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Things I Love Thursday: Stitch Fix

Hi, friends! This week I got my second box from Stitch Fix (yay!), so I thought it would be fun to tell you about it! If you haven’t heard of Stitch Fix, it is a personal styling company that sends you clothing right to your home! I LOVE this because I don’t do much clothes shopping in my dusty Texas town and it is fun to see what someone else would pick for you! Sometimes it is something you wouldn’t normally pick up, much less try on.

When you sign up, you fill out a free survey telling all about what you like and don’t like so they can get a feel for your style. Are you preppy, romantic, bohemian, etc. :-) You also tell them your price points of what you would like to spend. To receive a shipment costs $20, but you can use the whole $20 towards an item in the box.

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My first Stitch Fix was super fun! I loved the patterns and fabrics, but everything was a little too big. I reviewed each item they sent and scheduled my next shipment which came this week. I told them that I wanted some summer tops!

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They send you five items to try on and each item comes with a cute styling card with ideas on how to wear it.

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Here are my five items I got this time! Sorry about the no head! ;-) I was sans make-up when I tried them on. Maybe next time I will have Clint take the shots so I’m not trying to hold a huge camera and take a selfie!

The shirt on the left was fun with the dart, but a little too much like scrubs meets maternity top. You know what I’m saying??

The shirt on the right had some fun gold details, but seemed really short (it was longer in the back).

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Sorry, more blurry selfie photos here! This orange shirt had some interesting details in the back, but seemed just like too much for me. Not really a fan.

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The shirt on the left was really fun. I like geometric patterns and it had a gold zipper on the back. Just the right length and not too baggy. I wouldn’t normally pick up a patterned shirt, but I liked it! I kept it!

And the last piece is actually the necklace (the pink shirt is mine) and I again liked the geometric feel with the gold and pop of blue. Really fun and different. I kept this one also!

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I put the rest back in their prepaid mailer and shipped them back. I filled out my review about the other three items online. It is really fun and I like not knowing what you are going to get!

If you decide to try it out, make sure you use this link to give me some credit towards my next shipment! You’ll love it!

Tuesday Tip: My Camera Settings & All Those Little Numbers

Gosh, it’s been forever since I did a Tuesday Tip! Since I am finally getting caught up after all the craziness of this spring, I thought it might be fun to do a quick post showing you some of my camera settings for you curious people out there! I have been shooting my camera on manual since I started shooting professionally and it takes some practice to learn how to constantly be changing all the settings for each lighting situation, but here are some of my settings to give you an idea of how I adjust for each photo!

35 50mm 1.2L, f/2.8, 1/400, ISO 320
The sun was setting towards the back right; I had them in a shaded area; f/2.8 is kind of my go to for groupings if they are all on the same plane (which they are in this case since they are sitting in a row) but it still blurred the background

02 50mm 1.2L, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 400
This was an overcast day with just a little sun creeping through the clouds in the top right of the frame

18 50mm 1.2L, f/1.2, 1/320, ISO 250
The room Rachel was getting ready in was very dark, so I had her move out to the covered porch with her facing the windows to get some pretty, soft light while she was getting dressed

03 35mm 1.4L, f/1.8, 1/2500, ISO 400
While taking photos of the bridesmaids, I took a moment to take one from the side showcasing their bouquets, sun was coming from behind them

08 70-200mm 2.8L IS, f/2.8, 1/60, ISO 1600
Took from the balcony

01 50mm 1.2L, f/2.2, 1/1000, ISO 400
Took just after the sun had set behind my back right

05 45mm 2.8 Tilt Shift, f/2.8, 1/160, ISO 640
I had Ashley turn her face towards the window, I used my tilt shift lens to get an even more intense blur on the handrail

01 100mm 2.8L Macro IS, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 400
Window light coming from the bottom left, I used my macro to get an even more detailed shot of the rhinestones

02 35mm 1.4L, f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 400, two Canon 600EX-RT flashes
Even though their faces aren’t totally in focus (focus point was on the arms), I love the sweet kiss Andrew is giving Kirsten while picking her up, off-camera flash is right behind their heads giving them a dreamy rim light around their hair, on-camera flash was bounced off the white ceiling

07 50mm 1.2L, f/2.0, 1/160, ISO 400, two Canon 600EX-RT flashes
Off-camera flash is positioned in the top left giving an added flare to the photo and side light on the bride and groom’s faces, on-camera flash was bounced off the white ceiling

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Photo taken probably 30 minutes after sunset, rolled the shutter speed way down to get the glow of the candles and the blue of the sky

KaraLinJacobWedding06 100mm 2.8L Macro IS, f/2.8, 1/250, ISO 400
Put the rings on a windowseal so they would be backlit by the light from the window, way overexposed so that the rings would be correctly exposed

05 70-200mm 2.8L IS, f/2.8, 1/250, ISO 400
Used the zoom lens for the kiss and exit, Clint shot with the 50mm to get a wider view (not shown)

