Posted by: Kellan Studios | July 26th, 2010
Now for the final installment. I am gonna be honest, these are my favorite shots from the whole session. The sun completely and utterly cooperated with us on the timing of the final scene. Nothing but dreamy, creamy, warm backlighting. The girls did an amazing job styling themselves for the field shots in their sundresses, boots, and accessories. The beauty of friendship and motherhood seems to ooze from these and I find myself smiling with each edit. Please be inspired and leave them some love.
Once again my wonderful friend Sarah, from Solace Restoration, hooked us up with some great props. For mother’s day, her husband made this amazing sign from some old barn wood. He hand stenciled a portion of a song of blessing on the sign. It is a powerful song with incredible lyrics of blessing for children. The sign was perfect for these mommies-to-be. I also grabbed some vintage pillows that she sewed out of old sugar sacks. The quilt is actually an unexpected find of Adam and Lauren’s. If I remember correctly, they were given an antique china cabinet from Adam’s great grandmother and in one of the drawers they found this half sewn quilt made by his great grandmother from the 1950’s. The quilt will grace Beatrice’s nursery. Without further ado……
Scene 3: “The Field”
ADDENDUM since posting: Some of you asked for full lyrics. Here they are. Song written by Dennis Jernigan.
I bless you with joy and peace and love that won’t let go. I bless you with grace and faith and fire in your soul. I bless you with dreams and visions most men don’t know of. i bless you with a deeper knowledge of our Fathers love.
I bless you with strength and power, grace through any trial. I bless you with wisdom and with comfort in your smile. I bless you with great adventures, journeys yet unknown. I bless you with hearts gone wild because you are His own.
I bless you with the heart of a warrior, grace to stand and fight, I bless you with brothers who will stand right by your side. I bless you with courage till the battles have been won, I bless you with the faith to hear your Father say “well done”.
CHORUS:
I bless you with joy and laughter, I bless you with a steadfast faith, I bless you with the hopes and the dreams that your heart goes after, I bless you with amazing grace.
This next one cracks me up….either we are really funny or we were confusing them with directions.
Beatrice was making her presence known.
These girls are amazing at pulling out vulnerable, beautiful looks.
A little out-take. Getting in this position for Lauren was a logistical feat. She had to balance against Kristin’s thigh which Kristin was a little too zealous to lend; tipping her over.
Much better.
Before we end with the adorable watermelon eating I just want to break to our two prop wenches that helped load and unload all over the property for us. These are not flattering shots but alas, we want to give honorable mention.
This is Kristin’s Adam working the pinwheel while frolicking with the horses.
and Lauren’s Adam taking a quick shot for Kristin’s sister.
These watermelon shots absolutely crack me up. The girls were starving by the end as it was a HOT, long five hours from start to finish. They devoured these watermelon slices in seconds.
Le sigh…..
Girls, I have said it a million times but THANK YOU! You exceeded each and every expectation I had for this shoot. We are so proud of the images and we are so pleased that these remind you of the blessing of pregnancy and friendship. We can’t wait to meet Violet and Beatrice in the upcoming months. Blessings!
Tags: Anytime Shoot, Editorial, For kicks and giggles, inspiration, lifestyle, maternity, Vintage
Posted by: Kellan Studios | July 21st, 2010
Did you all enjoy that dramatic pause? Good. Nothing like leaving town for a week after blogging a teaser. Seriously, it was torture not to keep throwing these pictures up but duty called in NY and we answered. We just got back and I am ready to showcase some more images from this fantastically fun shoot.
First of all, thank you for your very generous comments and feedback on Facebook and the blog. I am so pleased that this shoot was inspiring for so many! I got a lot of questions on props and locations so I will touch on a few things as I blog each section.
So for a brief history of this shoot because it really came together in a few weeks….let me share. Ryan and I have known the extremely talented Adam Barnes for many years. Those of you long time fans may have seen the vintage editorial shoot we did of Adam and his wife Lauren about a year and a half ago. There is no denying Lauren’s incredible beauty, poise and style in photos. She was a DREAM to shoot. She took my ideas and RAN with them while purchasing her clothes and accessories….the shoot would not have been half as impactful without her eye for style and her incredible talent at hair and make up. It can also be noted that Lauren has the most beautiful heart too.
