age 4 1/2) and Celia (nearly 2) for the […]

I am delighted, over and over, when I meet new baby humans who, even though just a few weeks old, already shine. Adrianna has oodles of personality at eight weeks old, and her family reports that she has been just so since birth. I like to think about what she will be like as an […]

I love it when I get the call - that a new baby has made her debut! Siena Jade is a love. Look how cuddly she is:

I had not seen big sister Vivian since her newborn portraits were done two years ago - so this was a double pleasure, as I got to spend time […]

A nice little article in Wedding and Portrait Photographers International’s online magazine about our work with Greener Photography; we’re growing by leaps and bounds! We’ll have a booth at WPPI this year. Looking forward to meeting lots of GP members in person, and hopefully getting to know hundreds of prospective members! If you’re a photography […]

I am gobsmacked. I just got through with a British chick lit read, so that term seems to fit tonight. Wolfie is one year old! Where did the past year fly off to? How did this happen? What magic stitch in time occurs when you have a baby, and turn around in the blink of […]

Meet Cody, age six and welcome back to Miss Lyla, two and a half. You probably won’t recognize her, but here is Lyla at age five months. Cody and Lyla have only met a handful of times in their young lives. Cody and his mom Amy are moving from Arizona to Washington state; I was […]

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 […]

Always an honor… I recently had an article about greener portraits published in Professional Photographer magazine. You can read it here. Many thanks to my beautiful model Nathalie for helping illustrate an eco-friendly portrait!

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I am closing registration this week for my first Portraits for Parents {and other Grown-Ups} photography workshop. The workshop will be held in Carlsbad on Sunday, June 13th from 10AM to 4PM. It is a highly personalized workshop to help you learn to take better photographs of your children.
There are two spots available for the […]

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. […]

Just in time for Earth Day, Aaron Brothers has a frame trade-in event through April 17th. From their website: “Bring in all your old frames to receive cash towards new frames! All of the donated frames will be recycled by a closed loop recycling company, Mountain Valley Recycling and Next Life. […]

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 […]

Between growing a baby and a full portrait schedule, 2009 was a busy year for me. I’m taking some time at the beginning of 2010 to reflect on my work this past year. Each and every one of the families I worked with in 2009 was memorable, with very emotional images; it made the narrowing […]

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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Ava ~ five years old

Karis ~ three years old

Madeline ~ thirteen months old

Mason ~ eighteen months old

Quinn ~ three years old

Winter ~ seventeen months old

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Brothers

Family Tree

Fiona & Family

Julian & Family

Kai & Family

Katelyn & Family

Milo and parents

Sisters

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