How did I get so lucky to have such cute kids come to me! This little guy turned 1 a couple of weeks ago and has just started learning to walk. Those first steps are so cute..but I wish they would wait till after the one year session :)
Cake was from http://www.saralynnscakes.com/ They did a great job at having the diaper cover and tie coordinate with the cake!
Hat and diaper cover from One Stinkin' Petunia
Meet 10 day old "O". I photographed this beautiful baby's entrance into the world earlier in the month. She was being a little stinker and and didn't want to miss what was going on and fought going to sleep. It took quite awhile to get her to doze off, but once she did she was very easy to work with. The waiting is what takes so long for newborn sessions. Once you get them to sleep we can be done in 45 minutes!
The hat and the aqua crochet bowl are from http://www.etsy.com/shop/onestinkinpetunia
Meet "R". You will be seeing a lot of him in the next year since he is my newest member of the Baby's 1st Year plan. He isn't holding his head up the best yet, but he did great holding it long enough to get a couple of shot in! Enjoy your sneak peak!
Here is my latest birth photography slideshow! This was such a great couple to work with and such a quick labor...for me at least. I'm sure the mom would have something else to say :)
Untitled from Kristin Geerts on Vimeo.
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!
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 :(
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 :)
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!
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!
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.
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....
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!
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!
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!!
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!
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 :)
