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What’s in store for Kristy Lynn Photography: Bay Area Photographer

September 22, 2009

So much! Really I mean that!!

Three weddings in October. YES! I am in the process of designing a new website that will be the home base for all of my different “types” of photography, look for that in the next few weeks.

I have a NEW LOGO. That’s right! The cute pink box is being retired. I am kind of sad BUT I am really excited about the new direction of marketing and branding that will be going on over here.

October is almost here! Know what that means? It means that Think Pink is about to launch. Remember $50 of each boudoir session booked in October (to happen before January 31, 2010) goes to breast cancer research and education!

AND it is Fall, officially today! That means that it is the perfect time of the year for you to schedule a family photography session. Speaking of family photography sessions keep an eye on the blog. I have some awesome ones coming up.

There are some new awesome things going on here at KLP! I am excited to share them all with you.

And since no post is complete with out a picture. Here is another one from the crazy, awesome, amazing wedding of Connor and Kelly!!!

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Christmas Cards: Walnut Creek Photographer

September 21, 2009

I am a diy’er. You know? A do-it-yourself-er. There is no lacking of awesome places where I could find pre-made Christmas cards for my clients. In fact this year, in an effort to save time and be more efficient I went on those sites and just didn’t find the just right thing for me (and ultimately for you!). I looked and looked which defeated the original intent on being more efficient and ended up deciding to do my own again. haha.

So I have designed 8 cards so far. I am sure that there are more to come. And what you see below is a sample of what the front of the cards will look like. With every card you have the option of it being a flat double sided card or we can turn it into a folded 4 sided masterpiece!

These can be purchased by anyone who has done a session in the past year or they can be a part of a session that happens this fall (the deadline for holiday card session is November 10, 2009 and the order must be placed by November 25, 2009). The cards come in packs of 25 cards and include envelopes. The color schemes can be changed and some of the other elements as well, be sure to ask if you have any questions.

So without further ado, here are the cards.

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I still have some mini-sessions available as well as some room for full sessions. Make sure to email me today if you are interested, slots are filling fast!!

Blessings,

Kristy Lynn

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Big Announcement: San Francisco Boudoir Photographer

September 4, 2009

I don’t know if I could be more excited about this announcement. You may not know this but October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I have decided that over here at Kristy Lynn Photography we are going to take this cause to heart. Starting October 1 we are going to launch a big fundraiser for breast cancer research and education. I have a whole page on my blog dedicated to why I feel this is so important (click here) but it comes down to the need for more research and education to happen so that we can find a cure.

The bulk of our fund-raising efforts are going to be in our boudoir photography but anyone can participate! It may not be a huge contribution, but our goal is to raise $2500!!! Really even as I type that out I have a little heart skipping because it seems like a huge number to me. We can do it, but we are going to need your help! Here is what we have planned:

1. We are going to do a month long boudoir fundraiser that is explained in this flyer:

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So get to booking your session. Well wait to October 1st, but get to thinking about booking your session. You can even gift a session to someone, this would be a great way for you men to participate. And if you can not do a session yourself you can definitely share this flyer with people who might want to book a session and/or know someone who might. For more information about the sessions visit my boudoir blog.

2. We are forming Team KLP for the Komen San Francisco Race for the Cure® on September 27, 2009. I have never done one of these and have ALWAYS wanted to. In fact I really hope and plan to do the three day walk next year. This short 5k will just be the warm-up I guess. HAHA.

There are a few ways you can help with the Race for the Cure. You can join Team KLP. We are going to do the untimed 5k walk, so there will be no racing. In fact we are going to bring the stroller along and probably just stroll, so you DO NOT need to be an athlete to join us. You just have to have a heart for the cause. The registration cost is $30 and we ask that you make a goal of $100 for your fund-raising for the walk. You will have to register before September 17 and if you have any questions email me at kristy@kristylynnphotography.com. Another way you can help is that you can gift our team with a support donation. Email me with any questions about that as well.

And finally, if you have made it this far I am incredibly grateful for being able to use my dream of being a photographer for the cause of breast cancer research and education. I am excited to join with other photographers and wedding professionals in the Pink Initative. And I am excited to see what we can do! $2,500 seems like a huge goal but wouldn’t be awesome if we could blow our goal out of the water!!

Blessings,

Kristy Lynn

P.S. an easy way to get this out to your friends and family would be to share this on facebook using the icon below. email is great too!!!!

