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

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 […]

How quickly time flies! I’m tickled to show these images of Julian, whom I first photographed on the inside, and then as a newborn. Even then his beautiful red hair was peeking through! Here he is at a year and a half old. We had a great time playing in the garden, and getting wet […]

A dancing queen, Elmo aficionado, lover of dried cranberries, an avid gardener. Meet Winter, age 17 months! Her beautiful blue eyes are an exact replica of her mama’s - isn’t her dad lucky to have two sets to enjoy? We wandered around their gardens on a Saturday afternoon, just enjoying a beautiful day. Thank you […]

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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I had a wonderful family portrait session with Karis ad baby brother Drake this past weekend. Karis, who will turn three in April, and Drake, six months old, are an adorable pair. One of the happiest babies I have met recently, Drake is all smiles and big on personality. Karis is inquisitive, clever, and a […]

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 […]

Love these boys! Ryder and Kai braved the elements yesterday for a beautiful, solitary beach session with parents Keith and Letania. The negative low tide revealed some beautiful tidepools; the boys loved exploring them! You can see all the growing up that both boys have done since our first session together. Kai was so into […]

When I was editing these images yesterday, Dave looked over my shoulder and said, “Wow - cute kid!” And I laughed because he didn’t recognize baby Nico, whom I have photographed both at six months old and one year old! His response - “He’s got hair!” Yes, among other major changes… he walks, he climbs, […]

Please welcome Dave and Shelley and their children Max, Ryan, Gracie and Devin to the blog! We enjoyed the Santa Ana winds at the beach yesterday evening, and the tidepools exposed by the  negative tide. We saw huge starfish, teeny tiny hermit crabs, and shells of all shapes and sizes. Everyone left wet and sandy, […]

A few favorites from our week in Olympic National Park. Truly an amazing place. The Fall weather and foliage, wild seashore, great hiking and abundant wildlife really helped recharge our batteries.It was good for the soul…
Hiking to Beach 3 along the wild seashore of the coast:

Ruby Beach:

Baby Roosevelt Elk in the Hoh Rain Forest:

Hiking near […]

We wrapped up baby Jet’s year-long portrait series with an afternoon at Quail Botanical Gardens. I’m so amazed at how quickly this year has gone - I’m sure parents Tim and Brooklyn feel it even more, ha ha! Let’s compare! Here is Jet’s newborn session, and here are his six-month portraits. The development and growth […]

Noah, age 16 months, loves dancing, climbing the stairs, racing up and down the hallway with his shopping cart, and in general running big circles around anyone over three feet tall. I can see how parents David and Tristine stay so fit! His enthusiasm for life is infectious, and was a welcome reminder of the […]