I'm Eileen, so nice to meet you! I am a Los Angeles based photographer, passionate about people and a huge fan of love. I truly believe photography is God's gift to me; through it I am able to share life with some of the most amazing people. What a privilege and joy it has been!
Click on the next page for more on me or take a peek at my own wedding day here.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Blessings!
photo by Shelley Paulson Photography
I use way too many exclamation marks, but I'm really just that excited!!!! I want to know what moves your heart. I say "that's so funny" quite a bit, but it can mean a number of things. I am a lover of donuts and tea. I floss every night before bed! I love the idea of being spontaneous, but rarely do things unplanned. I am the youngest of four girls, but I'm taller than all my sisters. I would love to open a cafe someday. I am fascinated by the bridegroom God and his ravished heart for all of humanity
photo by Shelley Paulson Photography
THANK YOU!
Kyera just turned ONE! This little one was quite shy at first, but I love the way she came alive on the swings. Towards the end of our shoot Kyera let me hold her…twice! I feel quite lucky : ) Enjoy!
Love her bright dress- those yellow flowers go so well with her outfit : )
My baby niece Olivia is growing up so fast! These pictures were taken a month ago and now she’s almost 4 months old! The other day I was holding her and was kind of surprised by how much she looks like…ME! Let me know if you see it too! : )
My sister and her two girls stayed over at my parents’ house for a few nights last week and it was so much fun hanging out with the girls. Livie is so smiley and giggly and she LOVES to stick out her tongue! I’m kind of really in love with these pictures : )
Livie’s older sister Angelina is growing up so fast, too! I can’t believe she is almost 4 (wow!). I really love how these next two pictures capture a different side of her.
And I LOVE this next one of Lina and Livie.Â
Now some with my sister Liz and Leonard (Leonard, Liz, Lina, and Livie…isn’t that fun?!)…
Beautiful family! : )
Shiloh is a huge blessing and joy to our family! It’s only been a little over a year since she entered this world, but it’s hard to imagine a time without her. I loved getting to know her and discovering her personality this past year- ahh, just thinking about her now makes me smile! : ) Shiloh is such a joyful baby. She loves to smile and laugh and more recently, “stretch” and dance. I can’t wait until she can talk more (right now it’s mostly MAAAA or babababa)…I’m sure we’ll have much to chat about! : ) I feel so so privileged to be a part of this little girl’s life and to love on her as an auntie. Happy 1 year Shi!
And just for fun, here’s a peek into our last sessions.
Shiloh was actually feeling pretty sick when we took her 1 year photos. She’s usually much more smiley, but she did so well and was SUCH a trooper since it was quite cold outside that day. For this shoot my sister thought it would be special to have Shiloh’s grandparents in the pictures (I couldn’t agree more!) and so here they are! : )
After taking some photos with the grandparents, Shiloh had a zoned-out moment. She just rested on Ben’s face for a while. Poor thing!
More with the grandparents! Here is my dad playing music with some random leaves he found. That’s his specialty, actually. He can pick up just about anything off the trees or from the ground and start making music! Shiloh liked it : )
And just for fun, I took some portraits for Eunie and Ben. You guys both looks SO good! : )
and that’s it for today! : ) Thanks for reading!
One of the biggest JOYS of being a children’s photographer is watching these kiddies grow. I loved being there to photograph Anna when she could barely open up her eyes, when she was just learning how to smile, laugh, sit up, tummy time…everything! Ever since she was a newborn, Anna has been such a laid-back and joyful one and I feel so privileged to have captured her first year. This is Anna at 1 year old! : )
And just for fun, here are some pictures from each session we had leading up to Anna’s 1 year. I not only love to see how much Anna has grown, but how much I have grown as a photographer! I feel embarrassed posting pictures from earlier last year because I feel that my style has changed a bit from then, but here they are anyway!
