Photo of the Morning: What a blessing to photograph this beautiful family as they celebrated their baby girl's 16th birthday this past weekend. Love, joy, and laughter are my favorite things to capture and this session encompassed all three. Delight!
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Despite the howling winds and blowing dust yesterday, this SHS Class of 2014 beauty rocked her session. Stunning!
Senior Season is officially here! Jonathan was a blessing to photograph. He has been in competition league soccer since he was little and we loved the fun challenge of capturing some soccer moves during his session.
From this adorable little leprechaun! Oh, so cute!!
I can hardly wait for these sessions! Little ones dressed in their Easter outfits and a few "Hop-Hops," as this precious little one pictured calls them makes for a super fun session. Delight!!!
What an absolute joy to get to meet Kathleen and her mom this past weekend! Senior sessions are always unique and all about the wonderful senior I am blessed to photograph. Kathleen's session was no exception. I have never photographed an R2D2 skirt until this session. The force is strong in this one! Ha! (I couldn't resist). She will graduate in the top ten of her class at Midland High School. Top Ten! Wow! And her future is as bright as she is!
Such a beauty. I adore her mask and all of the greens and pinks. Come on Spring! We are so ready for you!!
Spring is just around the corner. This image gives me hope that Spring really is coming! Love this sweet image and those gorgeous eyes!
We are so excited about the upcoming 3 themed Mini Sessions in 3 months. All three sessions will be so fun and exclusive. There are only 7 spots for this first mini session. I posted this image on my business facebook page and within 20 minutes, several had guessed correctly! Yes, the 1st Mini Session (1st of 3 in 3 months) is an Easter themed session complete with a few very sweet Hop-hops (as Miss Paisyn would call them). So exciting!!!
Monday morning, the details and signups will be live. There are only 7 sessions and they will go very quickly! I will have a short waiting list, just in case.
I really am abundantly blessed with the most beautiful/handsome seniors to photograph! I love everything about photographing my senior clients. My favorite part? Seeing their eyes when I show them the back of my camera. Their eyes always light up and then they relax a bit. One senior girl told me that she didn't realize she looked like that. Gorgeous! And my second favorite part? Seeing their faces and the faces of their family and friends when they see their finished images for the very first time. Delight! Part of the VIP experience means that we take the time to bring out the best qualities in our seniors. Whether it is coordinating the perfect location to go with their outfits, helping put together outfits, gathering specific props for their unique sessions, and creating an experience they will hopefully treasure, I always strive to edit my images to help make them shine even more than they already do.
Here is an example from a recent session:
The straight out of the camera shot is beautiful. But if you look a little closer there are some dark circles, a few blemishes, and a little uneven skin tone (we all have that). Adding a few edits gives the WOW factor. Slight edits to make all of us look our best. We do this for all of our sessions. because that is how we would want to be treated too.
We have already begun booking Class of 2015 Senior Sessions. Because we offer unique, exclusive photo sessions, we have a set amount of sessions that we can offer each month. Summer and Fall sessions are already booking very quickly. Please, email us to reserve your VIP Session {kristi@kikiscornerphotography.com} We can hardly wait to meet you!
That title makes me giddy with excitement! We have never offered this before and I am sooooooooooo excited!!!! Three uniquely styled mini sessions in 3 months. These mini sessions will book very quickly, so please be watching for the big reveals and the signups. Each mini session will only have 7 sessions. Once the sessions are booked and paid for, they will be sold out with a small waiting list, just in case.
I'll give you a little clue for the first mini session very soon! Be watching the blog and our facebook page.
Senior Sessions are always so much fun. So much style, personality, and uniqueness. This session was no exception. I am excited to see the big plans God has for this senior.
Senior Season is in full swing! Dustin was a great way to kick off the busy Senior Season. Dustin is a Senior at Forsan High School, avid hunter, football player, and is very much looking forward to pursuing a Petroleum Engineer Degree at ASU. Enjoy your senior year, Dustin!
I love Valentine's Day. I know a lot of people think it is just a commercial-driven holiday, but ever since I was a little girl I have loved it! I remember beautiful red heart, paper doilies, glitter, Valentine "mail" boxes, flowers, chocolates (even the yucky pink filled ones), and a sense of joy and love in the air.I even remember dreaming about my life-long Valentine....and what a joy to say that he has been mine for nearly 24 years of marriage!
I always enjoy creating a fun set for a few mini sessions. I was thrilled to see these little Valentines come for a quick session. They are adorable!
and Carly had a little session too:
Isn't she a gorgeous senior?! Ah, the future is as bright as she is!
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On a day like today, I would really like to remind a certain someone that words can be hurtful and to remind him that Proverbs 29:20 explains, "Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him."
And then the Faithful One reminds me that He loves that punk person too and then He reminds me that I have been guilty of being too hasty in my words too. OIY!!!
And while this warrior heart of mine looks up and exclaims that this case is different because the hasty, foolish words hurt my dearly loved family, who didn't deserve to be treated this way, He puts His arms of love around me and tells me, "Child of Mine, "In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."" John 16:33.
And He has it all under control....the hasty words didn't slip past his sight; He sees and He knows. So, I will try my best to keep looking up and let Him take care of the situation. But seriously, if He needs some ideas on how to handle this situation/person, I'm His girl!
Two Ten on Tuesday posts in a row, woo hoo!!!
