Kayla & Kris Harpursville Jr/Sr Prom 2013

Meet Kayla & Kris. This was Kayla's Jr/Sr Prom, this was her Junior year at Harpusrville High School. Weather wise this was a great evening. They had a good time at the Prom too. Our original plan was to go to several locations and do some fun and funky photos. (Kris is my son and so this made them game for anything.) But just like every girl on an important day, Kayla was running late... lol. 

They finished getting ready and we headed to Confluence Park to take the set of photos that we got. We were on a time crunch, as they had to be at the Prom before a certain time or they could not enter. 

I am very pleased with the photos that we were able to get.

A collage of Kayla. Love the middle photo. Spotlight on her with him watching from behind.

We all went together to look for Kayla's dress. 

They were on a mission to find a purple gown, but just could not find a purple one that she loved. When we found this gown we knew this was the one. I think the navy was a much better choice.

A collage of the two of them together. There were several that I wanted to be able to share so I went with 3 collages. This way I could showcase some of my favorites but not make this posting very long.

A collage of Kris by himself too! 

They decided that they did not want Kris in a full tux.

 We decided to purchase the outfit giving him something more formal to always have on hand. 

I have to say he does wear the look well! (I know I'm being a little bias.)

I love this shot! I was so glad that I was behind them on our way back to the car. 

Being the gentlemen while she adjusted her shoe.

One last photo before I left them at the Prom. I wish that we had taken a couple of minutes and did a few shots of them with the sign. But I didn't want them to be late. 

The story behind the PROM sign is...

A male student from Kayla's school made the sign and lit it up in front of the girls house that he was asking to Prom. I loved the jester so much that I wanted to make sure that I captured the sign.  

Brooklyn 3 Months

When I met with this family last year to do Brooklyn's 3 month shoot it was close to Easter time. I wanted to make sure that we got some shots for Easter. 

I also wanted to recreate some of the poses that we had done with her sister, Hailey, at the same age. 

These next thee images are the ones that I wanted to recreate from Hailey's shoot at the same age. You can see Hailey's shoot Here. Of course being two different girls we did not get the same exact images but we did recreate the scene. 

Every baby needs to have a bathtub photo!

Two of my favorite props to use for little girls are the tutu and butterfly wings. I always try to do something a little different with each shoot. I brought along the parasol for this shoot. As you can tell from the image above, Brooklyn was very intrigued with the parasol. In several of the images she was staring at it and trying to grab it.

  

I couldn't go up and shoot Brooklyn with out getting some of Hailey too. Here are 4 of my favorites from the Easter poses. The one on top of the collage is my favorite. We were trying to get Hailey to kiss Brooklyn and well... as you can see from her face Brooklyn did not quite know what to think.

To end the shoot, a few of big sister by herself!

Keep checking back for the rest of Brooklyn's first year!

2014 Projects...

The year is in full swing, and after a very long, very cold winter, spring is finally here!

I am looking forward to a great project I have this year. It is something that I have not done yet, but am super excited for the opportunity! This May and June I will taking photos for a horse show!

 I have done a Senior session and a Wedding that included a horse. But, this is a new adventure, one that I could never pass up! What a great way to further my experience. Be sure to check back in June to see some of the shots from the Horse Shows.

I am also going to be trying to offer some mini shoots. This is something that I want to try and do each month. Offering a new theme every month.  I had wanted to start sooner but the below freezing temperatures made it difficult. I am going to kick this off in May with a Mommy & Me Shoot. I plan to offer two dates for this Mini Shoot. Also, I plan on doing June's Mini Shoot as Daddy's (& his) Little Hero's ( a super hero theme for both boys and girls.) Check back next week for more details and a sample shoot for each.

Again, I start the year behind in shoot postings... I have just excepted that this is the norm.

I have some great shoots that I can not wait to share. My plan is to do 1-2 a week and hopefully be caught up by the time I do the first Mini Shoot. This is a goal I hope that I can achieve so, that I can show shoots much quicker!

I wanted to share at least one photo from last year with you. This is a photo of the sign in LOVE Park in Philadelphia, PA. This was taken on a trip there in November 2013 when the kids and I went to see my sister Samantha and Eli, her NOW Fiance! Don't forget to check back for more of photos from our trip to Phillie and Samantha's awesome collage campus! I will also be taking their engagement photos soon!

So, there is so much to check back for over the next couple of months!

1. The horse shows in May and June

2. Information on Monthly Mini Shoots

3. 2013's Photo Sessions

4. Trip to Phillie & college campus 

5. Samantha & Eli's Engagement Session.

Thanks for checking out the blog

Trisha

KG Russell Photography

Realizations...

