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

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

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

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

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

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

Siblings :)

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

The whole fam!

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

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!

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

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?!

Jared's Bar Mitzvah

Congratulations Jared!

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 :)

Krista Photography Portraits

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!

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!

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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!!

Rhetta & Bill’s growing family

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you might remember Rhetta & Bill.  I shot Rhetta & Bill’s wedding in Chicago almost exactly 6 years ago when I was working as an Associate for Real Life Weddings.  They moved to Boston, and then a few years later I moved to Boston, and now this is my third time photographing their growing family!  I hadn’t seen them since Rhetta was pregnant with little Sophie, so it was extra fun to meet her and see how big Hannah has gotten!

We met up at the Arnold Arboretum and went for a little walk…

Arboretum Portraits

My buddy, Hannah!

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so silly!

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Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

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Little Sophie!

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Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

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oh, those eyes!!

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Sisters :)

Arboretum Portraits

We managed to catch a few family portraits before Sophie decided she was “all done!”

Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

Rhetta and the girls

Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

FAVORITE!

Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

Bill and the girls

Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

We also did a few head shots for lovely Rhetta, who’s starting her own consulting and professional coaching business

Arboretum Portraits

We even managed to capture a portrait or two of Rhetta & Bill without the girls – well, they’re there, you just can’t see them  ;)

Arboretum Portraits

We had a fun morning!  We found lady bugs and everything :)

Arboretum Portraits

Arboretum Portraits

Rhetta & Bill – thank you so much for a fun morning with your family!  Hannah and Sophie are so darling, and I’m still laughing over Hannah’s “hey, Krista, can you give me a minute?!”  haha!  It really is a pleasure and an honor to have been documenting your family for the last 6 years!!

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

Baby Austin – Columbus, OH

Just a little while back I went home to the midwest to visit some friends and family.  One of my oldest and dearest friends, Marietta had a baby back in November and I still hadn’t met him yet!  So, I headed over to Columbus for some quality time and a little photo session.  And oh, he is SO ridiculously cute!!!  Such a sweet baby, and the cutest chubby cheeks!

Little baby parts :)

Austin

Marietta’s mom was in town, and on my way out of my room in the morning, this is what I saw…  (I went back in for my camera, I seriously don’t carry it around with me alllll the time!)

Baby Austin

It’s so strange to see someone you’ve known since you were both 7 years old become a mom!  It’s just surreal.  and also beautiful.

Baby Austin

Baby Austin

Hello gorgeous!

Baby Austin

Baby Austin

Mar, Austin, and Mike – family photo

Baby Austin

Baby Austin

And then it was time for a nap.  I believe this one shot I took woke him up – oops :)

Baby Austin

Do you see those eyes?!

Baby Austin

Baby Austin

austin :)

Baby Austin

Marietta is such a wonderful Mom!!

Baby Austin

Baby Austin

Um, I had to get a shot with my cute chubby baby!!!!

Baby Austin

Marietta, I love you!!  I’m so glad I finally got to meet Austin – he’s just precious and I love him!  I’m coming home again this Summer and I can’t wait to see how big he gets by then :)  Miss you!

If you’d like to see more of my favorites from Austin’s photo shoot, please check out the Facebook album.

Baby Tellen

I hope you people like cute babies!  Because there’s no shortage of them over here these days!  All my clients, and friends are having babies it seems.  Love it!  :)

I was hanging out with my friend’s baby, Tellen, the other day.  And I could not resist photographing her gorgeous little face.  I mean her little nose, and her chubby cheeks were seriously just TOO MUCH!!

Baby Girl Portraits

She looks a little freaked out, but trust me, we’re totally buds!

Baby Girl Portraits

See!

Baby Girl Portraits

Oh.  my.  goodness!

Baby Girl Portraits

Baby Girl Portraits

Baby Girl Portraits

Apparently this last shot right here, this sleeping child, made me the “Tellen-whisperer”  :)

Baby Girl Portraits

Tellen – you’re too cute for words!

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!

Pink Baby Portraits

She’s got a great laugh!

Pink Baby Portraits

Oh, those EYES!

Pink Baby Portraits

Pink Baby Portraits

Pink Baby Portraits

Daddy likes her with a bow in her hair ;)

Pink Baby Portraits

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

Pink Baby Portraits

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

Pink Baby Portraits

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

Pink Baby Portraits

And a few portraits with Mom & Dad :)

Pink Baby Portraits

Pink Baby Portraits

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!

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…

3 Month Baby Portraits

oooooh, she’s too cute!

3 Month Baby Portraits

haha!  Love this one!

3 Month Baby Portraits

3 Month Baby Portraits

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

3 Month Baby Portraits

3 Month Baby Portraits

3 Month Baby Portraits

3 Month Baby Portraits

3 Month Baby Portraits

Some fun with Mommy & Daddy

3 Month Baby Portraits

3 Month Baby Portraits

And then it’s back to sleep…

3 Month Baby Portraits

3 Month Baby Portraits

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!   :)

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!

Newborn Baby Portraits

Fabio with his new baby girl

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Totally cozy in Momma’s arms

Newborn Baby Portraits

YAAWWNN!

Newborn Baby Portraits

Oh, the tiny little eyelashes!

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

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

Newborn Baby Portraits

3 Generations on each side of the family

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

Newborn Baby Portraits

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!