Hunting for ladybugs in the long grass…such a perfect activity for spring.
Sometimes everything comes together in a photo shoot. The sunlight is golden, moods are high, everything is in perfect alignment. This shoot was one of those days. I could’ve stayed forever with Reed and Kirra. They gave me one priceless image after the other. I loved the way they interacted. And by themselves, they looked straight into the camera like they were showing their true self. Amazing.
I hope we get to do this again soon…it was magic!
-Kristin
This was a recent session from my Valentine minis…I’m already planning for the Easter mini-sessions. I can’t wait!
This was a quite a serious little guy, until we said he could get down and crawl in the grass!
When you’re a baby being free is so much more fun than being stuck in a chair! And can you believe this little guys blue eyes…and EYELASHES. Oh my goodness, hearts are gonna break.
-Kristin
On this cozy-stay inside-rainy day, I was going through some old files and wanted to share a newborn session that never made it to the blog. Sweet little Miette is probably gone to kindergarten by now…just kidding, but I do think she’s probably crawling! Better late than never! 🙂
I got to try out a few of Kathy’s girly cocoons on Miette. It’s crazy, but most of the babies I photograph are boys!
Kathy has opened an Etsy store under the name kneldridge. Here’s the link to her listings: http://www.etsy.com/people/kneldridge
She even has a few things on sale!
I’m also selling a few backdrops on the etsy site. If you’re a newborn photographer looking for something new, I get these fabrics wholesale and color variation is amazing. I’ve sold out of all but one…so I’ll look into getting some more!
-Kristin
I’ve always been a fan of a laid back approach to photography. There should be no stress, but somehow it always creeps in…even just a little. That’s why these play dates have been amazing. Moms hanging out and chatting while their kids play away. I just HAPPEN to be there with a camera when they are laughing it up and having a good time. 🙂
Everyone walks away happy…with great pictures in hand! 🙂
-Kristin
Introducing PLAY DATES…a new concept for children’s photography. Here’s how it works: invite 4-6 friends to meet at the park with their kids. I show up with my camera and capture priceless moments of each of the children. No posing, no ‘cheeeese,’ just kids being kids. Each family will be presented with an online gallery of images of their child/children from our time at the park. The approach will be photojournalistic…truly showing who they are at this stage of life. This isn’t a time to get all gussied up and take them kicking and screaming to a ‘photo shoot.’ This is a time to play with friends and be a kid!
The details:
You choose the park that your children love to go to…I will stay for approximately one hour photographing the children.
*This is for weekdays only…during the day or after school for children that are school aged.*
Your friends each pay $25 for the session. Your session is free.
Your will receive access to special digital packages if orders are placed within a week of proofing.
**Offer is valid until February 28. Email or call 562-980-6480 to reserve a date.
This week just flew by…I was wrapping up my Valentine mini-sessions and working a new promotion called Play Dates. I’ll post tomorrow with all the details! I also tried a few new recipes. If you follow me on facebook, you saw that the highlight was black bean brownies. I was secretly blending black beans for a brownie recipe that included no sugar or flour! I served them to the kids first and they loved them and asked for them every night after dinner! Brent says they taste like a ‘healthy’ brownie and when he found out they were mostly black beans he was skeptically examining everything that came out of the kitchen. 🙂 I also made a batch of blueberry muffins with no sugar. The recipes for both are on my Facebook page. Anyway, the busy-ness of the week had me neglecting my blog, so I thought I’d update with a sweet little family that welcomed a new baby brother a few months ago.
Jack and Matt had a By the Bay session this summer and they had me cracking up with them. They are TOO cute!
Then at the end of 2010, they welcomed a new little brother and they are already introducing him to the world. I love his expressions in these photos!
Welcome to life with big brothers!
I don’t have 3 boys, but I do have 2 boys and a little girl. When Jillian was a newborn, I had her laying on a blanket and the boys (toddlers at the time) were playing around her while I made dinner. I heard a little cry and looked up to Cooper dragging Jillian (by the head) or at least attempting to, saying ‘MOMMY…YOUR BABY’S CRYING.’ That third child has to be TOUGH!!
-Kristin
Okay…on a totally random tangent…I’m obsessed with making banana ice cream. Trust me, you’ve never made ice cream like this before! You just slice a very ripe banana and lay it out on a tray. Freeze for 1 1/2 hours and put the slices into a food processor. Pulse for about a minute until it literally turns into ice cream. It’s super healthy, except when you put in a scoop of nutella, but we won’t tell anyone about that. 🙂
Speaking of random! Here’s a mish-mash of cute kids I photographed over the last few months!!
When I photograph my three children, they inevitably end up on the ground. A simple hug gets a little drawn out and the next thing I know everyone ends up in a huge giggling pile. I’ve come to find out my kids are not unique. 🙂 When siblings get close the lines of affection are blurred…and I say this from my own experience!
Let me show you what I mean…
I love how the younger siblings are usually just along for the ride. They look up to their big brother or sister and ‘okay if this what a hug feels like, I’ll take it.’
And here we go again…
I jokingly say a hug from a toddler is also known as choking. 🙂 But, I was the older sibling, so I’m sure I did my fair share of ‘hugging.’
-Kristin
There’s not much else to say about these super cute girls in their super cute dresses, so I’ll just leave you with some super cute pictures!!
It was actually pretty chilly the day we did this photo shoot! I’m so blessed to have really sweet models that are so easy to work with and enjoy this whole girly process of trying on dresses for the camera. 🙂
I had fun with all the props and this is when I tried out the idea of pinning hearts into the trees…which showed up again in my Valentine mini-sessions. I’ve been using them in various colors and they are just so whimsical and sweet.
