Okay, I am having way too much fun with this!! I think I might give up dry land photography and just go under the sea for my career. Or…maybe not. But I aure am having a blast discovering the joys of underwater photography. I had a little casting call and did a crazy shoot under the waves with 20 sweet little fish. Check out these adorable models. . .
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Ok, the grand opening was actually a couple months ago already (wow, time flies) but I haven’t shared my images from our wonderful event and the beautiful new digs our company has. Stop by sometime when you are out and about and say “hi!”. This location is really perfect and all of the clients who have come in to pick up their orders or to view thier session images have felt right at home. Check out our images and stop by soon. We are in Los Gatos, on Los Gatos Blvd., above Trader Joe’s.
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Anna, your new digs are awesome!! I love the colour, the style…well, everything! I especially love those wall displays - what a great way to showcase a session! Congrats!
your new studio looks lovely!!!
Congrats on the studio! I love your eye for design!
What a bright, cheery place! I love it!
Coming this August is an opportunity to have a unique children’s photography session in a beautiful natural-light studio in San Francisco (Blue Sky Studios, just a quick drive up from San Jose) and the time has come to open up the calendar for bookings. This location is simply fantastic (this is where GAP and Hannah Andersson shoot their models, how cool is that?) .
These studio sessions are a special edition of our “Short & Sweet” sessions and have the same benefits with a few pluses:
-You get a longer sitting (30 minutes)
-More proofs to choose from (18-20).
-And a really fun location with a sweet look. See more in the galleries under “In the Studio”
Check out the “Short & Sweet” info to learn more and secure your space today!
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Oh how fun Anna! I just know these spots will fill quick, wish I could make the trip to visit you!
You are gonna do some awesome sessions there for sure! Can’t wait to see!
wow…I think you are gonna rock those sessions
Wow,that does sound like a fun location! I’m sure there will be tons of fabulous images from these sessions! 
I have been waiting less-than-patiently for the chance to test out my new tool for capturing kids in a fresh and fun way. While our family was visiting dear friends near Fresno, CA we got a chance to take if for a spin. My Ikelite underwater housing allows me to take my Canon 5D under-the-sea and capture the kids with all its wonderful clarity and quality. Soooo much fun! I cannot wait to take if for a spin in the pools and lakes of Portland, Seattle, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, St. Paul, Duluth and then Milwaukee. Very cool!!
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your work is always the most fun!! I love your perspective and your style is truly your own!
Wow, I’d be so nervous to take my camera underwater! THese are stunning! Love each and every image.
so much FUN Anna!! I just love the super-fun quality to your photos - these are just another great example!
Oh my, how cool is that?! Seriously!! Ha ha I love it!
So jealous, I really want housing for my D3! Oh, and warm enough weather to swim in, lol!
Good for you! You took the plunge in a big way. These are such fun images, I can’t get enough of them.
How FUN!!!
These are so fun! I love your creativity!!
so cool…
I seriously LOVE these! We have a pool in our yard, but I have no housing for my camera (I think I gotta get that onto my wish list for sure after seeing these!) So fun!
LOVE these, so fun! Totally your style, I would love to have you do these for my kids if I was near you!
When my 3 year old, Lydie-bug saw this she said, “Gross, mommy! *I* use my fingers for that!!” LOL
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That is adorable! Your daughter is so funny!
She is right…a finger is much more efficient! LOL!
For those of you who have come looking for the photos that Anna took at the Las Madres Spring Event at John D Morgan Park, we’ve had to delay the release a few days. They will be available by Monday night. You should receive an email when they are posted, and we will post a link here as well.
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Some of you may be wishing you could book a session but think, well, not right now. Or maybe you have a little one who is growing so fast and you just want to capture this moment in time, and save your custom session for the fall and the holidays. We have the perfect solution for you! Our Short & Sweet sessions are the a unique way to capture some goodness of your child or family without the commitment of a full session. Best part is, you can still fill a wall gallery with the sweet shots from these amazingly effective little sessions, too! Book yours today, availability is limited to just a few spaces each month.
