Cocoa Bea Photography

The Fausett's

2012-02-25T22:09:00.012-08:00

Since I am an on location photographer and it has been wintertime, I haven't been taking many pictures in the last few weeks. So when our good friends wanted their pictures done I was super excited! I was itching to get out and practice and they are such an amazing and fun family. Every once in awhile I wonder if I am good enough to really pursue being a professional photographer... But then I get out and take some photos and remember how much I love it! Which means that I am willing to do what it takes to get better and make it happen! When you find something you love and are passionate about you just gotta make it work. I realize that we all feel inadequate but as long as we are moving forward and learning then it is all good!. right?!

My sister gave me this antique polaroid camera for christmas! Isn't it awesome!! It doesn't work but it is an awesome prop!

Persnickety!

2011-12-21T20:24:00.000-08:00

What a fun day!! My sister works at Persnickety (the cutest little girl clothing ever...). Anyways they are having a 12 days after Christmas sale and they needed some pictures taken for it. Yay for me! These clothes are seriously to die for and it was so fun to photograph these beautiful little girls even though it was FREEZING outside. They were awesome sports about it though except for my daughter, she was not having it. That is why she isn't in as many photos, little stinker.

I love this one, she was so cold and fed up... But her mom bribed her with a treat and we got a few more pictures out of her. =)

The best part, I am getting paid in persnickety clothes! So Faith will be stylin as a result of this shoot! I love that taking pictures is so fun, sometimes I feel guilty getting paid for it. Not super guilty but ya know. =)

The Taylor Family

2011-11-28T12:44:00.000-08:00

What a wonderful family!! Peti (the mom) used to be one of my young woman leaders! It was fun getting to know her cute family and spending a fun day out in the fall weather. Thanks you guys for letting me try things and having some fun with me!

This sweatshirt wasn't brought for the pictures but she looked so cute in it I had to snap a picture!

One of my personal favs...

Trains...

2011-11-19T15:40:00.000-08:00

A friend from church asked me to take their family pictures. I was excited to take their pictures and loved their outfit choices. I am so glad that people don't do the Matchy look anymore. It is so much more fun when the outfits go together well not match. Well that is my opinion at least. We went to the local train station and had alot of fun. Though it was a little chilly for the kids, but still they did great!

This little guy was so serious... No matter what we did we got the same stoic expression. Lucky enough he is adorable either way.

I love when families play together!!

Such a beautiful family and I love how the pictures turned out!

Horse Fun!

2011-11-16T20:20:00.000-08:00

My sister Anna helped with the Dollhouse Festival at the Provo Library this year. She was in charge of the botique and getting some Silent Auction items. Al proceeds go to the Womens and Children's Justice Center. So I donated a photo session and got to meet this WONDERFUL family! They were so sweet and even found this amazing location for us to take the pictures at! Loved every minute. I seriously love taking photos and when you are lucky enough to work with awesome families it makes it even better!

I also loved that they wanted their dog in some of the pictures, he is part of their family afterall...

I have been practicing getting the lighting right when it is on their backs, I loved how they turned out!

This old tractor was awesome, I have lots of other way cool pictures but I am trying to limit myself so I don't overwhelm you!

They thought of this pose, I thought it was a good idea and super fun.

These two are hillarious, they are only 7 months apart and a riot to watch together. That brotherly/sisterly love and love to annoy each other thing...

They used to have horses boarded at the place and know the horses pretty well still, the horsese loved having them around.

And I loved catching the moment, thanks you guys! It was a wonderful evening.

Cousin Photo Swap...

2011-10-19T10:13:00.000-07:00

My cousin and I did a photography session swap. I got mine done a few months ago and now it was time for me to re-pay. She did such an awesome job on mine so I am hoping that she will be happy with hers too. Hope you like them Carly! They are such a beautiful family and I loved their outfit choices. This time of the year is the best!

Some kissing pictures don't work out, but I loved this one. So sweet and pure.

So I have soooo many more that I loved that I want to put on, but I am trying to simplify it and not overwhelm all of you guys! FYI I know I vintage alot of my photos, if you don't like it and you want to get your pictures done by me know that you get them edited in color. I only vintage them for my blog cause I like it or if a client likes it done that way.

