Archive for November, 2009

The Biggest Announcement: Bay Area Wedding Photographer

November 30, 2009

I love this time of the year. I am inspired more than ever to see the potential in people and the good in humanity. I am drawn into happy endings and love beyond imagination. And I am compelled to be more giving than feels comfortable. I do not say this to toot my own horn in any way. Trust me I can be as un-grace-filled as Scrooge at times, but I have the desire to be giving and loving and grace-filled. So I sat down and started to dream about what I could do to “give back” for the amazing gift that this past year has been for me. And that was when I hatched this plan.

I am going to give away a day of wedding photography to a deserving couple. You might ask, “what do you mean by deserving”? And my answer is that the couple who receive this will have an incredible story. They will be the kind of people who radiate love and hope and peace and joy even though if you looked at their journey you would expect everything but. I don’t want to be too much more specific than that because I want this to be open to lots of different stories.

So here is what the day will include. Up to 8 hours of wedding coverage by myself and my assistant/second shooter (my wonderful husband!), DVD of the high resolution images from the wedding, and a $500 album credit after the wedding is completed. I will also throw in an engagement session to happen in January 2010! (this is over $4000 in wedding coverage)

And here are the specifics. Your entry will be your story. Please email your story to me at kristy@kristylynnphotography.com no later than December 10, 2009. From there a winning couple will be chosen on Christmas Eve and announced on this blog. When you email your story please be as descriptive of who the two of your are as possible. Include how you met, how you fell in love, what obstacle you have overcome, how this love and journey has changed the two of you. Optimally both of you will contribute to the story you write in your own special way. I would love to be able to really get a feel for the two of you in your story.

Beyond that, you must have already chosen a wedding date in 2010 and it cannot occur on a date that I already have booked for 2010 (I will email as soon as I receive your story if there is a scheduling conflict). Previously contracted wedding couples by Kristy Lynn Photography or any other photographer are not allowed to send their story. You will be required to sign a contract with Kristy Lynn Photography if you are the winning couple and the gift will not be transferable and has no monetary value. Please take the utmost care to be completely honest in your story. And one final thing, the wedding must take place in the greater San Francisco Bay area. Weddings outside of this area will incur a travel fee.

Thanks for reading this and I can’t wait to read your stories! Seriously!!!

And since every post is just beyond better with a picture here is another image from my recent engagement session in downtown St. Helena with Sam and Brent one of my 2010 wedding couples. I love them, I really do.

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Pretty much a blast. Napa Engagement Photographer

November 16, 2009

I met up with Samantha and Brent at the Frank Family Vineyard at the tippy top of the vineyard strip along hwy 29. I don’t know if I had ever been that far north on 29 but the trek was totally worth it!

As I was driving along through the valley the first thing I had noticed is that the vines had gone from green to reddish/orangeish/yellowish magnificence. Autumn is gorgeous in the valley. You may not have millions of trees in this area giving off the amazing color but you have millions of rows of glorious color. It is truly a sight to see.

The vines at the Frank Family Vineyard did not disappoint either. They were gorgeous. It was a fun challenge to blend the love that Samantha and Brent naturally showed with the beauty of the vineyard.

I am privileged to get to be Sam and Brent’s wedding photographer next summer. I can’t wait to see you in your dress Sam. And I can’t wait to capture that first moment when you guys see each other for the first time on that day. You two are pretty much a blast to hang around with. I kind of got the feeling that we could have been friends for years. And that is ALWAYS a good sign when it comes to a photography relationship! If you are a regular blog viewer you will notice that these two pulled out quite a bit of playfulness out of me! I even threw in a fun little animation at the end there. I think it shows off their personalities perfectly.

Hope you love ‘em! I will be in touch soon.

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Use the links below to share on facebook or to digg it! Also feel free to leave a comment for the happy couple!

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A few announcements: Concord Family Photographer

November 4, 2009

So the holidays are upon us almost. And my holiday cut-off is just right around the corner. I have had some scheduling changes so I have one opening left for this weekend. So if you have been on the fence about scheduling your holiday session, here is your last chance. Email me if you want to snap this spot up!

And my second announcement is that I am in the very beginning stages of putting together a “learn to take better pictures of your kids” workshop. We are going to discuss finding the light, setting the scene, and the techniques that ensure your kid will look as awesome as possible. So, if you have been thinking that you wanted to get a little better at capturing your families everyday memories you might want to think about attending this workshop in a few months. I will post the details in a few weeks as they finalize. Email me if you are interested and I can put you on the interest list, kristy@kristylynnphotography.com.

And my final announcement today is that it is my anniversary. I have been blissfully married to the love my life for 3 years now. I know it is a blink of the eye when it comes to the lifetime we have together in the future but it is a fun milestone none the less. So I include this picture (that I did not take, my fabulous wedding photographer, Sara Remington took) as a tribute to the man who has my heart. Not only has he loved me more than I ever thought possible but he has supported me in my dream to become a photographer. He is awesome.

wedding for blogThis happened right after we finished the ceremony. We just hugged, spontaneously, and so reflective of the fact that even though we are definitely madly in love we are also best friends.

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I spy. Alameda Family Photographer

November 2, 2009

So I am trying some new stuff. I have been loving the idea of just hanging out with a family and capturing some memories of them playing together, of them just being a family and doing things that families do. It is not as easy as it sounds (well maybe just for me, haha). I really had to become a fly on the wall (and the floor and the couch and pretty much all over their house, haha). I had been practicing on my own family for a while now and have decided to take it to the streets! I think we got some awesome story-telling “lifestyle” shots and then some modern portraiture mixed it with it. And, btw, this is what I love to do. So if you are thinking about getting some family portraits done, you should consider doing a story-telling session with me. Tons of fun!

Now on to this awesome family. These are some good friends of ours. I have been wanting to do this session for maybe a year now. And you can obviously see why, they are gorgeous and fun and happy and SO. IN. LOVE! It was a total joy to be around you A. family! You guys rock and I can’t wait to see some of these shots on your walls!

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And here is the rest of the story:

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Thanks so much for letting me capture your memories! You can leave a comment below for the awesome A. family if you get the inkling, I am sure they would LOVE it!

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Sand and Fog. Alameda Family Photographer

November 1, 2009

I met up with this awesome family at the Crown Memorial State Beach and Crab Cove Visitor Center and it was love at first site for me and this location. I love the beach and I can’t believe that there is one so close to me! And that is even more fortunate because the next closest one is in San Francisco, the forbidden city, since the bridge is closed!

I can’t believe how adorable this family is. Throughout the day there was a fun mix of English and German being spoken and with my very very rudimentary college German I was pretty much lost. Haha, I hope I didn’t bother them too much saying, “now what does that mean?” We got a nice mix of some beach shots and then we headed out to the rocks to get some variety. The day was pretty foggy as you can tell. But it made for a very wintry scene and I think that it worked pretty well.

So thank you S. family for hanging out with me yesterday. I had a great time! I will be in touch soon.

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Please feel free to leave a comment for the S. family. I am sure they would love to hear how cute you think they are!!!

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