Summer Lovin'

Goodness gracious, it's been TWO MONTHS since our last blog post...sorry, blogsirs and blogettes! We have been crazy busy (which is crazy awesome) and the blog has fallen to the wayside. So here we go!

If you couldn't tell by the 105-degree-temperatures, we are in the dog days of summer. With that, we've caught lots of summer lovin'...families, newborns, couples-in-love and two very beautiful June weddings...and we have loved every minute of it! Here is just a teeny bit of what's been keeping us so busy lately. Enjoy! :)

And this isn't even all of them...Becky & Shawn's wedding is already on my other hard drive for storage, so I couldn't include one from theirs, but it was amazing! I am so thankful for so many amazing brides and clients...what a blessing. Speaking of blessings, if you didn't hear already--KBP is pregnant! Here is a photo of our little love nugget (it's a little fuzzy, but you get it):

We are SO EXCITED for this new adventure. With a Valentine's Day due date, we can't wait to meet our little Valentine!

Thanks for keeping us busy, busy, busy! :)

Happy Summer!

-kbp

He asked, she said yes (and I took pictures)!

Today I photographed one of my favorite "sessions" ever.

I shot it while I was crouched on the ground.

Behind a car.

In the rain.

Super-duper-stealthy-007-Magnum PI-ninja-style.

And only one of my subjects knew they were being photographed.

This morning, one of our very good friends proposed to one of our other very good friends. I love (lovelovelove) this couple...Sara and Larry are just wonderful in every way. They're fun, light-hearted, energetic, and hilarious!

So when Larry messaged me about capturing this special moment, I was all in and super stoked! Despite curious neighbors (who, thank goodness, didn't call the police on me), dark clouds and ominous thunder, plus a very nervous and pacing Larry, the proposal was a success--because Sara said YES!

Here are a few photos of their very special, super sweet engagement! Enjoy :)

Larry was SUPER nervous right about now, but he was all smiles. He showed me the ring and asked (probably no less than five times), "What do you think? Is it good? Do you think she'll like it?" Are you kidding?! Take a look at that bling, folks! Larry did a great job. It's a beautiful ring for a beautiful girl.

One super sweet thing about this was that, in trying to plan his proposal, Larry really wanted to find a way to 1. Catch Sara off guard, and 2. Include their dog, Gracie. Sara is a huge dog lover and Grace-face is her baby. I love Gracie in this picture, sharing in her mom and dad's special moment! Also, when Larry pulled the ring out and went down on one knee, Sara goes, "What are you doing? LARRY! Oh my God!" It was priceless.

Just a great shot showing the laughter shared in this special couple! Sara kept staring at her ring, hugging Larry and saying, "I'm just so happy right now! I love you. Look at my ring! I love you!"

And we'll end it with this great shot. Happy engagement day to a truly awesome couple. Here's to a life full of laughter!

Boudoir...ooolala!

I've been shooting quite a few boudoir sessions lately and I thought I might take a minute and blog-it-up on the topic of the steamiest photography session available at KBP! Get ready to hear about feminine beauty and nakey booties. All in a day's work!

First, I think there's a little bit of a stigma surrounding the concept of a boudoir session...for some people. While there are photographers out there who need to tone-down-the-dirty-if-you-know-what-I-mean, KBP keeps it classy, y'all. The photos produced from our boudoir sessions are beautiful and sexy, romantic and steamy. I make sure my subjects look like they could rock the runway all the while showing off their teasingly suggestive bedroom eyes. I help them with outfit choices and props, location setups and lighting, and walk them through their session with the poses that will make them look drop dead gorgeous. 

My clients have a few packages to choose from and can choose for me to custom design them a Sexy Little Black Book, displaying the best pics from their steamy session. Regardless of which package they choose, they end up with the disc full of their beautifully retouched images AND full printing rights. Score!

And here's what no one talks about: the sessions are SO FUN! I know because I've been on both sides of the camera. My clients spend their session prancing around in their underoos (and yes, they're still underoos to me, even if they're black and lacy. lol), laughing, joking around, and having great conversation with me. As I snap pictures, I tend to say things like, "YES. Gorgeous! Sexy, love it! Oh, he's gonna LOVE THAT." You may be half naked in front of an almost-stranger, but you'll be having a good time and feeling great about yourself. Especially when you see how amazingly, stunningly sexy you look.

The photos from boudoir sessions make a GREAT gift for the lover (ooolala!) in your life but they're a gift for you, too! Take a look at the rest of just a TEENY sneaky peeky of pics from just a couple of the boudoir sessions I've done. Enjoy! ....er, but not too much. Hee.

BTW--these pics were used with permission. I would NEVER use your private boudoir pics without asking first! :)

These pics are from two of my very first boudoir sessions. Since then I've gotten better equipment and lighting...but I still think these are some kick-butt photos of these GORGEOUS ladies. :) 

 Both of these ladies booked sessions as surprise gifts for their soon-to-be-hubbies. The gorgeous girl shown above has a Scottish husband, and she secretly borrowed his kilt to wear in the session. What a cute idea! LOVED IT. 

