Swartz's Family Holiday 2012

I have been shooting this family since there oldest was born. I always enjoy seeing them, and this shoot was no different. We met at Ostiningo Park in Binghamton for their shoot. The weather cooperated and so did the girls and we got some great shots!

Mommy and her girls!

 This tree is one of my favorites. It got a little damaged when the park flooded during the flood of 2011, but it is still a great tree!

 Hailey and her bunbun. She has had him since she was born and he is loved very much!

I made sure to get a few of her alone as it December is her birthday month!

The sled used in these last three images was my husbands when he was a small child. His grandfather added the back to it so that he sit in it safely when he was younger. I love that it is still around and in great shape so that it can be used!

Merry Christmas Swartz family. I look forward to our future shoots!

Tina's Grandkids- Holiday 2012

Here is another holiday shoot that I had the honor to do last year. I have taken photos of these two cuties a few other times and it was great to see them again and how much they had grown.

 This is my favorite image of these two. You can just see the sibling love!

 Love when kids get to the age of giving you the "cheesy" smile!

Merry Christmas Tina and family! 

Holiday 2013 Mini Sessions post 2

KG Russell Photography 2013 Holiday Mini Sessions:

I am going to offer 3 days of shoots this year. Each day will be at a different out door location. Each session will be a half hour long. The sessions this year will be $45.00 and include 15 images on a Copyrighted disk. My plan for this year is to have someone with me who can share your session with you so that you can choose your 15 images. Each image will be offered to you in color and black & white and you may choose one image to be personalized with your Holiday Message. Any extra images or effects that you want on an image will be offered at 2 images for $5 extra dollars. Examples: black & white with a pop of color or personalized with your Holiday message (Happy Holiday's Love the Russell's.)

For each location I will have several props available. I have a old wooden sled, supplies to be used to  decorate a tree at each location, fake presents, fake snow. Also a Merry Christmas banner. I am also working on a surprise backdrop. Check back for the surprise...

Contact me via email at kgrussellphoto@yahoo.com to set up your session. If you have my phone number feel free to call or text me as well. When you email me I will give you my number to call with any questions or concerns.

The dates and locations are:

December 1, 2013 at Wolfe Park Binghamton, NY

Wolfe Park is a wooded park it has a small pond with a dock, a gazebo, trails, and a small creek with a waterfall. 

December 7, 2013 at a secret location in Binghamton, NY

To find out about this location you will need to contact me via email to find out about this location.

Sorry but this is one of my favorite locations and do not want to let the "cat out of the bag." so to speak... I did one Holiday session at this location and will be sharing them with you so you will have the opportunity to see what it has to offer. I will not be offering set times for this location but a time will be agreed upon for those interested in this location.

December 8, 2013 at Pork Dick Park Binghamton, NY

Port Dick Park offers a playground, tables, pine trees and the river.

Times for December 1st and 8th are

11:00

11:30- December 8th- Watkins Family

12:00- Unavailable on December 1st- My family photo shoot

12:30- Unavailable on December 1st- My family photo shoot
I will be taking an hour break (well technically, it will be a half hour once I finish the 12:30 shoot.) to eat, warm up, and do any catching up on shoots.

1:30

2:00

2:30

3:00

If these dates and /or locations do not work for you or you are interested in doing a shoot in your home I am willing to accommodate these with the same special.

I look forward to meeting with all the great families these shoots will bring!

Watkin's Family

This next family shoot I am so glad, for many reasons, that I had the opportunity to do a session for them.

They were a great bunch to be able to shoot and we had some fun. 

Also this year Larry, dad/grandpa, passed away. This was their last family shoot before he was unexpectedly taken away from them. 

I am hoping the posting of this shoot at this time of year will bring happy memories of this family day for the whole Watkin's family.

Larry & Paula- the beginning of this family!

 Another interesting fact about this shoot that I noticed while editing was that this is the only Holiday session that I did not use any props for. This session was more about having family photos then it being all Holiday. So, the only prop that was used was the location.

Watkins family, as it is getting closer to your first Holiday without Larry, I can only imagine how hard it will be on all of you. You are in my thoughts and prayers to have a wonderful Holiday season filled with memories of Larry. I hope that the posting of this shoot helps in the happy memories of this time of year for all of you.

Three As

This Holiday shoot we ended up doing on two different days. Alicia wanted to do some at her dad's house in front of his fireplace and I wanted to do some outside with her and the kids.

