Kristina Lynn Photography & Design

New and improved blog!

kristinalynnphoto — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:28:41 +0000

I’ve decided it’s time to update the good ‘ole blog and make it a little more stylish! Click here to check it out! And don’t forget to subscribe to the new blog to make sure you are kept up to date with what’s going on with the studio.

Twin Cities Photography | Facebook Photo Party

kristinalynnphoto — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:07:03 +0000

Last week Karma Clothing Co. and I teamed up for a Facebook Photo Party/Night Out! It was a fun night and here are some of my favorite images from the night. If you want to see them all, check out my Facebook Page!

For those of you who didn’t make it to the photo party and are wanting to do a fun night out of your own, give me a call and we can discuss how to get your OWN Facebook Photo Party scheduled (complete with hair and make-up artists!)

Twin Cities Photography | Announcing a Facebook Photo Party! Come Join Us!

kristinalynnphoto — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:42:07 +0000

Everyone is deserving of a fun night out. That’s why Karma Clothing Co. and I have teamed up to host a fabulous night out! Come join us this coming Thursday, July 30th from 5:00-7:00 pm at Karma Clothing Co.’s new location at 126 Second Street South in downtown Stillwater. Shop Karma’s great collection of comfortably broken-in name brand clothing and snack on the appetizers provided by Shane’s on Main. Then get your hair and make-up touched up by a couple creative Aveda cosmetologists from A’salonna and have a fun new image taken by yours truly for your Facebook page. And the best part of it is this whole night is FREE (unless you find a great new article of clothing for you to take home, which I’m sure you will!). AND there will be some exclusive deals you can only get the night of the party. I’m not disclosing too many details but there will be a great photo session package you can sign up for that night to use in the future! Just in case you were interested Hope to see you there!

Twin Cities Photography | Kris & Denise Get Engaged!

kristinalynnphoto — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:20:15 +0000

So about a week ago, I received a call from Kris who was looking for a photographer to photograph his proposal to his girlfriend, Denise. He had come across my website as he was doing a search for photographers in Stillwater and liked my style of work. I was so excited when I checked my schedule and found that I was available on the date he was looking for. He had everything planned out for the day which included dinner at Luna Rossa and then ending with the proposal at Lowell Park. Since the pair play a lot of Scrabble he decided that he would propose to her through the game. It worked out great! I got to the park a little ahead of Kris and Denise and found a grassy spot in the park to hang out and wait for the couple. A few minutes later, they walked through the park, Scrabble game in hand, and settled down at one of the picnic tables. They sat and chatted for a few minutes, then Kris opened up the game and then got down on one knee. I was so glad that I had my new 70-200 lens so I could capture images from afar without Denise even noticing. She was ecstatic and of course said yes! Congratulations Kris and Denise! Thank you for letting me a part of your special moment!

Twin Cities Senior Photography | Sneak Peak from Arielle’s Session

kristinalynnphoto — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:06:17 +0000

I’m so far behind on blogging and it’s only the start of the senior season! This CAN’T be good! But none the less, I had to make time to blog about Arielle’s senior session and post a couple of the amazing images from the session!

Arielle came into the studio a couple weeks ago for her senior session. I was SO excited because it was one of the first senior shoots in the new studio space and was the first session with my new 5D Mark II camera. She came to her session toting a bag full of fabulous clothes and shoes (good thing she brought her boyfriend to help carry stuff!) . One of the things I love about Arielle is her eclectic style. She’s can completely rock outfits that I KNOW I could not pull off! We started off in the studio with a more “traditional” outfit and background then moved outside to downtown Stillwater to photographer her more funky outfits. These are just a few of my favs from her session…hopefully I’ll get a couple more posted to the facebook page and website here shortly! Thanks Arielle for a fun session! Can’t wait to show you all the images!

Twin Cities Senior Photography | Creative, customized products

kristinalynnphoto — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:26:41 +0000

At Kristina Lynn Photography & Design, we know that no two seniors are the same. Each one is unique, has a different story to tell, and wants that reflected in their images. That’s why we customize everything to your needs. Where do you want to be photographed? How do you want to be portrayed? How do you want to display your images?

One of the things that makes us stand out from other studios are our custom designed products – letting my creative juices flow and putting my graphic design degree to work to create something fantastic for you. Whether it’s a custom designed album or custom designed graduation announcements and guest book, we can create something creatively unique just for you.

This is your year, your life, your moment…don’t settle for average senior portraits. Dare to be creatively unique, dare to stand out!

Want to see it all? Give us a call at (651) 491-5571 and set up a complimentary consultation at the studio! In the meantime, here’s a small sampling of what we’ve got to offer.