Now back to Anna’s 1st birthday shoot! : )
Here Anna is telling you that she turned “1.” Good job Anna! : )
Timmy and Judy, congratulations!! You made it through your first year as parents and you both did such an amazing job..what an accomplishment! : ) Thank you for such fun memories with your family this year. I love you guys so much! : )
Let me introduce you to the Chius everyone! They’re fun and super bright and we had the best session together : ) I was so excited to finally meet this family after hearing so many good things about them and how cute their children are. Yes, they are indeed awesome and the two little ones are SO much fun! : )
I love it when parents switch off, one hopping into the picture and the other dancing, making funny noises and silly faces, whatever it takes to get the kiddies’ attention. Great teamwork guys! : )
Beautiful family, I know! : )
And now just the parents…I love this part : )
The youngest member of the Chius was just learning how to walk and I’m so glad I was able to capture this moment for the family!
Thanks for reading! : )
One of the greatest joys as a photographer is sharing life with the people I meet. I love being there to capture the growth of a family, much like the Durretts. Cheryl and Dustan first contacted me for a maternity session last March and I feel like I’ve been following them ever since. This is my 4th session with the Durretts and I absolutely LOVE being a part of their lives!
For this session, baby Daniel (who really isn’t a baby anymore!) was already standing on his own and taking mini steps (and dancing!) with the help of his mommy and daddy. SO proud of him! : )
There were a group of guys playing basketball to our right. Daniel kept looking over at them…it was the cutest thing! Perhaps he’ll be a basketball player one day! : )
Don’t you love his Christmas hat?
It is a JOY watching you grow, Daniel! Hope you all have a wonderful time with your family in Australia : )
[“LIKE” this blogpost and leave a comment below to enter for another chance to win a FREE PHOTOSHOOT!]
It’s been a while since I’ve seen Isaac and Micah and my oh my, how they’ve grown!Â
I come from a family FULL of girls so hanging out with these two boys was quite different…they have so much energy! : ) A few photos down you’ll see Isaac and his crazy impressive jumps! He was so excited about them he jumped for about 10 minutes straight, no joke, haha.
I love the pictures of Isaac taking care of Micah- so sweet : ) They are going to grow up to be good friends!
Taking and editing these photos brought back so many memories of my sister Eunice and me. Actually, only memories of us from photographs- I can’t really remember anything below the age of 5 (which makes me SO sad, but I sure am thankful for all the photographs my parents collected of us). Just for fun, here’s one of me and Eunice. We’re about the same age as Isaac and Micah in this photo : )
[“LIKE” this blogpost and leave a comment below to enter for another chance to win a FREE PHOTOSHOOT!]
I’m sure you all remember my adorable niece Shiloh from her newborn session and her 3 month shoot. She has grown SO much since then and I’m super excited to share these pictures with you : )Â
Two weeks ago my brother-in-law went out of town for a church conference so Eunice and Shiloh came to stay with me at my parents’ house (they were also out of town, so it was just the three of us..super fun!). Shiloh and I got to bond so much that week, my brother-in-law got super jealous! haha, jk Ben. But I did love bonding with her through napping and playing and even dancing in the middle of the night when she woke up for her feeding…my sister and I realized that was NOT a good idea when she got too excited and wouldn’t go back to sleep! haha
Do you think my sister and I look alike?! People used to think we were twins all the time. Anyway, wait til you see Shiloh’s cute lil’ swimsuit! Perfect for summer : )
I love you so much Shi! : )
What a week! I left for Texas on Monday, flew back into LA on Friday, and since then, have been on the go! I was finally able to get some rest last night (and thank goodness, because my body started shutting down! I had to drink some ginger tea before bed to re-energize! I’m not exactly sure what it does or how it helps, but it just does, haha). I feel completely well this morning and am excited to share a few pictures with you all : )
From my last post, I mentioned that my 4-year old niece (my cousin’s little girl) Ella, has a boyfriend and I’m sure you were all so curious about who this guys is. Well, I sure did meet this little fellow and he is quite the charmer. Ella’s mommy, Stephany, told me that this boy tells Ella that she is beautiful and that he will marry her one day. SO CUTE! Here are some pictures from their play-date…
are they not the cutest thing?!
and what’s a summer play-date in Texas without some swimming?!
here, the boyfriend with his brother : )
and finally, the day ended with a fun tv show for the kiddies + more yummy snacks!
So fun. I want to be a kid again! : )
I love the way Kyli looks up at her Mama.