Fast forward to the present. Adam has a very talented and very beautiful associate photographer working for him named Kristin. I have gotten to know Kristin over the last year loosely through the internet and because she worked part time at the salon I get my hair done at…score. Talk about another beautiful woman both inside and out. Kristin and Lauren also happen to be great girlfriends AND they are just 5 weeks apart from having their first babies together!
So a similar itch started about a month ago to create a stylized shoot, rich in details, themed, but this time with women. We don’t boast that we are maternity photographers, in fact we tend to shy away from anything family, maternity or baby. But as a woman, mother and now an expectant mother again…..I am in total girl mode. I think I pondered the concept of this shoot for about a minute when Lauren and Kristin popped in to my head. Two great friends, similar stature, naturally photogenic, stylish, and TOTALLY into details……oh yes….this was it! I fired off an email to them both asking if they wanted to do this shoot with Ryan and I for funsies. I explained how I saw three different scenes in my head. One was going to totally be bright, kitchy, summertime…borderline gaudy bathing suit scene. The second scene was going to be more “glam”, an outdoor living room scene with stronger poses…more serious. The last was going to be at sunset…dreamy, soft, lots of back-lighting, sundresses, quilt-on-the-grass sort of deal.
Well they jumped right on board, a flurry of emails ensued, they went shopping, I went collecting props and well…..there you have it. A hot July evening on an abandoned farm, two gorgeous pregnant women, two husbands named Adam that did the heavy lifting, one husband named Ryan that was along for the ride to shoot and execute what was in my brain and one GIDDY Kelly watching it all come together.
Enjoy Scene One….”Summertime”
As far as props for this scene. The lawn chairs are ours. Those amazing pinwheels were a last minute find at Big Lots $7.99 each!! Mini pinwheels and popsicle bubbles are from Joanne Fabrics, straws are my children’s, and little stool is mine. I think I spent about $20 for this simple set up!
So the LIFE game was a little epiphany I had a few days before the shoot racking my brains about how to show they were having girls without all the stereotypical ways. We already owned the game so it was a free addition to the props pile. To my knowledge, I have not seen this before but I do know there is nothing new under the sun….so maybe you have. I don’t really hang out on maternity blogs!
Scene Two…”The Living Room”
Props were scored from two sources. One…Ryan’s full time job as a commercial photographer at Moore and Giles leather. The chairs, the full hide, even the distressed door and mantel are all props from his workplace..MAJOR SCORE! The vintage calendar pillow, some bottles, vases, candlesticks are all from my dear friend Sarah who refurbishes and sells at Solace Restoration. The ladder was found on the property.
Part Two coming soon…..
Tags: Editorial, For kicks and giggles, maternity, Vintage
Posted by: Yvonne Wong Photography | July 17th, 2010
for anna+john
Tags: artistic, basket, califorina, chatea st. michelle, dog, Engagement, image, images, los angeles, love, modern, navy, Photo, Photographer, photographjournalism, photography, photojournalistic, Photos, picnic, picture, pictures, plaid, Portrait, Puppy, red, red plaid, romance, romantic, San Francisco, seattle, soda, straw, strawberries, stripes, sweet, Vintage, washington, Wedding, winery, yorkie, yorkshire, yvonne wong
Posted by: Yvonne Wong Photography | July 13th, 2010
Tags: artistic, califorina, Engagement, fight, Fun, Funny, humor, image, images, los angeles, love, modern, Photo, Photographer, photographjournalism, photography, photojournalistic, Photos, picture, pictures, Polaroid, Portrait, romance, romantic, San Francisco, seattle, silly, sweet, Vintage, washington, Wedding, yeri and adam, yvonne wong
Posted by: Kellan Studios | July 12th, 2010
I don’t know where to begin to explain this shoot or my sheer delight in working with Lauren and Kristin. I am going to save the story for Part 1 of 2 posts coming soon. All I can say is this was an adrenaline shot to the heart for me in photography. Every once in awhile I have to plan a shoot that is left of center for what we normally do and remind myself why I love working with women and why photography is such a powerful medium. Enjoy the sheer amazingness, beauty, and exquisite detail of this shoot. Lauren and Kristin you are pure pleasure. (Oh and not to shaft Ryan, he was totally there too, but he won’t take credit for the ideas, just the amazing photos…thanks babe!)
Third trimester and in bathing suits, I couldn’t love them more for agreeing to this!
Both ladies are expecting “pink”! Little Beatrice will be joining Lauren and Adam in September. Little Violet will be joining Kristin and Adam (different Adam..I know it is confusing!) in August.
