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Posted on April 27, 2010April 6, 2011 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Chloe’s 8-Month Portraits

Hello little blog! How are you these days? Oh, neglected, huh. :( That’d be my fault… I’m sorry! Things are really picking up though, and I promise I’ll be taking much better care of you from now on – starting now!!

What better way to get back into the swing of things, than to share some photos of darling little Chloe! We’ve been doing a Year-In-The-Life series and when she turned 8 months, it was time for another session. She just keeps getting bigger and bigger, and boy is she CUTE! Look at her!

She’s got a great laugh!

Oh, those EYES!

Daddy likes her with a bow in her hair ;)

I love the chaos of this photo – kids, cats, and teddy bears

Chloe had just started standing up in her crib at in the morning, so we had to document it!

I can’t believe this cat was up for this!

And a few portraits with Mom & Dad :)

Gretchen & Justin – it was a pleasure as always to see you guys! Hard to believe that Chloe’s going to be a year old soon! Keep in touch and let me know when to set up our final session in this Year-in-the-Life!

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 1 Comment

Baby Chloe at 4 months – Year-in-the-Life

I am really loving these Year-In-The-Life photo sessions! It is so fun to capture all the changes as a child grows over the course of her first year on this earth! It’s pretty amazing, actually.

You may remember baby Chloe, who was born to Gretchen & Justin last summer. Well, she’s just growing and growing, and we had some time right around her 4-month birthday to capture some new images. This may be my favorite age…somewhere between 3 months and crawling is the sweet spot. They’re adorable and chubby, they have personality and expression, they can handle being moved around and will put up with a lot of photo taking, and they can’t get away! And Chloe proved to be all of those things…

oooooh, she’s too cute!

haha! Love this one!

The next few images were taken with my Nikon 105mm micro lens – it let’s me get in nice and tight!

Some fun with Mommy & Daddy

And then it’s back to sleep…

Gretchen & Justin – I hope you guys are well, and Chloe’s enjoying her first Boston winter! Thank you for having me into your home yet again. Chloe is adorable, and I can’t wait to see how much she grows by our next session! :)

Posted on February 2, 2010February 2, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 3 Comments

Baby Delia – Newborn Portraits

Not long ago, I captured some maternity portraits for Eileen & Fabio as part of a Year-In-The-Life Session. Well, just a couple months later, baby Delia came into the world! I met up with them over the holidays to capture some of Delia’s first hours at home.

Newborns are so tiny and delicate and precious, and they grow up so fast! It’s great to be able to get there to document the first days of a brand new life!

Fabio with his new baby girl

Totally cozy in Momma’s arms

YAAWWNN!

Oh, the tiny little eyelashes!

Dalia’s aunt looks like she’s about as happy as I was to become an aunt! It really is the BEST!

3 Generations on each side of the family

Eileen & Fabio – thank you so much for inviting me into your home and your life. I’m so excited to document Delia’s first year! She’s SO sweet. It’s going to be a blessing to watch her grow and change over the next 12 months!

To view a few more of my favorites from Delia’s Newborn Session – check out my Facebook Fan Page!

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 1 Comment

Sylvia and Ricky’s eSession – Black and White FILM

When we were planning Sylvia & Ricky’s engagement session down in New York City, Sylvia ask me to help her surprise Ricky with a little treat. They’re both super excited about the black & white film we’re going to shoot at their wedding, so she decided to have some shot at their engagement session too! I, of course, loved the idea! So, here you go, Ricky! I hope you enjoy your surprise :)

The first two images were shot with my Widelux

This one’s my favorite :)

I shot this one with my Holga. For a toy camera, it sure gives me some of my favorite film images!

And this one was shot with my Nikon F100

Sylvia, I hope you guys love the film and I hope Ricky likes his surprise! :)

Posted on January 19, 2010March 16, 2011 by Krista Guenin · 4 Comments

Sylvia & Ricky’s eSession – NYC

Just before the holidays, I went down to New York City to photograph Sylvia & Ricky’s engagement session. I love the City, so it was totally a great excuse to go down for a quick trip! Plus, it was fun to shoot in a new place with such a different feel from the usual Boston-area eSession. Not to mention that Sylvia & Ricky are awesome, and totally fun to hang out with!

