Christmasy Secrets

My fantastic friend {K} brought her stepkids in for photos as a surprise for their Dad. They were so awesome and fun to photograph! She said they haven't had photos recently, well, I think there was a little bit of America's Top Model waiting to shine on out of them.  Don't they look great? Thanks for coming and hanging with me guys, it was fun!

The {M} & {M} & {R} Families

I have been super busy lately, hence my lack of posts here, but I vow to get caught up. Yesterday I got to hang out with this awesome crew for a couple of hours. Daughters {A} and {M} live in my little town, in fact {A} lives down the street, and I confess I've had some yard and outdoor decorating envy over the past four years. Due to suburban planning we have the exact same house - it's pretty cool to be able to get a glimpse of what your house *could* look like, without having to lift a finger. Thanks for inspiring me {A}! And thanks to all of you for the fun and laughs, you were great. Enjoy your sneak peak!

{A} Family

How things can change in a few days. I used this location on Saturday for the {D} family and everything was fine. Three days later and a morning of rain turned the approach to this grove of trees into a mud pit. {J} and {K} were very nice about having to drag five kids through the mud, thanks for your patience guys! But I think it was worth it, love these shots. What a cute family you guys are, hope you enjoy them!

{D} Family

What a fun family session! Bless their hearts, these guys were game for anything and with a little bit of candy for encouragement these kids just kept going and going. I am in love with their images, it was very difficult to pick a few to showcase here, but here goes:

Check out the ginger hair, and those awesome blue/green eyes, wow! He is going to be a heartbreaker.

Mom had an idea to photograph the little lady in her grad dress as she loves to play dress up in it. Isn't it adorable?! Seriously, so darn cute!

The other brothers were looking pretty handsome too.

Enjoy your sneak peak guys, and thanks for having me photograph you!

{J} Family

Isn't it lovely when you reconnect with someone from high school and they are super nice and just an awesome person? Linnea and I both have moved far away from our home town in British Columbia but live fairly close to eachother now (in Alberta terms). What's even more funny is that our husbands grew up in towns about an hour apart in southwestern Saskatchewan. Small world eh? Anyway, she has just the darling-ist little family. Little man was so curious, fun and busy, busy, busy.  I hope you guys enjoy your sneak peak!

Kirsten

Win Win Win It Wednesday!

It's the middle of a long week, and I'm a smidge bored, so let's spice things up a bit with a give away! One free family or child session will be given to a lucky individual. The winner will receive a free one hour session, including a CD with the digital negatives and one 11x14 print. How do you enter you ask? It's easy!

Step one: Just become a fan on facebook of Kirsten Anderson Photography (you can click the like button in the sidebar), put a comment in your facebook status, mention me on your blog, twitter about me, or shout my name from a rooftop. Well, that last suggestion may be a little over the top! hehehe But you get the drift, be creative!

Step two: Once you've become a fan, blogged or twittered about me just put a comment on this post with your name. Multiple entries are allowed so go crazy! A winner will be drawn on October 1st, just in time for beautiful fall family portraits or a special pumpkin/Halloween shoot with your little person. If you are not an immediate acquaintance of mine then please drop me an email so that I can contact you if win. Or keep your eyes glued to the blog come October 1 when I announce the winner.

On another note, I have recently purchased studio lights, and I'm having so much fun testing them out and mastering them. Winter is coming here and I'm looking forward to photographing families and children in my snug, warm studio!

Here's a shot of the little lady, I know she's mine so I'm biased but I have to say she's pretty adorable. On this particular day she wasn't having anything to do with me taking her picture, (could have something to do with four teeth coming in! Heaven help us!), but I do love this picture as it is one of her regular expressions. Gayle Boyd of Lilypad Lane made the tutu, and it is sooo cute! You can get more info on her store here.

Kirsten

A few more of the {S} Family

Such a cute family! I know that they are patiently waiting for their photos, and I can't wait until they come back from the lab and I can deliver them.

{S} Family

I had lots of fun today with this family. Despite a bit of a rocky start with some tears (not mine!) we got some really awesome shots. Have you ever seen cuter dimples on a pair of kids -I don't think so. Mom and Dad are pretty cute too. Thanks for the fun guys, I hope you like your preview!

Real Life Pictures

Well, there are days around my house when my little people just do NOT want their picture taken anymore. I'm sure you've experienced the same thing. It can be disappointing if you have planned to have "the greatest family photo ever" and your three year old doesn't cooperate. On the other hand it doesn't get more real than this. My particular, special, adorable, little three year old has one of the best pouty faces I know. And I will look back on this photography in twenty years and love it. Maybe even more than all the cheesy grin ones. It does help though if you can at least a few sweet ones in before hand, like two brothers whispering secrets into each others ears.

{M} and {S}

I photographed these two ladies last weekend. Their mama is a photographer too, and they were all about the posing. It was hilarious!