PIN Auction Thursday

Hi Everyone!

Happy Monday everyone! I wanted to let any fans who read my blog (and I
have no illusions its a large number) know that I have donated a
photography session to the Public Interest Network Silent Auction which
is Thursday, February 4th at 7:00 pm at the Eagles.

The Public Interest Network (PIN) is an organization at the law school.
The organization raises funds in order to give grants to students. These
grants allow students to take public interest internships that would
normally pay nothing. For more information or to donate visit:
http://elizabethburleson.com/PublicInterest.html

If you are the winning bidder, you can choose from the following sessions:



Smile.
This is a portrait session. Think senior pictures, maternity, head
shots, children or boudoir. Just you, me and the camera.



Promise.
This is our engagement session.



Kin.
This is the family session I offer. Two to eight family members. You can also add the dogs.

All sessions will be held outdoors unless some prior arrangement is
made. (This condition is due to the labor of hanging my backdrop. Being
6 months pregnant, I'm trying to avoid lifting the backdrop at all costs.)

All sessions include 7 picture touch-ups, 2 disks with all pictures (both raw and touched-up) and a copyright release for all images.

The session must be redeemed by May 7, 2010 or the winning bidder must
be willing to wait until late June or early July to redeem. I'm due May
21st and I'm guessing I might not want to take pictures right after
childbirth. Weird I know. ;)

These sessions range in price from $60 to $100 normally.

In addition to donating a photography session, I am in the process of making both therapy sacks and coffee cozies to be auctioned off. These are being made under my craft blog.



If you have any questions about the auction, please don't hesitate to
e-mail me at kristambenson@gmail.com. I won't be at the auction since
I'll be out of town starting Thursday through Monday.

Classic Beauty

Hi Everyone,

It's be a while since I posted. I've been very busy with work and different things around the house. I did loads of projects this past week. I'm going to have hold off on posting pictures until I'm actually 100% done with the projects, but just to give you an idea of what I worked on: I painted my hand me down patio set (plastic spray paint rocks btw), stripped a dresser and end table, created an outdoor canopy for less than 50$ (quite proud of this one), painted the trim in our spare room (I'm seriously going to hurt who ever thought painting antique trim robin's egg blue was a good idea), and hung a bird house. I'm over halfway done with the projects and I think I should finish them all over the 4th.

I also spent a good chunk of the weekend working on pictures. I did all the beginning stages of working on seven different sessions. I have decided to post these pictures without touch-ups because I honestly don’t think the pictures need anything except a bit of color correction and smoothing out of various things. Hopefully after the 4th, I'll have six touched-up sessions to post. (It will be a post-a-thon between those sessions and my various projects!)

Enjoy the pictures!

Started Thinking about Valentine's Day Yet?

Hi Everyone!

It's been a while since I've posted! It was a busy holiday season for me, but now I'm back to school. In early December, I took some pictures of a very lovely lady as a Christmas present for her significant other. Since it's after Christmas, I can finally post some of the images. You may have noticed by now that none of my intimate pictures on my blog have my clients face. If I do take your intimate pictures, you will have teaser images like the ones on my blog, but the vast majority contain your face. So, the only one who knows you did the pictures are you, your significant other and me. And, I'm not telling anyone. :) I thought I would clear up that bit of confusion people have had.

Intimate pictures work great for Valentine's Day gifts! Since the day is fast approaching, I encourage everyone to make appointments within the next week or so. I usually take the pictures in the evening, and can only schedule one a day. I'm thinking the vast majority of the pictures will be done the weeks of January 18-24 and January 25-31. Therefore, spots are filling up quickly! Contact me at kristambenson@gmail.com for information! Remember that I only do this as a fun hobby, so I have to work around my two jobs and school.

Enjoy the pictures and have a great day!

Another Sexy One!