Sylvia wrote me right after the shoot… “I just wanted to write and say thank you so much for coming down to NYC to shoot our engagement session!!! We had *so* much fun shooting with you … and on our drive back today we were talking about how it actually kind of felt like a (v. non-traditional) date! We’ve been kind of bogged down with work and wedding planning stuff … so it was a really refreshing and much-welcomed break. I can’t wait for May 1!!”

I loved that! I hadn’t really thought of an engagement session as a date before, but it really is. A chance for us to hang out together and get to know each other, and a chance for the couple to hang out and focus more on each other than on the wedding, or on the busyness of life. These sessions are really fun for me, and for my couples. Not to mention how helpful it is on the wedding day to have shot together already. This is why I make engagement sessions “mandatory” for all my couples! ;)

The original plan for the day was to walk around their old neighborhood and hit up some of the locations that have been important to them in their relationship. Then we realized that we were just going to be hopping from one restaurant to another ;) After scouting out the area a bit more, we decided to start out at Milk & Cookies in the West Village and just walk around from there. It was a cute little bakery, and the cookies were DELICIOUS! However, I didn’t get a ton of photos there because I was stuffing my face ;)

After stuffing our faces with chocolatey goodness, we walked around the neighborhood and found some cool buildings to use as backdrops

Haha! These guys are so much fun!

After a little walk, we jumped in a cab (and no, it did NOT turn out to be Cash Cab), and headed over to the High Line. I was basically in love with the sunlight coming in over the tall grass. You can ask my friend Lauren who came down to assist, I was totally giddy!

I can’t totally put my finger on why I love this shot so much… It’s the light, and the color, the depth of field. But also the stoic, motionless feeling – even though they were walking away from me. There’s just something about it!

These guys were awesome! Two random older gentlemen sitting on a bench, painting in the sunset…

And now, back to our regularly scheduled engagement session…

We got off the High Line and walked around the Meat Packing District a bit. I’d never visited that area of New York before, but I totally liked it. If I had millions of dollars, I’m sure I’d shop around there all the time… haha!

haha! These guys crack me up!

So sweet!

Oh, I loooove my 50mm f/1.4!

Love is the answer, you know

It’s nice that when the sun went down, the buildings provided me with plenty of light :)

Sylvia & Ricky – thank you so much for taking me down to NYC, and for the yummy cookies, and for the fun afternoon! Lauren & I still talk about how much fun the whole day was :) It was wonderful getting to know you both better, and I am SO looking forward to the wedding this Spring!!!

To view more of my favorite images from this shoot, check out the album on Facebook or Flickr.

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 3 Comments

Eileen’s Maternity Portraits – Melrose, MA

A few weeks ago, back when beautiful leaves were still on the trees and not decaying in my backyard, I met up with Eileen and Fabio at Mt. Hood Park for some maternity photos. They’ve commissioned me to document the first year of their first baby’s life, starting with pregnancy! Year-In-The-Life Portraits are so fun because I actually get to watch and document the baby grow and change over the course of time. It’s quite an honor to be invited into such an intimate part of people’s lives!

Eileen & Fabio – it was so great to meet you and spend some time with you! I’m really looking forward to getting to you and your new baby over the course of the next year. Let me know when that little one arrives and is ready for some photos!

If you’d like to see more of my favorites from Eileen’s Maternity Session, please check out my Facebook Fan Page!

Posted on November 17, 2009November 17, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Katie & Joe’s eSession – Londonderry, NH

I met Katie & Joe about a year ago, down in New York City. They lived there at the time, and I was in town for a conference, and it was just great timing. Now they live over in Pennsylvania, and their wedding is going to be in Boston…. so naturally we met up in New Hampshire for their engagement session! Ha! I love how many states are involved in that!

Katie worked at Mack’s Apples when she was in high school, so we decided it was the perfect spot to grab a few photos while they were in town. So we met there one morning before they opened, and had the place pretty much to ourselves!

They’re totally cute!

The apple orchards were down the road from where we met, so we shot with the pears instead :)

Great morning light!

Oh, I just loved the barn! Stacked floor to ceiling with empty crates, covered in 2 inches of dirt… it was the perfect place for photos!