My friends and renovation specialists at Solace Restoration, loaned me this sign. This is a portion of a song of blessing we sing at our church. Ryan and I sing this song to our kids every night before bed. It is incredible.
Tags: Editorial, For kicks and giggles, inspiration, maternity, Teasers, Vintage
Posted by: Yvonne Wong Photography | June 28th, 2010
well here is it! the long anticipated engagement session of yeri+adam!
i’ve known yeri since high school and she is definitely one of the most creative people i know. not to mention smart, beautiful, and so, so, so hilarious. i spent most of my time with her laughing, so it’s no surprise she ended up with adam, a rare guy who can actually keep up with her! now, i laugh twice as hard. :)
ok back to my talented friend, yeri. so as some of you might know, after planning her own wedding, years of art experience, and all of our requests that she share her talent with the world, yeri is finally opening her own shop! yeri yun designs is going to be THE place for one of a kind custom invitations and the loveliest styling services. YWP brides and grooms will get to enjoy special introductory (aka ridiculously low) rates, so please email her and tell her yvonne sent you!
*shooting note: the day before the shoot, yeri came over and we baked up a storm in the kitchen for hours over these cute little french macarons. it’s funny and sad at the same time that after all that effort, we only ended up with 24 macarons! the even sadder and not so funny part is that 15 minutes after we set up the scene, an off leash golden retriever came out of nowhere and ate some of them!!! luckily, it didn’t effect our shoot too much (well, a little on my sanity) and we still ended up with some truely fun and dreamy eye candies.
go ahead, bon appetit!
Tags: adam, alice in wonderland, anthropologie, antique, artistic, blue, cake stand, califorina, candle, Engagement, Flowers, Funny, garland, grass, Green, hats, image, images, los angeles, love, macaron, macaroon, mad hatter, marymoore park, modern, park, Photo, Photographer, photographjournalism, photography, photojournalistic, Photos, picture, pictures, pink, playful, popcorn, Portrait, red, retro, romance, romantic, San Francisco, seattle, silly, sweet, tea cup, tea party, teacup, teal, teapot, tulip, Vintage, washington, Wedding, yeri, yvonne wong
Posted by: A Brilliant Photo | June 23rd, 2010
We were out of town last week, so I’m just starting to catch up with things now … Just wanted to share one photo, more posts to come soon :o)
Happy belated Father’s Day to all the daddies out there!
Tags: 3 months old, Babies / Toddlers, baby girl, Baby Portraiture, boston, Brick, fathers day, newborn photographer, Old Camera, Personal, Photographer, Vintage
Posted by: Yvonne Wong Photography | June 15th, 2010
i just can’t get over how sweet and fun kaibin+jackie are. we laughed the WHOLE entire time during the shoot. judging from their engagement sesh, it’s safe to say that we are going to have a great time at their wedding comes september in napa valley!
p.s. kaibin warned me before the shoot that she was not photogenic… let’s all roll our eyes at the same time. haha. the girl is crazy… crazy GORGEOUS!
kaibin+jackie, thanks for the great afternoon! if only you guys lived closer, i think we’d calling you guys to hang out every week! see you guys soon!
Tags: artistic, balloon, califorina, Engagement, field, glare, grass, image, images, light, los angeles, love, modern, park, Photo, Photographer, photographjournalism, photography, photojournalistic, Photos, picture, pictures, pink, Portrait, retro, romance, romantic, San Francisco, san jose, seattle, sweet, Vintage, washington, Wedding, yvonne wong
Posted by: Hayne Photographers | June 14th, 2010
A 2011 Senior model that is a photographers dream. Need I say more? She’s just that good! She had a vintage vibe to her so we worked that into our shoot with a 1920’s Amelia Earhart kinda look. It was a surprise to all of our models when we arrived at our various locations but when we ended up at the Military Aviation Museum she was thrilled. But wait there’s more – Out came the 1941 Stearman and it was a little bit of heaven for Meredith. We splurge a bit on our senior models but it’s so worth it since they are our ambassadors in all the local high schools. We are always on the look out for unique and exciting locations for our photo shoots and this was a homerun for both us and for Meredith!
Check her out for yourselves!
Tags: airplanes, amelia earhart, beach, biplanes, historic, models, norfolk, Photographer, photography, senior, Senior Experience, Vintage, Virginia Beach
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