Kristin Rachelle Photography » Child Sessions http://kristinrachellephotography.com/blog Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:14:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 san diego newborn and family photographer | playing catch-up http://kristinrachellephotography.com/blog/2012/02/san-diego-newborn-family-photographer-playing-catchup/ http://kristinrachellephotography.com/blog/2012/02/san-diego-newborn-family-photographer-playing-catchup/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:59:07 +0000 brown http://kristinrachellephotography.com/blog/?p=2598 NOTE: the images in this feed have been downsized or removed for copyright reasons. To see them in their unmodified state, please view the original post by clicking here.

As you may have noticed (or not noticed hee hee), I have not been blogging much. I made a decision last year to give up a job that I had been doing online for quite a long time. There were many reasons for doing this and at the time I was so stressed about the decision. Looking back, I really see how God was involved in that decision from the get-go. I saw that everything does happen for a reason even when you don’t understand it at the time, and now I feel like the last 6 months has given me my sanity back. I used to spend so much time on the computer that I felt this weird pull to it. Granted, I was working and making money by being on it, but I felt like my life had become sucked into that computer screen. My kids hated it, my husband hated it, and I was starting to hate the person I was becoming being consumed by being stuck in front of that computer screen all of the time. I just felt super anxious and stressed and it was not good for me at all. I thought just because I had a great opportunity in front of me that I needed to take it. I now realize how much happier I am and how much happier my family is that I am “present”. I still am running my photography business and staying busy with that, which I feel SO incredibly blessed by. The month of January was filled with the most amazing clients who truly made me realize how lucky I am to have this business. But I’ve really taken a step back from the online/social networking/computer world. I know I need to blog my sessions once in awhile as it’s always good to get my fresh work out there for clients to see. But I’m finding a great balance and I’ve been able to really get involved more in my kids’ school/activities. I have an almost 4-year-old that I’ve been able to hang out with A LOT more instead of ignore for hours a day. God really has taught me a lot about what matters this past year. Many events, some tragic, have taken place that have showed me how important it is to be present in my life and to really cultivate my relationships with my kids, my husband, and my friends. Overall, 2012 has already been an amazing year just a little over one month into it and I look forward to seeing what the rest of the year brings. Sappy. . .yes? But I had to share it.

With that, I give you a taste of the last sessions I’ve had. . .

Meet the scrumptiously, loveable Leo. . .

 

Up next is the deliciously sweet Tala. . .

 

The next two heart-breakers were from an awesome family session that I hope to show more of soon.  I do have one outtake to share though that just cracks me up!

 

Next up is the adorably, smooshy Asher. . .

 

And the next two are just a couple of my favs from back in December.   The little guy below belongs to one of my best friends from High School.

 

LOVED this family session. . .hope to share more from this one some day too.

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2011 was an AMAZING year! I really could not have asked for anything better. I met so many awesome people through my business and while I didn’t get a chance to blog them every single session, I sincerely appreciate each and every client of mine. I am so thankful to all of you who chose me to capture your family this past year. I had so much fun seeing babies, who I photographed as newborns, grow up or families that I hadn’t seen for a year change so much! I am so thankful for all of my clients who value what I do and who have been so easy to work with. YOU all make this job so enjoyable and fun for me! So, thank you from the bottom of my heart to each and every one of you!!!

Here’s a taste of most of the sessions I did in 2011! I may have left out a few, but just take a look at all of the beauty I was so privileged to capture behind my lens this past year. I can’t wait to see what 2012 has in store! Happy New Year everyone!

P.S. I had a good giggle that there is only one black and white image in the whole series. . .I think I must be drawn to color??

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Back in October, little Adlen was turning two and I had the honor of photographing her for her birthday. She had the most amazing blue eyes and the most adorable little smile. I’ve had my fair share of photographing two-year-old kiddos lately and boy is it a work-out! I absolutely adore photographing that age because of their sweet smiles and laughs that I have to be quick to capture or it’s just a big blur of energy flying by. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

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I know, I know. . .I’ve been a TERRIBLE blogger. I love showing off my clients and I feel bad I haven’t been doing much of that lately. Things have been so crazy and blogging has just had to be pushed to the back of the priority list, especially around the holiday time! But I do want to show a bunch of images from recent sessions. I am still missing some sessions (sorry to those of you I’m missing!) but I promise to try and get to them soon!!! For now, enjoy the beautiful people I am so lucky to get to photograph!

 

First up, Miss Tanya and her fabulous son, Jimmy.  They flew out here from Missouri for a little mother/son bonding time and we had a blast running around at the beach together. 

 

Next up is little Ava who was mere 4 days new at our session. . . such a sweet pea!

 

Then I had the pleasure of photographing this adorable family! The chunk on 4 month old Jack was so adorable and reminded me a ton of my boys at that age.  And his 19 month old brother was a total ham and such a little poser!

 

You may recognize these two cuties from their session last fall! They have grown a crazy amount and kept me on my toes! I loved seeing their little personalities really shine and their mom is the perfect mom for twins (Also, super gorgeous to boot!). <3

 

Little 6 month old Isabella was not into me at first. . .in fact, she screamed whenever I would look at her!! But as you can see, after awhile she sure gave me some adorable smiles.  Such a little cutie!

 

More to come soon!!!

