Here’s a bit of what I’ve been up to lately…
I’ve shared from time to time on the blog about opportunities that come my way. Sometimes they come into fruition and sometimes they don’t…and sometimes they take FOREVER! I’ve been working with Shutterfly for months on a few projects and was so excited to see my photos all over their baby announcement page on the website…yeah!
Here’s the splash page: (my photo is the baby girl in the middle)
Here are a few of the individual card designs.
Here’s the link to check out more: Shutterfly Baby Announcements
About 6 months ago, I photographed my good friend Laura’s baby Lincoln. I love working with her because she pushes me out of my comfort zone. And this time it would be getting a newborn to balance on a not-so-cuddly ottoman from West Elm. Oh yeah, and add in a toddler. We rocked it out and it was worth all the blood, sweat and tears!
Now that Lincoln is coming up on 6 months, it’s fun to see how he and Hudson interact together. Even from the start, Hudson was super into his little bro.
Okay now for the finale…the FUN! Here’s the birthday boy:
And it totally RAINED on our party. But, that didn’t stop people from having fun. And thankfully it didn’t last the whole party.
This lame mom forgot to pull one of the cupcakes I made for a candle and a birthday song and they were all gone! So, I quickly threw some ice cream dibs into a snow cone cup so Jake could blow out a candle and have a wish. 
Making snow globes… We also had Ice Age playing for those that wanted to come inside. It was a great idea…especially for the littler party goers.
The pool was PACKED with kids! (And yes it looks like we lost the one in the pink bath suit…she’s just snorkeling
The other really really fun element of the party was the photo booth. We put out a white background and just grabbed the kids as they got out of the pool. I had a basket of hats and sunglasses to choose from and a bag of fake snow. I LOVE how they all came out. Kids are so much fun to photograph!!
My sweet friend Shelly took this one of our family!
A few weeks ago I was up to my eyeballs in cute clothes and babies! I had a slew of newborns come through and photographed a few lines of clothing for Little Skye Children’s Boutique. How can a girl complain…I love my job!
Baby Coco came with her big sister all the way from NYC.
And here’s my crew of adorable little girls modeling for Little Skye (brands are Elaine et Lena and Room Seven Spring 2012)!
And my tiniest model…love her!
Here’s a little rainy day sparkle for you…
A cute baby boy in the bucket I just can’t get enough of!
And one of my most favorite photo sessions ever!
I photographed this gorgeous girl last spring. I was too busy to blog it, but now these lovely pictures will finally see the light of day!
Since I skipped a few weeks of sharing what I was up to, I’m back tracking a little bit. All the way back to the beginning of November. These were my last set of mini-sessions in the golden sun before the time change.
I bought these adorable vintage cameras from the last flea market I went to and they were a huge hit!
Also, LOVE this balloon Tera made for her session.
I’ve just wrapped up the Rascals to Rebels photo sessions for Holiday and it feels good to delivery so many amazing pictures of the cutest kids around! I love to see people use the images for their cards and giving as gifts…so fun! Here’s a few favorites from the second weekend.
Oh and if you’re a photographer, I’m selling this backdrop for $75. First email gets it! (info@kristineldridge.com). It measures about 54 by 54″…I will be taking it off the frame, so it’s a big piece of moss covered canvas with berries and lights that you just plug in at the bottom. Staple it to your own frame like I did or hang it from a backdrop stand.
Last weekend was fun and fabulous at Rascals to Rebels! It’s a blast to see all these cutie-pies dressed up in front of the twinkly lights. I’m wrapping up this weekend at the Huntington Beach store, but here’s a few I wanted to share from last weekend!