As 2013 is nearing to an end, I thought that I would share some of the many things that I realize...

1. I am still so very far behind in posting photo shoots. As I have just finished sharing 2012's shoots 

with you.

2. I have said so many times in past postings that I would not allow myself to get behind like this again. But yet I find myself still there.

3. The reason I am so far behind in sharing shoots with you is because life happens... I know that

 there are lots of you that relate to that statement. 

4. I had an awesome year of shoots in 2013, not that any other year was not awesome too, and am finding myself in a place of some free time to play catch up. FINALLY!

Now a few things that I have realized not involving blog posts...

5. Our kids grow up too quickly... and there is nothing we can do to stop them.

 My oldest is just over a month away from turning 18, and becoming man. My youngest just turned 8 

and I don't know where the last 8 years have gone, let alone the last 18....

6. Family is very important. Keeping track of family memories is just as important.

 Because someday they will be gone and having photos and the memories in our heads keeps 

them alive inside of us.

7. As we grow we learn who and what really matters to us. There are some many things that we 

think matter or are important and when times passes and we look back and reflect we realize that

 they really were/are not that important.

8. That it is OK to let go of the control we feel that we have to have on things and let someone

 else be in control.

 This statement means so many different things. Like letting go of some of the control on our kids and letting them make their own choices, even when we don't agree with them.

 Or when there is something that you do well and have a hard time letting someone else do that thing for you.

(like letting someone else photograph my family without trying to pose us myself.)

9. People come in and out of lives and the important ones are never far away. We may not see each other everyday or even once a month or longer but when we need them they are never far away.

10.... let me think on this one.

So going back to number 6 and number 8-

We have finally had the opportunity to have a family shoot with my sisters and their families. The last time that we did this was before my youngest was born and my sister's first was born. We met up last weekend for a fun outdoor winter shoot with Julie Gendron.

Two of the photos were shared on facebook today, Thank you Julie for the great photos.

 https://www.facebook.com/JulieAnnGendron.

  and I thought that I would share them as well. As soon as I have disk in hand, ok maybe not as soon cause some will be Christmas gifts, I will share some more. 

The whole crew.

 Just the kids.

Newborn Twins- 2012!

These precious twins entered our family in September of 2012. I was so excited when we finally got to meet them and I could steal them away for a little photo shoot. I soon realized two things...

 1.- I was not cut out to have twins. (I was taking their photos without help, so of course that plays a little factor in that thought.)

 2. After spending 9 months together they did not want to be near each other. And I mean any where near each other. The few that I did get of them together were done quickly before the fussing started.

Meet Amelia and Miles...

 Another quick attempt at getting a photo of them together. This is not the original image I was 

aiming to get, I was trying to get them laying on each other and they wanted nothing

 to do with touching.

Amelia-

 

Miles-

They are the sweetest things! Now that they are one they are a little better about being so close to one another. I am hoping to have the opportunity this Holiday season to get another photo shoot of these 2. We might even include their 3 older siblings...

Carmon Family- Holiday 2012

Meet the Carmon Family! We met at Traditions at the Glen on a drizzly afternoon. We made it through the drizzling and got some great shots. We started with mom and the girls, as dad had to run back to the car and get a blanket that they brought along. 

Mom and her girls!

Sister!

 Some Christmas images.

Merry Christmas banner and candy canes.

 Dad and his girls!

 This was a pose that I have been wanting to do with a family. I thought that they would be a great family to use this pose with. Both girls are into very different things and thought it would be great to showcase that.

I am very pleased with how it came out.

Some snow blowing to end the shoot with. Just like the previous post we were not lucky enough to be able to use some real snow so we made do with fake snow. 

Have a wonderful Holiday 2013 season Carmon Family! 

Tamara & Family 2012- "My Secret" Location

Meet Tamara and her family. We talked about using several locations before we decided here. I explained that I had a location in my mind to use for sometime but just hadn't found the right subject. I explained that I would love to shoot her and her family here. So, she agreed and they headed the 30 minute drive to our location. 

If you are interested in using this location feel free to email me at kgrussellphoto@yahoo.com. 

Please keep in mind that this is a small location and  most areas may be used in each shoot. To keep each subject's shoots different, as I tried to do when using popular locations, I will make each person/groups sessions unique with different poses. 

This was a pose that I was wanting to try with a large family. It came out just how I was hoping 

and is one of my favorites from this shoot!

 To end the shoot I thought it would be fun to do a little "Girls against Boys" pose. I brought along some fake snow, since we didn't get any real snow; for the girls to blow at the boys. If there was some real snow I was hoping to do a "snowball fight". But we improvised and it came out great!

Merry Christmas Tamara & Family. May your 2013 Holiday be wonderful!