After a recent trip to Pei Wei, Cooper made this fortune for me…
Glamour and excitement, you say? Today is shaping up to be pretty awesome.
-Kristin
There’s a black hole that exists in my desk top. I get a little busy and start throwing images into folders and next thing I know I’ve completely forgotten about an event or experience that I photographed. Don’t worry, client images are carefully backed up TWICE, labeled and categorized. The black hole theory only applies to personal photos. 🙂
Anyway, I was cleaning out folders and came across a lunch I had with two of my bestest friends. And since one of them just left to New Zealand for 3 months, it needed blogging.
Whenever we get together it involves food, lots of good food.
It also involves cute kids…lots of cute kids! The camera inevitably gets turned on Peach…the littlest of all our kids. She’s edible. 🙂
I’ll share a few more pictures of Peach, since there are no pictures of the adults! Once you’re 30ish, you don’t really like having the camera turned on you. Unless, you have time for hair and makeup!
These were taken in Jillian’s room, which I haven’t shared yet, but you get the idea. Lots of pale pink and green…the inspiration for my logo and website. I still want to paint her walls, so until then you get this little sneak peek.
Rachel, if you’re reading this, we miss you already!
-Kristin
…that the best part of shooting at the beach is under the pier. There’s something about the way the light comes in. I know I’ve mentioned that before, but it’s also the pillars of the pier. Seal Beach has amazing wood pillars and I found out the Huntington has perfectly grungey cement. The depth of field is perfect, the sun flare, need I go on??
Brice and Lindsey also happen to be the cutest engaged couple in Huntington Beach…
They will be getting married in Dallas this May…woo hoo!
Lindsay is actually an aspiring photographer, so I was talking as I was shooting (dangerous combo, I know!) telling her what I was doing, my settings, etc. I even let her take some pictures of me to try it out…sorry no shares of those pictures, my hair was a little wind-crazy! But, then I turned the camera on her…and I will share those!! She’s adorable. FYI, these were taken on top of the pier.
In other news, this morning the rain was pelting down…the hardest we’ve seen since we’ve lived here. So, do we curl up under a blanket with hot cocoa? NO. Brent turns on the jacuzzi and we sit out in the pouring cold rain. It was a fun way to kick off our weekend!
-Kristin
Here are the last of the cuties from the weekend!!
I had SO much fun meeting all the local families at Rascals to Rebels! Hopefully we’ll do another event soon. Great kids clothes and a great children’s photographer…it’s a perfect match. 🙂
If you’d like to be on my mailing list to be the first know when events come up, go to the main website, hit contact and send me a note!
-Kristin
Part of what I love so much about what I do is my subjects! For those of you who haven’t met me in person, I’m all about kids. I spent a few years as a first grade teacher and my whole married life before kids dying to be a mom! Now that I have three of my own, I love every bit of all the ups and downs that is involved in being a kid. When I photograph children, I want to roll all of that up into an image that makes you gasp and say, “oh that is SO…fill in the blank with your child’s name…”
It’s what makes me tick. It’s what makes me love my job. 🙂
I’ve got one more “share” tomorrow from the mini-sessions before I wrap it all up and order the prints for all my lovely clients!
-Kristin
So far so good on my internet connection! Here comes some more sharing from Friday!
What a great day! Still more sharing to come…
-Kristin
My internet is back up for the time being…woo hoo! So, I have to quickly share some valentine wallet options for my clients who participated in the valentine mini-sessions. The wallets have rounded corners and come in sets of 8 for $30 plus tax. If any other clients would like to use a previous image for valentine wallets, just email me with your order. These make lovely tags on baked goods or presents for all your valentines!
Option #1
Option #2
Option #3
Option #4
This week was crazy as I was pulling together all the last minute details for the photo shoots at Rascals to Rebels. Of course my internet connection was spotty all week, so as soon as that light was on, I was working like mad to get things done. And according to Murphy’s Law, if it can go wrong, it will….the internet connection has been dead since Thursday. I’m surprisingly calm as I sit at The Coffee Bean trying to keep up with business! Maybe it’s because I’m still on a high from all the amazingly cute kids that came through the doors over the last two days.
It’ll take me awhile to do all the sharing, but here are a few of my favorites from Friday…
Well, my time is about to run out at The Coffee Bean, so I have to save the rest of the sharing for later. Hopefully, Charter Communications will get their act together soon!!!
-Kristin
It’s almost done! The set for this weekend is coming along nicely. Today involved painting with glitter and tracking down a mirrored stool.
I took a few test shots and here are the results…
In color, you can really see the details of the hand-painted canvas.
I wanted the back drop to be really soft and romantic…since it is Valentine’s Day! But, I also wanted it to be fairly neutral. As you can see, it works well with a variety of colors for clothing. Along with the mirrored stool, I’ll also be bringing a few rustic benches and a red velvet tufted chair.
I’ll keep you updated as we pull the last few details together! I’m looking forwared to an amazing weekend at Rascals to Rebels!!
-Kristin
I feel like we just wrapped up Christmas, how can Valentine’s Day be just around the corner? I don’t know, but it is. I’m a sucker for holidays…even if it is just for Hallmark’s sake. It’s an excuse to be festive, give gifts and of course take pictures.
Like I said yesteday, I’ll be at Rascals to Rebels at The Shops at Rossmoor on January 30 and 31 for 15 minute mini-photo sessions. The store just called to say there’s only one spot left…so if you haven’t gone over there, RUN! 🙂 I’m so excited because I’m working with Laura, the set designer at a local Anthropolgie, to put a mini-set together for the photo sessions. She has amazing style, so I can’t wait to see what we come up with!
If you’re one of the luckies that already has their spot booked for next weekend…can’t wait to meet you!
-Kristin