Kristine Michelsen Photography

Name: Kristine Michelsen Photography
Address: Gilroy, CA, US
Telephone: +14085047422
Price range: $$$

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Kristine Michelsen Photography

Lifestyle family portraits for families that don't take themselves too seriously. I aim to show families that portraits can be scrumptious instead of stressful!

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09/12/2026

Happy birthday to one of my favorite ladies

09/11/2026

In a world of AI slop, I vote for the real you every single time.

09/09/2026

Happy 13 years to the guy who is forced in front of the camera at least twice a year and (hardly) ever complains.

Two years of dating. He bought me a ring. I got him bath towels 🥴😳

Our wedding guestbook was a bench built by our best man. 🥰

For those of you who don’t know, Mr. Michelsen is a paramedic

First year anniversary portraits. Just before life exploded and chemo brought us a Carter.

I incubate pumpkins 🎃

He’s the youngest of three with two big sisters and now Sadie is the youngest of three with two big brothers (and will never go on a date for as long as she lives)

3 kids. 3 dogs. 38 states and more milestones than I can even count.

08/30/2026

I see a shift. More families are choosing to document their everyday instead of putting on a show for the camera and I’m absolutely here for it.

Look, I love a glam session. Golden hour, fabulous mama, babies snuggled up. That’s real too! But it’s not always the depiction of your actual life. It’s not always typical Tuesday.

This is Tuesday!! Kids on the counters, pancake mix, helping dad cook, real laughs, real moments. This is what your Tuesday actually looks like. This is what your kids will remember.

And when you see photos like this years from now, you’ll see how you really loved one another in the day to day.

I won’t lie. My fall is pretty full. But if this strikes your fancy I plan on doing in home sessions all winter into spring and I’d love love love to be a fly on your wall!

08/20/2026

Can we talk about that phase where your kids look the same age and they’re definitely not?

Peeking into everyone’s first week of school really has me in my feels. I can’t believe how much all of your children have grown since I saw them last! It always takes me by surprise when it’s frozen in a photo. When two siblings look closer in age on camera than they are in real life it always gives me that reality check about how much they really can change in such a short period of time.

PST PST! This dress is in my client closet. Little brother’s outfit too!

08/18/2026

Take me back. But just for like an hour.

08/17/2026

STORYTIME: I held onto this one because I love it so so much. Specifically the first image. This is exactly how I want my work to feel. Full of life. Full of abandon. No apologies.

I was going to submit it somewhere fancy. Then I got busy. And I missed it. And this week I woke up this week to congratulatory emails from two different publications I didn’t even know had nominated me. Oh how the turn tables. 🤪👏

My fall is booked solid. Not sure I’ll ever get used to working a seasonal job. Busy season is wild. My kids are back in school. I have three hours a day that belong to me again. And somewhere between the chaos, the pats on the back and the sessions coming up that I cannot wait to shoot, I realized I’ve arrived at this absolutely wild point in my life where I genuinely do not care what anyone else thinks. Call it perimenopause, call it being 37 but I LOVE this stage of feeling free to post what I WANT to post and not what is expected of me.

I have a ten-year-old who is about to turn eleven and he is recently starting to care SO MUCH about what people think. And watching him navigate that while I’m over here with very few cares and truly an inability to be embarrassed? It’s the weirdest thing.

I’m living the dream. Someone pinch me. Here’s to doing what you want. It’s highly underrated.

08/15/2026

Had the sweetest morning running around the garden, the yard and the house with these cuties.

These photos are from our last session together and they’re a whole family of four now! Getting to see these guys frolic and play made my whole weekend. Watching and documenting families who are essentially growing up right behind me in “parenthood” is always the most bittersweet feeling because I get where they are and I can see where they’re headed in a way that even they can’t. I know you’ll miss the drool. I know you’ll miss the crazy. I know you’ll miss the new baby haze. Because everyone does 😍

Thanks for trusting me to capture your family again Jane! I can’t wait to show you how cute your current chaos is!

08/14/2026

So here’s the thing: you know you need fall family portraits. But trying to pick between a mini and a full session feels like an actual DECISION when really they’re both good, just different.

The difference comes down to your kid, your timeline, and what you actually want to walk away with. Most of my full session clients walk away with a coffee table album or wall art from our time together. If that’s not for you let’s try a mini this year!

I walked through both so you can figure out which one fits YOUR crew best. This isn’t about cost or time. It’s about what’s real for your family right now.

Here’s the real talk: I have maybe two more full sessions before everything books solid through spring. So if a full session is calling you, grab one now!

Check availability at www.memoriesbymichelsen.com/fallminis or comment MINI and let’s lock you in.

08/07/2026

Getting to see these girlies twice in one week has been such a treat! Excited to edit these three girls looking so comfy and peaceful in their new home. 🏡

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Gilroy, CA

Telephone

+14085047422

Website

http://www.kristinemichelsen.com/

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