All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my mother. -Abraham Lincoln
I’m a blessed girl to have such an incredible mom! Wishing all the moms out there a wonderful day with their loved ones!
Until next time.
xo,
Kristie
My April… in yellow.
For those playing along or interested in joining our color project, the color for May is purple (or shades of purple). Any medium goes. The only rule is to be sure the color of the month is the subject of your project. We’re sharing our projects (images, collages, art, etc.) at the end of each month via facebook and our blogs. It’s been a fun way to explore the world.
My March… in green.
For those playing along or interested in joining our color project, the color for April is yellow. Any medium goes. The only rule is to be sure the color of the month is the subject of your project. We’re sharing our projects (images, collages, art, etc.) at the end of each month via facebook and our blogs. It’s been a fun way to explore the world.
My February… in pink.
For those playing along or interested in joining our color project, the color for March is green. Any medium goes. The only rule is to be sure the color of the month is the subject of your project. We’re sharing our projects (images, collages, art, etc.) at the end of each month via facebook and our blogs. It’s been a fun way to explore the world.
Until next time.
xo,
Kristie
Every year I have these grand photography plans… a 365 photography project, a monthly family photo, something about Quigley in scarves (I still might attempt that one), etc., but I usually end up with a big fail. I wasn’t going to attempt something in 2013, but my hubby and I were on a date recently and ended up at our favorite little book store in Capital Hill (I know, we’re wild, aren’t we?). While we were there, Nichole Robertson’s, Paris in Color caught my eye. I was totally inspired to start a color project of my own. I convinced my hubby and good friend (and talented photographer), Jennifer Griffin, to join me. I thought a little accountability might be good for me. We’ve since had some other amazing photographers and friends join us too. We’re taking each month, color by magnificent color. Any medium goes. The only rule is to be sure the color of the month is the subject of your project. We’re sharing our projects (images, collages, art, etc.) at the end of each month via facebook and our blogs. It’s been a fun way to explore the world.
This is my January… in white. February is pink. If you’d like to join us, let me know and I’ll get you added to our group on facebook.
Until next time.
xo,
Kristie
…they were definitely made for walking (and keeping my feet nice and toasty too). Okay, so I’m taking you back a couple of months. Just to warn you, there might be a little (okay, a lot) of that happening on the blog these next couple of weeks. It’s been neglected (poor blog), but playing catch-up should make it a happy place again. So, going back to October and November, we had such beautiful foliage all around and then a few good wind storms later, piles and piles of it all over the ground. Needless to say, there was some serious raking going on over here. I found myself looking for the most colorful piles to walk through. With the walking we do to and from the boys’ school and around the neighborhood with Quigley, there were lots of fun photo opportunities. Oh, and you’ll notice, I’m in jeans and boots while one of my kiddos is wearing shorts. I think the warmest we got today was 32 degrees and one of my boys was so disappointed because his FAVORITE shorts were dirty. You’d never know these two were once Florida boys! This girl, however, would like to be sitting in a hot bowl of soup most days! Brrrr!
Stay warm friends!
Until next time (which will hopefully be soon).
xo,
Kristie
There’s something so magical about evening light. It changes the look and feel of everything and it’s without a doubt my favorite time to hold a session. So, when you combine my favorite time of day with on of my favorite families at one of my favorite parks in the city, it’s bound to be a fabulous evening. Oh, and this little cutie… she has one of the sweetest and biggest personalities ever! I first photographed her when she was a little bun in her mama’s oven and then again when she was an itty bitty newborn. She’ll soon be celebrating her second birthday and she is as adorable as ever!
I love being able to travel back to Tampa throughout the year. Going home means spending time with family, dinners with my girlfriends, photographing some of the loveliest families in town, a trip or two to Publix (my favorite grocery store) and iphoneography* from the air. I have to say, the views from above while traveling coast to coast are absolutely breathtaking! I’m always amazed and never bored of the sights. What a gorgeous country we are blessed to live in! I’ve been wanting to share some images from the sky from my trip in May. So, without further ado, these were some of my views from 17A or was it 21D. I hope you enjoy!
All images taken with my iPhone using ShakeItPhoto (my favorite photography app).
Until next time.
xo,
Kristie
*iphoneography is an art of creating photos with an Apple iPhone. (per Wikipedia)
Is anyone else wondering how August snuck up like that? It’s funny how even on July 31st it felt like there was so much left of summer, but as soon as August 1st arrived, I went into a little panic inside. Slow down summer! Before we know it, summer will turn into fall and before that happens, I have so much catching up to do here. Images of summer, adorable families, beautiful kiddos and a project or two.
And, speaking of adorable families and beautiful kiddos, I couldn’t resist sharing some images from a recent session with one of my favorite families. I always leave them with a happy heart and sore cheeks from all the laughing and smiling they make me do! These four kiddos are blessed with incredible parents! I see so much of their mom and dad in each of them too! They are beautiful inside and out, absolutely hilarious, kind, total hams, have hearts of gold and some sweet dance moves! Lucky me to have clients become such amazing friends! What a blessing!
Until next time.
xo,
Kristie
PS- Stay tuned later this month for some “Be Merry” holiday mini session date announcements… Seattle and Tampa!
BUT… I’ll shave it for later.
Okay, I know, I know, I totally used this joke on facebook when I shared the first image above a month or so ago, but it still makes me giggle. I’ll work on some new material for the next time, but in the meantime, I hope you’re still giggling with me.
Giggling helps me forget how much catching up I need to do on the blog. So many adorable families, kiddos and babies to share! I thought I’d go back a few months to share this wonderful family. Their middle kiddo and my boys went to preschool together, which now seems like forever ago! I photographed their family for the first time almost three years ago in Tampa before our move to Seattle. They are just as adorable and as fun today as they were then! And, let me tell you, they all know how to shake their tail feathers! Did I mention how fun they are? They’re truly a family after my own heart!
It’s a blessing to be able to go back to Tampa several times through the year to work with such incredible families! I’m excited just thinking about a return visit this fall.
Until next time.
xo,
Kristie