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Jul

Time Flies [Orange County Senior Photographer]

I’m out of town this week and my life has slowed down enough for me to reflect on the first month of summer. We’ve filled it with play dates, afternoons of reading favorite childhood books and special baking projects…and it’s not even half way over. When my schedule gets full it’s hard for me to live in the moment, but this summer I don’t feel like I’ve missed a second.

I did bring my computer on this week away from home and I just finished up designing an album for this set of triplets that graduated in May. I’ve been working with their mom to finalize the art for her walls and the album that will go on her coffee table when these three take off for college in a few short weeks. She keeps telling me how fast the time has gone and I believe her. Time speeds by us as we spend our summer keeping little ones busy and before we know it, the summer they leave is upon us.

I had so much fun photographing these seniors…I wanted to do it again! I’m still trying to put together packages for seniors, but if you are a senior or know someone who would be interested, I’m looking for senior reps for the 2011 graduating class! Just email me (info@kristineldridge.com) for details!

I’ll leave you with all the pretty pictures and hope to check back later this week sharing some of our own adventures at Hume Lake!

-Kristin

Jul

All about Perspective [Orange County Child Photographer]

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

Jul

Summer [By the Lake] Orange County Child Photography

Time for my next Summer installation…Summer [By the Lake]! I’m super excited about this location. It’s so beautiful and just ethereal.

Here are the details: For the month of July I will be doing mini-sessions at this Long Beach location…20 minutes long and your choice of one digital image for $100. Additional digital images and prints can be purchased a la carte.

I’ve also decided to extend the By the Bay sessions for the month of July because I wasn’t able to fit everyone in the month of June that wanted to participate. AND, if you are interested in booking a wildflower session, book it right away because the wildflowers are on their way out!

The images work so well with a vintage feel, but also look great with punchy color!

I also found a little patch of wildflowers by the lake, so we can incorporate those as well!

Jun

Mini-Professionals [Baby Model Headshots Los Angeles]

I’ve had a lot of fun lately working with baby models from Zuri Model and Talent. Head shots with these ‘professionals’ are amazing. We do three outfit changes in 30 minutes and there are always tons of pictures to choose from!

This little guy was fresh off a Huggies diaper commercial and they cut off his long curls, so we updated his portfolio with a more sophisticated close-cropped look. 🙂

Don’t be surprised if you see this little guy the next time you turn on the TV or flip through a magazine!

-Kristin

Jun

Nautical Inspired Newborn [Orange County Newborn Photographer]

I love when clients come with ideas! It just makes my day to be able to collaborate and deliver images that are truly unique to the family.

Christine wanted to incorporate this nautical inspired chair into the session. They are just steps from the beach, so I could totally envision how it would look amazing in their home.

Baby Carter slept like a champ and I was able to get him into some of my newborn wraps as well.

I have some more of these wraps to sell in different colors/knits, so if you’re interested, please let me know. I’m working on getting Kathy an etsy store up and going, but the to-do list is long, so it hasn’t happened yet!

I love how even Christine’s bedding went with the theme, so we had to incorporate that as well.

Baby Carter’s family are friends of a few other local families that I photograph. He’ll grow up having an amazing network of built-in friends! What a lucky guy!!

-Kristin

Jun

Ladybug Smiles [Children’s Photography in Long Beach]

Try with all your might little ones, but you will smile before the session is up!

The twins were quite serious, but their big sister had them laughing with her before too long!

The girls were enamored with ladybugs, which seemed to have made their home in the long grass around the settee.

It’s the simple things…

-Kristin

Jun

Timeless [Orange County Baby Photographer]

I love the very vintage feel of these photos. So timeless.

Even her little rosy cheeks and swoopy bangs have me feeling nostalgic! She could fit right into the 1930’s.

This chair was purchased at an estate sale and the owner told me it was his grandmother’s when she was a little girl…putting it a little over 100 years old. Most of my prop furniture rotates through, but I just can’t bear to part with it. I just white washed it and now I love it even more!

And oh my goodness, the sunhat. This little one is adorable!

Sometimes I wish I was born decades ago, but I’ll settle for modern conveniences and the excuse to photograph cute babies with vintage clothes!

-Kristin

Jun

Sweet and Saucy Spring [Long Beach Photographer]

It’s only fitting that I write about what my work with Sweet and Saucy this spring on the first day of SUMMER. That gives you an idea of how behind I am in my blogging! Better late than never!!

I love the treats, but the girl behind the treats (Melody) is super sweet as well. 🙂 We decided to collaborate on her window displays for spring and I was excited to try my hand at making poufs. Laura had been telling me how easy they are and I read a few tutorials. They look perfectly light and fluffy hanging above Melody’s delicate cakes and cookies. A few of my vintage pieces, Melody’s cake stands (which she’s going to be selling soon, yeah!) and some lemons from my tree rounded out the display.

I also took a few pictures of Melody’s new logo tees. Laura and her husband Bryan were the perfect models…thanks guys!

Oh and while we’re on the subject, I helped Laura with a little side-project wayyy back in early spring and never shared these pics. I love love love them.

Blogging this far back feels like house-cleaning. I feel much better to have it shared…chipping away at the pile of unshared photos!!

-Kristin

Jun

Taco Tuesday…on Monday [Personal Musings]

5 out of 7 dinners are served in a tortilla at my house. I don’t really know how it ended up that way…I just like them! Which brings me to tonight’s dinner…fish tacos. I stumbled upon a recipe that I simplified a little and have used several times since finding it. It’s quickly becoming one of our favorites!

Here’s the list of ingredients:

Marinate one pound of cod filets (cut up into small chunks) in the juice of a lemon a few teaspoons of vegetable oil and half a packet of taco seasoning. After 15-20 minutes, pour the fish and marinade into a skillet and cook 5-7 minutes until done.

The ‘special sauce’ is what makes it. Equal parts sour cream and mayo (I use light versions of both) with the rest of the packet of taco seasoning. I mix it all with another squeeze of lemon.

The fixins’ are bagged cabbage, chopped avacado, tomato, black beans, limes and the special sauce. Of course, you can serve the fish with whatever you like, but make to include THE sauce.

My Uncle Jeff taught me to lightly char corn tortillas on my gas stove top. With a fork and a quick hand you have authentic tasting warm tortillas. It’s the only way to eat tacos of any kind!

I quickly assembled my taco and took it back to the kitchen to photograph. 🙂 It has a healthy dose of Sriracha. The hotter the better, right mom?

It’s that easy and it’s SO good. And not too bad for you either!

-Kristin

Jun

Summer [in the wildflowers] Long Beach Child Photography

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

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