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James – 9 Months – 1.24.10

Katrina Brown Photography — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:25:49 +0000

The weather for James’s 9 month shoot was less than ideal being January in Pennsylvania so while we were sad to be inside, I was very excited to get to use my new backdrops. While they may not be ideal for every shoot they were a fun change from the normal nursery or living room background. To see the photos from their maternity session through 6 month shoot click Categories then Family & Children above. We have two more shoots left until his Watch me Grow package is complete so be sure to check back for those.

Tracey & Drew – Holly Hedge Estate – 5.14.10 – Sneak Peek

Katrina Brown Photography — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:43:17 +0000

Here are a few sneak peek’s from Tracey & Drew’s wedding at Holly Hedge Estate in New Hope, PA. More to come soon…

Michele & Jon – Joseph Ambler Inn – 10.10.09

Katrina Brown Photography — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:17:59 +0000

Michele and Jon got married at the beautiful Joseph Ambler Inn which is nestled in the middle of bustling North Wales, PA. Having worked at the front desk of the Inn for almost 3 years, but never shooting a wedding there, I was very excited when I found out their location. The Inn is made up of 5 individual buildings holding both guest rooms and a fine dining restaurant. Michele and Jon were having a very small and intimate affair with only immediate family in attendance. Their ceremony and reception both took place in the cozy John Roberts House. Before the ceremony started we were able to get some individual portraits as well as some some shots of the homemade decorations.

They handmade these owls to use as name cards on the tables. They also made for a cute backdrop for a shot of their rings.

Michele and Jon live out of state so they made most of their arrangements over the phone site unseen. She gave the florist some color ideas but had absolutely no idea what her flowers were going to end up looking like until that morning. Needless to say The Rhoads Garden in North Wales did an amazing job because this is one of my favorite bouquets to date and Michele was thrilled!

The ceremony took place in the living room area in front of the large stone fireplace.

After the ceremony we took everyone outside for some family shots on the front porch.

Since only the family was in attendance we had plenty of time to walk around the property with just Michele and Jon to get some photos of the happy bride and groom.

After making a pit stop to get their photo with the carved bears we headed back behind the Thomas Wilson House where we were lucky enough to find the family of wild turkeys that live in the woods behind the property. We had to take a photo of them because Jon didn’t think anyone would believe us when we returned back to the reception telling everyone we saw a group of wild turkeys. Well Jon here you go!

We finally headed back to the house so they could enjoy their luncheon.

Thank you to Michele and Jon for inviting me along on your special day! It was great working with both of you! To check out the photos from their Old City Philadelphia engagement session click HERE.

Towers Family – Tyler State Park – 10.04.09

Katrina Brown Photography — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:12:23 +0000

Last October I met up with the Towers family to do some photos of the kids as a Christmas present for their grandparents. We met in one of the many grassy areas at Tyler State Park which worked as a great backdrop and allowed the kids to run around and get their energy out when they didn’t need to be in the shot. We started out with the whole group which was absolutely hysterical trying to get 4 kids that age to all stay seated let alone all look at the camera at the same time. After quite a few takes we finally had a winner!

To give them a break we did some individual photos. They were all great helpers standing next to me when it wasn’t their turn trying to get their cousin to laugh and smile.

As you can see these two guys are practically inseparable.

We thought it might be cute to have them all lay in a circle…as you can see it was easier said than done but still quite cute!

Get used to seeing this family and their adorably cute faces because I still have a wedding to post and hopefully another kids shoot once the newest members to the Towers family are born. To see shots from Jack’s family shoot from last spring click HERE. Thanks everyone for a fun filled morning!

It’s free kid shoot time again…Update

Katrina Brown Photography — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:24:33 +0000

Update: As of 2/7 all 5 of the free shoots have been filled. Thank you to everyone who spread the word! The $50 discount is still available for any kid shoots booked before the end of February.

Before you know it spring will be here (yay!). Last year I gave away 5 free family/kid shoots and they were such a big hit I am doing it again this year.

The first 5 people to contact me will receive a free shoot including one 8×10, two 5×7’s and 8 wallets as a thank you. Shoots will take place in the spring or summer. You must live in the Philly area and not received a free shoot in the past.

