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Because.

Kristina — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:55:38 +0000

Just because.

Fast Times Two.

Kristina — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:10:16 +0000

I am not sure how their mom keeps up with them, but she does, and she does it well!

Short on words due to a bad ear infection and limited energy and brain power.

I have sort of an obsession with kids and their lovies. So if they have one, they get a picture with it!

The Boys Are Back.

Kristina — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:51:37 +0000

And they’re better than before. Hey la, day la, the boys are back! [You can thank me if you end up with that song in your head. If you don't know that song, you're too young to read this blog, and yes, I card anyone under 21]. And yes, I know it’s supposed to be “boyfriend” and not “the boys” but that would have been weird. Okay, enough.

I am [of course] late on posting these, so my apologies. And I have to be short on words because I am [of course] catching up on what I owe everyone [including some amazing things for the mama of these two].

Enjoy!

12 Weeks New.

Kristina — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:39:00 +0000

This is a fabulous age if you miss the 2 week “newborn” window and still want to capture your little when they are little. Any time between 12 – 16 weeks in the infant stage is wonderful, you get engaged eye contact, tummy time, smiles, baby acne is gone and they are really oh-so-lovin’ their mammas.

This fabulous and delicious little number was an at-home mini session — at a home with wonderful light, at 9:30-10:30AM time frame (when babies are happiest!) and a very accommodating little man. He quite possibly might be one of the cutest babies I have photographed in a LONG time. It was my pleasure!

[P.S. A great follow up time to this is when your baby can happily sit on their own!]

It is that time of year. Already

Kristina — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:28:06 +0000

Somehow my crazy season crept up and began in July. Last year it was August, maybe September. But it starts out with me thinking that I am not that busy, and that I have life and work under control. And then I take vacation (for me it was vacation, staycation with family, staycation with friends) and I woke up in a cold sweat with orders to deliver and galleries to proof and everything else that keeps me up until all hours both worrying and working.

So with a few power hours in front of me, and nothing planned personally for quite a while, I am charging forward and catching up. Hopefully I can say that by the end of this week, everyone who has ordered from me will either have their goods, or will their goods will be ordered… and hopefully I will also be able to say that I only have my current week galleries outstanding. Dare to dream, dare to dream.

It’s also the time of year when I am HORRIBLE about blogging. There just aren’t enough hours in the day. And so look for more single images on Facebook... and sadly, look for blog posts with no words (for some, that might be a welcome relief to not have to read all my verbal diarrhea — wait, did I just put that word on my blog?).

So here’s a few from a session that goes out tomorrow, late, but still under three weeks, so in my overall timeline, not late, but for 2011 work, it’s late. My sincerest apologies. I loved this session, I loved this family, I loved this neighborhood, I loved this little boy, I loved the people that referred them to me… I loved the city that night and then going home refreshed and happy to see my own family. I love it when sessions do that for me. Get it, I loved it.

Enough said. And to just change it up, yo, and all BW post. Because every once in a while I wake up and say “I should just do this all in BW because I love it that much more.” No worries, the gallery and slideshow have both. This is just me being crazy at midnight.

Goodbye but Not Farewell

Kristina — Sat, 28 May 2011 16:05:15 +0000

Last weekend (has it already been a week?), I zipped into Beacon Hill for a “goodbye” session for a family who is moving from one neighborhood to another. They are sad to leave their beautiful home with their fabulous view of the city, their park, their neighbors, but excited for what awaits them just a few blocks away (a parking spot, an elevator, a pool, and another baby!). In Boston, each neighborhood is so amazingly unique, with friends and neighbors and restaurants and routines… it seems like a move to an entirely new state when you move just one mile… but I get it. It’s a sad goodbye. But it won’t be farewell, it’s so close, and an easy little trek over the bridge. And their new neighborhood, when they finally settle, is just as amazing with a whole new slew of cool city families and amazing parks and maybe just a tiny bit more parking.

I loved meeting this family because truth be told, I really like getting away from mine sometimes… but also just because I really liked them! Adorable boys and gorgeous parents and just a really nice vibe, despite the hectic-ness that is about to hit full scale as they finish packing and make their move.

This, right here, is called holding court. If you know me, you know that I have multiple photographs of my own kids making fun of me and killing themselves laughing while doing it. And so that is pretty much happening here with these two delicious, spunky little gentleman!

See this one on the left? It is everyone smiling and looking at the camera. Yes, I love every single other spontaneous image from this session, but I really love ones like this and consider them to be the Holy Grail of my style of family photography. Everyone smiling and looking at the camera doesn’t have to look old school stiff and posed… I know so many photographers shun these because they like to say they don’t shoot posed images where someone is saying “cheese” as if it’s a bad thing… but being able to capture everyone together this way is super important to me. So W family, I hope you love that shot as well!

Third Time is a Charm

Kristina — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:40:34 +0000

Do you all notice a little trend here on my blog? It’s called happy sitting babies, between 7-8 months old, that live in the city. There is a posse of them, they are all super cute, well dressed and they all have the most excellent moms. And the very odd thing is that even though they are almost all in the same development class at ISIS Parenting, and their moms are all mostly in the same workout classes, they all came to me from completely and totally different referrals… it is just by random chance that I can connect them all. As luck would have it, I REALLY like their families, and I have really loved all their sessions!

So Saturday I was excited to meet this family because they came from my favorite red-headed superstar Lilly Pulitzer model. You know who I am talking about if you peek in my studio and see the giant canvas of her sitting with her lovely girls. And this family did not disappoint. You guys know the drill, I walk in… we chat… it’s Six Degrees of Kristina Young… I look around and determine maybe I should set up camp and move into their living room… they are all super cute… and the rest of the session is a wandering-around-town-conversation about all things Boston, work, marriage and parenting. As if I have known them forever. So I really enjoyed myself if you can’t tell. I hope they did as well!

So Laura, Jake & Johnny…. I hope you love what I captured. Your son is gorgeous and contrary to what we worried about, I captured a ton of smiles! Thank you so much for having me!

Happy.

Kristina — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:25:54 +0000

What makes me happy?

Being in the city. Seven month old babies with perfect posture. Big blue eyes. Sunny days. Brownstones and bricks with glorious shade light. Big beds next to big windows. Clients that become my friends. Morning breaks from my children. Sipping hot fresh coffee while walking down a city street. Window shopping. My old neighborhood. Six degrees of Kristina. Gear that works properly. Husbands and wives that are in love. Parents loving their babies.

So pretty much every single thing about this session. I have to admit, I am actually obsessed with it a little bit.

What a glorious morning for me, and I also hope for Ethan and his parents. I truly enjoyed my time spent with new old friends.

Eight Days New.

Kristina — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:40:06 +0000

I love eight days new. Every session I’ve ever shot with a baby eight days new is as smooth as butter. This was no exception. Even though it was rainy and gloomy, there was a patch of window side light that was just fantastic. And this little girl was well fed and warm and slept for almost the entire session. Her parents, and grandmothers, were absolutely lovely and were so low key that at one point while in a zone, I sort of forgot they were even there, but they were peacefully enjoying downtime sitting right next to me. I hope I get to see more of this little baby girl. My sense (which you know is always completely accurate) is that she will be stunningly beautiful, brilliant, and have a wonderfully artistic sense about her. Yes, it’s me, waxing on again, I am in awe of my clients (and their children).

So a lovely, gray rainy day… my favorite kind of day… and a wonderful eight days new.

Miles ~ One Week New.

Kristina — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:39:55 +0000

Just one.