Krista Guenin, Author at Krista Photography Blog

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 1 Comment

Rahel & Yitzi’s Engagement Session – Boston, MA

Last year I photographed the wedding of Shoshana & Andy and had such a fun time working with them and their family! Imagine my excitement when Shoshana’s mom called to tell me that Shoshana’s sister Rahel had just gotten engaged!! I am thrilled to be able to continue documenting this family, and to celebrate another marriage with them!

A few weeks ago I met up with Rahel and Yitzi to photograph their engagement session. These two met at MIT, so what better place to begin our shoot than on campus?

Being photographed can be totally awkward – but if you can just keep each other laughing, it helps a LOT!

After walking around campus a little bit, we decided to head over to the Charles River. The sunlight was just lovely!

I’m totally fascinated by the way people stand, and what they do with their hands & their feet. In case you were wondering why I always have random shots of people’s lower halves… :)

I love the sunlight this time of day!

Gosh, Rahel’s eyes are so beautiful!

At this point in the evening, we walked down to J.P. Lick’s for some delicious ice cream! (which is funny, since Shoshana & Andy took me there during their eSession as well) I don’t have photos to show you of this portion because I was a little busy stuffing my face ;) But after that we walked along the Esplanade for the sunset, and played in the park a bit.

I know the next 2 are a lot alike, but I couldn’t decide which processing I liked better!

See, laughter always helps!!

Our final view as we walked back across the bridge

Rahel & Yitzi – it was great to see you again – and great to meet you Yitzi! Thanks for a fun evening, and especially the awesome ice cream! ;) It was great getting to hang out with you both and get to know you a little better. I’m really looking forward to seeing you again in a few weeks for the wedding!! Hard to believe it’s coming up already, but it’s going to be a blast!!

To view more of my favorites from this shoot, check out the album on Facebook

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Krista Guenin

Abigail & Sarah Beth

A few weeks ago, I spent the morning with my friends Jonathan & Diana and their adorable girls, Abigail and Sarah Beth. We went to the park for some family photos and had a fun time on the playground, running in the field, and chasing frogs & butterflies! Here are a few of my favorites from our morning…

The girls

Haha, typical sisters!

The happy family

Baby Sarah

Oh my gosh, I love this face!!!!

Admiring the quilt made for her by our friend Jennifer :)

sweetness

Abigail :)

Can you see how her little lips are all pursed??? Oh, she’s so cute!

and happy!

Gotta love the pigtails!

Jonathan & Diana, I’m so glad we were finally able to do this! Your girls are so sweet! And it’s so fun watching them growing up and getting their little personalities. I love you guys and can’t wait to see what amazing people these little girls grow up to be!

To view more of my favorites from this shoot, check out the album on Facebook!

Posted on July 24, 2010July 24, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 1 Comment

Mary & Gerard’s Engagement Session – Brookline, MA

Springtime and summer in New England can be a bit, um, rainy – as you saw in the last post. This can make scheduling engagement sessions a little tricky. Mary & Gerard were having the worst luck finding a time for their shoot and we ended up doing it just this past week. There are a bunch of shoots waiting in the queue, but I bumped this one up since they’re getting married one week from today! I like to make sure clients see their engagement images before the wedding so I can get feedback from them on what they like & what they don’t particularly love. Plus, if they love them (which clearly I hope they do!), they feel that much more comfortable on the wedding day! So, in light of that, here are a few of my favorites from Maria & Gerard’s session at Larz Anderson Park!

The sunlight was just perfect that evening!

It’s a beautiful park, and we only walked around a small part of it! I can’t wait to explore some more :)

You wouldn’t know that Gerard hates having his picture taken ;)

I was loving the checkered floor, and the columns, and the light coming in!

And then I looked up, and had to shoot the ceiling too! How cute are these two, by the way?!

feet :)

Mary & Gerard – thanks for a fun evening! It was great to see you, and to meet Gerard at last. I’m super excited for your wedding – 7 more days!! Have a GREAT week with your families and I’ll see you sooooon! :D

If you’d like to view more of my favorites from this shoot, please check out the album on Facebook!

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Lori & Mark’s Engagement Session – Taunton, MA

I was so excited to head down to Taunton a few weeks ago to meet Lori & Mark at last, and to get to know them through our photo shoot! As I made the drive down, the clouds got darker and bigger, and the rain began to fall. By the time I got to their place, there was little hope of shooting outside. We made the best of it though, and had a fun evening grilling out, playing with their adorable and humongous dog, and just hanging out at the house! I love it when engagement sessions can capture a day in the life of a couple – a real day – and that’s exactly what we got!

These burgers were DELICIOUS!

Happy Family :)

We went out in the yard for a bit, but even the dog didn’t want to stand in the rain!

They’re cute :)

Oh, this dog is well loved!!

Just like at my house, real life often involves just hanging out on the couch ;)

Lori & Mark – it was so great to meet you both!! Sorry I couldn’t get the sun to cooperate with us, but I had a blast hanging out with you, and those burgers really were awesome! I can’t wait for your wedding – I just know the sun will be shining! ;)

If you’d like to see a few more of my favorite images from this shoot, please check out the album on Facebook!

