Haley had more giggles than any other senior ever. If I ever get caught up, I will make one big post of just her giggle pictures. She was so kind and so fun to work with. She reminds me of Priscilla Presley. Hope you love your pics:) xo, christina

what more can i say…. she is absolutely beautiful! It was a fun session:) thanks “mom” for help with the pooch! couldn’t have done it without you!
xo, christina

LOOK at this totally rad chair I found in Spokane yesterday! SO excited to use this for a prop! who wants to use it first?

I have been dying to edit some of their wedding pics….lots more to come. They were such a GORGEOUS couple and so wonderful to work with. I will upload some more later. *Need* to go watch American Idol and hang out with the family:) Thanks Nels & Viktoria - you guys are amazing! xo, christina

Here is their wedding announcement that I designed.

Mentoring at the laundry mat….that sure sounds funny! Well, I have wanted to do a laundry mat shoot forever! So, I thought what the heck, that would be a fun addition to a day of mentoring!!! So cool because my mentoree, Tana has wanted to do the same shoot! It was so fun!
What a beautiful model we had! I have been dying to edit some of these! Lots more from this session, if I ever get a chance, I will add more.
I have lots of sessions to sneak peak on the blog…just not enough time to get them all up. Here are a few from my mentoring session a few weeks ago. I will offer more mentoring sessions (online/phone mentoring and one on one in person) at a later time. (for individuals who live at least 100 mile radius from Coeur d’Alene) If you would like to be on an email list for when sessions are available, please email me.
thanks for looking - have a great weekend!
xo, christina

My wonderful mentoree, Tana - in action photographing our beautiful Sadie.

meet viktoria & nels. I am so excited for them. They will be getting married in May and have chosen me to photograph their wedding. We were so lucky to have such a beautiful, sunny morning to photograph their engagement pictures. They are an amazingly beautiful couple. A quick sneak peek…
On another note…have lots to post ~ been working really hard on the jr miss project. Also, if you are waiting on an order, they will all be ready to pick up this week. I will call you and leave a message when they are ready. So excited for this next weekend. Headed to Vegas for WPPI (photography convention & trade show). Well, I am off to have a little fun right now, a comedy show in Spokane. I really need a good laugh right about now- I have been working so hard lately, as if it was the middle of Christmas season! It’s all good though:)

These girls could seriously be models! I nicknamed them “gap girls” a couple of years back. They just “know” how to work the camera. Mom came with lots of accessories for their recent session - so awesome! LOVE that! Thanks for a great photo shoot. Can’t wait for the next:)
All shot with 85 1.4…. I think I’m in love w/ it!

they were such awesome kids! and so adorable! gotta run ~

I sure had a great laugh with these girls! A whole lotta fun… I am so excited for Corrine. She will be a senior next year. (we will be doing her senior pics sometime in late spring / early summer.) It is crazy because the next time after senior pics will be her wedding pics. LOL Lindy:) Time is flying! I have had the wonderful opportunity doing her pics for the last 3 years. Her Momma is my nail girl. She is the absolute BEST. No joke, no exageration! If you need your nails done, call me and I’ll give you her number.

you can see his “hanes” underwear……here’s a little tidbit - Back in the early 90’s in Monterey, California - I managed a Champion Hanes Factory Outlet Store. I have no idea why I just told you that. Seeing his hanes I guess just reminded me of that.

Who said white men can’t jump….I seriously almost peed my pants watching them!!!

Are they not the coolest?!>#% I wanna be young again!!!
I think I had a about 2 seconds to snap these ~ they were freezing and the sun was already down!
Sorry it took so long to get em to ya! xo kellie ~ hope you had a wonderful night!!!

adorable!!!

Mike & Natalie are swim teachers in downtown Coeur d’Alene. Natalie is the coolest :)…and she is my daughter’s swim teacher. When I first brought my sweet little girl to Natalie for swim lessons, my daughter literally cried if she got a drop of water on her face. Ok, so that makes it a little difficult to go swimming =). So, each summer - we go see Natalie for lessons - she is the BEST in the WEST! I have also had the pleasure of photographing her family and watched her kiddos grow up =) Oh, and she has the coolest house. She has the biggest imagination, the most colorful ideas, ….a few words to describe her decorating- wild, shabby, colorful is an understatement, chic, cool, and did I say WILD? It is so wild and I love it! Here are a few sneak peeks…xo Hamm Family!!!
back to proofing =)

I have decided to open my schedule to 2 more days for mini sessions. One day is already full. I do have a few spots open for Saturday, November 14th at the Studio. These sessions are for children only and will be done in studio or outside of studio building {weather permitting}. Please call 208.765.5560 to schedule an appointment.

I know I said the other day that I have to quit blogging for awhile… but just had to add these few for now. I have lots to blog. I also wanted to thank all of my clients who are waiting for proofs or orders…for being so patient!!!!thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart =) This is seriously the craziest time of year for me. Working like non stop =)
I just loved her beautiful red dress…. she is also so beautiful! we also had lots of fun! one quick sneak peek…
dance…………….like no one is watching.

This is a crazy time of year! I have had to put the whole blogging world aside for a little while. I have so many sessions I would love to blog….I am hoping to get caught up and when I do, hoping to blog some of my sessions from the last month =)
Someday…I will be back to blogging…I sure miss it.

I did recently photograph my bff, Amy, and her family. I can’t tell you how many times she called to talk about “what to wear” during the week prior to here session. This is hilarious because she is also a photographer and recently posted a “what to wear” on her blog. So, I get a call the day after her pics…Can you just give me ONE freakin pic on the blog as a sneak peek? So, here you go my sweet, bff! You and Mark make the most adorable “couple” pics…as well as the most adorable kiddo’s! Love you guys! xoxoxo

NOTE: this is not an active train track…I would never use tracks that could endanger lives.

Just finishing up proofing Kelly’s pics and wanted to share a few more were some of my faves from her session =)