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Beautiful Girls

Kristina — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:48:35 +0000

Sometimes things just come together so perfect. Monday night was one of those nights. Kelly and I did some back and forth on the date… a little nervous it might rain, a little nervous a tooth might fall out before we could get this done… but when I arrived at the simply stunning grounds where we’d arranged to meet, it all just came together. The light was divine. The temperature was perfect. There were no misquotes (if you know me, you know I have an obsessive hatred of them right now). The outfits were straight out of “What to Wear” and the girls were truly wonderful.

I am simply beyond thrilled with what I captured. Kelly, thank you so much. I cannot wait for your big family session!

North Shore Peeps… stay tuned… next week I’ll be announcing some local mini sessions that you can take advantage of in preparation for holiday card season… yes, it’s approaching that fast!

It’s Official.

Kristina — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:29:47 +0000

I will never be as [well dressed, put together, cool, nice, charming, hospitable, gracious, beautiful] as my clients. Seriously. You all know that I just love to love my clients. And in the back of my mind, I always think “this streak will end, someday I might meet someone I don’t click with, I might not fall in love with them and then what will I do?” Maybe. But not this time. I actually drove away from this session thinking “OK, so next time Amanda is at Carolyn’s, would it be totally inappropriate if I called Stephanie and we both went over there with a bottle of wine?”

Actually, yes, because Amanda would be working as she is Night Nurse extraordinairre. If you live on the North Shore and are having a baby and think you might need some night help, email me and I’ll give you Amanda’s 411. She is an amazing nurse and has ventured out on her own and I highly reccomend.

I digress.

Amanda & AJ and their kids are really awesome. Like any parents, they were worried about how everyone was behaving, probably thinking that I wasn’t getting much and what a rambunctious brood of children have they. But really, their kids were kids and they are the kind of kids I love. In my world, I say you can take spirit out of a kid, but you can’t put it back in. Anyway, I loved them… and I was really thrilled when I looked at what I captured. I could stare at family images forever… I love seeing the little nuances between parents, each kid, how they have each other’s traits and how they interact.

So Amanda, I am so sorry it took so long to blog these… but the good news is that they are all done and I should have your entire gallery to you sometime in the next few days while I hustle between here and Austin!

Carter, Sweet Carter.

Kristina — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:53:52 +0000

Carter might have been one of the cutest newborns I have ever seen. I am serious. He had the cutest little perfectly shaped head, and was just so small with big round eyes. Perfection. I am so happy that I was able to capture him on short notice… like the short notice he gave his parents by arriving a few weeks early! But as I talk to two good friends now, who each have about 2 weeks to go, early is good… early is good.

As you all know, my life is endlessly connected (which is why it’s such a good thing I cleaned up my act after college!). And once again, this mom and I were connected. I didn’t blog much about it, but last year I did this super cool project for a phenomenal Day School up here on the North Shore. By far one of the most enjoyable assignments I’ve taken on. I photographed a “Day in the Life” for their website and Viewbook content. So as Mom and I are talking, and she tells me where she teaches, it occurs to me that I have actually photographed her before! And really, she looked as awesome 12 days after having a baby as she did before she was pregnant. Dad was pretty cool too… a surfer, so you know that makes me happy… a really smart surfer, actually! This kid is very lucky having the parents he does.

[Mom from last May.]

So once again, a very amazing Monday… doing what I love. Watching families together, watching them love their new baby, and watching their new baby watch them!

Sweet Baby James.

Kristina — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:17:31 +0000

Rockabye Sweet Baby James. And Rockabye we did. To little avail. Prior to my Monday sessions, the other times I’d actually seen James, he’d been out like a light. But not for our session. And do you know what? I am TOTALLY great with that. There is this photographer myth that newborns have to be asleep to get awesome images. And yes, it’s much easier to curl them up and pose them when they are. But seeing as that I emit caffeine from my pores, and seemingly wake up every newborn I spend time with, I’ve adjusted my style to really embrace lifestyle moments. And I LOVE it. I might actually chuck the bean bag and the backdrop all together. Really.

There are a few other reasons I am simply in love with this session. I got to spend time chilling with Steph. And then little Gracie (my son’s future prom date) curled up next to me and proceeded to put on every newborn item I had in my bag. And Colin came home to be the amazing older brother. And it was rainy and grey and I shot the 2nd part of the session at f/2.8 ISO 5000. And I knew it would be B&W grainy. And I loved that too.

We have some future plans for Sweet Baby James involving some super cute new things I want to try out. We’ll feature those in the next installment of the Sweet Baby James Show! Stay tuned!

Yes, I realize this is a monster of a sneak peak. And I know I should be doing my taxes. But Steph deserves this!

Expecting & Waiting

Kristina — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:35:00 +0000

We are all so excited to meet this baby. I can’t even put into words how much we love these guys and how happy we are that they will be parents in just a few short [and they will be short!] weeks! I’ve been thinking about this maternity session for a while, knowing how beautiful Lisa is, and what a great area they live in, with easy access to the beach. I was a little nervous since everywhere I looked on the weather map, it said rain… but Mother Nature really got it together for Sunday and pulled out a winner.

I have so much more to say about this, but I can’t because I have a 20 month cyclone destroying my office… too sick for school, too well for home and into Sharpies & Post-its. And I have to pack us up for our trip tomorrow. And do about 10,000 things. Like post nursery contest updates, and all that jazz.

So these can pretty much speak for themselves. Love.

Taylor Made Sweets – Part 1

Kristina — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:09:18 +0000

Last year, and I really mean last year like December 2008, I stopped into Taylor Made Sweets in Hamilton for some coffee [after shopping at Red Wagon and I am still not OK that this store didn't stay]. I stared and stared at the blank walls and thought, I would love for my work to be on these walls. Working full time at IBM, two kids under 2.5, and just finishing up my first photographer seasonal rush, I thought I’ll just call the owner and see if we can make it happen. So I emailed Sheila [because I couldn't find my phone, of course] and was so impressed when we met to talk. Her background in both teaching and Culinary Arts [in France no less], corporate finance in technology, and now, living her dream with her own Bakery named after her daughter Taylor. And she was open to displaying my work.

As things happen, things happened. Time passed. Dates slipped. With tail between legs [yes, I just looked over my shoulder to see if there was a tail], I emailed her back in January and said “so, I’ve finally gotten it together… am I too late to get together?” And happily, I was not.

I did round one of shooting last Tuesday with amazing Taylor and her two supercool friends. I gotta tell you, I am liking shooting the older girls! THEY LISTEN TO ME! And once we started chatting, and they started making Sundaes, things got good! And none of it would have happened without Rachael making sure everything was sparkling, cookies were ready and organized to a T!

I am heading back this week to tackle and ice cream party with some smaller kiddos. It should be energizing to say the least and I am so excited! Stay tuned!

Jack & Will – 3.5 Months

Kristina — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:48:18 +0000

I absolutely love heading down the street for these sessions. I have so many ideas for the warm weather, and for when these guys can sit up! I am thinking my May session is going to be off the hook… and hopefully for the June session we’ll shoot the entire family! I am hoping we can do one full session just in the barn. It is so fun watching Jack & Will grow each month… they are out of the newborn stage where you have to carefully hold up their heads and worry endlessly about them. They are really strong and sturdy and push up so well! They are getting the hang of holding their feet and I bet it’s so soon before they are really rolling over… then a whole new set of worries!

Can’t wait for next month!