• You'd love to have a family portrait session that fully captures who you are, how you connect, and how much affection surfaces when all the members of your family are present within the camera frame.

    We're happy to capture your family in our studio, complete with gorgeous light and minimal distractions, or in your comfy-cozy home full of familiar toys and routines. No matter where our session takes place, we'll delight in your delight. And we'll encourage you to pay attention to one another instead of the camera, because there's no 'add happy' button in Photoshop.

    We don't care whether you're barefoot or wearing fuzzy slippers, and we won't be sending over a twenty-page list of suggestions about what to wear. (We can make you look beautiful in sweat pants if you love each other.) We just want to capture your family. Your habits, your quirks, and your love. Die-hard beach goers? World travelers? Animal lovers? Trekkies? We wanna see it. And when you view the images we've created together for the first time, we want the depth of love you feel for your family to grab you by the collar and bring tears to your eyes.

    The video below provides a peek at how portrait sessions unfold. If you have questions or would like to schedule a portrait session, click on the 'Contact' link above or call 215-206-3689. Oh -- and thanks for stopping by, lovely!

    -- Kristen & Haunani, Essential Imagery owners

    P.S. That's Kristen up in the header -- Haunani is camera-shy.

  • The studio is closed through August 10th for summer vacation -- vive la France!

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Monthly Archives: April 2009

LIFE IS GOOD.

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I would love to give someone credit for this image and this postcard, but that’s the point — it was anonymously created and mailed to the lovely Frank at Postsecret. (If you don’t know about Postsecret, please go visit! Please!)

I woke up this morning late, with a (surprise!) headcold, out of coffee.  And you know what?  My life still friggin rocks.  I am not starving, dying, living in a wartorn country, walking eight miles to get water, limping by without a support network of friends and family, or even out of chicken noodle soup.

Life is good.  Everyone just overreacts.  Even me.

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MINI SESSIONS + LOVE.

If you haven’t already seen it, THE NEW WEBSITE IS HERE!! (Click the link, silly!)

Let me say that I will never, ever be brave enough to build a website from the ground up, ever again.  (Perhaps like childbirth, the pain lessens with time…) Thanks for visiting — and thanks for the kind comments so many of you have e-mailed.  Many hugs upon Tim, my lovely & trueblue techie-geek friend who put up with so many questions and phone calls during the making of the website.

As a happy little reward for those of you who have braved the long, cold winter — it’s the mini session announcement!  Booyah!

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Yep, you read it right.  20-minute session, top 3 files on CD, and everyone wins.  $350 + tax to reserve your space, lovely people!

Call: 215.206.3689

E-mail: kristen@essentialimagery.com

Send smoke signals: 122 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne PA

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THE HAPPIEST CHAOS IMAGINABLE.

The best part of photographing kiddos over a period of years is that the shoot is roughly 40% photographing, 40% giggling a lot,  and 10% hugging.  A mixture of all three is encouraged, too. 

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Miss Audrey is turning TWO, so she gets some extra-special blog lovin’…her giggle is infectious to the nth degree!

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Grooming is an important part of everyone’s day…even for doggies…
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And I know Mom likes the formal shots, but *this* is life…a little bit nutty, a little bit upside-down, and a whole lotta love. 
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Thanks for playin’ with me today!

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FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT’S HOLY…

It’s here!  It’s here!  ::collapses over there::

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Website to follow…soon!

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SOON, VERY SOON…

Soon, hopefully within the week, the new logo & website will emerge!  And then, regular posts again!  Woot!  The past few weeks feel like this, only slightly less delightful:

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To distract you until I’ve returned from the seventh circle of web development nightmare-ish-ness, please take a gander at these sites.

For photographers…

Easy as Pie has a 1-day-only April Fool’s Special!

For everyone on the planet…

Soulemama is always good for inspiration and quiet meditation.

Design*Sponge is the best for all things architectural, design and nifty-related.

Oh, and decor8 is simply marvelous eye candy!

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