Color and Fun!!

2011-10-17T10:45:00.000-07:00

What a fun family!! I loved their fun color scheme and they were all so sweet. I am loving this time of year and getting to take pictures and try new ideas out and new places with families...

I seriously love all the color goin on!

I just got a few cool frames and wanted to try them out as props... Loved them!

What a fun job I have huh?!?!

Clean and New

2011-10-17T10:26:00.000-07:00

Well I got a last minute call from this family for a temple/baptism shoot and the Timpanogos temple. I have never taken photos there so it was a treat for me. Sadly the mom got sick but this beauty was lucky to have her Dad and Grampa there with her. The men were great sports... even though BYU football was on! Thank goodness for technology, they got to keep up with the game on their phones. =) It was a beautiful day and she was a shy sweet and beautiful little girl. Made my job easy.

This one is one of my favs... Don't they look like they are her guardian angels? What a lucky little girl.

Turning one!! What fun!

2011-09-24T21:25:00.000-07:00

What a fun photo shoot I got to have today! This little guy is a sweetheart and didn't fuss at all. Even though his mom said that he missed his afternon nap even! Wow. His mom wanted to take some special pictures as he was turning one and I hope these are what she had in mind because I love them. To bad I can't keep the little guy... =)

I loved that she brought props! This always adds sooooo much to pictures, she brought a rocking chair from when she was a child, raggedy andy and this adorable train!

We got some with his older brother as well. He was a great sport as long as I left his hair alone. lol

What a doll right?

The Other Cutest Kid In The World...

2011-09-18T13:43:00.000-07:00

Yes this is in my opinion the other cutest kid in the world. Also yes it is beause he is mine!! I had a photo shoot planned for last friday but it rained so we had to reschedule... But I was in the mood to take pictures and I knew I hadn't taken my son's back to school pictures yet. So saturday we had some fun together and I love the way they turned out. I seriously love photography and am having a blast. I have at leat 10+ other pictures that I really wanted to put on but I didn't want to overload you guys! So there will be a few more on my personal blog when I get caught up to that point... (which hopefully isn't forever, I am so behind on that one!)

I love this old truck, so cool!

He is a goof and a sweetheart wrapped into one!

Back to School Pictures of my Dolly Girl...

2011-09-02T15:54:00.000-07:00

Of course I think this little sweetheart is the cutest thing in the world... Yes it is because she is MY little girl!! We have had some more time on our hands the last week since my son is at school during the day and she hasn't started preschool yet. So we went on a "school picture" photo shoot with just the two of us. I love having a little girl and spending time with her. She is growing up way to fast!

She is sweet as all get out, yet just as stubborn. Love her! Now I need to get my son out for his "school pictures". I could never spend that money on the ones they take at school!

Tea Time

2011-08-15T20:43:00.000-07:00

I had a ton of fun putting together my daughters 4th birthday party this year. It was a Vintage Tea Party and since I had a photo booth part I thought I should include some of the fun pictures from the party on this blog! I love my little girl, she is all girl and I love her to peices!

Rainy Day Fun

2011-08-05T22:11:00.000-07:00

What funny luck I have with my sister Chelle. We tried to take pictures a few years ago and it was one of my first family photo shoots I have ever done... Well it is the one that taught me what exactly NOT to do ever again. The lighting was terrible, it was cold outside so everyone had red noses etc, etc, etc. So I was bound and determined that this time around the pictures were going to work out... So when we woke up to a rainstorm I was super frustrated. But it was the only time we could do it since I was leaving to come home the next morning. So rain or no rain we had to go and give it a go. Our prayers were answered and it did ease up some but it definately was raining on us at times. The girls hair was perfectly curled and straightened when we left and by the time we took pictures it turned to a more natural beauty instead. Luckily I still LOVE the pictures and I love this family!

What a fun day and fun memories! Thanks again you guys!

Better than School Pictures

2011-08-03T11:35:00.000-07:00

Once again when I go to Idaho to see my sister she has me take their "school" pictures. I love this and I love that she lives on a farm so all we have to do is use their yard for cool backdrops!!

