We recently had our family photos (mostly the kids) taken at our home using a wonderful children's photographer in San Francisco named Heather Forbes. She also works in New York City. I was familiar with her work because I have friends in NYC that have used her as well and I've always thought the photos were beautiful.

I was really happy with the photo shoot. She made us all very comfortable and we were able to relax. She's very flexible which is important when working with a baby and a 4 1/2 year old. She's willing to work really hard at getting and keeping the kids in a good mood. She's also flexible on the location of the photo shoot. We decided to use our home since we have good lighting and thought it would be nice to include our home as part of the memory at this point in the lives of our children.

I found her prices to be very reasonable by San Francisco and NYC standards. The turnover was quick. She sent me a link to the site to view and order the prints within 48 hours. She took a lot of photos and I thought they were all beautiful. It will be very hard deciding which ones we want to display in our home. Some of the photos are in black and white and some are in color. We did some indoors, some in our back and front yards and some on our terrace. I was amazed that just taking pictures in our normal environment would come out looking like a piece of art. The looks she captured on my children's faces are priceless.

I would highly recommend her if you need a photographer.

Here is a link to her website: http://www.heatherforbes.com/