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I'm bringing you this beautiful little girl to the blog today! I've known Camryn's father, Josh, since we were freshmen in high school! We have been friends for a long time, but it was such a joy to see him with his little girl!
Camryn was the happiest little girl and the perfect little model! I loved finally meeting her and capturing the love of this family!
Happy Friday, friends! I've got a super fun couple for the blog today!
Sarah is my beautiful sister-in-law, and she will be marrying her groom, Todd, in Florida later this year. They are definitely the life of the party! Sarah and Todd were engaged on Halloween, how fun is that! They were having a costume party, and Todd planned the whole time to surprise Sarah with a gorgeous ring!
I knew their photos were going to be entertaining, because these are two of the biggest goofballs ever! We had a great time exploring downtown, and of course we included their two cute pups, Julep and Ares! :)
I'm so happy for these two to be tying the knot in just a few months! Enjoy all their love and cuteness! :)
This was probably my most fun session EVER! I've been photographing this awesome family since before Kinslee was born, now she is 4! I've loved watching her grow up!
Kinslee is quite the little artist, so her mom reached out to me and wanted to involve paint! The idea of a little paint turned into a super fun paint fight! It. Was. Awesome!
I absolutely love it when my clients are willing to do something different and I love capturing these moments! I mean, I'm pretty sure it's every kids dream to have a paint fight with their parents! And Ben and Haley totally rocked it!
Ever since I started preschool, I’ve been so painfully shy. I was a crazy, talkative kid until you threw me in a room with a bunch of strangers. Who else can relate!? Luckily, I participated in sports because that’s where I was able to make most of my friends! And as odd as it sounds, this introvert was a cheerleader! No idea what I was thinking haha!
My picture today was taken by the river on my parents farm which was my refuge when I felt overwhelmed in high school. This is where I felt the most comfortable, by myself where I couldn’t feel the judgement of the world. (I do this today by taking naps hahaha)
My shyness has always been a struggle for me. In class I remember the teachers asking what the answer was, and even though I knew it and I wanted so bad to say the answer, I never got the strength to raise my hand.
I’m a very happy person, and I try to show it as often as I can, but this face has gotten me in a lot of trouble. When I’m in a new social environment, a lot of times I freeze up. Not because I’m not enjoying myself, or I don’t like you. I’m just scared to death I’ll say something wrong. I overanalyze every situation, and while I’m busy trying to figure out how not to look like an idiot, people around me just see me as angry.
I’m lightyears better than I was in school, but I constantly struggle putting myself out there. (Hence why these blogs are so hard) But I have to say, every single time I’ve stepped outside my comfort zone, something beautiful has happened. I will always feel awkward, and my stomach will always be full of butterflies, but I made a promise to myself to make these changes. My life is worth more than hiding from this world, and so is yours.
So if you’re a fellow introvert, please listen to this advice.
You will not always feel comfortable. At first, you will come home and analyze the situation until you make yourself sick. But it gets easier every step you take. I’ve met so many amazing people, but if I ran away to the river every time I felt overwhelmed, I wouldn’t have built those relationships. Push away all those fears and feelings that you are not worthy, and take that leap. I’ve been able to be a light in others lives, and I’ve been blessed by so many people.
So if you’re a fellow introvert, challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone. Whether its joining that exercise class you’ve been eyeing, posting that photo of yourself that you love but are afraid what others will think, or reaching out to that someone you’ve been avoiding.
My hope from this post is that you will be able to see past my shyness and see the real me. And hopefully my unfortunate case of RBF will never offend you!
Thank you for stopping by for another #gettingtoknowcrystin post. I appreciate anyone who is willing to take the time to visit my blog and get to know me. Drop by my contact page if you want to talk!
Its hard to believe, but Olivia is turning a year old next week! It seems like yesterday I was photographing her newborn session, its so bittersweet!
We started the session with a cake smash, and I really wish all of you could have been there to see what was going down! It was POURING rain in these pictures, but Olivia was safely tucked under a porch! I can't say the same about myself or her mom, and by the end of it we were completely soaked! Katelyn danced in the street for smiles and the rain was flowing off the roof straight on my back, but it was totally worth it for these shots! (All the heart eyes emojis!)
And then we threw Olivia in the tub in the backyard to clean her off, because thats how all the kids on the farm do it :) And then in between the rain showers we visited Olivia's sweet calf, and took some beautiful family portraits!
We had so much fun, and I'm so excited to share these with y'all!
I can’t believe Lincoln is 9 months!! I’ve been photographing Lincoln and his family since he was born last August, and they are such a joy to be around! Lincoln is SO adorable, and has the best facial expressions ever! He is one of the happiest babies I've ever met, and his parents are just so in love with him!
This shoot was extra special because Hillary is pregnant with Lincoln’s LITTLE BROTHER!! They used this session to announce their second pregnancy and the gender with a smash cake! How adorable!!
These moments are some of my favorites, and I’m so excited to share with you! Every family I photograph is so special to me, and each session fills me with so much joy! I’m so thankful to tell these stories and capture these memories they will cherish forever!
So this is where it all started! Little baby Crystin used to run barefoot through these greenhouses. In my photo, I’m surround by thousands of tobacco transplants. Not only does my family raise tobacco in the fields, but they grow the starter plants in greenhouses. All of those tiny tobacco plants are floating on water in styrofoam trays. Some of my favorite memories are of my brother and I pretending to “fall” in those waterbeds so we could splash around. My parents would get so mad! But those are such sweet memories.