All I ask in return is that you help me build my business by word of mouth advertising to everyone you know. You also must sign a release agreeing to let me use the photos for advertising (Facebook, website, blog etc).

For those who miss the first 5 spots you will receive $50 off a family/kid shoot as long as you book it by the end of February. Just mention the code “February50″ when booking.

Also, be sure to sign up for email alerts so you are the first to find out about special deals in the future.

And….go!

Jorja & Travis – Doylestown Kids Castle – 6.28.09

Katrina Brown Photography — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:36:23 +0000

Slowly but surely I am getting caught up on my blogging. I have always had the theory that if I shoot it, it gets blogged no matter how long they take to go up as is the case with Jorja & Travis’s shoot. This was another of my free shoots that I gave away to build my kids portfolio this past spring. Jorja was the flower girl in her Aunt Liz & Uncle Dan’s wedding that I shot last fall (their photos can be found HERE & HERE). When I was looking for kids to do photo shoots with it just made sense to do one with these two. We headed over to the Kids Castle in Doylestown which is about as kid friendly as you can get. It is a massive 8 story wooden playground with a slide that goes from the top level to the bottom. Yes, I was conned by a small child into going down it incase you were wondering. Don’t worry it was fun, just not made for people over 3 feet tall! Since kids don’t have much of an attention span for sitting still during a photo shoot, and who can blame them with a playground like that next to them, we did the shoot in small bits with lots of play time in between.

The picture on the bottom right is one of my favorites from the whole shoot. We asked Jorja to give her brother a hug and she leaned down and have him a kiss instead. It was so cute!!

How can you tell when the kids are getting bored with doing pictures? See example A below haha…

Portrait sessions don’t always have to be stiff poses with backdrops, some of the best pictures happen when you just let kids be kids.

Watch out CJ I have a feeling you are going to be chasing the boys off with a stick when this girl gets older!

Thank you Jill for letting me borrow your adorable kids for a few hours to get some great pictures! Keep an eye for more of these two as I am doing a large family shoot for them next month.

James – 3 Months – 6.26.09

Katrina Brown Photography — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:34:26 +0000

Back in June we did James’s 3 month shoot as part of his watch me grow package. Now that it is almost time for his 6 month shoot I thought I better get in gear and get the blog updated! Continuing with the theme of June it rained (I know shocking) forcing us to move the shoot inside to his nursery. Thankfully he is such a happy kid it doesn’t matter where you do the shoot he always has a big smile on his face. If you would like to see the maternity and newborn shoots with James and his parents go to the “Family & Children” section listed under categories or click HERE & HERE.

Kayla – 6.14.09

Katrina Brown Photography — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:36:57 +0000

My photo shoot with Kayla was one of the 10 Free photo shoots that I gave away this past spring in order to get my family & kids portfolio jump started. She is an adorable and happy little girl who was a pleasure to take photos of. At the time of the shoot she wasn’t crawling yet so we got mom in there too for some pictures and to help hold her up. I hope to be able to do more shoots of her in the future as she gets bigger. Enjoy!

Olivia – Newborn Shoot – 6.14.09

Katrina Brown Photography — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:11:51 +0000

Olivia was by far the tiniest little newborn I had ever done a photo shoot with weighing in around the mid 5 pound range if I recall correctly! Just like any newborn, this little girl was a champion sleeper! The shoot was split into two different days, due to fading light, and she only woke up for a few minutes at the end on both days. Thankfully sleeping babies are just as cute as awake babies! Here are a few photos from Olivia’s shoot.

Marcelis Kids – Blue Bell, PA – 4.26.09

Katrina Brown Photography — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:58:44 +0000

So to make up for not posting in weeks you are getting two posts in one night. This is a shoot I did with the Marcelis kids at their home in Blue Bell, Pa. I used to coach the 2nd oldest Lucas in cross country at Amber Olympic Club so I have gotten to know their family quite well. They were kind enough to let me come out and do a shoot with them to help me advertise for children’s photography. I must say I learned one thing during this shoot…one trampoline + one fisheye lens + 4 kids = AWESOME! Check em out.