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San Francisco Kids Photographer: Sweet Memories

July 7, 2010

She turned 8 last month. Eight is Great! Pardon my cheese there but 8 really was great on this day.

Miss J’s mom planned for me to come and meet these three lovely ladies at Sweet Memories in Millbrae this past Monday. We had a fabulous time of ice cream, new candy discovery, worm races (see below) and just general 8 year old mayhem!

Thanks ladies for letting me be your paparazzi for the day, and Miss J. I hope that 8 is the best year of your life so far! Prepare yourself for some more cheese…. thanks for the Sweet Memories.

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And what birthday celebration would be complete without an animated gif? None!

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My goodness – the cheeks! Walnut Creek Baby Photographer

June 22, 2010

This little guy is a trooper. Born at 24 weeks he is now 7 months old (3 months adjusted age) and he is doing great! The moment I laid eyes on him I had to squeeze those cheeks! They are beautiful!

I got to spend a few hours with Mr. Cheeks and his big brother today. I must say I enjoyed seeing a little into my future and imagining that I will be taking pictures of these of my two littlest ones in just a few months! That makes me smile.

Thanks P. family for inviting me into your world. Your two boys are special blessings and I am excited for our sessions through the rest of baby’s first year!

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The Walk: Personal Photography Project

May 13, 2010

“We go see big bird?” Sawyer asks just about every night. And the night where there is time and light left after dinner we all put on our walking shoes and head out the door. This isn’t just any stroll through the neighborhood, it is like a journey through the wilderness. I think so far on our walks we have seen peacocks (big birds), horses, cows, rabbits, German Shepherds, turkeys, frogs, and donkeys. And we don’t live in the country, lol! Really there is this awesome nature trail that runs along the canal by our house and tucked behind the creek there is a farm surrounded by urban sprawl. It is a journey into another time and place for us every night.

Night after night, as we would take our walks I would say to myself, “self, you really NEED to bring your camera out here one of these nights!” So I did. I followed as the 4 boys walked ahead a little and stopped and took pictures of all the things I had see, all the images I had created in my head on our nightly walks up to that point. This isn’t all of the images I got that night but a few of my favorites from our walk.

I hope you enjoy my tiny photo-documentation project.

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Film love: Personal Photography Project

May 12, 2010

Back in the day you might remember this thing called, “film.” You would buy rolls of it and if you were really old school you would hope that you loaded it correctly (the fancy cameras had an auto load feature, wow!).  Then you would take like 24 or 36 exposures (yes they were actually called that) and wait until you could get back to the store to drop it off and then wait again until it was developed so you could see your pictures.

Then the years go by and we got these fancy digital cameras with screens and live-view. And we all migrated quickly to digital-land. I mean, why not? For reals, there are some awesome qualities to digital photography. The instant gratification, the ability to shoot what-ever-the-heck-you-want-as-much-as-you-want and only keep the keepers. Digital is amazing.

But film is phenomenal. Film is beautiful. Film is classic. And my love affair with photography started with film. All those years ago in high school, film was it. Our old Pentax manual film SLR’s were rockin. I loved the creative control that I had with my film camera and the developing process.

Yesterday I pulled out the old trusty Canon TX and my 50mm 1.8 FD lens. I stopped by Target and got some film (yes, some stores do still sell film!!!). Wandered with Sawyer to a quaint little park and snapped some images. I took that roll to Costco (fancy, right?!?) and waiting an hour for them to process. Then I uploaded them from the disk to my computer and did a little photoshop magic on them. And there they are for you.

They are not masterpieces in the technical sense of the word, but I believe they are beautiful! I can’t wait to shoot more film. Actually I am in the market for a used film body that is a little bit more current that the trust TX (and one that will take all my fancy Canon glass that I have collected now). You will see more of my film adventures in the future.

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Super Duper Cute: San Francisco Family Photographer

April 18, 2010

Sisters! I have a sister and she rocks. I love sisters! I have all boys and think that brothers are pretty cool too, but there is something special about the bond between sisters. I got to experience that magic yesterday with these two beautiful girls. Seeing the joy of them laughing together and playing together was just about the coolest part of my month so far. And while each girl is gorgeous in her own right the true beauty I saw yesterday was their bond.

And it takes some pretty awesome parents to facilitate that happening. I was just doubly bless by seeing how this mom and dad helped foster the bond between the two. We met up at Crissy Field in San Francisco and by golly it was windy (you can probably tell from our images). I would like to think of them as whimsical and wispy but in reality it was just really windy! But it didn’t stop us. We rolled around in the grass and played in the sand until it was past the little one’s bed time. This family is full of troopers.

Thanks K. Family for hanging out with me yesterday. I really did have an incredible time getting to know you all a little better! Here is your sneak peek of our images.

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Spring has sprung! San Francisco Photographer

February 16, 2010

Exciting news! While other parts of the country are still buried under feet of snow and ice, it is a nice and sunny 70degrees here today. And so in honor of our lovely weather we are having a…

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Excludes weddings, commercial photography, and any session that would be considered out of the ordinary. Email me at kristy@kristylynnphotography for more information.

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He’s mine! San Francisco Child Photographer

December 14, 2009

He is all mine. I went into the living room this morning and he was just chillin’ on the couch with the headphones on… they were not plugged into anything. He is so funny sometimes. I grabbed my camera and we had a little lifestyle mini-shoot.

I <3 him.

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A Lot Like Christmas… Clayton Family Photographer

December 8, 2009

It snowed! In my lifetime I can not remember such an awesome dusting in the East Bay Area. I have lived in snowy places before and I truly believe snow to be magical. For a short period of time, while the snow is still white, everything looks pristine  and magnificent. There are some deep spiritual truths for me in snow. But beyond all that deep stuff, it is just F-U-N! So much fun that I am planing yet a third trip to see it later today.

But for now I have taken a few pictures of what I saw today. For many of you non Bay Area blog readers these sights may be very common place for you. Something that you stare at for months on end. Hopefully you can feel my joy for the magical white powder in these pictures and be reminded of the true magic that it is. For those who are not inundated with it for months at a time I hope you can see the beauty that is just so natural and dare I say magical.

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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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