Mother’s Day 2011 | Covina Portrait Photographer

My Mom is one of my very best friends. She’s kind, loving, and hilarious. She says things like ‘There were more cars in that parking lot than Carter’s has pills!’ (For those unfamiliar with this reference, it’s about the old drugstore, Carter’s), and she loves funky bracelets, and carnations, and romantic comedies. I’m sure I’m not the only woman who thinks that her Mom is special, but my Mother is just so incredibly special. And she’s beautiful…I swear, if I look this wonderful at her age, I’ll be so grateful!

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April SoCal Photog Shootout – Part 2…

And here is blog post number two from the SoCal Photog Shootout at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano…

LEADERS:

1. Robert Tran and Jessica Tincopa – www.jessicaelizabethphotography.com

2. Erin and Gavin Wade: www.gavinwadephoto.com

3. Matthew Saville – www.matthewsaville.com

4. Corina Shauntele – www.pixel2canvas.com

5. Nathaniel Kam – www.nathanielkamphotography.com

6. Tamara Young – www.tstylephotography.com

 

STYLISTS:

Hope Stanley – Bridal Stylist www.marymebridal.com

Special thanks to: Nate at Friar Tux in Orange for the tuxes! http://www.friartux.com

 

Sussanna Davidson for French Buckets – www.frenchbuckets.com

Mary Lallande for Jay’s Catering and Serra Plaza – www.serraplazaevents.com

Pegy Rizzuto – Sweets Tables www.premiereeventsgroup.com

 

HAIR AND MAKEUP:

Makeup –

Jeanette Pulecio  – www.jennettepulecio.com

Lisa O’Conner – www.elementsofartistry.com

 

Hair -

Diego Ortega – http://diegoortega.net

Assisted by: Kristin Macchio

 

Dinner provided by: Jay’s Catering www.jayscatering.com

Cupcakes by Fancy That! Cupcakes by Colette Bozek- fancythatcupcakes@gmail.com

Special thanks to Pixel 2 Canvas www.pixel2canvas.com for the giveaways!

 

Here are a few of my faves of our model Jenilee, and her guy Jamieson…

I love this one…I’m not usually one to pose people in full sun, but the great Matthew Saville posed them here, and he was so right. Love this light.

Wedding Portrait at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano
Wedding Portrait at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano
Wedding Portrait at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano


An exciting package…

Yesterday, I got a fabulous package in the mail from the wonderful Moo.com. Is it weird that I’m this insanely excited about business cards?

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Aren’t they beautiful? I designed them to match the website, and they came out perfectly. I’m very attentive to little details, so I’m always so pleased to work with companies like Moo, who do everything exactly as I want them, no mistakes. Perfection.

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Plus, they showed up 6 days before their scheduled arrival, which is also always a pleasure. I highly recommend Moo.com!

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JoshMay 1, 2011 - 12:41 am

Very cute cards Kristin :)

Kristin CarlsonMay 1, 2011 - 11:24 am

Thanks Josh! :)

Quincy & Nika | Claremont Engagement Photographer

A few weeks ago, I got a call from a high school student, Gaby, who was interested in photography, and wanted to shadow me for a work project at school. I was, of course, thrilled to have been asked, and I jumped at the chance to plan a mock engagement session that Gaby could shadow me on. Our models were the lovely Quincy and Nika, college students/aspiring models who were absolutely great to work with. We did the session in downtown Claremont (one of my very favorite shooting locations) and it went off without a hitch.

Here are a few of my favorites…

Downtown Claremont Engagement Photo
Downtown Claremont Engagement Photo
Downtown Claremont Engagement Photo at Village Grille
Claremont Colleges Pomona College Engagement Photo
Claremont Colleges Pomona College Engagement Photo

April SoCal Photog Shootout | San Juan Capistrano Wedding Photographer

This is the first of a few blog posts about this month’s FANTASTIC SoCal Photog Shootout at the incredibly amazing Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano.

Before the photos, I want to thank all of the great people who made this event possible…

LEADERS:

1. Robert Tran and Jessica Tincopa – www.jessicaelizabethphotography.com

2. Erin and Gavin Wade: www.gavinwadephoto.com

3. Matthew Saville – www.matthewsaville.com

4. Corina Shauntele – www.pixel2canvas.com

5. Nathaniel Kam – www.nathanielkamphotography.com

6. Tamara Young – www.tstylephotography.com

 

STYLISTS:

Hope Stanley – Bridal Stylist www.marymebridal.com

Special thanks to: Nate at Friar Tux in Orange for the tuxes! http://www.friartux.com

 

Sussanna Davidson for French Buckets – www.frenchbuckets.com

Mary Lallande for Jay’s Catering and Serra Plaza – www.serraplazaevents.com

Pegy Rizzuto – Sweets Tables www.PremiereEventsGroup.com

 

HAIR AND MAKEUP:

Makeup –

Jeanette Pulecio  – www.jennettepulecio.com

Lisa O’Conner – www.elementsofartistry.com

 

Hair -

Diego Ortega – http://DiegoOrtega.net

Assisted by: Kristin Macchio

 

Dinner provided by: Jay’s Catering www.jayscatering.com

Cupcakes by Fancy That! Cupcakes by Colette Bozek- fancythatcupcakes@gmail.com

Special thanks to Pixel 2 Canvas www.pixel2canvas.com for the giveaways!

 

And huge thanks to Hanssie Trainor for organizing this event, and for inviting me to attend.:)

 

Here are some of my favorite photos from the first part of the day…

The details were SO fantastic! All of the peachy colors had me swooning…this is what I want the tables to look like at every wedding I shoot.:)

Wedding flower detail photo at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano
Wedding flower detail photo at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano
Wedding dessert photo at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano
Wedding dessert photo at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano

Ashley and her guy, Jared were such great models, and due to some scheduling confusions, we ended up getting the wonderful pleasure of shooting them twice!

San Juan Capistrano Wedding Photographer
San Juan Capistrano Wedding Photographer
San Juan Capistrano Wedding Photographer
San Juan Capistrano Wedding Photographer
San Juan Capistrano Wedding Photographer
San Juan Capistrano Wedding Photographer
San Juan Capistrano Wedding Photographer

Many more photos to come soon!:)

Ashley ArthurJuly 28, 2012 - 1:07 pm

Hi Kristin! I can’t believe it has been over a year since this shoot! Beautiful pictures on your site. I was wondering if you could do me a huge favor and e-mail the pictures you have on your socal shootout page of Jarod and myself. They are great pictures and I would love copies of them! My e-mail is ashsavy@live.com. Thank you so much and have a wonderful weekend!

Ashley Arthur