Kin and Kid Photography

12/20/2019

Last Friday, I spent the better part of my day watching the Documentary Family Awards. Seeing the submissions is such a treat and I tried not to bite all of my finger nails off as I waited to see if any of my images made it past round one. I was thrilled to see two of my photos in the 100 Days of Summer category. One was passed over quickly but I’m including it here because it’s one of my favorite images from this year. The second photo, Sylvie playing with the blinds, seemed to be a favorite of the judges. I watched in amazement as it climbed to first place in the category. Then I watched as the same photo was awarded second place overall between two amazing images. Thank you judges!

12/14/2019

When I was a kid, I wasn’t really into food.

My family tells stories about me eating only butter packets while out to dinner. My mom would have to beg me to take just a few bites of food. I remember eating scrambled eggs, cereal (Frosted Flakes and Cinnamon Toast Crunch), and carrots. I’m pretty sure I survived on chicken patties and pizza during my teen years. In fact, I didn’t become a foodie until my 30s.

I could attribute this title to living and working on a vegetable and dairy farm in my 20s, but I prefer to thank my family. They had been laying the foundation all along. It just took me 30 years to appreciate it. You can read more about my personal tips for raising a foodie over on the Boston Moms Blog.

My family tells stories about me eating only butter packets while out to dinner. In fact, I didn’t become a foodie until my 30s.

07/29/2019

I am humbled and excited to share that two of my images placed in the Emotion category at the National Association of Professional Child Photographers Inspired Print Competition Event. A third image made it to the Top 100. Thank you to the judges, Elizabeth Blank, Kelly Berry, and BreeAnne Clowdus, and to everyone who worked so hard to make this event possible. And thanks to Matt, Sylvie and Fennec for being my muses. Link to the awards in the first comment.

02/14/2019

On Sunday I spent the day with my family at the Museum of Science in Boston. We started going there 5 years ago, when Sylvie was just learning to walk. I debated whether to take my camera because this was a rare winter day when we were all free from sickness and were going to spend the day together. I wanted to focus on my family, not my camera. Of course, the pang of "what if I miss an amazing shot" won out and I popped my camera in my backpack just in case, vowing to be strategic in the process of documenting our day.

I came away with some great photos and 4 tips to share with you about photographing your family at the Museum of Science in Boston (or any museum).

Busy public places can be hard to photograph, especially if you want to focus on just your family. Getting a clean composition with no extraneous people means u

02/06/2019

I opened up my email to some fun news this morning. One of my images made it into the Daily Dozen on Nat Geo Your Shot. Go vote for me if you are so inclined!

https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/daily-dozen/2019-02-06/?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=DailyDozenNotification&utm_campaign=Membership

02/01/2019

I can't make this stuff up you guys! According to Etsy - burnt orange, sloths, and reality are trending in 2019. Read more about it on the blog.

A few weeks ago I was reading a trend report from Etsy and I made a delightful discovery. Along with burnt orange, herbariums, and sloths, in 2019, REALITY IS I

12/06/2018

In case you need something to brighten your day, check out Andrea Serio, my college bestie, and Chloe the pitbull featured in the HuffPo. Some of my favorites from the session are in the comments.

Sorry not sorry, expectant parents.

12/06/2018

I wrote a blog post about the joys of Christmas shopping. Enjoy!

Dec. 1: I'm ready for Christmas this year. We're just going to get a few gifts for the kids, nothing big. It's all about family, right?!?!? Dec 2: Maybe we can

12/04/2018

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I became interested in photography when my daughter was born in 2012. I started by sitting her in pretty light and in slightly too fancy clothing for a baby to

11/21/2018

In honor of the 8 year old tradition of Small Business Saturday (I know it's Tuesday) I'm offering a limited number of sessions for 2019 at 20-50% off! I was going to launch this at midnight but I'm a busy/tired mom so I'm going live RIGHT NOW! I'm making it easy for you and dropping the link here.

https://www.kinandkidphotography.com/booknow

11/02/2018

One of my favorite things about the upcoming holidays are all the photo cards. I love seeing how kids have changed over the year, new pets added to the family and adventures my friends have taken. I like to write a year in review with accompanying photos. Whatever your holiday card style, it should be true to you! If you’re interested in trying something new for your holiday cards, book a documentary session with me ASAP. Heck, I’ll even make the cards for you!

Way back in March I wrote a blog post about Documenting Moments and holiday cards. I shared my holiday card images from 2017. I asked you to make a folder on y

10/26/2018

Spending 4 hours with the Chokel family was such a joy. You read that right...4 hours! If you’re wondering what could possibly take that long for a photography session then you’re thinking about it all wrong. The family wasn’t doing things FOR me to photograph. They were simply being themselves, doing the things they would normally do!