She's growing up so fast...

I've been busy lately editing the First Communion photos I took for our church (church lighting - ugh), but I can't post those b/c I don't have model releases for all the kids.

However, I CAN post a couple of my beautiful daughter... I actually cried when we put on her dress before the ceremony!! She thought I was joking about crying, but I really got emotional seeing her in her communion dress and veil. She looked just perfect, which would make me tear up anyway. but this really hit me that she is in 2nd grade!!! And it seems like just yesterday that she was wearing her baptism dress...

My baby is getting so old!!! Looking at her made me think that before I know it, I'll be doing her prom pictures.... ARGGGHH!!! I'm not ready for that. So for now, here's my baby in her communion dress :)

And my mom was a little nervous when I handed her my camera (a little different than her point and shoot!) to take a family photo for us (well, minus our son who couldn't be bothered to be in any pics with his sister), but she did a great job, didn't she?

First Communion Special

Spring is a special time of year for many children... it's time for their First Holy Communion!

In honor of those children (like my very own dear daughter E), I'm running a special First Communion Session through June 30, 2008.


The special session will take place at my home studio (temporarily located in my living room, as we work on the garage conversion/remodel)...

FIRST COMMUNION SESSION - $175

• You will be presented with 10-15 images from your session in an online gallery (hosted for two weeks)




• A 10x20 gallery-mounted storyboard showcasing three images from your session




• 8 wallets (same pose)




• 10% off any a la carte print purchases from this session

Please call Heidi Kreitz Photography at 815-354-7408, or email heidi@heidikreitzphotography.com to schedule your session today!

A quick glimpse of an in-studio E-Session

I was recently contacted by a couple who wanted an outdoor engagement session, but we couldn't seem to coordinate our schedules during daylight hours in time for their engagement party. So we decided to hold this session in my temporary studio (also known as my living room, until my garage studio is built!)...

Things seemed to work out just fine with K&J in the studio! I got some blank looks from K when I first told him I wanted them to "interact" with each other instead of all posed shots.... but after a while everyone relaxed and there was a little bit of everything going on - laughing, kissing, wrestling, biting (don't ask)!!!

So, J&K, enjoy your preview, and congratulations on your engagement!!

Sweet newborn girl...

Here are a couple preview shots from my session with sweet little "A" last Thursday. I had to laugh because her mom kept saying how big she was getting (at 2 1/2 weeks she was right around 8 pounds) but that seems so small to me - both of my kids were closer to 9 pounds when they were born!

Here is Miss A in her Easter dress... I love a baby in a basket :)

She was such a good girl... hardly cried at all. And once she went to sleep towards the end of the session, she pretty much let us put her wherever we wanted!

And a foot shot... just because I love them! Look at those tiny little toes!

What a beautiful winter morning!!

This morning I woke up to find all the trees in our neighborhood covered in ice - my kids and I were commenting that it looked like a fairy tale, or a winter wonderland! So after we dropped my daughter off at school, my son and I headed to the local forest preserve to check out all of the beauty nature has to offer on a COLD winter morning!

This next one I was trying to catch the sun coming in through the trees, but I'm not sure I got exactly the look I was trying for. Forgot my lens hood, too! I still do like it, even if the sun is a bit bright and distracting... another one of those shots I was practically laying on my stomach in the snow to try to get the right angle!!

This one I converted to BW using an infrared filter... thought it gave it a really cool effect.

And one more showing the gorgeous bright blue sky:

OK, now we've had our share of snow... I'm ready for spring :)

A "Mini" Engagement Session...

Here's a couple quick photos I did for my cousin and her fiance... somehow we all coordinated our schedules (I'm in IL, they're in Milwaukee, but we met up in Appleton, WI!!) to meet for a brief e-session at the end of January.

They were such good sports - I had them go outside in the snow (it was about 6 inches deep - her poor feet were soaked!) for a few shots that turned out great!!

My assignment to them is that they practice "gazing lovingly" at each other before the wedding, because every time we tried that type of pose, they started laughing and we got this instead :) But I'm OK with that - I love this shot!!

My New Website is Live!!!

I'm so excited... I've gone live with my new website! Sadly, I've neglected my blogging in order to get the website up and running... but hopefully now I can be better about posting on here again :)

Past clients - go check it out... you may just see a face or two that you recognize! Be sure to send all your family and friends to check it out too!!

http://www.heidikreitzphotography.com

Thanks for visiting :)

I'm baaaaaaaccckkkkk....

Oh wow - it's been a long time since my last post! In November, I was SOOOO busy with family sessions and people placing card orders before the holidays, and then we took a week for our family vacation to Floriday (we miss Mickey!)...

I took December off to regroup and spend time getting ready for the holidays, and now I'm back in 2008 and ready to hit the ground running!

Last week I decided to do a mini-session with my son to get back into the groove, and ended up with this photo that I absolutely fell in LOVE with!! Don't be surprised if you see this on my marketing materials or printed big somewhere in my house!

I've got some big plans in store for 2008.... this is going to be a great year for Heidi Kreitz Photography! My new, official website should be unveiled in the next week or so, I'm going to run some spring specials, and perhaps even a home studio may pop up this year!! Keep your eyes peeled for new and exciting things!!

And yet another senior boy... no girls for me yet!!

"C" was my third senior session - another soccer player! I should be a pro at "guy poses" soon!!

We scheduled this session for 9 a.m. on a Friday the kids didn't have school... which was a bit on the early side. I promised to make it as short and painless as possible so he could crawl back in bed!

His mom (also put to work holding my reflector!) was hoping for some great fall colors at the forest preserve, but we just didn't get many reds this year. Here's one with a hint of color...

And even though I forgot to stamp it as such, this one is my fave from the session...

My Latest Senior Session... A Soccer Player!

Last week I had a session with another senior... he was so nice! His mom was very helpful too...I put her to work as my reflector holder! "N" had fun giving her a hard time about not doing her job correctly... I thought at one point he was going to start explaining physics principles to her about how to reflect light properly!!

They were so fun and easy to work with... N had some great ideas for fun action shots with the soccer ball, and he came up with a great idea for this flip! The first time I didn't catch his whole body in the frame properly, but the second time worked great!

And finally, one of my favorite shots... it reminds me of a magazine ad or something!