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Hi Anna, Recently I was asked “What really make you happy” and I honestly answered…. Anna Mayer! Whenever there is a bit of doubt in the world, maybe some uncertainty about this strange economy, what is constant and true are the amazing memories that you have captured throughout the years! When I reflect on those moments in time while thumbing through my beloved albums, happy thoughts come to mind. I thank you for that, from the very bottom of my heart.
I hope that you are well and prosperous.
Darcey A. San Jose, CA (Willow Glen)
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what a great testimonial! such sweet comments!
What a wonderful note!
That is a fantastic letter! And the images are great too!
What a perfect testament to the gift you share with your clients Anna.
This weekend was an exercise in Mayer-style insanity. Brian and I seem to seek it out, then look around wondering “How did we get HERE?”. Today was just such a day. Through some circumstances outside our control and some of our own crazy choices we ended up: having our big moving sale, setting up and overseeing a booth at a street fair, covering an event as the photographer and at the end of the day saying a foolish “yes” to our 9 year old’s request for a double sleepover. We made our way through this crazy day with only one fight, one booth missing its “walls”, some sort of scary black god-knows-what all over the kitchen AND bathroom sinks (leaving kids in the house largely unattended is DANGEROUS), one iced chai lost on the parking lot and on my pants and at the end of the day a sweet kiss of reunion and “high-five” for surviving.
After a nice shower to wash off the dirt, grim and HEAT we settled down with our kids (plus some spares) to watch some old home movies we had actually never seen. Brian found them while we were sorting through our “life” to prepare for our move. Despite a few groans from the peanut gallery that we weren’t watching the latest blockbuster, even Isaiah’s 10 year old buddies enjoyed themselves. We saw Brian and I as young, sexy newlyweds on our honeymoon in Mexico. We saw a 5 year old Ty and Brian together for their first father’s day as father and son. And as I watched the video of my children, now 15, 9 and 8, romp around together on our bed at 7, 2 and 6 months, my heart caught in my throat; we have lived a lot of life, a lot of wonderful life. But I wasn’t prepared for how I would feel when I looked over at Brian and saw him looking at me, this tender, loved-filled look on his face that said, “That’s US, Anna. That’s our LIFE together.”
Later, when he gathered me in a sweet, loving embrace, I teased him that he was fired up after seeing the 22 year old “me” on the video. He looked at me, totally serious, and said, “No, that’s not it at ALL. I just loved seeing US. You, me, OUR children. That was our life, is our life. I love you.” Sigh . . . my day might have been hot, sweaty and insane, but if it ends like that, it was a good one indeed.
Love you, too, my dear husband; life is good.
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AWE !!!! My heart is melting and my eyes are tearing! Sweet moments.. Always treasure them!
awwwwwww- you made me cry! what a great reminder to treasure the time…..
The perfect end to a crazy day. <3 beautiful.
Sounds perfect. So wonderful that you both recognize that it is the everyday moments…
That is the sweetest thing ever, Anna! It even made me tear up!
Thank you for sharing - you’ve got a keeper!
awww, super sweet <3
That was a very endearing story of your day- how special it ended up.
BEST blog post EVER!!! thank you so much for sharing this.
I am crazy jealous of your underwater images…I just love them (it is something I have always wanted to explore myself!). These are just fantastic…fun and colourful! Great!
Girl you so totally rock my world! Beautiful images, as always!! You have talent and creativity to spare!
super cool images! perfect way to capture summer fun.
These rock! I so wish we had warm enough weather here for outdoor pools!
These scream “childhood”!
these are sooo cool looking!
These images are gorgeous. You are certainly rocking that underwater photography.
These images are so fun and creative! You’re making me want to shoot underwater too! Love them!
You just rock at these! So much fun!!
Your style just works so well w/these underwater portraits! I can’t wait to see more of them!