I am still laughing…. So, I asked Jessica to get down in the grass (really tall swampy grass) and like most girls, she got the heebie jeebies. But she was a trooper and did it. The funniest thing happened though! The roosters home was right behind her (like 2 feet away) and apparently it was time to cockadoodledo - I have never seen someone jump so high, so fast! Like I said, I am still laughing. Jessica thanks for such a fun shoot. You are such a beautiful girl! And, thanks for spreading Christina G love to all of your friends! You’re awesome!
xo, christina
love my new $3 chair from value village - love the greens and patterns!

Kasadee wins for bringing the most clothes to her session. So funny! It’s all good, we had fun!
Thanks Kassadee & Margie for a fun filled morning. xo, christina

i like my new flower chair

This was a fun session. Sky is beautiful. We had fun. Sky loves her horse very much and wanted some pics with him. And for the first time in my life I walked through a whole lotta horse (you know what) on a very hot day. In order to get to the pasture, we had to walk through the part where the horses live and and go to the bathroom. I am not even sure what that area is called. All I can say, she owes me one. wink, wink - jk xo, christina

I just had to share a few pics… I have been wanting to shoot in this field for awhile and well, we had the most perfect light and perfect senior! Allison is gorgeous and I just love, love my new chair.
I sure miss you blog. xo, christina
makeup by: jaime stephens

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

Hannah is my babysitter….She is the best babysitter ever;) She is also graduating this year. I am so proud of her. She is such a beautiful girl!!!
Oh, and I love my new chair! Got it from my friends at Forget Me Nots on 4th Street in Cda! Check out their store, they have some fabulous junk for sale;)
xo, christina

Alexis was one of my Jr Miss girls I photographed in the spring…. I had lots of fun with her and her mom, exploring and using some new locations! Just a quick sneak peek;) Can’t wait to work on the rest! xo, christina

I just love spring….the new grass, the new leaves, all of the new “green” and even the dandelions (just as long as their not in my yard:) - We had some crazy wind, but managed through it. Jessica is a beautiful girl!

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 felicia. I am officially giving her the name “giggles”. I cannot believe how many wonderful, candid, giggly pictures I was able to get. It was such a beautiful day to be outside! It was sure fun photographing her and her momma was such an awesome help! Thank you!!! I couldn’t wait to edit a few and blog a sneak peek…. Thanks for a super fun shoot!
xo, christina

I just wanted to thank Jr Miss for choosing me as their photographer. Kim, you were amazing to work with! We will forever be each others stalker:) xo
It was such an honor to be part of their program this year! I really enjoyed meeting and photographing each of the girls. Tonight is the program and I am sure they will making lots of parents tear up! (I will be bringing lots of tissue myself!)
I also wanted to thank Jamie Stephens with Shine Salon for doing such a beautiful job on the girls make up! Jamie, you rock!!!
Anyhow, I look forward to the show tonight. Best wishes to all of the girls!!! Good Luck girls!!! xoxo

I am so excited to be offering these to my seniors this year. This is one of the treasures that I found while at WPPI this year. These are even more beautiful in person!!! I love the uniqueness of them. If you are looking for a new alternative to a traditional book, Accordion Books are perfect. They measure 4″x8″ and fit up to 14 images with a magnetic closure.
Our Accordion Minis are the perfect presentation for your photographs. There are (10) 3″x3″ panels printed on pearl paper with a concealed magnetic closure.

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.

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!!!

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.

the perfect keepsake for every senior! [3] 10×10’s in a beautiful black leather tri-fold folio. can be displayed as is or kept in box as keepsake.
Just choose up to 9 of your fave pics from your session.

Nicole and her mom came all the way from Wenatchee to have her senior photos done. That just makes me feel so special!!! It was crazy, we had to reschedule 2 times because of our crazy thunderstorm weather in July/August. Just a few minutes after we began shooting, the wind picked up out of nowhere (I think we were all thinking, OH my…what are we gonna do =o her hair was blowing all over the place) But, then it seemed to settle down and every now and then would get a beautiful breeze flowing throw her hair perfectly!!! It was such a pleasure hanging out w/ you two! Thanks so much for choosing me to photograph your beautiful daughter! I should have your gallery up this week…so sorry for the delay. I’ll let you know when it is ready =)