Leslie Mills is a portrait photographer specializing in families, newborns, corporate head shots and high school seniors in the bay area. She captures those precious moments, when a family is laughing together or when a child hugs a parent, a moment that should be cherished for a lifetime.
Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, balloons, face painting, and a children’s dream play center…all the ingredients to a perfect princess birthday party!!! Princess Lucy was a perfect host to her fellow princes and princesses. It was such a pleasure to photograph her 4th birthday and capture the sheer joy on her face all throughout her party. Happy birthday, sweet Lucy. xoxo
I am so excited to share a recent photo shoot with my dear friends, Jillian and Rob. I met them when Ella was just 18 months old and look at her- gorgeous!!! So happy we captured so many beautiful photos of the family and even some with Grandma.
It is a beautiful Labor Day weekend and I had the pleasure of photographing precious newborn, Kiyomi and her family. Big brother, Kenzo greeted me at the door and immediately took me in to show me his trucks and toys. Then, we explored his garden where he showered us with smiles and smothered Kiyomi with kisses. To top off a lovely morning, we captured heart-warming portraits of Kiyomi all snuggled up and cozy. And just look at that adorable smile on her face! Awww…melts my heart!
Sweet baby Zach and big brother, Alex were such a joy to photograph. Alex showed me around his local playground which even has a real wall to rock-climb! He is such an adorable little guy and he really started to open up the more we explored the park. Then, we headed home to let Zach snuggle up in a basket for a quick snooze-fest. I’ve got to say, I just love that I get to meet great families like this one and capture a few precious moments of such a special time in their lives.
Okay, I absolutely admit that I am completely bias to Ava’s adorableness. She is such a light of happiness and cheer to those around her. And I cannot believe how many smiles she just gives away for free! No camera around and hundreds of smiles go undocumented. I just love this little doll!
Twin toddlers and a newborn- I would say Mom and Dad have their hands full! Toddlers Teddy and Bea were great during our photo shoot, playing outside and even taking a few more family photos inside. But when we started on Gus’ newborn portraits, Dad took them to play in the playroom and we captured a hilarious photo of them crying through the glass door. Apparently, they wanted to be a part of Gus’ photo shoot too, haha! I felt like such a mean Mommmy capturing that photo but it was too adorable. Baby Gus is such a rockstar. He slept through most of our session, let us change his outfits and barely made a peep. And look at his gorgeous blue eyes! Such a sweet family and a joy to capture a few precious moments in those beginning weeks!
I had the pleasure of meeting Claire’s family during a Spring mini-shoot and I am just in love with this adorable little blond-haired blue-eyed bundle of smiles! And could she be any cuter for her birthday photo shoot?! Not a chance! Although she is not running around exploring the woods yet, she took the opportunity to taste a few leaves, haha. Happy birthday, sweet Claire Bear!
I love how small San Francisco is and how you run into people you know everywhere! My husband is actually a huge fan of Brett and Kim’s store in the Marina, Fleet Feet and it was such a pleasure to meet them personally after shopping at their store for the past six years. Also, I ran into two other clients on our walk to Crissy Field- too funny. Kim and Brett are such a sweet couple and now they’ve welcomed little Xavier into their life. I love that we captured a few family portraits with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background because it is basically their backyard. You gotta love living in the Marina!
10 Adults + 3 Babies + 2 Kiddos = A TON OF FUN! I am so honored to be able to capture a few precious moments of four beautiful families coming together at Grandma & Grandpa’s house for a family reunion holiday weekend. I can’t get over those sweet babies and I have the pleasure of photographing sweet Claire again for her birthday photo shoot next weekend, yay!
Happy 5th of July! I started the day off with a fun-filled candid photo shoot of a sweet family I have the pleasure of photographing each year. I love watching their kiddos growing up and can’t believe how fast time flies!
Leslie Mills Moments 