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Quick, go check it out: http://lphotographie.com/blog

Canvas is Awesome (by kristie) St. Louis Children's Photographer

I have been meaning to post this blog for a while now... My sister-in-law got inspired by my "Wall Inspiration" piece I give clients after their photo sessions. It is a little file I send out to get the creative juices flowing of ways to display your photographs. Lifestyle photography is great for storytelling, and what better way than to group your images together to tell a story.

One spin that she put on her "inspiration," that I absolutely love, is she added canvas prints to the mix. I have always liked canvas prints, but don't think I REALLY knew how much until I saw these two hanging in their window light. Here's the awesome thing about canvas prints... they don't glare in light, they don't fade, they don't need frames, and are super easy and lightweight to hang. And even another bonus... down the road if you decide to add some more canvas prints to the same wall or same room... you don't have to go hunting for new frames that match. Or if you change up the look of your room, no need to get photos re-framed. Yes, canvas is more expensive than standard prints, but when you take out the cost of custom matting and framing... totally worth it! So, that's my "Canvas is Awesome" thought for the day :-)

Now on to the photos... First, the inspiration page that she pulled her ideas from. Next, her new living room photo display.

WANTED: SENIORS CLASS OF 2010: Model Reps (by kristie)

I have one spot left! (Maybe two if I get a flood of emails ;)
I'm searching for Seniors, Class of 2010, to be Model Reps for L Photographie.

Model Reps will get a free two hour session with Kristie, unlimited locations, outfit changes and creativity, as well as an option to earn print credits.

What I need in return... tell all your friends!

I am looking for Reps who love to get their photograph taken, have a fun personality and stylish wardrobe. Email a small photograph of yourself, with a quick note of why you'd be a great Senior Rep and where you go to High School to:
kristie [at] lphotographie [dot] com

Thanks!
Kristie

Worst blogger ever (by liz)

I realize I have been completely MIA for awhile. Which I feel has earned me something close to the worst blogger ever award. BUT, it's going to get better...much better! We have all kinds a big things on the horizon. A couple of featured weddings with The Knot, a modeling shoot, some prenancy photos, a trash the dress session and some more shoots for Alive Magazine. I hadn't mentioned that yet had I? After the fall Fashion Week runway shoot, Alive Magazine asked us to start shooting the monthly restaurant and nightlife features.

So I thought I would start sharing some of them with you! Crepes are all the rage right now, and this place in Maryland Plaza does it right. Crepes Etc has such a wide variety of crepes to choose from! Steve and I LOVED the one below. It tasted like a lasagna crepe! And it was even better than actual lasagna (which I didn't think was possible!) Definitely check this place out sometime...

St. Louis Children's Photography : Dec '08 Recap (by kristie)

Playing catch-up. Here are a few sessions that flew right past the blog during my crazy month of December...














Funny story about this little fish...



So, Gage had left it behind at our shoot. I stashed it in the front pocket of my camera backpack so I could return it later. One day at home I was sitting on the couch, and here comes my cat, Pace, marching right on by me with it in his mouth. He was prancing on by like he just found his favorite new little toy. Nice try, buddy! We did return the fish to Gage (my cat has PLENTY of toys, don't worry). But I couldn't stop laughing that he dug it out of my camera bag!!

Wall Decoration (by kristie) St. Louis Children's photography

I'm a little behind on the portrait postings... I have a few sessions to share that I'll post later this week as my "wrapping up 2008" in photography.

But in the meantime...

Wanted to share a great little find. If you're redecorating a room for the little ones, you must check this out. Super easy and great design. WallCandy Arts. They are wall decals - sort-of like a sticker but it won't ruin your walls! They are easy to apply and easy to move if you make a mistake, or want to move your design to a different room. Here's the site, and a few of my favorites below! Mix and match and create your own room masterpiece... with a few favorite photos in the wall design mix (I'd suggest multiple small square canvas wraps) you'll have a posh room for sure ;)

http://www.wallcandyarts.com

Hallmark Photo Cards (by kristie)

Just sharing a little something I found...
Here are some pretty cool photo cards that you can buy as singles from Hallmark. (I thought photo cards only came in bulk packs). As most of my family and friends know, I am a little bit of a card-Natzi and usually read every card in the store before I choose one. I just love a good card. That's why I got so excited about this :) Here is the link. Go have some photo fun!

And just in time for Valentine's Day, here are some of their designs...

Julie & Matt's Wedding (by liz)

Wow - I feel like I haven't done this in awhile. Please forgive me - I tend to go in spurts when it comes to blogging. It's kind of like dieting...nothing but veggies for one week and nothing but cheeseburgers and cookies the next. Ok, diving in...Julie and Matt were married in December surrounded by the beauty of the holidays. Christmas trees, poinsettias, lights and all! Historic St. Charles was all sparkly (is that a word?) which complimented the sparkler send off at the end of this memorable evening.

This was another perfect wedding from the gals over at Alred Wedding Consultants. If they are involved you can bet everything goes off without a hitch...or at least no one will notice the "hitches" if they happen to occur.

Julie and Matt are so comfortable together. It may have something to do with them being together since they were...wait for it...in junior high? Or was it grade school? I mean, "high school sweethearts" always amaze me but this might be a record! I'm pretty sure they started going steady about the same time I had a crush on Joey from New Kids on the Block. :)

The wedding was at the same Methodist church where both Julie's parents AND Matt's parents were married years ago (how cool and rare is that?) and the reception was at the Foundry Art Center in St. Charles. I hadn't been there since it was very new a few years ago and they have made some beautiful improvements! I already liked it to begin with.

To finish off the evening, Julie surprised Matt with a Rolls Royce from Best Transportation to carry them away. Loved it. All of it. Congrats guys!