Kristin Rachelle Photography » Newborn Baby 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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Me blogging this next family is WAY overdue!  They were so awesome to work with and it’s been great getting to know them.  Dad plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks and he gave us the awesome opportunity to watch his team play the Padres this summer.  They are a super gorgeous family, inside and out.  I also love the fact that they have a Brayden (the new little guy)  just like we do.

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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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Meet little Devin, 10 days old at the time of this session.  He was so sweet and cuddly and I could have snuggled him all day.   Just a short share today, it’s time to go pick up those kids from school already!

 

My personal fav.  Big yawn! Life’s exhausting when you’re 10 days new.

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Well, my kiddos are back to school which leaves me with my last baby here at home. I am a bit sad he will go to preschool next year and I feel like time is just rushing by way too fast.It’s amazing to see how much they grow from the time they are a newborn until they are 3 like my little man. I just have to hold tight to the memories of when they were babies and snuggle my newborn clients extra hard. <3

Meet sweet Charlotte, she was just about 2 weeks at the time of our session back in July and definitely fun to snuggle. Such a gorgeous little babe and her big brother is gorgeous too. Their family was so easy to work with and had such great personalities which made working with them so much fun. So, welcome to the world sweet Charlotte. . . .

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This next post is two sweet newborns from two different sessions!

First meet Ivy! You might recognize big sister from her mommy’s maternity session out in the fields. They sure make beautiful babies don’t they???

 

 

Next meet precious little Hayden.   He had the sweetest little mouth and adorable round face.    Have I told you how much I adore babies?!?!?  Stay tuned for a couple more newborns appearing on my blog soon!

 

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This adorable family’s mommy and daddy own a 4-D Ultrasound company here in San Diego. Any client who uses them also gets a coupon for a newborn session in my studio, which was so sweet of them to advertise for me!Little 3 month old Ella REALLY loved being held, but we managed to get her sleeping and put her for a few minutes. We had to be SUPER careful not to do anything to wake her up, but it was worth the effort! And at the end, she woke up and gave me some GLORIOUS baby smiles that I just love to pieces!!! Her older brothers are adorable too, aren’t they????

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The kids go back to school next week and while I’m sooooooo sad summer is over as we’ve been doing so many fun things, I do feel a little excited at the prospect of being able to get things done again. One of those things is blogging a bit more. It’s been nice to really spend some quality time with the family so some things just had to slide and blogging was one of them. I just LOVE showing off my beautiful clients though! This blog post is of Kalli, my friend from high school’s beautiful baby girl and her big brother and sister.

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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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