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Posted on September 14, 2009September 14, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 3 Comments

Pamela & Bryan’s eSession – Cambridge, MA

Pamela & Bryan are getting married this Fall in Albany, NY, where they recently moved. Before they left the area, we spent the morning shooting some engagement photos at some of their favorite spots around town. We met up at their home in Somerville and went from there…

First we took the puppy for a walk to the park. We had to get some family photos!

The puppy was a little distracted by the tennis ball, but Pamela & Bryan were pretty well-focused ;)

Sometimes you find great spots in between locations. We saw these green church doors as we walked to the T, and I had to shoot them!

waiting for the train to Harvard Square

We walked down by the Charles River. I’m still amazed that we were able to get a shot that makes it looks like they were all alone out there (this path was so busy that day)!

On the steps of the Library at Harvard. I’ve shot in this spot at least 3 times now, so it’s always a fun challenge to get photos that are different from the ones before.

I love this little archway!

After a delicious lunch, we hopped back on the T towards Davis Square. This is one of my faves from underground.

Pamela & Bryan, it was so great hanging out with you guys and getting to know you both a little better! Thanks again for lunch, and especially for the ice cream :) I hope you’re adjusting to life and work in Albany. I’m totally looking forward to the big wedding weekend up there in a couple months!

Posted on September 3, 2009October 1, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 3 Comments

Sarah & Peter’s eSession – Lexington, MA

I’ve taken portraits for Sarah’s family a couple of times – once even before I moved out to Boston. So, I was totally excited when she decided to have me photograph her wedding as well! But before I shot Sarah’s wedding, I had the chance to photograph her and Peter for their engagement session. We went over to The Great Meadow in Lexington and walked around a bit. I’ve wanted to shoot there for a while, so it was cool to finally get there and see what it’s like. Well, it’s more forest than meadow, but it was rather lovely!

Sarah & Peter tell me they were nervous, but I couldn’t tell at all. They were total naturals!

After we had been eaten by mosquitoes and almost gotten lost, we decided to head into Lexington center for some less nature-y shots. These two went to Yale, and have spent more time walking around New Haven than walking through the woods… so this was a bit more natural for them. We found this very cool rock wall that made for a nice backdrop and a bit of shade.

At that point, I thought we were done, and we went inside the building with the rock wall to find a restroom and some water. As it turns out, we were at the Library! Like I said, they went to Yale, so they’ve spent a lot of time in libraries. And the light in there was gorgeous. So, we had to stay a while and shoot among the books! These ended up being some of my and their favorite images of the day! I love it when that happens :)

My FAVORITE!

Oh yeah, the library was the best!

Sarah & Peter – It was great spending the morning with you two! Thank you for being good sports and having some fun with it – you made my job very easy. I hope you love the engagement images! Wedding images will be along in a few weeks – yay! :)

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

A Year In The Life – Chloe’s Newborn Session

Well, it wasn’t long after Gretchen’s Maternity Session that little baby Chloe came along! I was able to get over to the house just a day after she came home from the hospital. I love little newborn babies because they’re SO tiny and cute! And Chloe was no exception :)

Look at those little fingernails and tiny toes!

They decorated her room in Winnie The Pooh! Eeyore was always my favorite…

I think this was the only second I actually saw her eyes

Of course, that meant that I had woken her up, and she did not like that one bit!

But swaddling her back up into a little baby burrito made her happy again :)

I love the look on new parents’ faces – some combination of awe and wonder and joy and concern (and maybe trepidation)

Justin & Gretchen – Congratulations!!! Chloe is precious! You two are going to be such great parents, and I’m so excited to document this next year as Chloe grows with you!

Posted on August 27, 2009August 26, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 1 Comment

A Year in the Life – Gretchen’s Maternity Session

One of my favorite things in this business is when I have the opportunity to document not just the first day in the life of a new family, but also as it begins to grow! Gretchen & Justin pretty much got pregnant the minute they got married ;) and now I get to photograph a Year-in-the-Life of their first child!! I’m so excited to watch this little cutie grow up!

The first session in a Year-in-the-Life Package is usually a maternity session. The maternity session is a chance to document the beauty and craziness that is pregnancy. I think pregnant women are so lovely! I hear so many women talk about how they feel fat and gross when they’re pregnant, but honestly, I think they are amazing and beautiful. I mean, there’s a teeny tiny human being growing and living INSIDE of them! That’s AMAZING! The first time my sister was pregnant, we would just sit around staring at her belly exclaiming in wonder, “there’s a PERSON in there!!” Come on, it’s a wondrous miracle!!! As you can tell, I’m fascinated by the whole thing and I LOVE to take maternity photos, when moms will let me :) I’m so glad Gretchen is such a good sport!

Comparing “Buddha bellies”

Gretchen, thank you so much for stepping out in front of the camera, and Justin thanks for playing along! I love you guys!