The Mini Album and custom designed guest book

Custom designed collage wallets

Twin Cities Photography | Fireworks in Stillwater

kristinalynnphoto — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:23:25 +0000

Every year during the spring and summer, Stillwater comes alive. People come in droves to the downtown area to shop at the local business, eat at the local restaurants and relax by the river. And the 4th of July is by NO means any different! So many people come to downtown that you can’t hardly find a parking space for blocks! It’s a great spectacle with everything from live bands to blow up amusement rides for kids to Civil War reenactors that shoot off cannons throughout the day. Then for a grand finale to the day they have a huge fireworks display at dusk.

Earlier this week I got my BRAND NEW camera, the Canon 5D Mark II. It’s quite an upgrade from my old, but reliable 20D and so I’ve been itching to use it. I thought, why not take it to the fireworks and try it out. Let me tell you…it’s AMAZING! I set up my tripod and camera with the 16-35mm lens and just went to town! The quality of images that came out were just phenomenal. I can’t wait to try it out this week on my upcoming portrait sessions. Here are just a few of my favorite fireworks images and for more (and there are A LOT more!), check out my Facebook Page.

Iowa Fashion Photography | Mandi’s modeling session

kristinalynnphoto — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:38:22 +0000

Awhile ago I received an email from a sweet girl named Mandi. She had happened to find my website while cruising the net looking for a fashion photographer and decided that my creative images were just what she wanted to get her portfolio off the ground. We chatted and said that since she lives in Iowa, and is actually not far from my hometown, that we could do the session the next time I was down visiting family. And it worked out great!!

I met Mandi at the CoffeeCat, a little coffee shop in Mason City, early on the morning of the shoot. I ordered up a fantastic mango smoothie (I’m definitely not a coffee drinker!), plopped all my stuff down by the table and started chatting away with Mandi. She had brought a whole bag full of clothes and some great shoes! Having scoped out the town a little before hand, we decided on the first outfit and headed outside to the alley behind the coffee shop. The back alley was amazing! There was a great set of rusty, urban stairs, a fun green door way and a bright blue building that had a rusty door on it. So many ideas! So little time! We played around with a couple different outfits there, then it was off to the “junk yard park” that Mandi had found. The junk yard park was amazing! It’s literally a fenced off area that is full of old license plates and street signs signs, concrete slabs, benches and the like that are formed into different areas you can walk through and sit in. It had so many possibilities and Mandi really rocked it out. Here are some of my favorites from the session and, as always, there will be more on the website and my Facebook page for you to check out! Thanks Mandi for being a fabulous model and for suggesting the junk yard park!

Twin Cities Weddings | Ashlee & Matt’s special day with Studio Blue Photography

kristinalynnphoto — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:59:32 +0000

As soon as the grass starts turning green and the warm weather starts to show up, wedding season has begun! And not long after, it seems like all my weekends are booked with traveling around the Cities (and sometimes out of state) to photograph someone’s special day. Not only do I do weddings on my own but also as a second shooter for various photographers around the metro. I like getting to see how other photogs do their thing and seeing how we can blend our styles together to capture really unique images for each client.

About a month ago I got the opportunity to meet Bryan, a fantastic wedding photographer located in the St. Paul area who owns Studio Blue Photography. He was looking for a second shooter for an upcoming wedding. He told me that Ashlee and Matt were a great couple that were naturals in front of the camera. Bryan really wanted to make sure their images were creative and something that they would love for years to come. And after seeing my style of photography on my website, he knew we could really pull off something fantastic for them.

Fast forward to a couple weeks ago…the wedding day! Ashlee and Matt were definitely a photographer’s dream. Easy going, fun loving and so in love with each other. Bryan and I followed them around from the salon, to the church, to St. Anthony’s Main and downtown Minneapolis for some fun after-ceremony shots, and then to the reception. Documenting all the events of the day. It was impossible to take a bad photo of the two! I had a great time getting to know the couple throughout the day and photographing along with Bryan. Ashlee & Matt – Thanks for giving me the opportunity to get to know you and I wish you the happiest years in your life together!
Ashlee had the most FABULOUS pair of purple heels that tied right in with her green and purple color scheme! LOVE ‘em!Of course I had to get a shot of ALL the girls’ great shoes!

Twin Cities Fashion Photography | Alex’s modeling session

kristinalynnphoto — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:45:28 +0000

I got the pleasure of meeting Alex last weekend when she came to the studio for her first ever, professional modeling shoot! She’s just starting to get her foot in the door of the big modeling world and wanted to make a great impression with some professional images in her portfolio. It was kind of a dreary day so we didn’t get to do much outside for fear that her hair would turn from straight to curly. But she rocked it out in the studio that’s for sure! She definitely came prepared with a bunch of different outfits and accessories that we could play around with and create a couple separate looks for her portfolio. It was also fun to create some images in the new studio space here in Stillwater and try out one of my new backgrounds. These are just a few of my favorites from her session. You can see some more of my favs on my website and on my Facebook Page. Check them out and show her some love by leaving comments! Alex, thanks for a great shoot! We’ll have to do it again sometime!