Labor and Delivery Photography {Quad City Birth Photographer}

Have I ever mentioned what a great job I have!  I am so lucky to have people invite me into the most private and important moments in their lives. I photographed the birth of baby "O" yesterday.  Mom had a scheduled induction at Trinity in Moline. I got there at 11 just as active labor was beginning and she had the baby at 3:45!!  Mom was so brave and had no epidural. You never know how strong you can be until you give birth.  Enjoy your sneak peak. There are so many good ones it was hard to pick which ones to post!

Twins-One Year Old! {Quad Cities Baby Photographer}

I photographed these twins when they were about a week old.  I can't believe they are a year old already.  I had high hopes for the cake smash...but miss "R" wanted nothing to do with it.  The picture of the cake tells the perfect story of how it went :(

Baby "J" {Quad Cities Newborn Photographer}

Meet Jack.  I'm sure you will be seeing a lot of him on my blog in the next year.  I had the pleasure of photographing his entrance into the world a couple of weeks ago. I went to his home to photograph his pictures when he was 5 days old and was there 2 hours and he was just not having it.  So, he came to me a few days later.  At first we didn't think it was going to work again...he was wide awake!  But, after an hour or so we finally got him to sleep.  And once he was asleep I worked quickly and got some great shots in about 20 minutes!  These newborn sessions are so tough... It may take 3+ hours just to get them to sleep...but we got some great shots in the end :)

Hats are from  One Stinkin' Petunia

January Special {Quad City Kids Photographer}

Just a quick reminder that Kristin Geerts Photography is having a special offer for January only.  For $175 you will get a free session ($50 value) and a CD with all of the images from your session (reg. $250).  I will only take a limited number of sessions each week.  If your child has a birthday, or other milestone (3,6,9, 18 months) or it has just been awhile since they had portraits taken, January is a great time to do it!

Twins turn one! {Quad Cities Baby Photographer}

What a great idea!  I was hired to photograph these adorable twins 1st birthday party.  How many times have you gotten done with a birthday party for your kids and realized that your camera is still sitting on the counter and you didn't take a single picture.  It is impossible for a mom to do it all...hostess, mom, caterer, and photographer.
This was such a great party.  It was a circus theme complete with a cotton candy machine, popcorn maker, slushy maker and a FABULOUS big top theme cake!

Labor and Delivery Photography {Quad City Birth Photographer}

I had the opportunity to photograph the labor and delivery of my friends 2nd child last week.  It was a fairly quick labor and delivery compared to her 1st experience!  I am so happy to be able to provide this to other parents!  With everything that goes on during your laboring process you really forget the little things that happened and sometimes didn't even realize what was going on!  Having a photographer there helps lessen the burden on Dad so he can focus on his wife rather than trying to remember to take pictures!

When people find out I do birth photography the first thing they always say is, "Why would you ever want to photograph that".  But EVERY SINGLE person who watches it ends up in tears and says they wish they would have known this was available when they had their children and it was nothing like they expected.

Meet Jackson Alexander....

Untitled from Kristin Geerts on Vimeo.

Let's kick off 2011 right!! {Quad Cities Baby Photographer}

I have an AWESOME deal for the month of January only.  Take a look below.  There have already been quite a few bookings from my Facebook Group page.  I will only take a limited number of sessions so book quickly :)  If you or someone you know is having a baby in January or you would like a milestone session during the month, January is your month to save. 

New website coming soon! {Quad Cities Kids Photography}

I'm in the middle of working on a new website with a new product that I think EVERYONE will be happy about.  I am going to offer a CD in 2011!  The CD will included everything from your album fully edited and at full resolution.  Most albums have between 15-20 images.  So there will be no more trying to narrow it down to your favorite 4 or 5 images...now you can have them all!!  I will still have a couple of print packages for those that would just rather have the prints instead.

I am so excited for the new website to be up and running.  There will be larger images and a new, hopefully easier to use shopping cart!

Be on the lookout for the new site...hopefully after XMAS :)

I'm thinking about having a special in January to help kick off the new year.  Join my Facebook Group and be the first to find out about it.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46232103450

Here's a sneak peak of the splash page for the new website....

Gift Certificate Sale {Quad Cities Baby Photographer}

GIFT CERTIFICATE SALE! From now until December 10th my gift certificates are on sale. Gift certificates make great Christmas presents/stocking stuffers and are the perfect gift for a new or expecting mom! Gift certificates are good for full priced sessions, Baby's 1st year plan, and prints and print packages.

$50 Gift Certificate for $30
$100 Gift Certificate for $75
$200 Gift Certificate for $150

Enter to become my Spokesmom! {Children's Photographer Quad Cities}

I am excited to start a new referral program for 2011 appropriately named, Spokesmom!!  It’s an easy way to earn free sessions and prints doing what most of my friends and clients are already doing!