Hi Everyone!
I just got done uploading the pictures from today's intimate session. This session was really fun. The outfits that my client brought were great. The colors just punched on the screen. It's always fun to play around with color. I just booked another intimate session this weekend and a possible maternity session. (my first!) I also will be attending my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary. I'm hoping to capture some "magic" at the event. (Maybe they'll give each other some goo-goo eyes?!) Ta-ta until then!
-KB

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Yet Another Foxy Lady

Hi Everyone!

I had the opportunity to shoot another intimate session last night. The pictures turned out fabulous. As I always say, it's easy to take great pictures with a great girl. She had such a fun personality...what a hoot to shoot. The picture with the tie is my favorite even if it pushes the envelope a bit. I couldn't help but post it. She looks so good in it! I have another intimate session this evening, and I look forward to trying even more new things

-KB

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Fading Quickly

Hello Everyone!
Thankfully, today has been a better day! I spent the weekend with my brother and mother who were visiting from the other side of the state. I appreciate those who tried to cheer me up. My job is ridiculously stupidly stressful sometimes, and the little things can bother me easily after a rough day. This being said, I'm still not going to post the last two sessions of intimate pictures at the request of one of my clients. It's understandable that she didn't want pictures posted even if they didn't include her face. It was a miscommunication about the purpose of the sessions. I'll clarify this with the next couple of clients and get some pictures posted in the future. If you were thinking about booking an intimate session and would like to see examples, I can send you the private link for my portfolio. Just contact me at kristambenson@gmail.com.

Next week I'll be taking loads of pictures....but they won't be my usual. Check back in a couple of weeks when I post them. :) Until then I'll be enjoying the rest of my summer...only a few weeks until classes start.

I'll leave you with a picture of one of my favorite wedding gifts, our hanging wine rack.

-KB

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Sorry Guys...

Hey There!
I write this after a hard and very long day. (and I mean long) I'm no longer going to post pictures of the intimate sessions online. I really want to. I'm proud of the work I have done. I've received some responses requesting I remove the pictures. I understand these requests and am going to respect these wishes. However, I do need to clarify something for those who are and may choose to do the free intimate and play sessions in the future. As I stated in previous blogs, the point of the sessions are to help me improve my pictures and thus my portfolio. As such, these pictures will appear in public. If you are uncomfortable with the idea of your picture appearing in public, then the play sessions are not for you. You can certainly contact me for prices of sessions. It does cost both money and time to edit, upload and take the pictures and as such I ask for payment in the form of pictures I can use in my portfolio. Please keep this mind before agreeing to do a session.
Thank you for all of those who have volunteered to be models, and I look forward to taking your pictures.

Attention You Pretty Ladies!

Hey You Brave Ladies!

I'm looking for some models for some very *tasteful* intimate pictures. These pictures are all about making you feel sexy, cute and most of all, empowered. Even if you don't show them to others, it's nice to have them to look at..now and years from now when you may not feel as attractive.

If you haven't heard of this new trend with intimate pictures, they are pictures you generally take for your significant other. You can print a few pictures for him or make an entire book. If you look for boudoir photography or intimate photography with any search engine, you can find examples.

Don't feel conceded for getting the pictures...everyone needs a little time for themselves. Plus, if you choose to share them, it really is a gift for another. :) Don't worry if you have the perfect body..everyone beautiful the way they are. We can definitely create some amazingly sexy images no matter your body type.

These pictures are apart of my "Play Date" sessions so the same limitations apply:

1) I get to pick how many and which pictures to touch up. I will give you a CD with all the high resolution pictures (not touched-up) regardless, but if I decide to touch some up, I'll e-mail them on to you in case you want to print them. All these sessions will also come with a copyright release so you can print which ever pictures however many times you please.
2) No time limits. I may shoot you for an hour or I might keep you all day (if you'd like that is). Also, there are no guarantees on how long your CD will take or how long the touch-ups will take. Generally, online proofing is available within a week, but no guarantees with these "Play Sessions."
3) Since these sessions are for play, the poses/locations will be all my choice. You can choose your wardrobe, but I want to be able to experiment with light in the studio.

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