And on THAT note, KBP out! :)

Vote now!

...and help me decide on an anniversary gift for my hubby-dub-dub! 

See, my one year wedding anniversary is coming up, very soon. And, since it's the "Paper Anniversary"--and since my husband loves wall art as much as I do--I thought I'd get crafty (cue Beastie Boys). I used some of our gorgeous wedding photos (thank you, SjMacky!) to create a couple of customized pieces of wall art. 

Now, I'm no graphic artist but I think they turned out cute, and I love all three, so I need YOUR help deciding which to print and frame for my hubster. They feature the same theme/quote but different edits...so take a look-see and then head to my Facebook page to vote! Simply cast your vote on my wall, telling me if you like Picture 1, Picture 2 or Picture 3. If you wanna. :) 

Picture 1

                                                                             Picture 2

                                                                               Picture 3

Thanks for viewing, and Happy Tuesday, y'all!

For all the lovahs!

I've been in an especially lovey mood lately...maybe it's because of Valentine's Day, or my upcoming one year anniversary, or that I've seen a little less of the hottie hubster lately and I miss him. I mean, I'm always head-over-heels for my man, but I'm just feeling like that little chubby cherub has got a hold of me extra hard as of late.

It could also be all the romance in the air due to the fabulous brides that I've been meeting with, as well as the full-of-love families that have booked me for spring family photo sessions. Anyway...I just wanted to show all of YOU, my blogsirs and blogettes, a little bit of love. 


Lil'-bit-o'-love part 1 - Mention this post, and receive 10% off any session (excluding weddings, of course) booked before March 15th. The session can take place after March 15th, but you've gotta be on my schedule by then to get the discount. :) Email kristaBphotography@gmail.com to set it up!

Lil'-bit-o'-love part 2 - If you're feelin' extra lovey dovey like me, enjoy this music video featuring one of my very favorite love songs. Have a lovely day! ;)

 With love, 
    Krista

Gearin' Up!

My apologies, blogsirs and blogettes! It's been nearly a month since my last post--forgive me, it's been crazy over here at KBP!

After the January bridal show (see last entry), I received lots of emails from interested brides (score!). So far, I've had 5 bridal consults, have booked 4 weddings (the other will be mailing the contract in soon), and turned away 3 additional brides because (argh, I hate it when this happens!) their dates were already booked. Side note: October is CRAZY popular this year for weddings. lol.

Right now, I'm gearin' up for the beautiful St. Louis spring and expecting to book lots of sessions as the temps rise and flowers bloom. I've done a few photo sessions already this year, even though this is technically the off season (after Christmas, bare trees, cold temps...you get the picture). One of these recent sessions featured a little studly stud named Jeffrey who just turned 5 (plus his gorgeous mommy!). Enjoy these next few pics, and don't forget to read my shameless plug at the bottom of this entry. ;)

 Jeffrey showin' off his proud new number! He's a whole handful of fingers old, now. ;) 

 I love capturing my subject's true essence...and you can trust me on this: This. Is. So. Jeffrey! 

 So cute. 

 Nothin' like a birthday cupcake to make a cute session even cuter...

 ...and if the icing wasn't sweet enough, this just made it sweeter! 

Such a great session to start the year off for KBP! :) 

Annnnnnd onto my shameless plug (yessss): If you or anyone you know is looking for a photographer this year, we are gearin' up and want you to know that KBP offers--

-Child & Family Photography 

-Maternity & Newborn Photography

-Weddings & Engagements

-Senior Portraits

 -Boudoir Photography 

-Pet Photography 

-Special Event Photography 

Sooooo, check us out on our Facebook page or www.kristaBphoto.com and spread the word! *End shameless plug* :) 

Happy Tuesday, y'all! 

-k

Bridalicious.

Yesterday Dustin and I attended our first bridal show as vendors--a husband-and-wife-wedding-photography-team, to be exact--and

WE. HAD. A. BLAST!

No, I do not have a lazy eye. My iPhone's camera, however, made it seem like I do. lol. 

I simply could not have anticipated the amount of fun that was to be had at an event like this, truly. Setting up our booth and making it look fabulous, putting ourselves out there and talking with excited brides, and watching each bride look and point at our displayed photos, with wide, excited eyes, full of anticipation for her own Big Day.

