Posted by: Krista Photography | June 15th, 2011
Last Fall, I had the opportunity to photograph Zoe’s Bat Mitzvah. The event was so fun, and we even shot some portraits the day before – but the weather that weekend was gross and we just didn’t get the bright sunny portraits we were hoping for. So, we picked a nice Spring day and tried again! This time we got sunshine…. cold winds, but sunshine! It’s hard to get the weather quite right in New England in the Spring ;) But I love how these turned out!
The adorable Zoe
Sisters… Annika, Zoe & Sivan
The whole fam
Jody, Paul, Zoe, Annika & Sivan – thanks for braving the cold and making the session for fun! I hope you all love the photos!
To view more of my favorites from this session, please check out the album on Facebook!
Tags: Bat Mitzvah, family portraits, larz anderson park, Mitzvahs, Portraits, teenagers
Posted by: Krista Photography | July 24th, 2010
Springtime and summer in New England can be a bit, um, rainy – as you saw in the last post. This can make scheduling engagement sessions a little tricky. Mary & Gerard were having the worst luck finding a time for their shoot and we ended up doing it just this past week. There are a bunch of shoots waiting in the queue, but I bumped this one up since they’re getting married one week from today! I like to make sure clients see their engagement images before the wedding so I can get feedback from them on what they like & what they don’t particularly love. Plus, if they love them (which clearly I hope they do!), they feel that much more comfortable on the wedding day! So, in light of that, here are a few of my favorites from Maria & Gerard’s session at Larz Anderson Park!
The sunlight was just perfect that evening!
It’s a beautiful park, and we only walked around a small part of it! I can’t wait to explore some more :)
You wouldn’t know that Gerard hates having his picture taken ;)
I was loving the checkered floor, and the columns, and the light coming in!
And then I looked up, and had to shoot the ceiling too! How cute are these two, by the way?!
feet :)
Mary & Gerard – thanks for a fun evening! It was great to see you, and to meet Gerard at last. I’m super excited for your wedding – 7 more days!! Have a GREAT week with your families and I’ll see you sooooon! :D
If you’d like to view more of my favorites from this shoot, please check out the album on Facebook!
Tags: Brookline, Engagement, eSession, larz anderson park
Posted by: Kate McElwee Photography | May 12th, 2010
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here … can you tell? Well, my first of two weekday sessions last week was back at Larz Anderson Park with this gorgeous family. Aimen, Anees and Eesa are originally from Texas, but have been living in JP for the last few years. I love hanging out with fellow JP residents, and these guys were a joy to photograph. We started off at the edge of Larz Anderson just as the rain began to fall (it was one of those strange days with every type of weather apart from the type that you want, sunshine).
Eesa, just three and a half years old, was not a huge fan of group shots but his expressions were magical. 
We spent some time wandering around the various nooks and crannies of the park, hunting for good light. I love the little series of Eesa picking a dandelion (he was chatting away to me at the same time, too cute!)
After a little while we headed back to Anees and Aimen’s apartment for a quick change of clothes. Eesa’s current obsession is trains (he loves to watch You Tube train videos on the iPhone). He’s also quite fond of this red toy car.
Our next photo stop was the aquarium. It was not the best day for pretty light but we all loved the clouds that appeared almost like magic over the harbor.
The rain started coming down again (heavily, this time) so we sought shelter under the pretty pergolas. I love the colors here …
On the way home we made a very speedy stop at Green St T station. Remember how I told you that Eesa likes trains? Well, he really really does. I have never witnessed a face light up quite so brightly before at the arrival of a train. Perfect!
Thank you all for a lovely afternoon, for taking a chance with the rain, and for the delicious coffee at the end. I loved meeting you!
Tags: aquarium, boston, boston family photographer, Brookline, brookline family session, Families, larz anderson park, Little Ones
Posted by: Kate McElwee Photography | May 10th, 2010
Remember that hot, hot heat last Sunday? The kind of heat that makes you sweat in unimaginable places? Well, that’s the day I met with Kim and Jason for their engagement photos at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline. I was a bit nervous about the session - the sweat fest is neither a look you want in your photos, nor a look you want on your photographer … but wouldn’t you know, it turned out to be one of the most successful sessions I’ve ever shot. And for that I’d like to thank Kim and Jason for water and picnic blankets and utter trust.
We started off at a perfectly picturesque bridge at the edge of the park:
Then, some wide angle shots on the bank by the water:
I love the giggles! Then we headed over to the little stone gazebo:
My absolute favorites from our session have to be these. Loving that back light and those awesome kisses!
We ended the session on the big hill. I love the view of Boston in the background, and the lone red tree on the hillside.
Thank you both for a very fun afternoon; I hope you enjoy your teaser photos!
Tags: boston, Brookline, Engagement Session, Engagements, larz anderson park