Posted on July 21, 2010July 21, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Baby Delia’s 6-Month Portraits

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you might remember baby Delia. We’ve been doing a Year-In-The-Life with Delia and it was time for her 6 month portraits! Turns out little Delia wasn’t feeling too well that day :( I’m not kidding, almost every time she looked at me, she started to cry! Normally kids love me, I promise! Well, we tried to make it work for a while, and were still able to get some cute shots in between bouts of tears. But eventually we had to just leave the poor kid alone! So, I think you’ll be seeing some more of little Delia here in the next month or so as we try again :)

If you’d like to view more of my favorites from this photo shoot, please check out the album on Facebook!

Posted on July 21, 2010July 21, 2010 by Krista Guenin

Back from Vacation!

Well, I have finally returned from my road trip to the Midwest! It was a very fun vacation, with a little work thrown in to the mix! Here’s a quick recap…

Drove with my sister & her 3 kids (ages 3-7) from Boston to Niagara Falls.

Came down with bronchitis.

Visited my old synchronized swimming coach who was coaching at Nationals nearby. The only other times I’ve been to Niagara Falls is when I’ve been to synchro meets! (yes, I was a synchronized swimmer & coach for 15 years!)

Visited Niagara Falls and went on the Maid of the Mist for the first time! Very cool – and very wet!!

Drove with Kyla & the kids from Niagara Falls to Columbus, OH.

are we there yet? are we there yet?

Visited lots of Kyla’s friends in Columbus, ate lots of Graeter’s Ice Cream. yum!

Drove with Kyla & the kids from Columbus to Mom & Dad’s house in Indianapolis.

cough. cough. nap. cough. whine.

Fireworks on the White River for Independence Day!

Watched a lot of the Tour de France with my Dad.

Visited with some old college friends & their babies.

Pool party. boat rides. playground. Did I mention bronchitis? doctor’s office. sprinkler park. water park.

Brother-in-law arrived. Kids excited because “now we’re a family!”

Drove with the whole fam up to Monticello, IN for Guenin Family Vacation 2010! 25 of my favorite Guenins vacationing it up for 3 glorious days :) Lots of baseball and swimming in the pool, and Euchre, and food, and more boat rides!

Visited a dairy farm. Almost saw a cow give birth. scarred for life.

Drove all by my lonesome to Chicago.

Ate at some of my favorite restaurants with some of my favorite girls!

Photo shoot. Photo shoot.

Drive back to Indy.

Nephew’s 7th Birthday extravaganza! Star Wars. Toy Story 3. repeat.

Got caught on the boat in the POURING rain.

Photo shoot.

Drove solo from Indy to Columbus to Rochester, NY to Woburn, MA.

sigh.

It sure was FUN! And super exhausting ;) I would share more photos, but I think my clients need me to get back to work after all this time off! Back to editing I go… :)

Posted on June 29, 2010June 29, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 6 Comments

Angie & Matt’s eSession – Boston, MA

Angie & Matt were in town a couple weeks ago for a weekend of wedding planning excitement, so we met up downtown for their engagement session. We had no idea if it was going to pour down rain or not, but we took a chance and it ended up being a great (and HOT) afternoon!

We started off at the Boston Harbor Hotel under the archway…

They’re pretty cute

A gnarly iron bridge seems like a perfect place for photos, if you ask me!

We hopped a cab over to Beacon Hill for a little more of a classic Boston feel

And then it started to rain, so we ducked into a little cafe. A crowded cafe with no air conditioning, I might add.

Then the rain stopped… it IS Boston after all. So we walked towards the river and found all sorts of great spots along the way!

This might be my favorite…

Turns out these two met at a sailing class here on the Charles River! We had to go revisit the scene :)

Angie & Matt – it was so great to finally meet you two! Thanks for a fun afternoon and for putting up with all the heat and rain to get some great photos. The wedding is going to be a blast, I’m totally looking forward to it! :)

If you’d like to see more of my favorites from this shoot, check out my Facebook Fan Page!

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Krista Guenin

Jared’s Bar Mitzvah

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to take some portraits for Jared and his family in honor his Bar Mitzvah. Here are a few of my favorites!

Jared

I always like photos of kids doing what they love, for Jared that’d be basketball…

And he is learning to play the guitar! He plays a mean Stairway to Heaven :)

Siblings :)

The whole fam!

It’s great when I can photograph a rehearsal since usually I’m not allowed to photograph during the ceremony. Besides, I can get much closer this way!

They had a bunch of family over as well, but this guy was my favorite! I’m such a sucker for a cute little grandpa! And he was so honored that I’d asked to take his portrait, how could I not include him in the post?!

Congratulations Jared!

Posted on June 25, 2010June 25, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Portrait Days

To celebrate the launch of my new portraits website, I’m planning to host a few Portrait Days in July. I’ll be traveling back and forth between Boston and Indianapolis with my family next month, so we’ll have Portrait Days in a number of cities along the way!

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!

Posted on June 24, 2010June 24, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Krista Photography Portraits site is LIVE!

Oh boy, I’ve been waiting for this post for MONTHS! I’ve been working hard to collect and edit down my favorite portrait photos to fill the galleries of my BRAND NEW portraits website! And now, I proudly introduce you to www.kristaphotoportraits.com!

It basically looks and works just like my weddings site, but is all about portraits. Geniusy, eh? Take a look! Let me know what you think, I’d love to hear your thoughts!!