Charleston Photography: Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places

I'm a bit behind. It's true.  Life has been happening and hence, the blog has suffered.  But in the midst of life happening, my camera has seen lots of action!!  So hopefully In the next several days over several blog posts I'll be able to catch you all up to speed.  So where to start?  With a little road trip to SOUTH CAROLINA!  I'm always looking for excuses to get out of Florida, go on an adventure and have lots of fun!  Lucky for me, I have lots of great friends in my life who are usually up for adventures.  My friend Gretchen (yep, that's her in the post below) had asked me a while back if I'd be interested in running a 10k race in Charleston.  I like to run. I like to race. I like road trips. I like time with friends. I like adventures. And I'd been wanting to go to Charleston for a while (I'd heard it was really pretty).  So I was easily sold.  We talked our friend Carly into going as well and after hunting down a great deal on a hotel (thanks Dad for the help!!) we had made our plans.

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The race we were running was the Cooper River Bridge run.  The 10k race starts in Mt. Pleasant, SC and ends in downtown Charleston after crossing the long bridge.  It is a gorgeous run!  The view from the bridge looking into Charleston is amazing.  And the weather was absolutely perfect while we were there.  So we enjoyed a great morning of running and then Saturday afternoon we went exploring (by foot, as if we hadn't already put in enough miles! ha!) Charleston.  Gretchen also enjoys photography so she had brought her camera along, too.  The three of us headed out and we captured some great photos.  I would seriously love, love, love to do some photo sessions in Charleston.  I would love even more to shoot a wedding in Charleston....any of you out there getting married soon and looking for a destination wedding??? :)  It's just so pretty.  So anyways, most of my pictures from the trip are on the artsy side rather

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than the portrait side, but I love them!  So I hope you all enjoy as well.  I hope to go back to Charleston soon...lots of exploring left to do!  And if you haven't been to Charleston...GO! And be sure to go to Hominy Grill and check out the Shrimp and Grits. YUM!

Orlando Photography - Lights at Night

 

I spent a recent Saturday evening in Downtown Orlando with some friends.  And because I love photography and I love capturing the world on my camera, I brought my camera with me.  After enjoying amazing Florida weather with dinner outside on a patio, we all went for a walk.  I love walks.  I love them during the day when you can soak in the sunshine.  But I also love them at night. It's so cool to see how a city looks at night and how things change of the disguise of darkness.  So here are a few pictures from our nighttime stroll.  I did discover, though, that I need to invest in

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a tripod.  I had to make several make-shift tripods in order to get some decent shots.  So I'll be adding tripod to my list of photography related items I'd like to purchase in the near future.

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Orlando Portrait Photorgraphy - Gretchen

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Well these pictures are a little past due, but I wanted to share them anyway!  I got to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon with my sweet friend, Gretchen.  Gretchen and I always have a good time and so it was such a pleasure to be able to capture her personality on camera.  Gretchen needed head shots for her job so we hung out around Winter Park taking pictures.  And of course, I made sure that she got a few fun pictures, too!  Here are a few of my favorites, but if you want

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to see them all, check out my facebook page.  http://www.facebook.com/kristinoellephotography.  And you know the drill...contact me to set up a session! :)

Block Letters

As I've mentioned numerous times and as my website clearly displays...my passion is portraits.  I love taking pictures of people.  Really, honestly, and truly, I can't think of much more that gets me so excited. I hope I get to see the day when this is my full time living...spending time with awesome people and taking their pictures. I get this crazy wonderful feeling just thinking about it. 

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Anyway, that's not what this post is about.  This post is about another fun photography project!  I mean, really, when it comes down to it, I just love art.  I love design. This past Christmas my dad gave me the great idea to photograph objects that looked like letters and to spell out names with those pictures.  He had some leftover wood laying around his workshop from woodworking projects he had done over the past several years.  He cut the wood into blocks, sanded them down smooth, and routed the edges.  I then took the pictures, edited them, and printed them to the correct size. And together we pasted the letters on these blocks and...voila! We had a really fantastic Christmas gift!  We made 3 of them during the holidays...2 for my friends and one for my mom.  I only have a picture of one of the sets right now...hopefully I can snatch pictures of the other 2 in the next several months.  This set of blocks spells the name "Sarah" (obviously for my friend named Sarah...convenient, right?).  I was so excited about the way they turned out!

Please contact me if you'd like a set of your own!  We can discuss pricing and timing.  Of course, the pictures can also be framed instead of glued onto blocks.  And I'm sure I can think of other creative ways to display them as well, if you're interested.  So just shoot me a message and we'll talk! :)

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So my passion is photographing people.  I love love LOOOOVE doing portrait sessions.  Adults, kids, families.  I seriously just think it's the best thing EVER.  But a week ago, I went with one of my friends to the local farmers market on a beautiful Saturday morning.  And I took my camera along because one can never have too much practice taking pictures.  And while I was there I got some GREAT shots! The colors of the flowers were crazy beautiful and there were some super cute pups running around, too.  Plus, it's always fun just to capture

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images of local places.  It creates sweet memories for me, and I hope that you, too, find pleasure in viewing some of these pictures.

Prints of these images are available for purchase, just shoot me an email if you're interested in finding out pricing.  And of course, I'd love to schedule your portrait session today...or your pet's...or if you just want pretty pictures of your garden or a place in town that's special to you.  Whatever it is, I can capture it for you!  So send me an email or give me a call.  Let's chat and see what you have in mind.  :)

Oh, and you can view the rest of my pictures from this day by visiting my FB page.  http://www.facebook.com/kristinoellephotography.  And while you're there, be sure to "Like" my page. Go ahead, don't be shy :)

Slow and Steady...mostly Slow...

My computer and I are at odds tonight.  I'd like to be generous and say that we're moving at a slow and steady pace.  But really, it's mostly just slow.  And the more I move files over to my external hard drive and delete them from my computer (yes, even the trash, thank you), the slower my computer runs.  It's like it preferred to be stuffed to the limit and ran at a happy little pace then, but the minute I move a few images and movies....slow. as. molasses.

So all that to say...bear with me! I'm hoping to get all of the images from Gretchen's photo shoot up and posted on my FB page soon so then I can share with you all some photos from this weekend's little adventure.

Oh, and by the way...be sure to head on over to the FB page and click "Like".

Book your session today!

Hello friends!

I will be in Northwest Ohio from 12/21-12/27.  If you live in Ohio and would like to book a session with me during those dates, please email me at kristinoellephotography@gmail.com or call me at (321) 213-9289.  Also, check out the GREAT holiday pricing I'm offering during these dates.

Florida friends - I'm still booking sessions through 12/20 with holiday pricing.  Contact me to schedule a session.  Don't miss out on this great opportunity to save money while getting great pictures of you or your family!

And if you just can't fit time into your busy schedule before the end of the year, contact me to discuss pricing for sessions beginning 1/1/2011.

Be sure to tell your friends, too!! :)