 Our first set were done at The Endicott Visitor Center and then we headed to The Rail Trail and the Train Station Building (I forgot what it's name is.) Just before it started getting dark we headed to the reservoir on Taft Ave in Endicott. 

Our next set of photos we met at her dad's house and did some in front of the fireplace.

Holiday 2013 Mini Sessions

I have several post to still share that I took in between the Bees in the Graveyard and last years Holiday Mini Sessions. But because we are a week away from the official Holiday month I am going to jump forward just a bit to share some ideas for this years Holiday Shoots. In the Holiday shoots that I will be posting from last year I shot a few of them at the Endicott Visitor Center, unfortunately that is not a site that I am offering this year but I am sharing them so that you can see some of the poses used from last year. 

I am going to offer 3 days of shoots this year. Each day will be at a different out door location. Each session will be a half hour long. The sessions this year will be $45.00 and include 15 images on a Copyrighted disk. My plan for this year is to have someone with me who can share your session with you so that you can choose your 15 images. Each image will be offered to you in color and black & white and you may choose one image to be personalized with your Holiday Message. Any extra images or effects that you want on an image will be offered at 2 images for $5 extra dollars. Examples: black & white with a pop of color or personalized with your Holiday message (Happy Holiday's Love the Russell's.)

For each location I will have several props available. I have a old wooden sled, supplies to be used to  decorate a tree at each location, fake presents, fake snow. Also a Merry Christmas banner. I am also working on a surprise backdrop. Check back for the surprise...

Contact me via email at kgrussellphoto@yahoo.com to set up your session. If you have my phone number feel free to call or text me as well. When you email me I will give you my number to call with any questions or concerns.

The dates and locations are:

December 1, 2013 at Wolfe Park Binghamton, NY

Wolfe Park is a wooded park it has a small pond with a dock, a gazebo, trails, and a small creek with a waterfall. 

December 7, 2013 at a secret location in Binghamton, NY

To find out about this location you will need to contact me via email to find out about this location.

Sorry but this is one of my favorite locations and do not want to let the "cat out of the bag." so to speak... I did one Holiday session at this location and will be sharing them with you so you will have the opportunity to see what it has to offer. I will not be offering set times for this location but a time will be agreed upon for those interested in this location.

December 8, 2013 at Pork Dick Park Binghamton, NY

Port Dick Park offers a playground, tables, pine trees and the river.

Times for December 1st and 8th are

11:00

11:30

12:00

12:30
I will be taking an hour break (well technically, it will be a half hour once I finish the 12:30 shoot.) to eat, warm up, and do any catching up on shoots.

1:30

2:00

2:30

3:00

If these dates and /or locations do not work for you or you are interested in doing a shoot in your home I am willing to accommodate these with the same special. 

Bees in the Graveyard! 2012 Halloween Shoot

A few post ago I shared with you a sneak peek of Whitney & Gary's wedding. Now I would like to share with you their Halloween shoot from last year. 

They were a bee keeper and his bees. Whitney the queen bee and Charlotte the baby bee.

 (Earlier this year I also shared Charlotte's First year shot.) 

We met at a cemetery close to their home and it was perfect.

We did these early evening before it got too dark out. The leaves on the trees and the ground created the perfect backdrop. Of course the location in general added to the Halloween feel for the shoot. 

 Daddy and his little bee.

 A Queen and her Princess!

Baby Bumble Bee and her pumpkins!

There is still time to get in a Halloween/Fall shoot! It is also getting that time of the year for Holiday photos. Holiday mini-shoot session dates are coming soon. Be sure to check back for open dates for the mini-sessions. or Send me an email at kgrussellphoto@yahoo.com to discuss availability. Weather it is for your yearly family portraits or for your Christmas cards a Holiday mini-shoot is perfect for any occasion. 

Alyson- Just for Fun!

Alyson's mom called me up after Alyson was not happy with her school pictures. It was her junior year and she just was not satisfied. I met them on an overcast raining afternoon. Despite the light drizzle we did have a lsome sun peeking through. That pit of sun made it easier to get some great shots. But of course Alyson was also great subject to shoot so that helped too. We started at Round Top and then went down to

 The Endicott Visitor Center. 

They great thing about Alyson being such a great subject is that Alyson is a Senior this year and

 I will be doing her pictures again soon. I can not wait!

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