If you're reading this and you've just glanced at the large block of text below, considering whether or not to read it, please do. It's pretty entertaining. ;)

I had young brides, older brides, short brides, tall brides, excited brides, overwhelmed brides, quiet brides and...well, louder brides. One such bride (I can't recall her name but if she reads this, she'll know it's her I'm talking about) began to walk past my booth, quietly skimming my photos with her eyes, very composed and quiet. Then, all of a sudden, her eyes got large and in one big, energetic movement, she turned and pretty much jumped into my booth. I'm thinking, "Okay, this is my kinda girl!" but before I could even say hello, she goes, "Okay, y'all, thank GOODNESS. I am looking for photographers who shoot blacks, and shoot them well." Uh. Pardon? She goes on, "I'm passing all these photographers and they either don't have any photos of blacks, or their blacks look yellow or orange or something." OH! Blacks. African-American. Her. At this point, I am cracking up. Without thinking, I go, "Oh! Well! I love blacks!" Bahahahaha. We actually go into a conversation about when I worked in the inner city, all about my students, etc....so funny. I tell her about Kristin, my first bride ever, who I went to high school with. Kristin is the bride in the photo that caught her eye--the "black" that wasn't yellow, I suppose, lol!--and how fun Kristin's wedding was. She takes my card, writes down her email, thanks me enthusiastically, and moves along. I was left with a huge smile on my face and admiration for her straight-forwardness (and good humor)...and, I suppose, a little bit of pride for my ability to "shoot blacks well," as she said. lol. Still laughing about this. I love brides of all colors. :)

I had one bride who was a little too pushy for my taste--the kind of girl that you could just imagine would be a super duper huge Bridezilla (side note: Bridezillas, I am not the photographer for you. I specialize in awesome, fun-loving, positive and sweet brides. Take your craziness elsewhere and save the drama for your mama, thank you. lol.), but alllll of the rest were absolute sweethearts! I loved talking with them, hearing about their dates, colors, themes, or just telling them a little more about Krista B. Photography.

My favorite part was overhearing comments like, "Oh, look at these photos.." "Look at that shot, that is so creative.." "I love that picture right there, look how natural and unposed that looks.." and so on. It gave me the boost of confidence in my work and my business that I've been needing, and now, I am 100% ready, completely ecstatic, and awesomely thrilled to jump (cannonball?) into the wedding industry. Yes.

My least favorite parts (there are two): 1. Hurty feet! :( Next time, I vow to wear more comfortable shoes. 2. During a particularly busy time in my booth, SOMEone decided to drop a fart. Right there, right in my booth. Some bride had some bean soup for dinner and just let it rip. If you were a bride in my booth at the time, please know it wasn't me..that's just bad for business. If you were a bride in my booth at the time and it was YOU, come on, lady! Keep it classy, shall we? lololol.

So, here are a few shots of our booth from our first-ever bridal show as KBP! These are taken from my phone. I know, I know, I'm a photographer...I shouldn't be snapping pics with my phone. Don't judge me. ha.  ;) Here are a few pics of our booth!

That's all for now! 

Later, 'gators! 

"Waaaaaaahoooooooo! CONGRATS!"

The title of this post is a direct quote from an enthusiastic (and perhaps intoxicated?) driver-by during my last photo shoot. LOL. And he wasn't the only one...not by a long shot.

Kayla & Trav's Happily Ever After session was awesome. Beautiful bride, handsome groom, fantastic sunlight, great location, you get the picture (or pictures, below). Kayla and Trav aren't really a bride or groom--yet, anyway--but they were Krista B. Photography's first-ever models! Well, all of my clients are models, but..you know. ;) I've got my first ever bridal show coming up, and although I've got great photos from the two weddings I've shot so far, plus some from a few love/engagement sessions, I still needed more photos to display in my booth, showing potential brides my style and work. Cue bridal music, enter Kayla and Travis. They were awesome, and I got some FABULOUS photos to show to possible 2012 and 2013 brides. Without further ado, enjoy!

It may have been a chilly afternoon, but once we got started, these two didn't mind. Especially with shouts, honks, and well-wishes from anyone and everyone who passed by this gorgeous couple...Travis even insisted on breaking a pose to wave "thank-you" to a passing car who honked and congratulated them. It was even funnier that they weren't even newlyweds, but KBP models. LOL. Let's just say Kayla had a lot of rolling eyes while Travis ate up the attention. Ha!

All jokes aside, though, Kayla is just stunning and I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful girl to showcase my work on! And...Trav's okay, too, I guess. ;)

And of course, we had to make this session as bridal-realistic as possible! I want my future brides to see my style, my creativity, and my photographic eye, after all. So we made sure this session included details like those below: a bridal bouquet that I created (and I looove how it turned out, btw...floral design..another hidden talent? Hmmm...lol.), and a boutonniere and awesome green tie for Trav. :)

I'm thankful that my models were totally in love and awesomely hilarious, because those are my favorite kind of clients anyway. I love capturing that unique love and great personality in my photos, like in the ones below!

 Here are a few with a little bit of a funky, vintage-y look that I quite enjoy...

I'll leave you with one last shot, and thanks for checking out the blog! If you know of any 2012 or 2013 brides, be sure to send them my way! :) 

KB out!