This was a shoot I did this summer for Mim Pi’s 2011 fall line. I love these sweet little models…they were the cutest!
Here’s what I’ve been up to this week!
Crystal Cove…over 2 and half years ago.
And just like that, Valentine’s mini-sessions are wrapped!
It was so much fun last year, I just have to bring it back!
Here’s how it works: invite 4-6 friends to meet at the park with their kids. I show up with my camera ready to have fun. 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 March 9. Email info@kristineldridge.com or call 562-980-6480 to reserve a date.
Here’s what I’ve been up to this week!
Working a few months ahead is just all part of the game with my job. While you’re dressing up for Halloween, I’m just wrapping up plans for Christmas photo shoots and while you’re thinking about Valentines, I’ve got Spring and Easter on the brain! Enter Pinterest. I love perusing this website for ideas and inspriation when I’m planning for photo sessions.
Sometimes I’ve got the idea nailed before I even start cutting or painting. Other times the concept comes together while I’m working on it. This is going to be one of those times! I’ve been so inspired by the spring branches and baby blossoms, that I somehow want to incorporate that into my next backdrop, but I’m not exactly how it will all come together. This week I’ll be gathering branches and stocking up on the spray paint. If you want to see the progress, follow me on Twitter and Instagram (username: kristineldridge)!
Oh and in other news, I’ve been loving my new Wacom Bamboo Tablet. There is a bit of a learning curve (hello shaking handwriting) but it’s so much fun to incorporate into blog posts!
Late afternoon light, baby boys showing their muscles, converse and long grass…these are a few of my favorite things.
Summer 2011…Hume Lake. It doesn’t get any better than this!
It’s difficult to photograph babies that aren’t sitting up yet. Especially with their older siblings. In this case, I had a super sweet big sister that was able to hold him, but sometimes a big sister’s arms can get tired or sometimes you’re not so lucky to have a big sister. So, I rely on baskets. It’s the perfect way to prop up a baby. Siblings can get close and interact without having the pressure of NOT BREAKING THE BABY. 🙂
If a basket isn’t available, I’ll have everyone lie down. OR…if the baby falls asleep and is not longer able to sit up on their own.