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Speaking of September: Bay Area Family Photographer

September 1, 2009

Can you believe it? September is upon us. Crazy to the 12th degree. I wanted to re-post my holiday mini-sessions information for anyone who has missed it. The dates are coming up fast. I still have some room this coming up Saturday, but September 19 is not full either. Reserve your time now before the time slips away from us.

The session deadline for holiday cards is November 10th this year. Meaning your session has to take place before that date if you want to use the images for holiday cards and or you need pre-Christmas delivery of prints and products.

So here is the info, can’t wait to hear from you!

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Fall just around the corner – Walnut Creek Family Photographer

August 27, 2009

The kids have gone back to school. And we all let out a collective sigh of relief. HAHA. All kidding aside, fall is almost here. I woke up yesterday and I could seriously sense that chill in the air. I know it is early, maybe it is the eternal optimist in me. In fact I am such a weather optimist that each and ever winter winter I hope that it will big winter that produces the elusive Bay Area snow storm.

With fall right around the corner, the Holidays are not far behind that. This is the PERFECT time of the year for family portraits. The weather is AWESOME and it is just in time for holiday cards and gifts for family and friends. There are so many creative things that you can do with pictures now. From calendars to cards, from wall canvases to brag books, if you are starting to think about your holiday gift list you should consider getting your session on the calendar in the next couple of weeks.

October is looking pretty full for me with 3 weddings that month. I currently have 5 openings for portrait sessions (including families) in the whole month. Those will go FAST, so contact me today for your fall family session.

And to spur you on in your thinking because after deciding to do pictures the very next thought is, “what will we wear?” I have created this, “Fall What To Wear Guide.” This is just a start to your creativity. Shopping for family portraits can be a lot of fun. Bringing the different aspects of everyone’s personalities and the togetherness that indicates family can be a challenge but I suggest starting with a color combination going from there:

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Email me at kristy@kristylynnphotography or call me at 925.305.0775 to set up your session. I can’t wait to hear from you!

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Watch me grow! Bay Area Baby Photographer

August 16, 2009

Yesterday was the quintessential summer Saturday. We spent the afternoon sitting around the baby pool in our friend’s back yard. We ordered pizza. And we just relaxed, ahhhhhh. But who can completely leave work behind (and by that I mean whipping out my camera for a few quick shots) when you are in the presence of one of the cutest almost 4 month olds ever!!!

You may remember baby M. from the blog about 4 months ago…

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Well she is starting to grow up. She is rolling over, pushing up on her hands, and showing of a glowing personality. Her smiles warm the room completely! And seeing her grow is the perfect example why having pictures taken of your babies as they grow is a perfect way to capture all of their different stages.

Having taken these pictures of Miss M. I am introducing a new package to my services. It is called the Watch Me Grow package. Basically how it works is, you sign up for the package which includes 4 sessions over the course of baby’s first year (newborn within the first two weeks and your choice of three other sessions through the year, 3mo, 6mo, 9mo, and a one year session). For signing up for all of these sessions you get all four sessions and a 10×10 20 sided session album at the end with images from each session for a savings of $550 over the course of the year. This is a great deal!

Ok, enough business stuff, on to the pretty pictures of Miss M. Thanks W. family for being our friends and for letting me capture these memories of Miss M. as she grows. You guys rock!!

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Contests Rock! San Francisco Photographer

July 28, 2009

First of all let me start out by saying that I LOVE my clients. I have the best clients ever. No kidding, the past few months have been so amazing. I have been growing so much and I know that a lot of it can be attributed to my awesome clients.

So looking back I realized it was time for another blog contest! I love these because it is fun to look back and remember these sessions.

With every one of my contests there are always prizes. Everyone is a winner in my book, but this is a fun friendly way to highlight the best images from each session and to gift a little extra to the family with the most votes at the end. This time the prize is going to be really awesome. Check out this flyer:

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It is getting to be the time where we have to think about our Holiday cards. I know, I know it is only the end of July. But the dates fill up fast so planning ahead is the best way to ensure that you will have that perfect shot for your Holiday card. And the lucky winner of this contest will be sure to have that perfect shot because the winner will be receiving a free mini-session on the date of their choice (out of the three dates listed)! Isn’t that an awesome prize!!! In the case that the client who is the winner is a long distance from me, the winner will receive the cards and prints from the previous session that we had together.

