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And now, introducing our first Associate Photographer!!

COCO!

Averie & Keith

If you haven’t noticed by now, I have the best Assistant EVER!  CoCo Boardman has been working for me for almost exactly two years.  Before moving to Boston, she worked all over the country as a news photographer, and even worked as an Assistant at Real Life Weddings, where I got my start in photography.  So, she basically came to me already knowing a lot about how I work because she was trained by the woman who I trained… sounded good to me!  And she’s been even better than I expected.  She’s so good at assisting me at weddings, that I barely remember how I ever did it without her!  She reads my mind and stays so on top of the ball, I can’t tell you how helpful she is!  She’s become not just my office assistant, but Studio Manager, photo editor, album designer, sounding board, and perspective generator.  And add to that, she’s a fabulous photographer and she adds so much to every wedding she assists and second shoots!  See… she’s pretty amazing!  And Krista Photography is a better business, a better place to work, and a better team because of her.

So, even though she already does so much around here, it’s time for her to get to do a little more!!  Starting in 2013, Krista Photography will now offer weddings shot by CoCo Boardman, our first Associate Photographer!!  She has the experience and the talent to shoot weddings of her own.  And while I’ll miss having her with me at every wedding I shoot, I’m excited to see her grow as a photographer, and to give brides the opportunity to work with her!

So, if you haven’t met her yet, take a minute and get to know our new Associate, CoCo!

She’s a babe…

All Things Lovely - de sous les decombres

And a goofball…

Averie & Keith

She likes to dance, dance, dance, dance…

Lillian & Colin - wedding shoot

She’s a snazzy dresser…

And she’s a great friend!

She also shoots Canon, but we don’t hold it against her…

Fall Wedding at Gibbet Hill

…because she uses it for good and not evil!  Check out some of my favorites of her work!

Wedding at the Hilton Boston Logan

Spring Wedding in Cambridge

Spring Wedding in Cambridge

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Shots by Coco

Pictures by Coco Boardman

Pictures by Coco Boardman

Shots by Coco

CoCo, I love you lady!  I’m so thankful for you and all you’ve done to help me over the last two years!  I’m so very excited to what comes next!!  You rock :)

If you’d like to view more of CoCo’s work, you can see it in MANY of our albums on Facebook, but especially here, and soon we’ll have her galleries on our website as well!  Yay!

 

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Portraits for Mimi


That’s my Mom – or Mimi as her grandkids call her. She’s pretty great. She owns her own business and has worked her butt off for as long as I can remember (except those 2 years when I was a kid and we lived in the Bahamas – when she played Bridge and sat by the pool with me all day, but whatever ;). The older I get, the more I realize that I am so much like her – or is it that I’m just becoming more like her? Either way, it’s both a little scary and comforting at the same time :)

My Mom needed some new photos of herself and her employees for work – and hopefully for a website someday… Mom works in the glamorous world of nursing home consulting, and that market hasn’t really gotten too techy just yet ;) Since she’s the most wonderful Mom, she hired her daughter to take the photos. And since she’s the most wonderful boss, she offered all of her employees the opportunity to get some family portraits done as well! So, when I was in Indianapolis earlier this summer, we headed down to Greenwood (the town I was born in) to spend some time with the women of Herrin Associates, and their families…

First up, my Mom, Shelia. She doesn’t really like having her picture taken (kinda like me), but has started getting used to it over the past 6 or 7 years. Do you think I look like her?



Next up was Beth :)


and Beth’s husband and 4 grandchildren


The kids weren’t too excited about the whole thing, but they put up with me, and we managed to get some great shots of them!



I love these…





And then there’s Kathy! Kathy’s family wasn’t able to come for photos, so we just stuck to business…

…at least mostly. I got her laughing quite a bit when I was asking her about whether or not my Mom’s a good boss :)

And last but not least was Nancy. Nancy has worked for my Mom for like 20 years, and is such a great lady!


She brought a bunch of her family with her and we got a ton of portraits of them – starting with her son and his adorable daughter…




Then we shot Nancy and her husband with their grandson, Garrett.


Then it was just Nancy & Ernie. They’re pretty cute!


While we waited for Nancy’s daughter to get off work, my Mom & I took Garrett across the street for some ice cream from this little walk-up place, called Mrs. Curl. It’s so small-town Indiana, I love it! (I loved the ice cream too!)



Last up was Brittany and Garrett.


He’s a cutie!


I swear I’m good with kids! Really! I think Garrett was just squinting, not snarling!


Brittany arrived just as the sun dropped down to the perfect spot, so we got some beautiful, warm light to play with…


And I’m fairly certain that this was Garrett’s favorite part (next to the ice cream, of course).


It was such a fun afternoon! Thanks Mom for letting me take your picture :) And for being such a great role model for this business-owning daughter of yours. I’m amazed by all that you’ve done, and all that you’re doing – and I’m super proud of you! I love you so much!!! S.W.A.K. ;)