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Tis the Season!! {Rochester, MN Photographer}

Kristi — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:18:54 +0000

Hi there! I know it has been way way way too long…..fact of the matter is I have completely let my blog and website go this past year. It is always on my list of things to do but honestly not very high up on the list so it just seemed that I never got here.

Many people ask me if I am still doing photography and the answer is yes!! I’ve just been horrible at posting the work I have been doing. This past year I cut back A LOT however, I’ve gone from my busiest months of 8-9 sessions a month to not accepting more than 3 per month. It was a change I had to make to put my family first. Having a new baby and now being a mom of two, I don’t want to be remembered as a mom who is always working on the computer. I’m not a good wife or mother when I get too stressed out, and even with three sessions a month that kept me plenty busy! Most of you know that I also work at Mayo as a CT Technologist, and some changes have been made to our policies for time off which will really restrict time the time I have to put towards photography. So until I am able to drop down in my fte at Mayo I will continue to only accept 2-3 sessions per month and can’t guarantee I will get any better at this blogging thing but I will try my best….I really do love sharing my images with all of you! I’ve decided for 2012 I am not going to take any newborn clients and hope to focus primarily on children and high school seniors.

I hope you all are enjoying the holiday season, and get to spend it with friends and loved ones! I thought I’d share the holiday card photo session I did of my beautiful nieces. This was the only day we had where the weather was decent and although the temperature was bearable it was so incredibly windy!! But these girls were troopers!

Here is the front of their Christmas Card…..

and the back…..

Safe travels to everyone on the road and in the air to be with family and friends for the Holidays!!!

Thanks for looking!

Baby girl makes three….. {Rochester Children’s Photographer}

Kristi — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:08:46 +0000

This session was perfect……..these two got along so well, had great personalities, super cute outfits, were a blast to photograph, and to top it all off they had a wonderfully chubby, sweet, sleepy, gorgeous baby sister! Some of my favorites…….

Thanks for looking!!

Quinn and Will {Rochester MN Children’s Photographer}

Kristi — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:31:03 +0000

Here is one of the many sessions from way back when the weather was beautiful, that I still have yet to share with you. These two were so adorable! I remember this session was when I knew I was pregnant, but before I became really sick, feels like such a long time ago now! I really need to get better at blogging, but I know I say that all the time. Maybe while on maternity leave I will finally get all caught up! In the very near future I will share a canvas wall collage I recently got for our home of our family……I love it so much I can’t wait to share!

Thanks for looking!!

Happy New Year! {MN Child Photographer}

Kristi — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:38:55 +0000

Hi Everyone! Sorry I have been MIA again…..I had the best intentions to do something fun here around the holidays…either a favorite photo type contest or put together a slideshow of my favorite images from 2010…..but I just have not had the time. Now that it is already almost halfway into January I guess I will just try reach one of those goals next year! 2010 was really an incredible year and I feel so blessed to have met the wonderful people I have through photography, both my clients and fellow photographer friends. Photography itself is something I am so passionate about, and have times at shoots or editing where I could just jump out of my skin I love it so much. With that being said however, I feel like I have devoted so much time to it these past two years that it has caused me to sacrifice too much precious time with my daughter and family. This realization came to me mostly when we were having the ultrasound of my baby shortly before Christmas. We found out that we are expecting a baby BOY!! We couldn’t be more excited, especially because this is the first boy ever in a very long string of girls on my side of the family…..I’m so happy that my dad will finally have a grandson, and my husband the boy that he was truly hoping for. I knew I was going to be emotional either way when we found out the sex, but I pretty much cried throughout the entire rest of the ultrasound and doctor appointment that followed. I blame it partially on all the pregnancy hormones, but also I think a big part of it was a feeling of having lost too much time with my one and only daughter. So my goal for 2011 and all of the years to come is to find balance in my life, between my work at Mayo, my photography, and most importantly my family. I don’t want my kids to remember me as the mom working on the computer…..this I know for sure.

I also had a huge wake up call meeting with my accountant last month and realized that self-employment taxes are not my friend…..ouch!! So I need to do a bit of re-structuring how I run my business…..and haven’t had the time to put it all together, but my goal is to have it all set by February. My pricing will be changing as well as my schedule, I am only doing a limited amount of shoots per month, and although I have said that in the past I am really going to stick to it this time! This change will give me the opportunity to still get a taste of doing what I LOVE, and will allow me to be a better photographer, I will have time to continue to learn and push myself to do new projects and shoot more creatively…..no client deserves a photographer that is stressed and stretching themselves too thin….so this way the clients I have I will be able to give my all to….and that’s the way I want it.