Our Family Pictures

2011-07-23T12:59:00.000-07:00

My cousin Carly is a wonderful photographer so I enlisted her to take our pictures this year... I have not gotten those back yet but I did bring my camera and got a few shots of the kids. I am excited to see the pictures she took!

I love the way Faith is always trying to push her brother out of the picture... LOL

My First Wedding!!

2011-06-30T19:53:00.000-07:00

I cannot lie, Weddings have always scared me. What if they didn't like the pictures! You cannot re-create that day for them... So when I was asked to take these my first instinct was to say no. But my sweet husband helped me see that it could be fun and you know what? He was right and it was fun!! I was lucky to have such a sweet bride and groom to work with and thankfully the weather held off just long enough for us to get our pictures done, then it poured right after! Thank you so much for the wonderful experience you guys!!

Stewart Reunion and Baptism's

2011-06-29T07:05:00.000-07:00

Every other year we have a Stewart Family Reunion. We went to Aspen Grove this year and amazingly all 11 siblings made it there! So we had to take some pictures, I set it up and then had my brother-in-law take the picture with my camera. I sure love my family.

There in a Teen dance at Aspen Grove so my beautiful neices got all dressed up and so I took some cute pics of them as well...

My brother Mark has recently adopted 5 gorgeous little girls. So while they were visiting here from Texas for the Reunion 2 of their girls got baptized!! It was a special day and they are two very special little girls!

The Rust Family

2011-06-26T13:45:00.000-07:00

My sister Anna and her family also wanted their individuals taken as well at the reunion. She has 5 of the cutest boys ever! I love them...

The Coggins Family

2011-06-25T22:23:00.000-07:00

Since I was already taking their big extended family pictures the Coggins family also wanted me to take some individuals of their family and their children. What a neat family and I love their eyes! Park City is a great place for pictures...

Family Reunions are so fun!

2011-06-25T19:41:00.000-07:00

The Rust family were delightful to work for. Gramma and Grampa Rust were heading out to be Mission Presidents in Russia and so they all got together for a family reunion in Park City. Luckily for me they asked me to come and take their family pictures! They had found this beautiful building and we had fun getting the kids to smile. They are a beautiful family and I love all of the fun colors they chose.

Thank you again and the people in Russia are so lucky to have you there!

At the Lake

2011-06-25T13:13:00.000-07:00

I had a blast taking pictures of mt sister-in-law and her family while we were in MN a few weeks ago. They are so cute and were great to work with!

Easter Fun

2011-04-30T19:32:00.000-07:00

Our kids looked so cute on Easter that I had to take some fun pictures of them. These two little people make my life so fun and make sure I am never bored! Hope you all had a great Easter too!

Baptisms

2011-04-18T06:41:00.000-07:00

My Neice and Nephew had a joint baptism and asked me to take some pictures... Here are a few that I really liked. They are growing up so fast!!

Snow Fun and Blessing Dresses

2011-01-10T10:53:00.000-08:00

My brother was here during Christmas so we planned a morning to take some pictures. It had just snowed and it was beautiful outside so we took advantage of it. This brother was right above me in age in our family of 11 so we have always been really close. It was great having them here!

They also just had this sweetie a few weeks earlier so we took some fun ones of her in her blessing dress. My sister-in-law made it, I am always so impressed wen people have such a gift with sewing. Makes me envious. But then again I would have to put the time and energy into training that skill... and I do not have any of that precious commodity at the moment... =)

Cousins!

2011-01-06T14:12:00.000-08:00

I think taking pictures of cousins together is a great gift for Gramma and Grampa dont you? This was a really fun shoot with some super cute kids! We were able to find some nice outdoor locations around the house and one of the moms brought the cutest suckers for the pictures! I have so many more I could put on here but here are some of my favorites!

What a fun afternoon and luckily it was cold-ish but do-able!

Brrrrrrr......

2011-01-01T22:38:00.000-08:00

Late December is kinda cold for pictures... This day was particularly cold! But they were in town for Christmas and this was the only day that worked, so we made it work!! I was impressed with how well their little boy did in the frigid temps. They are an adorable family and super fun to work with, they made my job super easy!