And for the rest of you, whether you are just visiting the site to cast your vote, or you are one of the clients in the contest, or you are just a random passer-byer who is looking for a photographer to capture your memories, these mini-sessions are a great way to make sure your Holiday cards are the talk of the town. Email me at kristy@kristylynnphotography.com if you are interested in booking one of the sessions or have any questions, can’t wait to hear from you.

And on to the contest! The voting is set up that you may only vote once from each computer. So the challenge is to get as many friends and family involved as you can (Facebook is a great tool for this, there is a link below the images to post this to your site). The voting will continue for one week from today and I will contact the winner to notify them of their prize!

And without further ado, here are the images.

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Today is 7-8-9.

July 8, 2009

What a crazy day! And since I am one for celebrating just about anything (the anniversary of the day you lost your first tooth, the day you bought your first ipod…) I am definitely one for celebrating a day as momentous as this. A day that will not arrive again for 100 years!

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Yay!

So, you who are still reading this… the first one of you who comments on this blog (and lives within 20 miles of 94596) then you will get a free session from me! Yay! A free session. That is awesome for a few different reasons. A. I don’t don’t offer free sessions, like ever, anymore AND B. that is a $100 value for you!

I am serious about this celebrating stuff.

Again, a very cool post is never complete with out a pretty picture. This is one from a session a while ago and I choose it for today because this girl knows how to celebrate!

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* The Fine Print. Comment must come today, 7-8-09, and session must take place before August 31, 2009. Thanks!

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Sum, Sum, Summertime! San Francisco Photographer

June 2, 2009

As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer doesn’t it seem like we get busier? I know it feels like that at the Franks’ household.

I wanted to give all my wonderful blog readers a quick update as far as availability goes for the summer. I currently have 2 sessions available in June and 4 in July. Between the end of July and the beginning of September I am crazy wedding girl with one about every other week, so that means that I have 3 sessions available in August as well. So, those dates will fill fast.

If you have a baby coming in the next few months and have been waiting to contact me about newborn photography drop me an email and we can start setting up the preliminary part of your session. And if you were hoping to schedule a family, kids, boudoir, engagement, or any other kind of session with me in the up coming months, lets get that on the schedule sooner rather than later.

And finally, its June, it is time to start thinking about Christmas Cards. Haha, you think I am kidding! I am not! I will begin designing my set of available cards later this month but you will want to start thinking about your Christmas card session sooner rather than later. I will be making more announcements about this in the coming weeks as well.

And since no blog post is complete without a pretty picture here is one from one of my recent baby session.

Yaaaaaawwwwynnnn!
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There is no day like today – my thoughts on the “recession”.

March 31, 2009

I know you have heard it said, and it could be considered a cliche, but the powerful words, “there is no day like today” rings so very true during this time of cutting back in the American economy.

I have thought about it a lot. Our family, like any other, is going through our priorities and reevaluating what we consider important enough to invest our money into. Everyday new challenges are presented to us and we carefully consider how we will handle them in light of our own financial situations. So I know what it means when clients and friends say that they are trying to be wise when making decisions about photography.

However there is something unique about photography that is not true about a lot of our other expenditures. A lot of the things that we buy will be around tomorrow and next week and next year for us to buy. That new flat screen television will still be at Best Buy (given that Best Buy is still in business, lol!) next year. In fact if you wait you may even get a better model. And that new couch and loveseat set will still be at the furniture store next year or you may find one that you like even better for a better deal later this year.

But your children, and family will not be the same later this year. Your newborn baby will not be as small as he or she was the first 10 days of his or her life ever again. Your one or two year old will not be a toddler forever. You will not be pregnant 9 months from now with the child you are now carrying (THANK GOD, right?). And your wedding day is a once in a lifetime event. The exact make up of your family as it is today will never be the same. Kids grow, situations change, dad’s lose their hair… like it is said, there is no day like today.

So here is my point. When you are reevaluating your budget and choosing your priorities, please do not under estimate the value of having the moments of your life captured by a professional photographer. Your baby girl’s smile is priceless, get a tangible memory of that up on your wall as art. Your family is beautiful. And as many of our possessions are becoming less of a priority in this economic time, the value of family increases. Today is the day to turn your memories in to art.

And here is the deal. If you mention this blog post to me in an email and then you go on to book a full session with me before June 30, 2009, you will receive a $50 print credit for making your family’s memories a priority during these tough times. It is my challenge to you to make sure and treasure the moments of your life, and to let me be a part of capturing those moments.

And no blog post is complete without a pretty picture so here is another image from one of my recent newborn sessions. What a precious doll miss C. is!

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