Portrait Days will include consecutive mini portrait sessions at a set location on a specified day (see schedule below).  All sessions will be about 45 minutes long and may include any number of people.  Sessions are only $150 (plus tax for MA residents) and will include all images posted online for proofing.  There are a limited number of sessions per day, so please call or email to schedule your session today!  For cities where a location has not yet been determined, the first person to sign up will get to help decide :)

2010 Portrait Days

Wednesday, July 7th  –  INDIANAPOLIS, IN –  The Indianapolis Art Museum

Tuesday, July 13th  –  CHICAGO, IL –  Location TBD

Thursday, July 15th  –  COLUMBUS, OH –  Location TBD

Friday, July 16th  –  NEW YORK, NY –  Location TBD

Saturday, July 24th  –  BOSTON, MA –  Mystic River Reservation

*full portrait sessions may also be available in your city on or around these dates, so contact me if you’d like to schedule a full shoot!

This week has been pretty busy though because I’ve been preparing for a huge event we’re putting on at my church, GENESIS.  It’s called The Great Giveaway, and basically it’s a huge yard sale where everything is FREE!  That’s right, FREE!  GENESIS was planted in Woburn last September as a brand new church and our mission is simply to love God and to love people.  This is our way of introducing ourselves to the community, and just one way we’re hoping to live out our mission.   If you live in the Boston area, I hope you can come!!

The Great Giveaway

GENESIS Community Church – 16 Wheeling Avenue, Woburn, MA

Saturday, May 22nd (that’s tomorrow!)

10am – 2pm

If you would like to donate anything to The Great Giveaway, it’s not too late!  Our final drop-off time is this afternoon/evening.  Just bring your furniture, clothing, kids toys, sporting equipment, books, CDs, salad spinners, or what have you to the church between 2pm – 9pm!

Peace talks have failed once again, and Invisible Children, along with much of the international community is calling for the arrest of Joseph Kony (the leader of the LRA) and the rescue of the thousands of abducted children who make up his army. On April 25th, 2009, Invisible Children is calling on the youth of the world to abduct themselves to free the abducted by participating in an event called The Rescue. The Rescue is taking place in Boston, and dozens of cities all over the world. Go to the site to find a city near you!

A couple years ago, IC put on a similar event called DisplaceME to raise awareness about the plight of Ugandans being forced to live in IDP Camps because of the ongoing war. A group of my friends from church and I went down to New York to participate and it was a very cool experience – one that I never did share on this blog… No time like the present, huh? :)

This is Bobby Bailey, one of the filmmakers who started Invisible Children.

love this

it was a cold wet night, but people stayed and really slept in card board shelters! (except me, I’m a wimp and I slept in the car ;)

I really love this organization! I wish I could be there to participate on April 25th (though I’m not sad that I’ll be on vacation in FLORIDA). I’m happy that I can support Invisible Children by just passing on the word – and because they’re one of the organizations I support through my wedding photography GIVE program – where 10% of every wedding photography goes to charity. Maybe someday I’ll get to go to Uganda and shoot some photos for them… Hey, I can dream!!

Take a minute and go to www.invisiblechildren.com to learn more. And if you have 30 minutes to watch a powerful video on child soldiers, please click HERE. ]]> http://kristaphotoblog.com/2009/04/the-rescue/feed/ 1 http://kristaphotoblog.com/2009/04/springfest/ http://kristaphotoblog.com/2009/04/springfest/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:28:00 +0000 Krista Guenin http://kristaphotoblog.com/2009/04/springfest/
One of my 2008 brides, Jessica, emailed me the other day about a charity event she’s planning and asked if I would help spread the word. If you’ve visited this blog before, or visited my website, you know that I’m very much into charity work, and using my photography and my business to support organizations that are really helping people. I checked out the info on Jessica’s event and I think it sounds great!!

SpringFest is a charity fair hosted by Berkland Baptist Church to raise funds and awareness for the China Nest of Hope Orphanage in Beijing, China. The orphanage is part of the China Nest of Hope Foundation, a charitable organization that strives to help orphaned and underprivileged children in Beijing. SpringFest festivities will feature family-friendly activities like games, arts and crafts, demonstrations, music, food and more. There will also be a charity raffle with awesome prizes like airplane tickets & iPods, and winners will be drawn throughout the day.

I love that I get to work with great brides like Jessica, who do cool stuff like this! Visit www.SpringFestBoston.com for more information about SpringFest and about the China Nest of Hope Orphanage, and hopefully I’ll see you there! :)

]]> http://kristaphotoblog.com/2009/04/springfest/feed/ 0 http://kristaphotoblog.com/2007/11/world-aids-day/ http://kristaphotoblog.com/2007/11/world-aids-day/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:36:00 +0000 Krista Guenin http://kristaphotoblog.com/2007/11/world-aids-day/ In light of my recent trip to Zimbabwe, I was excited to hear about an event going on this weekend here in Boston, and around the US – World AIDS Day. Check it out below and I hope you can make it!

6000 children are orphaned each day by AIDS… so our goal is to raise 6000 dollars, and get 6000 petitions signed.


World AIDS Day
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
10:00am-3:00pm (open event)
Government Center, Boston, MA

Live music/performances from local bands supporting the cause, as well as some traditional performances by cultures impacted by the AIDS pandemic. A speaker will be there for a very informal briefing on how the AIDS pandemic has affected life today. Sign petitions at our booth to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). There’ll be boxes to give small donations, even change, and what not. There will also be a table with a Worldvision rep in case anyone feels compelled to sponsor a child. Chalk will be provided so you can chalk up Government Center with huge messages and notes to tell the world that the city of Boston cares. An aerial photo will be taken at the end of the day.

World AIDS Day is sponsored by World Vision. For more information on World AIDS Day events near you, go here.

One fun thing is that a church on the South Side of Chicago has contacted me about my photography, and is showing some of my Missions Photography from Mexico and Sri Lanka at their Artists’ Cafe this Friday night. It’s all the way down in Chicago Heights, about an hour South of the city, but I hope some of you out there will be able to come!!

I’m staying with my good best friend, Janell, and we’ll be making the most of my free time over the weekend – eating all of my favorite foods, hitting the lake shore, worshipping at Chicago Tabernacle, and who knows what else. If you can’t make it to the show on Friday, but want to hang out on Friday during the day, or on Sunday afternoon/evening – let me know!!

here’s my lovely booth (I tried to make it feel as much like home as possible):

And, this is my view of Town Day. I wish I could have walked around and checked out more of the vendors, but duty called…

I was up late every night the week prior, trying to get ready, and my roommates were right there with me being so incredibly helpful. Here they are – aren’t they cute (and working hard)? ;)

In the end, I had worried way too much because things went really well. My booth was right next to my church, Hope Christian Church, so I had friendly faces around all day – which is always good. And, I met a ton of people, which is really good! I raffled off a free portrait sitting, which got a lot of people interested, and I’ve even had a couple people contact me already to book a shoot.

The lucky winner of my raffle is…. Kathy Robinson of Winchester – who, as it turns out, was my sister’s neighbor a couple years ago! Crazy small world! I’m totally looking forward to Kathy’s shoot, so I hope she calls soon to book the date!

Thanks to everyone who helped me get ready for and pull off Town Day – it was a great day and I’m already looking forward to next year!

I’m really excited to participate in DisplaceMe this year! Invisible Children is an oragnization that I’m passionate about. Please check them out and if you feel moved, sign up to participate in DisplaceMe!

If you’re interested in traveling with me and some friend from Genesis to DisplaceMe New York, let me know!