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

What is your first memory? How old were you? Is there a photograph that has helped cement this memory? One of the most important reasons I do what I do is to create images that document young lives, often in the years before a child’s long-term memory is in place. I get shivers just thinking […]

The beauty of having two children close in age is just that - the closeness. While they each grow and develop at their own pace, they also will have each other to lean on, to share life with, to understand, to empathize. At age 2.5 years and 10 months, Keanu and Kamani will be attuned […]

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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In bloom - a garden, two young souls, a family united in love. Is there anything more worthy to document? Creating outdoor portraits this time of year is particularly inspiring and gratifying. Please welcome Isabelle (age 5) and Ben (age 3) to the blog, and join us for a romp in their garden. I hope […]

I’m going to try to get through this post without crying.
A very well-loved dad, husband, and overall great guy, Brian, is about to deploy to Afghanistan - again. I cannot fathom the inner strength that it takes for a family to be apart under such trying circumstances. I admire Katie and Brian […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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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 […]

OK, you will not believe how much these twin brothers have grown! Check out their full baby session here; they were so little!

Here are Jennifer and Horst’s big boys, now two years old! I am so glad that we documented their first two years - time goes by way too quickly. Thank you and big […]

So fun to follow a family over the course of a year! Here is the latest installment in the story of Ryder and Kai. You can see their first session here, and their second one here. Kai has gone through such dramatic changes as he reaches the end of his second year. He is still […]

One fabulous reason to give back - the opportunity to meet some genuinely nice families! Martha and Mark won this family beach session at a fundraiser at The Children’s School. We met one morning at Fletcher Cove to play with their three children - Tommy, age seven, Ashley, soon to turn five, and Katelyn, nearly […]

How quickly a year passes by! Ready for this transformation? Here is baby Chloe as a newborn; here she is at one year old with her adorable brothers Jack and Ben, and the whole family! Observing the growth and transition in Sean and Nicole’s family is such a joy. Jack has always been a terrific […]

Fun times! The family that plays together is a LOT of fun to photograph. Meet the adorable Ella and baby brother Kai, along with parents Michelle and Tom. Ella is almost seven years old, and loves the outdoors, dolls, and wearing dresses - she’s also a gymnast, loves to dance, and has a deep sense […]

I keep saying this… time flies! Here are brothers Aidan and Mason a year after we first started working together to document Mason’s first year. In our first session, Mason was just an infant; in our second session he was crawling everywhere and just starting to walk. And here he is two days ago, exploring […]