Here he is all bundled up in dads sweatshirt between shots, I couldnt help but take some of him... He looked so cute!

Cute little Preggo Tummy!

Gotta love these moments.

Brothers.

2010-12-14T23:25:00.000-08:00

Well I was lucky enough to meet these two handsome young men today! I was reffered by one of my friends and got to meet a wonderful family! The young man is 13 and the baby is 10 weeks, so it was a different dynamic than I am used to. But it was alot of fun, and I am grateful for the warm weather, for taking pictures that is. I really would love a white Christmas though...

My Sisters Adorable Kids

2010-11-19T13:21:00.000-08:00

Well my sister is one of those genuine, amazing, swet kind of people that would do anything for you. So I was glad to do something for her and take some picturs of her kiddos. They were good sports though we ran them all over and took lots of lots of pictures. I LOVED their outfits and may be borrowing some of them next time I take my daughter out for pictures.

The end... It was a long yet fun day working with these sweeties, hope you like them Mary!!

Beautiful Girls!

2010-11-19T04:56:00.000-08:00

My friend Anna asked me to take their family pictures and it was a little nerve racking since David her husband is also a photographer. It makes me a little more nervous when I am photographing someone who knows what is what. But we had a great time, the girls were a little cold but all in all I would say it was a successful evening! Thanks again you guys!

"The Castle"

2010-10-28T07:19:00.000-07:00

I love the Mental Hospital in Provo... They have the coolest places for pictures up there! My friend Cherity had asked me to take some pictures of her and her family, so we had some fun up there. They are a beautiful family and so sweet. Thanks guys it was great working with you!

Family Reunion

2010-10-25T00:51:00.000-07:00

My sisters in-law family had a fun reunion up at Aspen Grove. They had asked me to come up and take a few pictures. It was a lot of fun, especially since I have been friends with several of them through the years! I took a big Family picture and then individuals of each family. One family also asked if I would take individuals of their kids as well. It was a huge learning curve with a huge family... Wow, but each time I go to a new situation I learn and hopefully keep getting better. Thanks Shelly family, It was a great evening!

The Grandparents and heart of the family.

Love kids, silliness is a must to keep the smiles going!

Loved the fall colors and working with such a great family.

First Newborn Shoot

2010-10-14T11:28:00.000-07:00

My precious Nephew was born about a week ago and I was privledged to take is pictures!! What a doll... Newborns are definately harder than I had thought, But a challenge is good!

My kids "School Pictures"

2010-10-03T22:22:00.000-07:00

I refuse to pay for the school pictures for my kids, on occassion maybe they turn out ok but come on seriously the money you spend on them for one head shot... with either a blue, green or gray background... Yeah it is just not happening. So when I was in Idaho I took some of my kids as well. I will get their class picture but that is about it! So here are a few of my favs from each kid. Love these two rascals!

Pricing for family photos

2010-09-25T04:23:00.000-07:00

I have had a few questions concerning my pricing... I am still learning so while in the learning process I charge $75. (this price will change in time) That includes a the sitting fee, and a cd with 30-40 images with full copy-right to do whatever you want with the images. I usually take on location pictures and if you want me to travel farther than the Provo/Orem area there may be a small traveling fee as well.

When I do a shoot I take pictures of the family, the couple alone and each child alone. I am up to any ideas or props you may want to incorporate and feel free to give me your ideas as well. I am even willing to go to more than one location if they are close to each other. I LOVE photography and am loving learning more about it with every shoot and each family. Don't put off getting your family pictures done any longer, lets set up a time and have some fun!

The Swalbergs

2010-09-23T10:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I took some pictures for my Friend Sinika and her adorable family of boys!! We had a great time, though the littlest guy wasnt sure about the whole standing still and smiling bit... Reminded me of my son at that age, always on the go! But we still got some pretty cute shots!

I love this couple, they are so interesting and fun! She is in my bookgroup and I sure love hanging out with her.

Aren't her boys so darn cute!

