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So as a part of my plan to expand my studio into Iowa, I have partnered with Dr. Gabrielson’s women’s health clinic and will be displaying some of my artwork in his Webster City office. So I have been getting the chance to meet some of his amazing patients and photographing their new little family additions :-) Aleigha got to be my very first model! She is such a sweetie and has gorgeous eyes (I LOVE baby eyes!). She started off the session wide awake but by the end, we got the room warmed up and she feel fast asleep for some very cute naked, sleeping baby photos.

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It’s funny how you never know where life will take you and who you will meet up with again down the road. For example, a couple months ago after posting some of my first images of my niece Quincy, I got a message on Facebook from a couple people I went to college with. Suzie, Adam and I had all been RA’s at Morningside College and had a chance to get to know each other fairly well. But as it usually goes, after graduation we lost touch. When Suzie saw my photos of Quincy on Facebook, she knew she wanted me to be Lorelei’s personal photographer but wasn’t sure that since I’m mainly located up here in Stillwater while they’re in southeast Iowa, if we could work it out. It was perfect timing! I was looking to expand the business down into Iowa more so it was the perfect opportunity. We decided to meet up in Des Moines (kind of half way for both of us) to capture some images of little three month old Lorelei. It was a great session! She’s such a doll and this is such a cute family! Can’t wait for the 8 month session!

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Well I finally did it…I got with the program and joined Twitter! I was dragging my feet because like I NEED one more social media place to have to update everyday, but then realized all the potential it could have. So help prove my old thinking wrong and show me how GREAT Twitter can be by following me. And to make it an even sweater deal for you, I’ll be doing special Twitter Only specials in the near future so click the link below, start following, and get in on the fantastic deals I have in store :-) Follow klphotodesign on Twitter

One nice thing about having a big family is that it usually grows quickly when everyone starts having babies! First my cousin Eric and his wife Rachel had baby Logan, then about 6 months later my sister had Quincy, followed by Ava and Laila born to two more of my cousins on my dad’s side. (Needless to say, Christmas will be CRAZY this year with all the new babies together!) And I’m so blessed to be a photographer and be able to capture the milestones of all these little ones! A couple weekends ago, another one of my cousins, Amanda, got married (blog post yet to come from the wedding day!) so Stacy and Ava came from Chicago while Eric, Rachel, Logan and the grandparents came from the Sioux Center area. Since we had everyone in one place, we decided we’d do Ava’s 3 month session and try for some group photos. Well let’s just say that getting an active 10 month old (Logan) and a 3 month old in one photo can be quite a challenge! We didn’t get many photos of them together but we did get some great shots of Logan by himself along with a group photo with Grandma & Grandpa! After that we switched gears and focused all the attention on baby Ava. She had some of the CUTEST outfits (the green one is my favorite!) and is so laid back that we could even get her on her tummy without a fuss. AND we learned that she can hold herself up pretty well which created the best photos from the session, in my opinion. She’s such a little doll and I can’t wait to photograph her as she gets bigger! These are just a few of my favorites and if you’d like to see more check out my Facebook Gallery.

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I am always amazed at the power of the internet! I mean, what a great marketing tool…you can reach people all over the world, you never know who will land on your site and fall in love with your photography. For instance, I got a call the other day from Amy Lynn, owner of Les Amis photography down in Louisiana. She is originally from the Stillwater area was planning a trip up to see her family and wanted to do a family session. She had done a search for photographers in Stillwater and found little ‘ole me :-) Of course, being a photographer, she could do the session herself for the most part but she wanted the experience that most of us photographers don’t get…being on the other side of the camera, experience the photo session like a regular client and not having to edit the photos herself. She fell in love with my work and luckily I had some openings for the weekend her and her son would be home. I felt so honored that another photographer wanted to use me as their family photographer!!! (I’m STILL pumped about it if you couldn’t tell :D )

We had a very small window of opportunity to do the session and the weather started to worry us. Luckily the skies were just overcast and the rain held out long enough for us to do our session. Amy Lynn knew she wanted some fairly more traditional family photos with her parents and then some that were more photojournalistic with her and her son. Oh I had so much fun! What a great family and her son is SO adorable!!! I absolutely love all the images from this session :-) Here are just a few, with more on my Facebook page and soon to be on my website!

