Ahoy there! I'm Kristen, the photographer behind Essential Imagery. I live near Philadelphia, and travel the world to bring you
fun, feisty portraits of kiddos. Enjoy your stay! If, after exploring, you're interested in booking
a session with me, e-mail kristen@essentialimagery [dot]com, or call 267.243.8929.
If you're feelin' the love, leave a comment or twenty-two!
{1 of every 25 comments receives a $50 print credit to Essential Imagery!}
~Kristen, Photomistress & Chief Ice Cream Taster
These guys were wearing flip-flops, and when Mom told them to ditch ‘em for the running shots, they yelled, “But there’s goose poop over there!” Mom assured them there wasn’t any goose poop anywhere, it was just dirt. Um…there was goose poop over there. And these guys rock for running right through it on my behalf.
Possibly the best family portrait ever. And finally…Miss Gabriella. Isn’t she just stinkin’ lovely?
I had to edit this post to add a little Labor Day portrait glamour. This is *the* hardest shot to get out of kiddos…I get them all giggling and running around and jumping off of furniture and then say, “Be serious.” I love that Gabriella interprets ’serious’ as ‘mean’ and Julia’s eyes still twinkle and her lips turn up just a touch. Aren’t they stunning?
A few things you should know about the coming months…
1.) I am accepting FIVE wedding commissions for the next 12 months. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! A full day’s coverage (up to 12 hours) and a CD of your top 500, high-resolution images is $5,000. Album design, prints, canvases, etc, etc…can be added to the mix if you’d like, but the baseline is simple on purpose.
2.) If you live in the Phoenixville area, I urge you to try out a P’ville session in the coming weeks: a 45-minute session at either 4:30 or 5:15, Monday through Thursday. Since it’s a short session, it’s a smaller price: $125. Between the bright blue benches lining the downtown streets, the theater, the cafes, and the fountain smack dab in the middle of town, Phoenixville makes an ideal backdrop for your Fall images. (Oh, and the Steel City Peanut Butter Chocolate Brain Freeze…I would never make up portrait promotions to go back and get another…never…)
3.) September is booking up at an alarming rate — only 4 spots left in the month — and October is looking to be the same way. If you need an appointment for Fall portraits, holiday gifts, and the like, you need to CALL. NOW. 267.243.8929.
I love when kids interrupt their playing to yell, “Mom, this is better than when we had [insert friend's name here] over!” I heart these kiddos, and have been photographing them for every bit of the last two-and-a-half years.
Mr. Jack is the biggest flirt I have ever met. His hair is the color of bleached sand at this point in the summer.
Look at the pout on Miss Audrey! I would be grumpy with her grumpiness, if she weren’t so stinkin’ adorable.
And finally, Daisy, the long-suffering puppy…a little grumpy. (Because the spotlight wasn’t entirely hers, no doubt.)
And, a little birdie told me all the kids’ clothing is from Genes Urban Baby Boutique …someone I know might be signing a lease for a loft just above there soon…
I’m so happy to be contacted by old & new clients alike for the Joy/Peace/Wonder sessions! If you’ll just bear with me, I promise to get your payment, send your client websites (oh yes, individualized websites! How posh!), and generally pay attention to you.
As some of you may or may not know, the studio is moving from a storefront to a loft to encourage more uninterrupted time with clients (bye bye, retail!) and a quieter, slower-paced experience. There will be coffee and wine on hand all the time, at the new place. (For you nosies out there…we’re working on a lease. The perfect space is within our grasp, we just need another week or so to ruminate. This week: meetings, moving, unpacking, repacking, de-packing, and general exhaustion.)
Consider me out to tea until at least Thursday…
Yah, it’s a little different around here. Bigger, brighter, bolder, and much more…me.
There are still a few spots left for the Joy/Peace/Wonder sessions on 9.6.08 and 9.20.08 — $100 for 15 holiday cards, a 25-minute mini-session, and a personalized proofing session! Come on, people, you know the malls are gonna start decorating for the holidays after Labor Day hits…
These two make me feel old…Bryce is one of the first kiddos I remember photographing…and now he’s got a 1-year-old baby brother! I love how much love is in that first photo, and how very stylin’ Mr. Austin is all by his lonesome!
I tickled Miles until he accidentally pooted. That’s what I love about little boys. The end.
Mom’s getting 3 10×20″ canvases of these guys for her office. 
These two were an absolute dream to photograph…sleepy, snuggly little bugaboos. And so tiny — right around 5 pounds each…I could have just held them all day.
I guess it’s rough, being 8 days old!
These two — Gabby and James — are too stinkin’ cute for words. The eyes (and eyelashes!) on these two are simply incredible. We had a little playdate in my backyard, and the images are full of awesomeness and radtasticalism. Yup, really. Radtasticalism.
Oh, and kudos to mom and dad for choosing to have a blind date! That means they let ME choose the location, and they get $100 print credit toward their order for giving me that freedom. HOORAY!