Gotta love the boys faces! Love the different fun poses, let the boys run!

Idaho Fun

2010-09-22T12:45:00.000-07:00

Well my sister doesnt really like paying the high prices for school pictures that dont really turn out that cute... So we decided that we would go visit and get some cute pictures instead. Actually is was cheaper to do it this way and she can do whatever she wants with the pictures! (Plus did I mention that this is cuter and cheaper...) I had a fantastic time! I have another shoot today and if people want fun pictures of their kids or family pictures for the holidays give me a shout!

These two are two of my favorite people... Thanks again for letting us come play!

I narrowed it down to 2 of each child... Though that was really hard. I had at least 10 of each that I liked, but didn't want to overwhelm you!

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Hahaha this kid makes me smile!

My little man's turn!

2010-05-10T10:49:00.000-07:00

Well I had taken my daughter out for the previous shoot and it was now my sons turn! So we had a good time, my sister laughs at me because I see everything through the eyes of if it would look good in a picture or not. So I saw a great little shop by the side of the road and we pulled over quickly! So glad that both kids cooperated so well, I am sure glad to be their mom!

My daughter wanted to be in the pictures so badly I had to let her be in a few! Though she wasnt really dressed up.

My Princess in Training...

2010-04-30T16:37:00.000-07:00

I needed a photo shoot fix and some practice... So I got my daughter dressed up and we went and had some fun! She was great, the day was cold and rainy but during a break we got some outside and then went to the library for the others. She was so DONE by the end, but was a great sport and we had a good time.

Whats in a Name?

2010-04-29T20:28:00.000-07:00

Everything!! I need a name for my photography business and I need suggestions by friday at 5. If I use the name you suggested you will recieve a free photo shoot and cd with all pictures and copyrights. I look forward to hearing some of your great ideas!

Wilkinson Family Pictures

2010-01-19T01:01:00.000-08:00

You may notice that I am in this picture... But I did take it. It was on a tripod and after I got everyone set I got to run and jump in on time. Thank goodness we got acouple that everyone was looking! My in-laws wanted some pictures taken at our reunion at thanksgiving so we had some fun and I took a ton of pictures! So here are a few to see all the fun we had. Good times.

Someone was a little tired of pictures... So sorry! =)

This last picture is just so the real side of the Wilkinsons I had to put it up!

Love Taking Pictures of Adorable Kids!!

2009-12-30T16:49:00.000-08:00

We went to visit my sister Martha in Idaho and while we were there she really wanted me to take some "school pictures" of her kids. She hates paying so much for a one shot picture from school and so instead had me take some for her. It was a very cold windy day but we still had a great time. Sorry they took so long Muff!! I think I may have the cutest neices and nephews on the planet! =)

Another sister and her beautiful family!!

2009-12-14T21:48:00.000-08:00

More fun Family pictures! Family pictures are always nerve racking yet so fun. It has been fun practicing on my family and they are so patient with me as I am still learning! I do love it though and hope that with each shoot I learn a little more and get a little better. Good Times

My Nephew is an amazing musician... Maybe he will be my teacher someday, if I can afford him!

Watch out boys... she is almost 16!!!

What is more fun than playing in the leaves????

My sister and her BOYS!

2009-10-30T13:41:00.000-07:00

Well my sister Anna has a wonderful husband and 4, yes 4 adorable little boys and they are all 6 and under... So we had a good time together and I even got to help them get dressed and ready to go. It was crazy hectic and all in all a normal afternoon for my wonderful amazing sister.

Aren't they the cutest little guys trying to act tough!!!

It sure is hard to get a picture with this many little active boys to look at you!!

The end... Sorry about so many pictures I just couldnt narrow it down any further!

Fun Fall Family Pictures

2009-10-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

Well this fantastic family was alot of fun to take pictures of. I met them through a friend and they are the owners of a hot air balloon business. We started talking and decided to do a trade, that I would take their family pictures and we would get a hot air balloon ride! Luckily they are a great family and also they knew of this great barn up in Hobble Creek Canyon. It was a beautiful day and they are beautiful sweet people.