 

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These three little monkeys belong to me! I know it’s been a long time since I’ve share some pics of them, but you know how life gets. I’ve been dealing with a lot of stress this last couple of weeks and had to take a step back, breathe, and realize that my problems are so small compared to what other people go through on a daily basis. It’s okay to be stressed and to have a bad day, but at the end of that bad day, I’ve realized it’s important for me to take a look at my life as a whole and see just how really blessed I am. I have a husband who adores me, three healthy, rambunctious, beautiful children, friends who would go to the end of the earth for me and back, and a job that most people dream of having. The things that sometimes eat me up inside are things that can be worked out with a little perspective and prayer. Sometimes you just have to let go and let God.

So without further adieu, my three little monkeys jumping on the bed. No one fell off and bonked their head, thank goodness (enter courtesy giggle here). There aren’t many of my middle child because he was off playing and only came in at the very end to hang out with us. I hope these bring a smile to your face like they do to mine.

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It’s been a busy month over here! We went on an 8 day trip to Maui and sessions have been in full force since I’ve gotten home. I’ve met so many amazing and beautiful people in the last month. Here are some recent pics from the sessions I haven’t had a chance to blog yet along with a couple from Hawaii!!!!

 

 

These two are cousins and were so fun and hilarious. I have many more to share from their family shoot out on this gorgeous property!

 

These are cousins from a 16 family member session I did recently! This group of kids (a couple aren’t pictured as they are running behind this crew) were also SO much fun and we captured some really great moments.

 

This is Kalli at around 2 weeks old. . . isn’t she gorgeous?? She is the daughter of one of my best friends from back in high school!

 

Little Nicholas was an adorable 2 week old little man!!!! Loved his sweet, red lips!

 

These next two beautiful girlies are from one of my favorite client families.   I’ve been photographing them since little Caroline (below) was a newborn!

 

This little beauty came with her two bigger brothers to my studio for her 3 month portraits. . .we even managed some sleeping ones of her!

 

Aren’t they breathtaking?  Love this image of 8 year old big brother and his 2 week old sister.

 

I’m missing a few sessions that were this past week, but I hope to show some of those soon!!!

 

And these last two are of my own from Maui!! <3

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“Faithful friends are beyond price: No amount can balance their worth.”

Our family has been blessed beyond measure with some amazing friendships. It really makes life so much more enjoyable when you can share it with those people. The family below has been a huge part of our life over the years and they mean the world to us. We’ve seen each others kids grow up and we’ve made some really amazing memories together. I know we’ll have many more years of fun memories to make and I am SO very thankful for that!

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I’ve mentioned in passing hiring someone to help me keep on top of some things in my business. So, I thought I’d introduce her. . . .only, she won’t let me take her picture. Only, she doesn’t realize I did snap one of her dancing with some balloons. That’s what she gets for not letting me take her picture.

Her name is Lisa. It’s a good name, one of my other very best friends is named Lisa.This Lisa and I so happen to share the same birthday. We kind of “get” each other and our personalities clicked right away. She’s quirky, she’s fun, she sings, she dances, she drinks coffee. . .she’s pretty much me. Except for her creativity runs in a whole different direction then mine. While she has some mad skillz behind the lens (she’s currently a hobbyist), it doesn’t stop there. She sews, quilts, knits, bakes, designs, creates, etc, etc, etc. She’s kind of a freak of nature. But a good one. Even if I have to enlist her services to cut hearts out that don’t look like my three year old did it. She did all of my branding for my Photoshop Actions and is helping me behind the scenes with some of my business tasks which is AWESOME and takes some stress off of me. My husband thanks her for that.

Enter Lisa’s niece.

My mission was to take two-year-old pictures of the birthday girl and some with her three cousins for grandma and grandpa. Pictures of the birthday girl were tough, but we managed some great ones of her. However, pictures of her with her cousins failed miserably lol. That’s ok, next time!!! With two-year-old’s, you take what you get! I did manage a few great ones of Lisa’s girls though so I’ll show you those first and then you can see Miss D’s sweet face!


Later balloons!

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I hope you all had a wonderful Easter yesterday! I ate a ton and had a super relaxing day which says something since I hosted it at my house. My mom is awesome and helped me with everything, including clean-up and helping me fold the 7 loads of laundry that had overtaken my laundry room. What a nice mom, huh?!?!? We hid about a million eggs that my sister is always so good about filling. Her and I love to run around after the kids while they’re “hunting” and scream at the top of our lungs to get them even more amped up and stressed about finding them all. It’s quite comical actually. I really love that our family has fun together and that we all have a little bit of “weird” in us.

On to what this post is really about though! Meet Hannah and her family. . .she was about 4 weeks at the time of these pictures and was such a good baby for me. Older sister Taylor was SO good and cooperative for being a mere 20 months old. . .that is usually the hardest age for sibling portraits, but she rocked it!!!!

This one make me laugh because little Hannah was peeing on her dad right here and she looks like she thinks it’s the funniest thing ever, doesn’t she??

Thank you B family for choosing me to capture your growing family!!! Your girls are beautiful and I had a wonderful time photographing them.

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I realized I still wanted to post some pictures of my birthday boy!!! I challenged myself to shoot in light that was a little trickier and not as close to sunset as I normally do and while it was a challenge, I loved the results. Plus the model is pretty good, don’t you think???? Happy Friday everyone, have an awesome weekend!

xoxo,

Kristin

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