Posted on August 20, 2009August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 3 Comments

Anne & Sean’s eSession – Hingham, MA

Anne & Sean are yet another of my couples who live in NYC but are getting married in the Boston area. Anne grew up in Hingham and they’re having the wedding there this September. It’s going to be a very cool day with lots of little colonial touches that will give the day a lot of character. For our engagement session, we decided to meet down at Anne’s parents’ house and take a tour of the town and see where everything will be on the wedding day. We basically ended up just going on a nice long walk and hanging out for the morning – it was great!

Anne & Sean had these neat little toy airplanes, and we had to test them out!

While we were hanging out at the house, playing with airplanes and frisbees, Anne’s Dad gets out this massive antique flag and lays it in the yard. It was so cool! We had to take a few shots with it :)

After that we walked into town and made lots of stops along the way…

The Old Ordinary

Walking in to town

We also walked through the Hingham Cemetery, just for kicks, and found this headstone. It was too appropriate not to take advantage! Creepy though it is, do you see what gorgeous eyes Anne has?!

After the cemetery, we ended up at the harbor

And my absolute favorite part was when they agreed to jump off the rocks onto the beach!

And then we walked back to the house. Pretty fun way to spend the day, if you ask me!

Anne & Sean – thanks so much for a fun afternoon – and for my exercise for the day :) I had a great time hanging out with you guys and totally can’t wait for the wedding!!

Posted on June 30, 2009August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Meaghan & Steve’s Fishing Engagement Session – North Reading, MA

When I first moved out to Boston, my sister insisted that I had to be friends with this girl named Meaghan. Kyla told me how hilarious and awesome this Meaghan was, and she wasn’t kidding. She’s got this dry sense of humor, and is just the kind of person that you can’t help but like. Meaghan was part of my LIFEgroup at GENESIS for almost 3 years and has become a very dear friend. When she & Steve started dating, it didn’t take any of us very long to realize that they were perfect for each other. I’m not sure if I’ve ever met two people better suited for one another. And what’s even better is how ridiculously happy they are together!! I was totally pumped when they asked me to shoot their wedding because I couldn’t wait to capture that joy :)

When planning their eSession, I told them (as I tell all of my clients) that we should do something that’s very “them.” I try to make the Engagement Session like a snapshot of the couple in real life. My hope is to capture them doing things they like to do together, and just being themselves. For Meg & Steve, I knew that we had to go fishing! These two go fishing all the time, and I find that so fascinating since I haven’t fished in like 20 years :) Steve thought that was the best idea ever, so a couple weeks ago we grabbed their rods and headed out to the pond…

Meaghan

and Steve :)

He had to show us his “big catch”

Honestly, this next photo says more about their relationship than I can express. The way they’re holding each other and still holding their own poles, the subtle smile on their lips as they kiss, every little detail speaks to who they are and what their life is like. I’m tearing up just looking at it – it’s just so THEM!

After we caught a few fish, they let me take a few portraits in the nice warm light.

They’re so cute :)

Meg & Steve, I love you guys! I’m so happy for you I could burst :D

Posted on June 11, 2009August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 6 Comments

Shoshana & Andy’s Engagement Session – Boston, MA

A couple of weeks ago, I photographed Shoshana & Andy’s engagement session. It was a dreary day and as I drove down to meet them, it started to rain. I was afraid we’d have to do the session inside, but it turns out Shoshana & Andy were totally up for shooting in the rain! So, I put a plastic bag over my camera and we drove over to the Arnold Arboretum. Lucky for us, right as we pulled up it stopped raining and the sun came through the clouds. It was perfect timing!

Big trees, tiny little people :]

I love a playful couple

These two laugh, a lot

sweet

We found this very cool tree, and I had to put them in it!

They were troopers and went down into the swampy field for me. I was very glad I wore my sneakers this time!

How awesome is it that Shoshana’s yellow shirt matched the flowers perfectly?!

Butterfly kisses

Amidst all the fun laughing shots, I really liked this quiet, subdued photo the best.

After we’d had our fill of trees and flowering fields, we headed over to JP Licks and filled up on some DELICIOUS ice cream! And just in time too, it started raining almost as soon as we got inside.

I realized as I was editing this that I’d shot yet another cow. Not sure what’s up with all the cows lately…

The hardest part is choosing a flavor!

It’s always nice to share :)

A perfect end to a fun afternoon

Shoshana & Andy – we had a great time hanging out with you two! I’m still amazed at our luck with the weather :) Thanks again for the yummy ice cream! Photos from the wedding will be coming soon…

Posted on May 22, 2009May 28, 2010 by Krista Guenin · 6 Comments

Alli & Glenn’s eSession – Woodstock, CT

Alli & Glenn live in New York City, we met in Boston, their wedding will be in Newport, and we shot their engagement session in Woodstock, CT! Talk about a New England wedding, this one includes almost all of it!

