I just finished up the Neighborhood sessions and I have to say, I’m sad they’re over. For the last 2 weeks, I’ve been walking around my neighborhood, just having fun with all my favorite little people. It is such a simple concept, but sometimes those are best! When there’s only 15 minutes to dance around the sidewalk and be silly it puts the focus less on posing and more on authentic smiles.
// Photos taken in Long Beach by Long Beach Family Photographer, Kristin Eldridge.
I’m starting a new series for the last 2 weeks of June. It’s a simple concept…just my favorite walls around the neighborhood. I’m starting with these three…ivy covered, aqua and rich wood.
Here’s how it works: It’s $150 for a 15 minute session and 15 digital images for you to print and share. This can be for families, kids, dogs, grandparents…whoever you want to fit into your 15 minutes! You get to pick your date and time (June 16-28) from whatever I have available in my schedule.
How to book: Email or call (contact buttons on the left) and let me know your choice of date/time and your favorite wall!
I wish I could show you my ten year school photo. Let me re-phrase…you would die laughing if you saw me at ten. Spoiler alert: the photo was heavy on the perm, the oversize glasses and the turtleneck. When I look at my daughter who just turned ten, I’m blown away at her maturity. The way she handles herself and moves through the world is much older than ten. And I mean that in a good way. Yes, she has her tween moments, but she has a lot of grace about her too.
For her ten year photos, I wanted to follow the jacarandas. Every year I say I’m going to. In Long Beach, May gives way to purple. We drive under violet clouds and crush them with our feet with ever step on the sidewalk. Long-time residents hate them and Brent even said he didn’t want to buy a house that lived under a jacaranda tree. Their sticky sap can ruin carpets and paint jobs alike.
Jillian and I found a little cluster in Long Beach to do our photographs. By mid-May, the branches were already starting to look a little bare. But, now that we sit near the last day of may, I’m so glad that we made the time. Their brief month of beauty is almost now forgotten. Just like how nine years flew by. And here come the double digits…
// Photographs taken in Long Beach by a Long Beach Family Photographer, Kristin Eldridge.
Have you done your family photo session yet this year? If not, you need to take a look at my FAVORITE accessories! Accessories are like the icing on the cake for a photo. You don’t have to add every single one to your outfit, but 2 or 3 will perfect your overall ensemble. I talk about my favorites and where to find them over on Tiny Oranges!
Side note: I’m always behind on blogging family photos this time of year. Partially because I’m so busy with photo shoots and partially because some families want the ‘big reveal’ to happen when they send out their card! So, I’m going to reach into the archives and share some perfectly accessorized families from 2012!
favorites…shoes, ties, leggings, hair accessories, flower pin
favorites…statement necklace, belt, coordinating prints, colored jeans
favorites…statement necklace, hair accessories, colored jeans
favorites…love the neutral look on both of these with careful thought to detail, tulle skirts, scarves, fun shoes and shoe laces!, hair accessories