I feel like such a redneck dork saying this, but I used to LOVE frogs! They would lay their eggs in the waterbeds and I would watch the tadpoles sprout little legs. It was my favorite thing to do! (You can tell we didn’t get out much ha)
This was my childhood! As I mentioned earlier, my parents are tobacco farmers in southern Kentucky, so our life would revolve around the farm. My parents are very successful and work so hard for everything they have. They are such an inspiration! Most nights, dinner was served in the bed of my dad’s truck. We took one vacation a year in the winter and the most exciting events at our house were UK Basketball games. Our life was pretty simple, and I like to believe I carried that with me into adulthood.
I think my photography style is a reflection of that. I use very little props and my editing style is not very elaborate. My favorite moments in life are those honest, raw moments that touch your heart. Those moments aren’t photoshopped, they aren’t fake, and they aren’t there just to look pretty. They are beautiful because they are real.
Thank you all for coming along on this journey with me. The goal of these small snippets is for you to be able to learn more about me, what I do, and why I love it so much. I hope you’ll stop by next week!
For an explanation of this photo series, click here!
Here are some more pictures from the greenhouse! Plus a bonus picture of my handsome baby brother!
I’m not usually in front of the camera, but I’ve challenged myself to let you all get to know me better. All the love, grace, joy, and heartache in my life.
Over the next few weeks, in a effort to be vulnerable, I’ll be posting a portrait series that represents a word that describes me. There will also be a blog post to go more in-depth.
This blog is going to be filled with things that fill my soul. God has given us all a platform, and I believe this is mine.
I’ll be posting these for my Friday Introduction’s each week, so be on the lookout for the first post tomorrow!
Whitney and Jonathan are such a joy to be around! They are celebrating their 3rd anniversary next week and I couldn't be more excited to document their life in this season. They are dog parents to the sweetest doodle, Roman! He's just so adorable!
Whitney and Jonathan are both about a foot taller than me, so Jonathan was so sweet to help carry a chair throughout the session so I could get a better angle! Ha! He also had a near-death experience with a turkey, it was pretty hysterical!
I love this couple so much. They are both so down to earth and always keep it real, and thats my favorite thing about them. Whitney kept saying that they were so awkward, but I think they crushed it!! Happy anniversary to y'all! It was an honor to capture your love!
Kellie and Eric were such an awesome couple to photograph. Their love is so genuine, and the moments I captured were honestly some of my favorites ever. Their first look had me in tears! They were so excited to see each other on their special day, and it was an absolute honor to capture these beautiful memories.
Kellie and Eric had an intimate, backyard wedding in Elizabethtown, KY. Every detail was executed so well, and everyone had fun on the dance floor at the end of the night!
Fall is my favorite season, so I wanted my first wedding on the blog to include the beautiful colors of the leaves!
As always, thanks for stopping by! Enjoy!
This is probably the most colorful blog post you've ever seen, and I love it! I have known Briahna and Faith their whole lives, and it has been such a joy watching them grow up. They literally have the complete opposite personalities and it is so hilarious to see them together!
Briahna and Faith are into several different activities, but both of them love ballet. So their mom pulled out some super adorable costumes and we had so much fun! I wanted it to be super colorful, so I got some metal flowers and butterflies to fill the background! I thought it turned out pretty neat!
Thank you for stopping by, and I hope your weekend is great!
This was one of my favorite sessions ever! Olivia is so adorable (just look at those cheeks!!) and was so good during the whole shoot! Both Olivia and her wonderful momma, Katelyn, radiate so much joy when they are around! It was such a pleasure to watch their sweet relationship unfold in front of my camera, and I'm so honored to be able to capture those real moments between mother and daughter. I was so grateful that Katelyn was so trusting and went along with my crazy ideas, because we got some awesome images!
Be prepared to take in all the cuteness below!! :)
I figured a good blog post to brighten up this rainy day would be from the Carters family session/cake smash last summer! Kelsey and David are so hilarious, and their sweet Etta Claire can always bring a smile to your face! I've known Kelsey for many years and it was such a blessing that our daughters were born only one week apart! It has been so much fun to watch Adaline and Etta grow up together.
This family is always filled with so much joy and I loved capturing these precious moments. Thank you for stopping by, and I know you will leave with a smile on your face seeing this beautiful family!
Have a great weekend friends!
This family is so special to me! Hillary and Luke are amazing human beings, and it has been so fun to see them become parents! Lincoln (Baby Sharky!) was born last August and is literally the sweetest boy EVER. It was such an honor to document this new season of life. I'm a girl mom, so it's nice to get a little dose of boy every once in a while :)
Hillary does NOT have Pinterest, but totally crushed his shark themed nursery! And I have to mention how AMAZING she looked after just delivering her sweet boy! Everything about this shoot was so special, and I'm so thankful for this family and their friendship.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy all the cuteness below!
It was such an honor to capture sweet Olivia's newborn photos last summer! Katelyn and Kelby are dear friends of ours and I'm so thankful they chose me to document the welcoming of their beautiful baby girl!
Enjoy the cuteness overload!
