Kristen's Field Notes

This was such a fun photoshoot in downtown Pleasanton!! While Livermore, CA is my home base on the west coast, I’m delighted to photograph in other areas as an East Bay Area and Pleasanton CA senior photographer. There are so many cute Wild West touches to downtown Pleasanton. We found an old hitching post for […]

These clients requested their summer family photos in Lindberg Park in Oak Park, IL! Besides the convenience of such a close location for my clients, I love that the Park District of Oak Park works to have an area with native plants at each of their parks! It’s so nice to be able to get […]

Hey friends, I’m delighted to share this gorgeous senior photos session taken in Niles in Fremont! We joked, since this senior is a big Harry Styles fan, that we were going to channel that vibe and have a “Harry Styles in Niles” photoshoot! When I was throwing out location ideas for this senior: golden hills, […]

Today I’m sharing some beautiful, flower-filled senior photos taken at Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, California! You may recognize this client from her gorgeous fall senior photos taken at the Ravenswood Historical Site, and we followed up this summer with two encore sessions! I’ve been intrigued by the idea of Alden Lane as a photography […]

I take “back to school” portraits for this family each year, and this year their son wanted SURFING PHOTOGRAPHY for his annual photoshoot! Um, yes please!! I wanted to share some of the key aspects I learned when trying surfing photography for the first time: Surfing Photography Tips Light We had to think about which […]

It was a treat when this family with three teens reached out for summer family photos! They wanted to celebrate their eldest who just graduated high school, to take advantage of the warm summer weather, to get their family photos taken when everyone was at home, and to get their photoshoot for their holiday card […]

I’m so glad this family contacted me for their Chicagoland family photography needs! We had such a fun time together taking bright and colorful family photos at this meadow with their puppy! My client contacted me wishing for vibrant photos in a secluded location – they really wanted to include their energetic young dog and […]

I loved taking this client’s OPRF high school senior pictures! Rain threatened, rain fell, (and I looked like a complete dork for most of the day looking at my three weather apps and scowling at the clouds) but then the sun came out to to bring additional magic to this Class of 2022 Oak Park-River […]

I loved taking this family’s photos at beautiful Lilacia Park in Lombard, IL! Lilacia Park is well known for its stunning display of spring flowers (go in late April/early May!) and its holiday light display in December, but it is a gorgeous garden the rest of the year as well! These sweet brothers are SO […]