I also need to figure out my maternity leave plan for photo shoots etc. and will be posting that soon as well. I will honor all pricing as it is at the time the session is booked, so if you know you are planning to have a session with me this year…you can book now at the current rates.

Now on to some images that give me that jump out of my skin feeling!! When we got to our location the lighting was PERFECT and I was so excited….then we quickly realized there were way too many misquitoes to continue to shoot so we had to quickly run and get some spray and race back in hopes of not missing too much time in this light…..this golden hour or so before sunset is so beautiful yet so fleeting.

The hippie/free spirit in me just adores this image……I fast forward 15 years and picture her dancing at an outdoor music festival….hopefully as freely as she is here! Oh, and the awesome knot dress made by my talented mother!

I still have many sessions from this summer to post….I will try catch up so I am not posting summer pics in winter and winter pics in the summer! To see what I am currently working on head on over and “like” urban b photography on facebook, if my client is on the page I will often post a few images for a sneek peek for them there!

Have a wonderful weekend, thanks for still checking in!!

Little Jacoby and his super sweet sister……{Newborn Photographer}

Kristi — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:35:40 +0000

I guess I am no longer going in order of posts that I share since I am so far behind…… I’ll just randomly pick which ones I feel like sharing when I find the time to blog. Here is baby Jacoby (so cute!) and his older sister Avery who I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of months ago! These are a few of my favorites from their session….

One of my all time favorites….I love this image! While Jacoby was eating we decided to go outside a play a little….I love when opportunities like this come up and I can be one on one with a child who is comfotable with us doing so…..I feel like I am able to connect with them better probably because I can be silly without feeling like a fool in front of the parents! She was such a sweet heart she was even protecting me from the bees and telling me not to be scared! It was adorable…I could have hung out with her all day. Oh, and isn’t her hair gorgeous?!?! Love it!

Thanks for looking!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Holiday Mini Sessions!! {Minnesota Photographer}

Kristi — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:33:27 +0000

Well I’ve decided to try something new this year…..Fall Mini Sessions! I am almost booked for 2010 so this will be a great way to allow time for those clients who need some updated images for holiday cards, or gifts for family members etc. but don’t need the 30+ images and 2 hour full session.

I know many of you have expressed an interest in digital negatives, so I have included those with these sessions, with print release! (with this you can print as many copies as you want of each image, perfect for gifts for the holidays!)

The location is awesome, it’s an overgrown field with a perfect out building…… I can’t wait to shoot there!! You will recieve directions upon booking your spot.

Be sure to check out the Look Here tab at the top of this page, I have added more gorgeous holiday cards, with a few more yet to be posted.

These are first come first serve, email me to book your spot!! urbanbphotography@hotmail.com

See you in October!

Fun Family Session {Fargo Family Photographer}

Kristi — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:17:32 +0000

I had the pleasure of meeting this family the last time I was back in Fargo. These two little guys are so handsome, they weren’t so sure about the whole picture thing, asking me if we were done after I took the first picture! (which I thought was so cute) But we played a few games and got some great shots…we even ended at the park so it wasn’t so bad…right guys?!? ;) Here are some of my favorites…..

Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend!!

My sweet friend and her stunning family {Minneapolis Family Photographer}

Kristi — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:12:25 +0000

I met Shamra my freshman year at Concordia and we lived together our Sophmore year. She is such an incredible person, she is so funny and absolutely gorgeous inside and out! Her and her husband Ryan have created one of the most stunning families I have ever seen! This lucky photographer got to capture their awesomeness one evening in Minneapolis and it was so much fun! Some of my favorite images ever….check them out…..

This little man was on the MOVE!!

Thanks for looking!

an old and a new friend {Child Portraits Rochester, MN}

Kristi — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:17:58 +0000

I love when I have repeat clients and I get to see how much the children have grown and changed. Remember this handsome little man? Well now he has a baby sister, and he is such a good big brother!! It was so fun to see him again and to meet little Vivi.

Thanks for looking!!

I love junk! {MN Children’s Photographer}

Kristi — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:48:05 +0000

I was so excited for this session. I have had my eyes on this location for over a year now and when I was discussing our shoot with Kathy, she said how Julian loves trucks and their family loves old things….so I thought this was the perfect time to finally go through the official liability steps etc. to be able to shoot there!! I think it was sooo worth it! I love this location and how it looks in photographs, and more importantly I think Julian and Charolette had a lot of fun there looking at the trucks, machinery and big cranes! These two were so incredibly sweet and smart, I had a great time with them! Oh, and their mom Kathy makes beautiful vintage jewlery too….you can check it out here! I’ve been on a vintage kick lately and have been planning a vintage style shoot of my own family next week and can hardly wait!! Now….on to the beautiful kiddos….I have lots of favorites to share tonight……

Thanks for looking!!