Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category

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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funny story: Bay Area Photographer

April 15, 2010

It has now happened to me three times. I am running errands and going about my business and all of the sudden I hear, “oh I know that face!” And they are not talking about me? Nope, they are talking about the adorable boy with all that curly hair. He is famous! haha! No really, with a face like that and curls like that, I get why he is more easily recognized. I mean I am in a pony-tail, no make-up, just normal me and there he is with is adorable curls and happy smile and you just can’t help but notice that you “know” him. When it happened yesterday my friend mentioned, “well you plaster him all over the place” and, well, haha, I guess I do.

So if we are ever out and about and you see my little boy, please stop and say hi to me. Cause I know you might not recognize me but you will notice him apparently. LOL!

And here are some new pictures of the little guy. He asked me to take pictures with him yesterday and who can resist a 29 month old being that cute. And get this, he actually looked at me through the lens and I didn’t even have to bribe him with candy!!! WOW!

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And when he got bored of me I turned to flowers. They always smile for you.

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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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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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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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Infectious Cuteness: Monterey Wedding Photographer

September 27, 2009

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I have known Scott for *years*. I actually don’t remember how long I have known him because I have known him for different things. I can’t remember if he was a friend of a friend first or if he was the guy who had my job before me first or if he was that guy I met while I was working at summer camp. What I do remember is that he was is one of the friendliest guys I know. So when I found out that he was engaged to Shannon I knew that I HAD to do that wedding. And I am excited privileged to say that they have chosen me to be their wedding photographer when they say their I do’s in January.

We met up at the Point Lobos State Reserve (gorgeous place!!!) and the first thing I notice about these two is that they are cute. I mean really cute. Like the kind of cute that makes you want to be cuter. At one point when I was working with them on posing on a bench they were sitting side by side and so I asked them to get into a comfortable position. I mentioned that they might want to just sit as they would sit if there wasn’t a photographer there and Shannon quickly said, “oh I would be sitting like this.” And she jumped up to sit on Scott’s lap. That kind of cute. The kind of cute that reminds you of new love and wanting to spend every moment with your loved one as close as possible.

I admire that kind of cuteness. And I am excited to share these images with my blog readers and Scott and Shannon. I can’t wait for January and I am secretly praying for a day as gorgeous as yesterday was, although in January it is a little bit of a long shot. Have a great rest of your weekend and I will be in touch soon!

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Blessings,

Kristy Lynn

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Beauty of Spring: San Francisco Photographer

April 12, 2009

Easter is a powerful holiday. It is the holiday that ushers in the beauty of spring in the northern hemisphere and for those like me, who think of it in religious terms, the backdrop of beauty all around is merely a metaphore for what is really happening in the church calendar.

Yesterday Max, Sawyer and I headed to the beach at Santa Cruz’s Natural Bridges Regional Park. What better way is there to be awed by nature and reminded of the gift that Easter is for us. And I was inspired by a field of wildflowers. The complexity of the shades of green mixed with the interspersing  pops of white, yellow, and purple. I think I could have stayed there for hours taking macro shots of the little delicate flowers.

So when downloading the card today, I ran across this image. And I felt complelled to share it with you. Both to show you how truly beautiful nature can be and to inspire you to think in new ways what Easter can truly mean when thought of as a holiday about re-birth, about fresh beginnings, and about who we are becoming instead of who we have been.

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Blessings,

Kristy Lynn

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Just my kids, in Yosemite: Northern California Family Photographer

October 20, 2008

We took a short weekend trip up to see fall leaves in Yosemite National Park. We didn’t find very many colorful leaves but did find some awesome scenery. These are not perfect but they are definitely my kids!

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