1. I love to photograph lights and the bokeh that comes with it. Bokeh is the blurred or out of focus areas like you see above. That is our Christmas tree, but you can't tell because of the bokeh. Cool eh?
2. I rented a few lenses before Christmas. And this fish eye was one of them. While I thought it was a really cool lens, I can't see using it for portraits but it sure was fun to play with!
3. I did purchase the lens I have been dreaming about for two years and wow is it heavy on my camera! But, it takes amazingly clear pictures on the basketball court and I'm thinking on the football field this fall. Delight!!!
4. We were in Arizona this month and we will fly to Nevada for a few days next month. I'm liking this travel trend for 2014!
5. Our Bichon, Tinkerbell, hasn't been acting like herself. She is 15 (or will be this October) and we were starting to dread taking her to the vet for fear of what she might suggest. Turns out, Tink is having some lower back pain. Can you blame her, she is over 100 in dog years. Twice a day, she gets to take a little treat that makes the pain subside. We are thankful!!! In the process of trying to figure out what was wrong and why she would cry all night long, we discovered she adores Starbucks as much as we do! So we always get her a cup of water when we drive through. So fun!
6. I say this often! I am blessed with the BEST clients and friends! This was our surprise dinner delivery this week. It was delicious!!! And we are overwhelmed with gratitude for the sweet friends and clients God has blessed us with.
7. I am reading this book and loving it!!! God loves you, He always has, He always will!!!
8. It's been too long since I read a good book just because! It seems I go from teaching high school to photo shoots, to editing pictures, to ordering sessions, to laundry, to..... I'm thankful for a few stolen moments away with this book. It is a treasure and a wonderfully incredible reminder that we are dearly loved! One of my favorite parts from the book, and I have several, talks about God's love being the ocean, although it is even bigger than the ocean. If we are a fish in His deep ocean of love, we are surrounded, filled, and covered over and over again with His love! Glory! I sobbed when I read, He loves us, and He already loves our children, our grandchildren, and our great-grandchildren. What a thought!
9. Speaking of water, after my awful round of pneumonia this fall, I am determined to take better care of myself. I can almost see my man's eyes rolling! I was terribly sick this fall, sick enough to come face to face with the reality that I can't possibly take care of my home, my family, my students, and my clients if I am sick. That is such a no-brainer thought, but for this people-pleaser who has a hard time saying no to good things and good people, taking care of myself is often on the back burner! So, I am drinking more water than I thought possible which is really fun trying to find time to go to the bathroom in between classes! There is a new app I bought for my phone that reminds me to drink my water. It is called WaterMinder. It drives me nuts throughout the day, but I really am doing better about drinking my water. And my hair and my skin are so thankful.
Matt Redman - 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (Official Music Video) from matt-redman on GodTube.
10. I could listen to Matt Redman's, "10,000 Reasons" song 10,000 times a day and probably still tear up every time. I adore this song....and don't we all have at least 10,0000 reasons to bless the Lord?!
What a special honor to take pictures of generations together! Their love for each other was so evident and Papaw beamed from ear to ear!
Look at him with his Great Grandsons and Great Granddaughter!
And this little guy is so precious in his grandpa's blanket. Can you tell he is smiling at his mommy?
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What a blessing to be a photographer! I am so thankful for this wonderful adventure with the Lord. I am blessed to meet the most amazing clients, who often become friends. What a joy to watch their children grow up. I know that there are many photographers to choose from, so I am always over-the-moon excited when clients choose me! There are so many things that I love about this gift from the Lord, but one of the fun things is helping clients decorate their walls with beautiful pictures of their loved ones from our photography sessions. I nearly cry every time a client sends me an image of their finished walls or when I walk into their beautiful homes and see images adorning their walls from our sessions. {I'm choked up just typing those words}. The joy that fills this heart of mine is indescribable. Those images are captured memories to treasure for years and years. And as a photographer, I want your heart to sing every time you see your images on your walls. I know this first hand! I have a large canvas on my living room wall of my beautiful girls; it's the image that actually started my photography business. I literally smile every time that I walk past it! This image of my girls is four years old....before braces for Hannah, Rachel with shorter hair, before college, and I could go on and on. I absolutely love this image and it catches my eye ever time I am in my Living Room. Next to the large canvas, I have my entry way table with pictures of my girls. The images are 8x10s and 4x6s. I love these images too but I don't notice them every time I walk into my Living Room. These images are beautiful on my console table but certainly don't deliver the wow factor that the large print delivers.
Our minds are trained to think that 8x10s are perfect for our walls, when in fact they are better suited for desk prints. We are comfortable with 8x10s because that is familiar. But, an 8x10 on our wall is going to look quite different compared to a 30x40. I know, I'm starting to sound like a salesman. And if you really know me, you know that I am not trying to be but rather I am trying to help you realize that while photography is expensive, I want you to have the WOW factor when you look at your walls. Here are a few examples to show you what I mean. Which one would you want adorning your walls?
I love this collage:
And while I love this image, I don't love it so much on this wall. It looks so tiny!
Much better, don't you agree?
I have several framed pieces in my home, but I am loving the clean edges of Canvas and Standouts, and 90% of my clients do too. Frames can be so expensive! No framing required for standouts and canvas and you never have to worry about your frame going out of style (does country blue ring a bell with anyone other than me?)
And by the way, my desk looks nothing like this one, although how nice would that be? I'll spare you the image of my desk, but my inner Martha (Stewart) feels the strong need to do some reorganizing!