I had another fabulous weekend at Rascals to Rebels! The kids were so cute and each one had their own fun personality! My background photographed so well, too. I couldn’t be happier!
Whew! That was a big post! And that’s only half the sessions. I’ll share the next weekend at Rascals to Rebels in a few days. 🙂
-Kristin
This summer has been a blur! I can hardly believe that we are less than 2 weeks away from the first day of school. Brent pulled up the class lists for the kids last night and ever since they’ve been talking non-stop about their teachers, who’s in their class and all the fun things they’ll do this year. In the midst of a crazy summer, I had a cold, then allergies, which then turned into a sinus infection, then an ear infection. I kept telling myself…if I’m still sick by the time the kids start school, I’ll make an appointment. That’s how much I love going to the dr. Well, the workload won out, so I made an appointment and found out my list of aforementioned problems! All that to say, if I sound stuffy on the phone…it’s not my normal voice and hopefully I’ll be back to myself soon.
Way back in the beginning of summer, I did this By the Bay session and I love the way the overcast sky gives a whole moody look to the pictures.
This last image is my absolute favorite. The way her hair is blowing in the wind and the sideways glance…oh and her tunic. Sigh. I feel like she is in Southern France.
-Kristin
We call our kids blondies and if you’ve seen them, that’s an understatement. Jillian’s hair can more accurately be described as WHITE and the boys have only recently turned a darker shade of blonde. It’s cute to hear them use it in conversation…”you know Evan, he’s a blondie.”
One of my favorite newborn sessions was with a blondie. Little Austin had the lightest of newborn hair and peachy cream skin. He’s just adorable.
I used one of my newborn cocoons since he was in such a deep sleep. The peacock blue color was amazing with his skin tone!
If you’re a photographer interested in purchasing a kid silk mohair cocoon, Kathy has them in her etsy store right now. Click here to see more. She’ll be adding more, so stay tuned!
When I photograph newborns, either clients will come to my home studio or I will travel with all my supplies to their home. In this case, I met Austin at his home…which was a tiny (but gorgeous!) space. They were gracious enough to move furniture so I could have adequate light. All this to say, sometimes a very glamorous picture doesn’t look very glamorous when we’re making it. My clients trust me and I’m so glad they do!
Here’s a bit of the ‘behind the scenes’!
Baby Collin…just as sweet as can be.
I kept trying to get him to tuck his legs underneath him so he could curl up on the vintage suitcase with his little aviator cap on. Right when I snapped the picture, his leg popped out and I couldn’t love it more!
I have a few more newborn photo sessions coming up. I love the fresh look of a 2 week old for photos. It’s best to schedule with me while you are pregnant, so we can book the session within the first 2 weeks. Babies are sleepy, curly and don’t mind being moved around!
-Kristin
I just need one extra day to catch up! That’s what I keep telling Brent. After a week of Montana with my family, a huge birthday party for Cooper and a few photo sessions in between, I need time to stop for about 24 hours so I can get back to normal.
Since that’s not possible, I’ll work hard, then have a pool play date later today!! In the meantime, I wanted to share one of my recent ‘By the Bay Sessions’ of sweet little Elise.
I can’t wait to share Cooper’s pirate party on the blog, but the farthest I’ve gotten is downloading my cards! So, I chose to share just this picture of Brent and I, taken in the pirate photo booth. It was so much fun!!
Have a great week!
-Kristin
I know it’s been awhile…and yes, I’m still alive! I’m writing this post from the Internet Cafe in Stevensville, Montana. It’s the place I go to get business done while I’m here visiting my family. I always have to laugh about the slow pace of life here and how it really doesn’t seem to matter.
We’ve spent our days floating the river, camping, fishing, shooting and watching thunderstorms from the porch. It’s such a nice break from city life and I’ve even had a chance to do a photo shoot with an adorable family from town.
I’ll share more from their session later, but in the meantime, here’s a few pictures of my gorgeous friend Allyson and her husband in the last few weeks before their baby arrives. I photographed them in Hume Lake while I was visiting…again, such a great get-away from the concrete jungle!
I’ll be back at home and in the office on Thursday morning, so if you’re waiting to hear back from me, it’ll be soon, I promise!
-Kristin
I’ve never liked school pictures. I didn’t like them when I was elementary school and I still don’t like them now that my kids are in elementary school! That crinkly blue background with the cheesy pose isn’t worth spending money on!! SO, I’ve come up with the perfect solution. I buy the class picture as a school memory and I make sure to have a special photo shoot with my kids to commemorate that year of school.
Now, YOU can also have that perfect solution! At the end of August, Rascals to Rebels will be hosting a Back to School event so you can celebrate the upcoming school year with a special photo shoot and now you won’t have to buy a ‘not-so-cute’ blue background picture! But, this isn’t just for school aged children…babies and toddlers are welcome too. 🙂
Here are the details: Spend $50 at the store and sign up for your free photo session. I’ll be at Rossmoor on August 20 and 21 and I’ll be at Huntington Beach on August 27 and 28.
I got Jake and Hudson to model in front of the new wood backdrop and I love how the pictures came out!
I’ll be bringing the chalkboard square/bench as well as a skateboard and a radio flyer wagon…it’ll be all kinds of fun! So head over to Rascals to Rebels to sign up for your photo session. They always go fast, so hurry! 🙂
-Kristin
With a promise of frozen yogurt and 30 minutes until sundown, I sped down the 405 to check out a new location. My schedule is jam packed this week, so I didn’t have time to spare, but I needed to make sure this place was as cool as I remembered it when I drove by months ago.
The kids were totally worn down, so I knew I had no chance with the boys. Jillian agreed to take a few picture for me. “Five, mom, just five pictures.” “Six,” I bargained. I had six shots to decide if I’d use this location for my upcoming maternity and family sessions I have planned.
Even though the fog was sacked in, I love it. It will be a million times more beautiful when the sun is out, and I can’t WAIT. I’m so excited to shoot in the texture of the long wheat grass with the sun shining through. It’s magical.
Her hair’s not brushed, yellow might not be the best color for this setting, but I love it. Six beautiful shots of my six year old girl.
-Kristin
I love the familiarity of photographing families every year. It makes me feel like part of their family. I love how the kids grow, the families grow…and I get to help them document every step.
The Wong family grew by another member since last year. This little guy is now a big brother.
Here’s the newest addition…and this is the actual picture they used for the birth announcement.
Such great eye contact for a newborn!
I love these sweet family moments on their bed too…
I’ll leave you with a photo I took in the front of the house. They have such a great drive-up…it’s just gorgeous the way the greenery frames their front door.
I can’t wait to see them again next year when everyone is whole year older…and cuter!
-Kristin
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