kiwi street studios {blog}

looking {back}

gina — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:48:24 +0000

there must be an automated clock of some kind in me as this is the time of year that i instinctively look over what kind of work i’ve produced over the past year. i evaluate and compare what i intended to do and what i ended up creating. i didn’t have too much to look back through portrait-wise from this past year as my time was spent {you know where.} still, i always find it interesting to see where my work is headed compared to where it’s been. this first photo of gabriella and my niece tasha caught my eye while i was in our sitting room earlier today and it compelled me to go back and look through the original files from that session from about 4 years back.

right away, a few things were sorely obvious to me.
one. i shot with more abandon.
two. i engaged light more freely.
three. boy, i was into titling my camera a lot more!

to this day, my subject matter is still so similar to what it was when i was 15, 16, 17…shooting my little sister in my bedroom with a sheet hanging up over my closet doors behind her, window light coming in from the other side of the room, dressing her, fixing her hair and makeup and both telling her what to do and then just catching her in-betweens. i’m most naturally drawn to people, and usually with a little bit of drama. for those of you who know how much i love photographing children, that came into play much, much later…but even then, i do love the images that are a bit on the moodier side.

this session made me think of my ‘much earlier work’ and so i pulled out some of my film sessions from back in the day. i’ve scanned an image here and there, but now i’m compelled to scan more of it. i wonder ~ if you didn’t know ~ would you guess think they were from me. interesting?

for today, here is miss gabriella after i dressed her up, fixed her hair and makeup, sometimes telling her what to do and other times, just catching her in-betweens. {i can’t believe she was only 14}

sarah

gina — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:34:55 +0000

lexi and i went out to a snow dappled field with this girl for a creative outing. lexi told me she was fun and easy to work with…i’d say fabulous was more like it.
sarah, you are a snow princess. xo

first event of 2013 ~ valentine’s day mini sessions

gina — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:25:55 +0000

i can’t believe i’ve never offered valentine’s day mini sessions before now. how much fun i’ve had this past week making all kinds of heart-y things, swaggy, puffy things, and heart cutouts in the prettiest papers.
i am also happy and excited to be pairing back up with renee and her fabulous children’s boutique in oakley,
the spotted goose for another event.
there will be a few setups in place, as well as some props. feel free to bring along a favorite something or any valentine fun thing.
please contact me via email at gina@kiwistreetstudios.com or at 513.884.4417 with any questions.

date and time:
saturday, january 26th from 11:00 to 4:00
location:
kiwi street studios – 1662 blue rock road cincinnati, oh 45223 in northside
for directions-click here
time slots:
~~11:00~~/~~11:30~~/~~12:00~~/12:30/~~1:00~~/~~1:30~~/2:00/2:30/~~3:00~~/~~3:30~~

to book: call me (gina) at 513.884.4417 or renee at the spotted goose at 513.351.9600 or in person at the spotted goose.
the full session fee of $85 is due at booking and holds your appointment time. this year, i am accepting credit cards payments through paypal as well as checks. the link is at the end of the post.

sessions are 20 minutes per child, please be timely;)

$85 (includes sales tax)
*session fee due at booking and holds your appointment

20 minute mini sessions include:
one 5×7 print and 5 valentine’s day custom designed bookmarks with one image (same image as complimentary 5×7)

limited mini session add ons:
50 flat custom valentine‘s day mini press printed cards (perfect for class handouts) $75
50 wallet size gift prints (one image) $95
4 addtl’ 5×7 or 8×10 gift prints $145
5 digital images (rights to reprint up to 8×12) via download $395
*8-10 finished images shown in a private gallery for 3 days – *re-posting gallery fee of $50 after 3 days
*orders ready for pick up at the spotted goose Feb.11th
*one child per session . *full product menu available upon request . *ohio sales tax added to additional orders
www.kiwistreetstudios.com / 513.884.4417

here are the designs to choose from for the bookmarks, and mini press printed cards (business card size)

finding a new way and happy 2013

gina — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:15:58 +0000

hello. is anyone out there? i promise i haven’t packed up for good. true, i have been absent from this blog for a while…ok, pretty much all year. there was a good reason, i promise. i’ve posted about being…over there, in case you missed it or, in case you never even read it because there was really no reason to come back for a visit to a blog when nothing was going on. that makes me so sad. i love what this little blog represented for the past 4 years. my place to share images of your sessions, stories, creative outings, all kinds of visual goodies that i’ve come across. a place where i have met other wonderful creatives, starting from a simple comment. a place where i have put my self out there doing what i love, taking risks, coloring outside the lines, and sharing it all along the way. this doesn’t happen overnight. but, it can surely be lost in short order.
when i chose to go on this ‘other’ journey, i don’t think i realized that it would effect my portrait business as much as it did. and, it did. big time. 513eats took ALL of my time. what was left over, went to my family. i referred more sessions out to other photographers this past year than i care to count. i did take a few throughout the year, squeezing them in, but i haven’t even shared those, yet. i was lucky enough to have a couple lovely, and very patient people wait out and sneek in a couple sessions in the beginning of december. one of them was of miss zoe, who i ‘ve had the privilege of photographing since she was one. children. hands down, my favorite. her quick little session, in particular, churned up some heavy emotions of how much i miss this and had me trying to figure out how to run both parts of my businesses and keep my sanity. well, i think i have a solution. as i move forward this new year with 513{eats} and all it’s growing components, most of my time will still be spent there, but with more help leaving me more pockets of time to preplan some special portrait sessions. this is actually something i’ve wanted to do in my business for a couple of years now, but was too much of a sagittarius to do it. ha! translation, i like my freedom and not too many plans pinned down too far in advance;) well, i think i can stretch a bit and still remain true to my nature;) in fact, i’m embracing the concept. the first one will be happening sooner than later. i will share the details shortly. i am very, very excited about this.

i love my kiwi street kids

here are a couple more of zoe from the first (of many more to come) mini sessions.

2013, i can tell i’m going to love you.
cheers and happy new year!
gina xo