Woodstock is such a cute town and there were so many options for their engagement photos. Unfortunately it was spitting rain through the whole shoot, but Alli & Glenn were good sports and didn’t mind getting a little wet :) We started out at Glenn’s parents’ home where they have some beautiful blossoming trees. (btw, this photo totally reminds me of my friend Amanda‘s logo!)

I love barns! I’m so glad they hadn’t painted this one yet.

After a little while at the house, we hopped in the car to see what we would find. Alli thought of this great little wooded area, and it turned out to be fabulous! Plus, it sheltered us from the rain.

They’re cute :]

I just love Alli’s gorgeous green eyes!

It was right about this point that I almost fell on my face running through the woods in my Birkenstocks so I could lay on the ground and get these shots. Mental note: don’t wear birks on engagement shoots anymore…

This is one of my favorites from the day!

Hey, look, we found another barn!

I saved the best for last… We stumbled across a field full of cows hanging out beside the road, and we just couldn’t resist taking a few photos with them. I mean, what’s an engagement session for a NYC couple without some cows and a farm?! ;)

I love how the cows were posing for the camera!

This one really wanted to be in the picture

It was definitely was one of the most entertaining eSessions I’ve ever shot!

Alli & Glenn, thanks for a great shoot! I don’t have many couples who would be up for having their engagement photos taken with cows, so thanks for being adventurous with me :) I’m totally excited for your Newport wedding in, woah, less than a month!

Posted on May 8, 2009August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 13 Comments

Elizabeth & Ryan’s eSession – Marion, MA

Elizabeth called me months ago about her wedding to Ryan this June. She lives in Chicago, which means I liked her right away ;), but we never got a chance to meet until a couple weeks ago at their engagement session down in Marion, MA near Buzzards Bay. We met up at the home where the wedding will be, and it’s such a gorgeous location – I am so excited for the wedding day! Elizabeth was just as pleasant to be around as she seemed on the phone, and Ryan is definitely her perfect match. It was very fun to finally meet them and we had a great time together taking photographs all over the property!

These two have such a great dynamic – they’re so fun and playful, they clearly love being around each other!

They’re also gorgeous!

Elizabeth is the kind of woman who greets you with a firm handshake and leaves you with a strong hug. She laughs HARD, with her whole body! You’ve got to love a woman like that!

It was totally worth walking through the mud to get these!

I have really learned to love shooting into the sun!

Coolest thing about this image is something Cynthia pointed out to me while she was editing the shoot… Even with all the light coming through, you can see Elizabeth’s eyelashes. I love little details like that!

Just trying something different with the edit on this one… what do you think?

This is what this scene looked like from the other side

love it!

We walked through this little archway into the neighbors’ yard from some images with a totally different feel.

there’s that laugh again!

Elizabeth & Ryan, it was SO great to finally meet you! I had such a great time getting to know you both. I can’t wait for your wedding – it’s going to be beautiful and so much fun!

If you’d like to see a few more of my favorites, you can check them out on my Facebook Fan Page :)

Posted on April 2, 2009August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 3 Comments

McGarry Family Chiropractic – Winchester, MA

A couple years ago, I started seeing a chiropractor on a regular basis. I’d been having some pretty regular shoulder and neck pain for a few years, and decided it was time to do something about it. Turns out, carrying heavy camera equipment on my back and holding a camera to my face and a flash over my head for hours at a time, is not so good for my spine. Like many people, I was really skeptical of chiropractic even though lots of photographers had told me it had really helped them. Dr. Lieschen McGarry had become a friend through church, and so I figured I’d give it a try since she was someone I felt really comfortable with and could trust. She explained to me that when your spine is out of line (subluxation), it can disrupt the nerves sending signals to your whole body, which can lead not just to pain but to all sorts of health issues. She also showed me how when your spine is out of line for an extended period of time, it can cause structural damage as well (subluxation degeneration). Looking at my x-ray was a little scary (apparently I have the spine of a 40-year old), so I started going for adjustments on a regular basis, and still do. And it’s really helped!

So, when Lieschen told me she was working on a new website for the office and needed some photographs, I was thrilled to work with her on them!

We started out with some headshots…

Gorgeous, and talented – gotta love it!

This is Maggie, one of the office assistants

And Jessica

They’re a great team!

This is the view from the adjustment room – that’s lovely downtown Winchester

Dr. McGarry explaining Subluxation Degeneration to a patient

Two of the adorable babies she treats

A big part of Dr. McGarry’s practice, is working with families and children. A lot of people freak out at the idea of adjusting children, but she’s incredibly gentle. We photographed her adjusting some babies and kids, so people could see what that looks like.

See, smiling faces :)

Thanks Lieschen for such a fun and different shoot! And thank you especially for all the care you’ve given me over the last couple years! I don’t know how I’d make it through a wedding season without you :)

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