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I can hardly believe it’s been three months since little Quincy joined our family. My how time flies! She’s getting so big and full of expressions! It wasn’t long into the session before Quincy had her first baby meltdown of the day (being a model is HARD work!) so I set up my laptop, hooked up my hard drive and put on some soothing Kenny G music which usually calms babies down. However, Grandma informed me that even at the early age of 3 months, Quincy has a very particular taste in music and preferred a little Lady Gaga over Kenny G. I didn’t believe her so, to prove her wrong, I turned on some Lady Gaga, thinking that Quincy would continue to have her meltdown, thus postponing the session until she calmed down. Oh but how I was wrong! Grandma quickly picked up little Quincy, snuggled her tight and started bouncing her to the music and surprisingly Quincy calmed right down! Who knew Lady Gaga was the new thing in children’s music! HA! So for the rest of the session, we played some of Quincy’s favorite songs like “Poker Face,” “Just Dance,” and “Telephone.” Good call Grandma! :-)

These are some of my favorite shots from the session, including a 9-up wall collage that I’m going to talk my sister into hanging in the nursery…WAY to cute NOT to! :-) Stay tuned for more images of Quincy in the upcoming months. I learned some new tricks at After Dark, a photo conference I attended last week in Minneapolis, that I want to try out on Quincy the next time I’m in Iowa. I love having a little model of my very own!

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Hi everyone!

It’s been awhile since I’ve updated my website so I decided it was time to just sit down and do it! So if you haven’t been there in awhile, you should go check it out. There’s new photos, new information (including links to some of my favorite stores that I partner with – oh and a couple sweet sites for high school juniors and seniors!), current specials, and a new video on the Senior Gallery page. Stop by Kristina Lynn Photography & Design dot com today! :-)

A couple posts back, you might remember a beautiful maternity session that I did with my little sister, Kathleen. Well, now I’m proud to blog about the newest member of our family, my niece Quincy Jane, who came into this world last Tuesday afternoon. As soon as I could clear my schedule, I packed up my studio and road tripped down to Iowa to meet and photograph the little peanut. I transformed their living room into a make-shift studio and then in between visitors, diaper changes, feedings and wardrobe changes we played most of the afternoon away, capturing everything from smiles to yawns and stretches…oh and the occasional baby meltdown (wouldn’t be a newborn session without it!). Pretty sure I wore the little one out – you’re welcome Mom! :-) These are just a few of my favorite images and I can’t WAIT until the 3 and 6 month sessions! Congratulations Kathleen & Jerad!
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Jennifer is the sister of one of my senior clients this past summer. She decided my Limited Edition Holiday Session offer was the perfect excuse to come in for a family photo with her two little ones. The biggest challenge of the session was getting little two year old Riley to sit still long enough to get a photo with older sister Savannah. As soon as we figured out to give her the candy bracelet and con her into “hiding” it from me, I was able to capture lots of smiles. Photographing kids can be so much fun! :-)

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We all know that Christmas is right around the corner (45 days to be exact!)…have you thought about your holiday cards yet?….NO?!…well that’s where Kristina Lynn Photography & Design comes in!

Announcing our Limited Edition Holiday sessions! For $84 you get a half hour session (either in studio or outdoors) AND a set of 25 5×7 flat holiday cards! And the cards are really simple – either choose one of our designs from our holiday design collection or you can upgrade and get a custom one done just for you.

And like with all good things, these session time slots won’t last! So make sure to call the studio today to book your Limited Edition Holiday Session and scratch one more thing off your long list of things to do!

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