I’m a huge fan of children looking up and into the camera.  Normally I like to get on their level and make the viewer delve into their world.  But, every once in awhile, eyes up directs the light flawlessly into their face.  It captures every freckle, eyelash and twinkle.  Forever.

On this shot, angle is everything.  It’s amazing how an inch up or down can dramatically affect how the picture will look.  I try to capture them glancing up, that way it’s a natural view.

Older kids will glance up if you call their name, with little ones, games of hide and seek will do the trick!

-Kristin

Summer [by the bay] is off to a great start!  I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before!!  The calm water in the bay is perfect for babies and toddlers.  The bay lends itself to beautiful beach images, without the loud crashing waves.

The second installation in my summer series starts now!  I’m racing the clock on this one since the wildflowers don’t make it much past the middle of July.  Summer [in the wildflowers] takes you to one of my favorite locations in Long Beach where the wildflowers are off the hook right now!!  There’s a huge mix of long grass, yellow mustard and plenty of colorful variations of wildflowers. (Someone asked me today if this would be appropriate for boys…ABSOLUTELY! I happen to take the sample shots with a baby girl, but talk about going on an adventure in the long grass with little guys…FUN FUN!!)

So here’s the scoop…$100 gets you a 20 minute photo session, personal styling help, an online gallery of re-touched photos and one complimentary digital image.  Additional digitals and prints can be purchased a la carte.  The special starts now and goes until the wildflowers go away (probably mid-July).

Stay tuned in the following weeks for the next Summer series!!  And hey, go check out Tiny Oranges blog (the BEST blog for OC moms) to see my feature!!

I made a gazillion of these giant pinwheels in colors for boys and girls!  Paper Source has the best options for making pinwheels.  I just used spray adhesive to glue the two sides together.  The cut on the corners, folding ever other one in and nailed it to a spray painted dowel.   They’ll look adorable in the long grass if you want to incorporate them in your photo session.

Love love love the wild mustard…and this wooden chair will be perfect in photo session with little boys…very rustic!

Such a variety of looks…all within walking distance!

Okay…now this is the chair that used to be all white.  It was a little dirty after being dragged into fields over the last year, so I decided to re-cover it for summer!

By the way, the backdrop has been sold…thanks to all who inquired!

-Kristin

Summer is upon us!  We are diving head first into June and warmer weather is just around the corner.  To celebrate, for the entire month of June I’ll be offering By the Bay photo sessions.  These are 20 minutes (not as long as a full session…just a taste!) and will include one complimentary digital image of your choice.  Prints and other digitals can be purchased a la carte.

I love this area of Long Beach…it’s a little different from doing regular beach photos.  The mini board walk has great texture and there are all kinds of hidden treasure along the way like wispy sea grass and distressed walls.  We can cross the street and get our toes wet in the calm waters of the bay.  I love the pops of color with all the boats in the background.  By the Bay sessions won’t last long…so call or email today to book a date!

Yeah for summer!!

-Kristin

Here is another set of twins from March…I told you…I photographed A LOT of twins in March!!  These two had a big sister who was fantastic with keeping them in the same frame.  She either had her arm around each of them or she was being silly to help them smile.  What a great big sister!

This was back when my friend Jeni let her backyard grass grow REALLY long for me…but doesn’t it look great!?

Unless you’re crawling, then you’re like…get me out of this jungle!!

I need to think about growing my own patch of LONG grass!!

-Kristin

I’m about 2 months behind on my blog, so it was many weeks ago that we had their session and since then the twins have actually been signed with Zuri, the modeling agency I work with.

I should also mention that they have a big brother and sister.  Four kids…four years old and younger!

Cuteness exploding all of the place…I’m telling you!  What an adorable family. 🙂

-Kristin