Kristin Rachelle Photography » San Diego Photographer http://kristinrachellephotography.com/blog Blog Mon, 28 May 2012 16:50:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 san diego photographer | 26 on fridays | week 11 http://kristinrachellephotography.com/blog/2012/05/san-diego-photographer-26-fridays-week-11/ http://kristinrachellephotography.com/blog/2012/05/san-diego-photographer-26-fridays-week-11/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 16:47:49 +0000 brown http://kristinrachellephotography.com/blog/?p=2804 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.

I’m a bit behind on this week’s project and it’s not groundbreaking to say the least. But I did it! I do have a good excuse I think in that my eyes have been giving me a lot of trouble this past couple of weeks. I think it’s dry eye syndrome but they’ve been super sensitive to light, incredibly red, and everything has been a bit blurry. It sure doesn’t make being on the computer fun! Anyhow, the theme for our 26 Week Photography Project this week was “A Day in my Life”. The one thing that stays pretty consistent in my life (besides Starbucks lol), is doing Crossfit with my girlfriends. I’ve been doing Crossfit for years and didn’t really start enjoying it until this past year. My husband got me started on it and he’s been an excellent instructor for all of us. Not sure what changed to make me start enjoying this crazy workout! I am so thankful for my workout buddies and how far we’ve all come.

Below you’ll find ONE example of hundreds of different types of workouts we do each week. We rarely repeat the same workout and they always kick our butts! And yes, our friend “H” super kicked our butts on that workout!!!!

Our circle was a bit slow to complete this time around, but I do believe the talented Jessica Drossin will be posting today!

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Dream, dream, dream. . .that is the theme for our 26 Week Photography Project this week.  Now the image below is not something I typically do. And I have to admit that I get quite a giggle out of it. I wanted to do something different then I would normally do for a theme like this, such as one of my kids daydreaming in a field or sleeping in their bed at night. The other day my kids were watching a super-hero movie and Brayden commented that it would be “really awesome” to be able to fly in the air. How many kids dream about being able to do that?!? Probably most of them! So it only seemed logical to try and make his little dream come to life.Now, don’t judge the quality, but it was really fun to try and that’s what this project has been all about for me. . .pushing me outside of my norm.   I hope you get a little giggle out of it too! Happy Friday!

Don’t forget to complete the circle! Next, stop on by the super amazing Jessica Drossin!

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I cannot believe it has taken me until now to share these!! This adorable duo belong to my 1st cousin, Joleen and her husband Eric. Joleen moved away a few years back so back in December was the first time I got to meet little Abraham and Winston. I quickly fell in love with them! Not only because I am a twin myself, but because these two seriously have the most awesome little personalities. I really wish I could see them (and my cousin!) more often.They are like 2 little old men which makes their little men outfits so perfect for them. Enjoy these 2 cuties. . .I know you will catch yourself saying “Awwww”!

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I have so many pictures from recent sessions I want to share so I’m trying to get a little caught up. Little Tyler was a bit older for a newborn, but he did great and it was worth working for those sleeping shots of him. . .check out those amazing eyelashes!! Such a beautiful baby! Have a great week everyone!

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This little cutie’s momma wanted some pics of him eating spaghetti to put in her kitchen. It was a lot of fun and little D sure enjoyed himself! I just love those curls too!!!

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Yes, I know. . .I’ve missed a couple of weeks! I’m a terrible photography project person.  But I’m back on it!!  The theme for our 26 Week Photography Project this week was “Takes My Breath Away”.  It was a gorgeous cloudy day here in So Cal and a yellow field of flowers was calling my name.  I only took 2 of my kids with me this time and got some amazing pictures of them having so much fun together. It’s funny how taking one kid out of the equation really settles things down around here.  My oldest and youngest get along really well for the most part and they have the sweetest love for each other.One of the captures below from our little outing really did take my breath away. I am definitely printing this one and treasuring it forever!!

I’ll try and share some more from our little session together. . .however, you know how that goes with me!!

Don’t forget to go through the circle of others involved in this fun project. Next up is the fabulous Jessica Drossin!

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I showed a couple of images from this family session a few posts back and wanted to share more since I just loved this session! This family is not only gorgeous, but they sure dressed perfectly for pictures and they were a ton of fun (Not to mention the fall colors were beautiful here!). It was the perfect combination to get some great images of them all together and I had a wonderful time with them all.

 

One of my favs from this session!

 

My token black and white image.

This next one just cracks me up!

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The theme for our 26 Week Photography Project this week was “Self-Portrait”. I had a bit of an insane week and just did not get a chance to take a pic of my self, soooooo I’m going WAY back into the archives to share two that I still just love to this day. The sad thing is that I don’t have the full-sized images because back in 2008, I had a terrible computer crash where I lost an entire year of pictures, including my son’s first year of life.Luckily, I have a ton of web-sized images and even if I can’t print them out, I can still have the memories. I took these next two images while I was doing a challenge on Flickr every Wednesday called “Bokeh Wednesday”. I hope you get a laugh out of them as much as my old Flickr friends and I did!

This first one was titled “Pregnancy Craving”. . . I think you’ll see why.

This next one was to show how a stay at home mommy spends her time during the day. Or really maybe just how some people think we spend our days.

Now head on over to the blog of talented Seattle child photographer, Val | The Red Balloon Photography, to see her self-portrait for this week!

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My baby turned four last week and it was SO bittersweet for me. In one sense, I mourned the fact that I have no toddlers or babies around anymore to cuddle. But in the other sense, I rejoiced in the new phase of life where there aren’t poopy-diapered kids hanging on my leg and needing constant attention. I LOVE LOVE LOVE babies. Anyone who knows me, knows how much this is true. But luckily for me, I get to snuggle sweet newborns for my job and that has been wonderful to help ease the pain of being in a “baby-less” household. Well that and the fact that I am SO enjoying some new-found freedom in being able to go to book club, girls night outs, and other social outlets and not having to worry about having babies or toddlers at home at home needing me.

So, here are some captures of my rambunctious, loveable, squeezable, smooch-able four-year-old. He loves to be sneaky and his facial expressions crack me up. I love this kid to the moon and back and could not imagine our lives without him.

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It’s project day!!!   The theme for our 26 Week Photography Project this time around around is/was “Once Upon a Time”.  I had a couple of ideas for this theme, but was rained out on one of them. When thinking about this theme, my mind automatically kept going to a dreamy image of a child engrossed in a make-believe book of some kind. Being a young girl and reading those “Once Upon a Time” books are such a great part of childhood and the dreams of what she will become one day.

I was an AVID reader at my daughter’s age and can remember reading whenever I got the chance (since we had really had no electronic devices way back yonder. . .those were the days). I stopped reading a lot of books after I had kids, but have recently gotten into a book club with some good friends of mine. It has helped re-introduce me to my love of reading which rocks. I adore how immersing yourself in a book can take you right out of reality and put you in a whole different world. On a side note, I read a book recently called “Night Road” by Kristin Hannah and sobbed! My husband looked at me kind of funny, but it was a great book.

Anywhooooo, here is the image I took for this week!!!! I love how everything is green in our yard right now and I am always a huge fan of hazy back-light so I decided to create an image of my daughter reading one of her books about fairies.

 

 

Head on over to the talented Jules Tandem | San Diego Child and Family Photographer to see her take on “Once Upon a Time”.

 

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