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

A new life has joined us - please welcome baby Aiden to the world. When a couple’s first baby arrives, everything just… shifts. The rest of the world falls away as this new soul becomes the center of their family and their hearts. It is lovely to witness this love unfolding, as two become three […]

A baby boy with two older sisters… can you just imagine the fun they all have in store in the coming years? Please welcome baby Owen to the world! At just 10 weeks old he has the physical strength of a baby twice his age, with a very endearing, mellow personality. Big sisters Lila (7) […]

Here they are… such a close race that we have a tie! Congratulations to both Lyla and Adrianna and their families. Thanks to everyone who voted and for the wonderful feedback!

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It’s such a joy to see nature at its finest. What mystery causes a fertilized egg in its early days to split into two? Twins are a very big surprise; identical twins even more so, I think. This first year in particular will be such an adventure, as these two start to show the world […]

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 […]

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 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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This is such an exciting time in the birth community! I will be donating a portrait photography collection at this event, and I hope to see you there!
Come join us as we celebrate the beginning of Babies by the Sea Birthing Center, the 1st of its kind where OBs will work side-by-side with midwives, where […]

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 […]

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 […]

This was a sweet shoot… Val Peterson, doula extraordinaire, had a reunion with some of her recent families at the beach. We are excited about having Val at the birth of our second baby. She has a way about her… she’s *always* smiling, super positive in a genuine way, and is just so competent and […]