And you know I love shooting people’s feet! Especially when they look as lovey-dovey as these feet do :)

Katie & Joe – thanks for a great morning at the orchard! My sister and her kids met me there after and we had the BEST time – and honestly, the Honeycrisp apples were AMAZING!

I can’t wait for your New Year’s wedding! It’s going to be so much fun!!

To view more of my favorites from Katie & Joe’s eSession, check out my Facebook Fan Page!

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 1 Comment

Sara & Steve – Rehearsal Dinner

Like many of my couples this year, Sara & Steve don’t live in the Boston area. They live out in California, and we weren’t actually able to meet until the night before their wedding. I “require” all of my couples to have an engagement shoot before the wedding so we can spend some time getting to know each other in front of the camera – it just makes it SO much easier to get great portraits on the wedding day. Since we didn’t get a chance to meet earlier, we captured some portraits before their Rehearsal Dinner. I met up with them at their hotel in Portsmouth and we went for a walk…

Steve does NOT like to have his photo taken. He said that he didn’t think I could get a good photo of him – that I couldn’t get a natural smile from him. Haha! Don’t test me, people! ;)

After our portrait session, we drove up to Sara’s parents’ place on Gerrish Island for the Rehearsal Dinner. Driving down their street, I spotted this little guy out my window.

Steve’s Dad was walking along the shore behind the house, looking for rocks. Totally endearing :)

And some of the boys were throwing rocks. I loved how synchronized they were!

Steve & Sara spent the rest of the evening laughing and enjoying a some time with their friends and family. It was a fun and very relaxed party!

Stay tuned for the photos from their gorgeous (and soaking wet) wedding!

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 6 Comments

Elena & Dan’s eSession – Walden Pond

I remember reading Walden in high school, and really liking it. Ever since I moved out to the Boston area, and realized how close I was to Walden Pond, I’ve been dying to go there. I have this little fantasy that I’ll go one day and walk around the pond and then sit on a blanket and read the book… but that hasn’t happened yet and probably won’t happen anytime soon. I did, however, go to Walden recently for Elena & Dan’s engagement session. I was totally excited to see it finally, and was equally excited to meet Dan and see Elena again! We met up just before sunset and had a chance to walk around the pond a bit, and spend some time letting them get used to me and my Nikon :)

This one is my FAVORITE!

They are totally cute!

Elena & Dan – it was great hanging out with you two and getting to know you both a little better! I’m really looking forward to the wedding next weekend – it’s going to be beautiful! Enjoy the last week of your engagement and I’ll see you soooon! :)

Posted on September 21, 2009June 10, 2016 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Susan & Ethan’s Family Portraits – Indianapolis, IN

Ten years ago, I had just graduated from Butler University and was living in Indianapolis with my friend Susan. I was also working in a psychiatric clinic at a children’s hospital with kids with autism and OCD, but that was in another life… Anyway, it was a bit surreal to meet Susan and her husband and three beautiful children back on campus at Holcomb Gardens this summer for some family photos! We had a blast hanging out though, and I was totally excited to meet baby Lily for the first time!

This is my boy, Jack. We’re totally buds…

Wherever the big brother goes, the little brother will follow…

Ethan and Sam

Susan and Lily

Ugh! Those lips and those eyes!!! And the chubs – I just want to squeeze her!!!!

The whole family. I can’t tell you how many shots it took to get this one where they’re all looking and smiling!!

Sammy and Grandma

haha! What’s wrong Sam?

I LOVE this shot of Jack blowing bubbles!!

Near the end of the session, Sue busted out this gorgeous pink tutu for Lily!!! It was FABULOUS!

This is my FAVORITE!!!

Lily didn’t really want to pose for us…

Momma makes it all better though :)

We even caught a few shots of Sue and Ethan as a couple. Too many people get married, have kids and never seem to get their photo taken as a couple anymore!

And, of course, I have to share a compilation of some of my favorite Jack faces :)

Sue – it was SO great to see you guys!! Thank you for a fun afternoon, and for a delicious dinner. Your family is so delightful, and just insanely cute! I just love that we’re connected again and I get to see your little family grow :)

To view more of my favorites from this sessions, please check my Facebook Fan Page!

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