Here’s how it works!

I will choose 4 moms, two from each age group (newborn-2 years old and 2-4 years old).

The Spokesmom’s job is easy…just promote Kristin Geerts Photography to your friends and family. Email the link and password from your sessions, recommend Kristin Geerts Photography on Facebook, your family blog or other social media sites that you are active on. Let other moms from work, your Mom’s groups or dance/gymnastics/soccer know about Kristin Geerts Photography and keep a few business cards (with your kids pictures on them!) in your wallet to hand out when people ask who takes those fabulous pictures of your kids :) Basically, your job is to help spread the word about my business when the opportunity presents itself!

Your job will last all of 2011 and then 4 new moms will be chosen for 2012.  You must be willing to only represent Kristin Geerts Photography.

What you get...

In return for your hard work showing off your cute kids, you will receive a free session and a $50 print credit.  You will also receive a 20% discount towards a future session in 2011. The mom with the most booked referrals in 2011 will earn a free session in 2012 with a free CD with all of your images…that’s a $300 value!

What you need to do:

Email me the answers to these few questions below and you will be entered to become an official Spokesmom for 2011!  Winners will be contacted via email at the beginning of January.  Please put “Spokesmom” in the subject line.  Good luck! 

kristin@kristingeertsphotography.com

Name

Email

Location

How did you hear about Kristin Geerts Photography?

Why would you make a good Spokesmom (what makes you a better potential Spokesmom than others; what groups, clubs or other organizations do you belong to where there might be moms looking for a photographer)?

Tell me about your family (kids names, ages):

7 day old {Newborn Photography Quad Cities}

Meet 7 day old baby C.  He was 7 days old when we did his photo session.  I have been getting really lucky with my newborns lately...the past couple have hardly cried at all and haven't had any accidents on my blankets!!!  This little guy already looks so much like his big brothers.  It's funny that in some families that kids can all look so similar and in others, like my own, the kids look nothing alike!

Website may be down

As many of you may know...I have been having server issues for awhile now.  I thought now is as good as a time than any to try to get it fixed for good!!!  So, starting today through the next couple of days my website might go though periods of time when it is not live.  Hopefully my server company can figure out what is going on and no one will have to deal with this anymore!

Also, over the next month or so I am going to be working on a new look for my website and update my pricing and packages!  I'm excited to launch the new site and to have a new product or two :)

6 months! {Quad Cities Kids Photographer}

My baby Riley is 6 months old now.  Time really does go by way to fast.  She is my last baby and with every new milestone I get a little sad.  No more first smiles, or first giggles :(  I just want her to stay a baby forever!!

"S" Family-{Quad Cities Photographer}

I photographed the S family last week at their home.  Here is a sneak peak at their pics!  I don't know how parents of twins do it....I don't think I could!

Sneak peaks XMAS mini sessions

On Saturday I did XMAS mini sessions all day.  I had 11 sessions that day...and it was a lot more work that I thought it was going to be!!  All the kids were great though and everyone had a great time!  Here is just a small sampling of what I shot that day :)

Tons of cute hats!

I have been so busy with sessions that I haven't had time to post to the blog lately.  Once things slow down here in the next week or so I'll try to update some past sessions.

My Riley turned 6 months last week :(  I haven't really had time to go through and edit any of her pictures yet, but are just a couple!  The hat is from my friends Etsy store, One Stinkin' Petunia.  She makes the cutest hats/photo props and everything is so well made.  I only wish I had the talent that she does.  I'm lucky if I can sew a button!  If you buy anything from her shop tell her I sent you:)

The cocoons/baby bowl/ and pumpkin hat in an earlier post are made by her too!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/onestinkinpetunia?ref=pr_shop_more

Server issues...

I have been having some issues with my sever for the past few months...lol...more like a year!  I'm trying to figure it out and with me not being very tech savy it might take me a bit : )


If at any time you are not able to log onto the website using the web address, you should be able to get in using this link


http://216.12.207.140/~kristing/


I am working with my hosting company to try to fix the problem but no one really seems to know what is going on!  After this week I will have some down time over the next couple of months....I am going to try to fix this problem and also update my website with new pricing, pictures, and maybe a new design??


If you ever have problems getting to my site, www.kristingeertsphotography.com please let me know! 


Email-kristin@kristingeertsphotography.com

Gift Certificate Sale {Quad Cities Photographer}

From now until December 10th my gift certificates are on sale.  Gift certificates make great Christmas presents/stocking stuffers and are the perfect gift for a new or expecting mom!  Gift certificates are good for full priced sessions, Baby's 1st year plan, and prints and print packages/CD's.

$50 Gift Certificate for $30
$100 Gift Certificate for $75
$200 Gift Certificate for $150


Email me at kristin@kristingeertsphotography if you would like to purchase one today or have any questions!