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

Hello, world! Liam James is fourteen days old. He has a fuzzy head of hair, big surfer feet, and a family that adores him - right down to his Labrador “brother,” who loves to lick him all over. You can see Liam on the inside here. I never get tired of witnessing a couple becoming […]

Here’s Ella - on the outside! Welcome, baby girl. Ella arrived a few weeks early, and weighed in at a petite 4lbs 13oz. but is healthy, happy, and very much cherished. You can see her “inside” portraits of mom Danielle’s pregnancy here. Even at just two weeks old, Ella is alert, aware, and curious about […]

At long last! I’m pleased to announce the Best of Eos 2008 Portrait Contest winners. Without further delay…
First Place - Lyla & Mom

Second Place - Koa in the Kelp

Third Place - Basia by the Sea

Hmmm… a beach theme! Congratulations to all the top winners, and many thanks to the hundreds of voters who participated!

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Sweet, sweet baby… please join me in welcoming Rebecca Marilee to the world! I love it when I get to photograph babies on the inside and on the outside; here are her mama’s pregnancy images. She has all of her family enchanted, with good reason. Even at Day 12, she is a charmer! She was […]

Fuzzy duckling time! Little Mackenzie is five weeks old. We had a wonderful session at her home with big brother Christian, age ten, and parents Tony and Elaine. She loves to be held, she’s very intrigued by her big brother, and she let us try all sorts of fun shots without a stitch on! I […]

19 babies! That’s the total that made it into the largest group photo at Dr. Robert M. Biter’s office today. This is for a feature in next month’s Ranch & Coast magazine! BIG huge thanks to all the parents who brought their little ones, and to Dr. Biter’s amazing staff for making this run smoothly. […]

UPDATE!! There are just three days left - get out the vote! If you’ve already voted on your favorite image… thank you! Please send this link to everyone you know; let’s get a nice turn-out for all these great families. The two images in first and second place are in a close race…  so exciting!
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Working with newborns is inspiring. This is one lucky little girl. Addison was born three weeks ago into such a warm, loving family. Big brother Brody is pretty enamored, and parents Amanda and Dan are definitely in love with their little girl. She loves being swaddled, and dad’s special technique of rocking her down to […]

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 […]

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 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. […]

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 […]

Sweet as a lamb but with a gorgeous lion-like mane - time to meet baby Leo! I had the pleasure of photographing his sister Berlin when she was one year old; now she is a big sister, and settling into her new role nicely. It has been fun for me to photograph Leo both on […]

Have I mentioned how much I love photographing newborn babies?! I have had some great opportunities recently to do so, and it is a joy each time. I was very honored to create Vivian’s first portraits on her seventh day of life. Even at such an early age she is inquisitive, wide-eyed, and very attached […]

Perhaps I should have titled this post “The Dillinger and Daniel Show.” Daniel’s big “brother” Dillinger nearly stole the show at our family portrait session today. He is an incredibly loving, well-mannered dog. He definitely added character, but don’t worry, Matt and Joy - it was a well-rounded portrait session and there are some non-Dillinger […]

I feel so lucky to have met my second new baby girl this week - sweet Madeline. She is almost seven weeks old, and already is incredibly aware of her surroundings. She sounds like a baby kitten, and just feels good in your arms. Congratulations to new parents Julie and Rob; thank you for asking […]