Snow Dogs

Hello There,

Finally, a post that isn't about crafts or babies. (About dang time, right?!?) My husband took these pictures over Spring Break while we were visiting his parents. They were taken with my little point and shoot, so I'm quite impressed at how they turned out. (Not to mention the fact my husband took them)

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.

Merry Christmas!

Season's Greetings!

Despite an interesting Christmas (explanation and picture to follow next week), me and my family wish you a wonderful Christmas.

-Krista

Announcing: Family and Portrait Sessions

Hi Everyone,

I will be doing Family and Portrait Sessions for Christmas presents and Christmas cards over the next two weekends (October 23, 24 and 25 and October 30, 31 and November 1st)

A standard family and portrait session includes approximately an hour session and five touch-ups. You get the copyrights for all the pictures taken. You are responsible for printing the pictures. (this method prevents high printing costs) You will get two CD's. One CD will have all the proofs and the other will have the pictures you chose to have touched-up. All the pictures will be outside at different locations I find. You will have the option of adding a personalized holiday card for an additional cost. I don't mind photographing pets; however, you have to consider that it will take a bit longer to get the shot.

If you would like to schedule a session or get more information, please e-mail me at kristambenson@gmail.com.

Hope to see you soon!
Krista

Summer Stroll

My husband and I decided to take a stroll by the river this last weekend and here are a few pictures we took.


Those darn beavers!




I love solar flare!

April Showers...

....Bring May Flowers!

I moved into my house a few years ago. The entire house was run down when we moved in. We've done quite a bit to fix the place up. All new windows, all new paint, new kitchen appliances, new sidewalks, new driveway....but one of the hardest things I have done personally (my dad did most of the grunt work otherwise) is build my flower bed in the front of the house. There was this sort-of rock garden in the front of the house before. I dug the entire thing up, put down the landscaping fabric and then put in the rock edging. I tried planting flowers, but to be honest I hate keeping up with it. I don't like plants and I usually kill them. So last year I planted some bulbs hoping I wouldn't have to replant every year. Well, those didn't come up. So in the fall I planted tulips and daffodils. I must have done something right because they are all coming up and some have bloomed! Here's my first successful flower!





Here's the tulip ready to bloom!

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend? I Disagree....

Hi There!
I spent my Easter weekend in Vegas with my family. My dad planned this huge surprise for my mom. She thought she was going just with him, and she was a bit bummed not to see me or my brother for Easter. So, my dad secretly flew me, my husband and my brother out to Vegas. When we were checking in, my dad casually brought my mom down to the lobby. Talk about a surprise!

So, while I was in Vegas, I went to the Coach outlet. Talk about purse heaven. *harps playing* I was lucky enough to get my signature tote from my husband for Christmas this last year, but I have now added two more purses to my collection. :) The first two pictured here are my new ones. I am absolutely done for a very long long time!

I also included a few pictures I took with my point and shoot. I don't travel with my nice camera. Just too much stress. Enjoy!

Puppy Playtime

Hi Everyone!

I just had to post these pictures my husband took of our dogs. The first one is our little westie, Kaylee. She is a tomboy and refuses to stay clean. We end up giving her tons of bathes. She loves to find a mud puddle, lay on her back and rub herself into the mud. The next two are our german shorthair pointer, Cash. My husband took him out for a bit of training yesterday and took these pictures of him on point.
Enjoy!

Smart & Stunning!

Hi Everyone!

Finally, I can post some pictures I took a week or so back. My stupid laptop decided to crash on me a few days ago. It didn't affect my pictures since I keep those backed up; however, I thought I had lost 200 or some flashcards I had made. I was ready to start using the laptop as a paper weight. Instead, I decided to do the Microsoft update that was available (since that crazy virus is going around)...and some how (who knows how!) my computer restored all my old documents when it restarted from the update. I'm not going to try to figure it out. I just backed everything up and hope that it doesn't happen again.

So, I can finally post these since that drama is over. These are some pretty gals I go to law school with. They are throwing a big ol' party for their graduation and their "party planner" wanted a few shots of them for a banner. You'll probably see some more of these girls since I'm also taking pictures at the graduation party.

Enjoy!

Spring Time!

Hi Everyone!

After a nice long week of homework, a spent a couple of hours Saturday with the dogs enjoying the nice spring weather. I decided to take a couple of pictures of the group! (minus Spencer...he's not a fan of the mud and grass like the other two) As you can tell, my little white dog loves the mud. She would eat all of it if possible. :)

I took some fun pictures of some cute kids and some pretty ladies on Saturday as well. I will post those as soon as I have them uploaded.

Enjoy the weather before it snows again! :)

Crafty Girl

Hello Everyone!
I have a blitz of pictures coming up, but I thought I would share another one of my hobbies. I don't think I shared these pictures when I took them a few months ago. In addition to playing around with photography, I also enjoy playing around with craft projects. I'm not particularly good at any one type of craft, but I certainly try all sorts of stuff...even if I don't finish it. I am currently working on two scrapbooks, two dressers and a quilt. I also discovered some amazing craft blogs and they are giving me so many ideas! (I highly recommend http://www.oneprettything.com/) So, I might have more pictures of projects to post in the near future. To help me with all my craft projects (which I love) and my homework (which I hate), I'm reorganizing my office area. My old desktop finally died on me, so I am going to store it away and use the extra space for my laptop and craft projects.
Anyways, the first project I have pictures of is three signs I made this last fall. I made stencils by printing off the letters on cardstock and cut out the letters with an exact-o knife. I recently found a more effective way of painting the signs with carbon paper; I think I might try that method in the near future. I found the unique fonts at http://www.dafont.com/ and http://www.1001fonts.com/.
The second project is a kennel cover for my little westie, Kaylee May. The cover really helps calm her down. She identifies the kennel as her little cave.
Spring break has been very productive in the creative department...not so much in the homework department. I think I might tackle that problem tomorrow.