What a lucky dad! A beautiful wife and 3 beautiful daughters!

their oldest also needed a picture for her teachers piano studio in black and white. So here is acouple from those shots.

Lets Exercise!

2009-10-05T19:44:00.000-07:00

Well my friend owns a gym and wanted some outdoor workout pictures for their website. It was a fun shoot and luckily my model has the perfect athletic build and so fun to talk too and laugh with! Good times.

One of my Favorite Families

2009-09-30T11:10:00.001-07:00

This family was introduced to me by my sister. I have taken their family pictures for the last 3 years, and hopefully I have gotten a little better each year. I also got a new lense and this was my first shoot that I got to practice with it! Fun stuff. If anyone needs family pictures for christmas cards shoot me and email and we can get a time set up.

Moments

2009-09-13T23:47:00.000-07:00

Well I was watching my sisters kids for a week while her and her husband took a trip to Cali. So on sunday after church I thought I would get my camera out and have some fun. My borthers kids live next door so they were there for the fun as well. Here are some of my favorites.

Another Kid Shoot

2009-08-24T16:17:00.000-07:00

Well I have a wonderful cousin that is an amazing photographer.. So I barged in on her at her home and she taught me a few of her tricks!! Lucky me, I learned that I need a different lens and photoshop badly. The first picture of my little girl was one that I took and then edited on her photoshop... Now I am super jealous and am looking into buying it for myself! Thanks Carly for helping me get better! Her blog is www.carlypendletonphotography.blogspot.com check her out she is outstanding!

Carly getting the kids into position!

Ohhhh she was sooo done taking pictures at this point!!

Kiddos up the Canyon

2009-08-17T08:34:00.000-07:00

Aren't these kids the cutest??? Ok maybe I am biased... since they are my kids! It was fun taking them on a photoshoot for a change!

Hot Air

2009-08-11T22:14:00.000-07:00

This was a fun and a challenging photoshoot. This is a family I have taken pictures of before and wanted me to come and take some pics again. This time as they took their son and friends on a Hot Air ballon ride for his birthday. I learned alot and it is always fun working with such great people!

Cute Kids

2009-07-30T23:44:00.000-07:00

I think that my neices and nephews are the cutest kids anywhere... Besides my own of course!

Photo Fun

2009-07-10T14:30:00.000-07:00

My friend suggested that I take on online photo shop class and so far I am loving it!! Learning lots of cool things!! Thanks Lindsay!

Last Minute

2009-07-03T08:01:00.000-07:00

These beautiful neices of mine live far away so when we went to visit I took a few pictures before they took off to 4H camp. They are some of the sweetest girls I know.

On the Farm

2009-06-25T09:35:00.000-07:00

Took the kiddos with some friends to Wheeler farms. Love this place for pictures!

The Theatre

2009-06-24T13:02:00.000-07:00

My brother Mahonri has written several plays. His last one was called "The fading flower". It was about Emma Smith and was very interesting. He asked me to come take some pictures, which I was hesitant because I dont do many pictures indoors. But I did and it was fun to try something different.

One Year Old.

2009-06-15T20:24:00.000-07:00

My friends little girl is now one, so she asked me to take her pictures. She is a doll and it was fun working with them!

SOCCER TIME

2009-06-15T20:14:00.000-07:00

My friend asked me to come and take some pictures of her sons soccer team. It was fun working with the kids and getting out of my comfort zone. It is fun trying new things, they were a lot of fun to work with!

Having Fun

2009-05-23T00:14:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Little Princesses

2009-05-22T23:27:00.000-07:00

Stewart Family

2009-05-22T23:04:00.000-07:00

Individuals

2009-05-22T21:43:00.000-07:00

Family Fun

2009-05-22T13:12:00.000-07:00

Mary's Family

2009-05-22T12:28:00.000-07:00

Lots of Girls and Lovin it!

2009-05-20T22:15:00.000-07:00

Finally time to have a blog just for my Photography.

2009-05-20T11:27:00.000-07:00

Well I have been putting my Family and Photography on the same Blog for awhile but I think it is time to seperate them. This is where I will put the photo shoots I have done and pictures that I love.
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