A Light Moment...

Welcome Baby Mac!

I had the pleasure of shooting this 4-day old adorable little one and his family  this past Sunday.   What pure sweetness!   Love love love brand new babies!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cristina & Shane...

Oh blog, how I have missed you!   I am finally back and have every intention of posting on a more regular basis!  

 

So.   Today I am posting some recent shots from a wedding I had the privilege of shooting in Phoenix, Arizona!   It was for my dear friend Cristina and her new husband Shane.    The location of this wedding was at  the Four Seasons and was absolutely stunning.    Here is a quick sneak peak!  Enjoy!

 

 

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This image was a shot taken indoors in a foyer and was an attempt to practice using my speedlight.   It was taken with the black side of my reflector held behind the subject and the flash bounced off the wall/ceiling.     If anyone has ideas of themes for the upcoming weeks, send them in!!
 

52/365 Project! Time to start a new photography project... Last year I attempted to do a 365 project-one photo a day for 365 days. Needless to say I only made it to March! This year, I will shoot for one a week for a year. The personal goal of this is to work on one technical skill each week, thus improving my skills. Some, like lighting, may last several weeks, but still one image post per week. Stay tuned for week number one!

Baby R

This baby was the sweetest thing ever!   At two weeks old, he fought sleeping the entire time.   We tried over and over to get him to sleep, and he would fall asleep, and as soon as he was in front of the camera-wide awake!   So precious.   Finally for the last shot....he was out!

Attention all 2010 High School Seniors!

Wow!  It's almost here...your senior year!   It's time to enjoy being "top dog"!  Finally!   There is much to do your senior year.   There are exams,  college and jobs to think about.   This is also the year to have fun!   You will probably be taking fewer classes (hopefully!), thinking about prom, preparing for graduation celebrations and building enthusiasm about beginning your adult life.  It really is an exciting time!

2010 marks the third year that I have been taking senior portraits in the greater Denver area.   I would love to have the opportunity to photograph you and what defines "you" in your senior portraits this year.  I do on-location photography, and I am pretty much game for anything.   Whether you want traditional, grunge, classic or urban, we can make it happen!  I promise to make your session personal and fun.    Most importantly, your portraits will be UNIQUE!   I offer traditional portrait sizes, convenient packages,  canvases, graduation announcements, "411 cards"  (cards with all your important info-cell phone, email, facebook/myspace, etc) and portrait purses. 

Set up your appointment today -  call me at 303-704-3677.   Any appointments scheduled prior to May will receive 25% off of their sitting fee-just mention this blog posting.   Hope to see you soon!    

My website:  www.kristinehigginsphotography.com

Long time.....

It has been a terribly long time since I have posted on my blog.    During the holidays, I was managing a retail store, which was crazy-busy at that time of year, despite the economy!   Since 2009 rolled around, I have transitioned into my home-based photography business by leaving my full time retail job.    I now have much more time to invest in my current clients, as well as prospective future clients!  This has been an excellent decision for me, and I haven't looked back.   

Other changes include an addition to our family-our new chocolate lab puppy "Seamus" (for those of you who are wondering, it is pronounced "Shay-mus"!)   He has been quite a handful, but cute as ever and lots of fun too.  I wish you all a Happy 2009-better late than never!    Have a wonderful day...

Italy...

I am finally taking a few minutes to update my WAY OVERDUE, sadly ignored blog.     I thought I would post a few pictures from my trip to Italy with my girlfriends this past July.    My dear friend Alva qualified for this cruise to Italy, Croatia and Malta and invited me and her niece,  Angela.   We were gone for about nine days and saw some amazing things.   All in all, we visited Taormina-Sicily, Valetta- Malta, Dubrovnik-Croatia,  Naples-Italy and Livorno/Florence Italy. 

Malta is an amazing island south of Sicily and we visiting a fishing village bordering a breathtaking city built of limestone.    Dubrovnik, Croatia was my favorite place and was the only place we ventured out on our own.   Picture Cobblestone streets, neat little pizza places tucked into alleys that seemed to go on forever, people hanging clothes off their balconies full of colorful flowers,  and great shopping!   In Italy one of the places that stood out for me was Cinque Terre (on the Florence port), an enchanting colorful village  carved into steep rocks by the sea.  

We visited wineries, glass- blowing factories, fishing villages, beaches, pizza joints, gelato shops, an active volcano and many, many shops!   We rode on coaches, trains, jet-foils, water taxis, chair liftsand a  funicular (railway). 

We had an amazing time and I can't wait to go back with my family!

Urban adventure

Just wanted to post a few from a urban shoot I had yesterday with my son.   We headed downtown for some shooting and had a blast.  Steven was in town for a week, and this was his last day here... see the album "urban adventures" for more.

PUFFBALL: May he rest in peace...

The eyes of children are astounding.   On a recent walk, my daughter spotted (from yards away) a tiny bird egg on the ground beneath a bush.    She picked it up, and although the egg was cracked open, she realized immediately that the baby within was still alive!   We searched for his nest and it was nowhere to be found.   Our adoption of this tiny creature was immediate and wholehearted!   We carefully took the egg home and given the little tiny puffs of feathers coming from his little, skin covered body, Maya named him Puffball.    Over the next few days, Puffball grew a little, and began to break out of his shell a bit.   He was too little to eat yet, despite our efforts to feed him, he would not open his beak to eat.    Our guess is that he was just too tiny to be out of his shell-a preemie.   We put him in a little nest on a heating pad and launched a house-wide monitoring campaign (cat excluded!).   He was still quite active and moved around in his shell from time to time.  Once the weekend past, and he was still alive, my hubby agreed to take the little guy to work, so he could keep an eye on him, and continue efforts to feed him.   During this time, little Puffball decided to join his other little feathered friends in the big nest in the sky.    Maya was quite upset after school when she learned about his departure, but was peaceful about it by dinnertime.  We had all grown quite attached to Puffball, and wanted to share his story to honor his short little life!    RIP Puffball!