01 24mm 1.4L, f/1.4, 1/320, ISO 1000, Lowell Light with Battery Pack
This area where Michael and Whitney exited was pitch black, Clint stood next to my on my left holding a Lowell light high to light up the scene so I could focus, kept the shutter higher so that they wouldn’t be too blurred as they ran, used the wide lens to get people on the sides and so they could run all the way up to me

14 50mm 1.2L, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 200
Taken in a shaded area, had them all in a line on the same plane to be in focus

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Taken in a shade under the walkway

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Taken just after the sun had set right behind me allowing the whole photo to be evenly exposed with the detail in the blue sky showing

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With the sun coming behind them about 15 minutes before sunset, I exposed for their faces making the whole photo soft

MeghanBenEngagement23 50mm 1.2L, f/2.0, 1/40, ISO 800
Taken about 15 minutes after sunset, used the light in the sky to evenly expose the whole photo

I hope this helps some of you who struggle with what sets to use for different situations or if you are just curious about what I do for different settings!

Leave me a comment if you liked this Tuesday Tip and if you have other ideas for tips you would like me to share! Happy Tuesday!

Meghan & Ben: Lincoln, Nebraska Engagement

Finally getting caught up and SOOOOO excited to post these photos for Meghan and Ben! Meghan and I had been talking about her engagement session for probably about a year! We were going to take them in the fall, but she decided to wanted to wait for the trees to bloom in the spring, which was beautiful! Just a few days before we flew in, it snowed…AHHHHH (crazy long midwest winter!) and the trees weren’t quite blooming. But on the day of their session, the sun was out, it was beautiful and we found some gorgeous trees blooming! It was perfect!

Meghan is also an awesome photographer there in Nebraska and I am so honored that she picked us to be her wedding photographers! YAY!

***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Meghan and Ben’s session when they go online.***

Meghan and Ben were both in the band during college, so it was so cool to take photos at the Cornhuskers stadium were they spent so much time the last few years!

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MeghanBenEngagement11 Meghan and Ben love to read, so I loved that Meghan brought along these old books to use!

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MeghanBenEngagement23 Meghan and Ben, thank you SO much for having us fly out for your engagement session! We LOVED getting to hang and we can’t wait to come back for the wedding! It is going to be beautiful!

***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Meghan and Ben’s session when they go online.***

May 22, 2013 - 9:05 AM Kristi - I like the locations . . . stadium and blooming trees. Fun and pretty.

May 21, 2013 - 12:52 AM Meghan - Kayla (and Clint), Thank you so much!!!! We love them, and we loved being able to spend time with you while you were here in NE. I cannot wait for you to come back for our wedding. Thanks again for everything :) -Meghan

Amanda & Carlos: Orange County, California Engagement

Okay, get ready for photo overload, because it was SO hard to narrow down my favorites from Amanda and Carlos’ engagement session in Orange County! I was so excited that they wanted us to fly out and take their engagement photos in Southern California and capture some of their favorite places. I mean, come on?!? Who wouldn’t want engagement photos on the beach?!? You can’t get this in West Texas! We had SO much fun hanging out with these two over the weekend! Carlos, who is from Venezuela, had us laughing the whole time with all his stories! And Amanda had both of them looking super chic with her awesome outfit choices! SO excited for their wedding in October!

***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Amanda and Carlo’s session when they go online.***

We started off their session on Friday night at two locations in Laguna Beach and we had the most amazing sunset! We all managed to get soaked (fast incoming tides!) by the end. Clint is still shaking sand out of his shoes! SO worth it!

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On Saturday, we headed to Mission San Juan Capistrano which is a really cool mission and beautiful garden grounds. If you want a Spanish style wedding, this would be the most beautiful venue! Loved all the old walls!

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We ended the evening off the side of the road in this gorgeous field area! LOVE, LOVE when these yellow weeds bloom in the spring! So pretty!

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AmandaCarlosEngagement33 Thank you, Amanda and Carlos for asking us to come photograph this special time in your life! LOVED it!

***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Amanda and Carlo’s session when they go online.***

May 20, 2013 - 9:06 AM Kristi - Love the beach photos.

Taylor & Russell: Engagement and Workshop with Frances

A few weeks ago, I had a one on one workshop with Frances who is a photographer over in Germany! She was visiting the US for a little bit and wanted to take a workshop with me while she was here! So awesome! We hung out at Starbucks for awhile talking about all things photography! We ended the day with a photoshoot so she could see my shooting style and how I interact with my clients! Huge thank you to my friend Taylor and her fiance, Russell for modeling for us on this super windy day! :-) These two are getting married in November and I am SO excited for them! I am glad I could do a quick engagement session for them!

***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Taylor and Russell’s session when they go online.***

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And here is a photo of Frances in action! Make sure you go check out her website! Thank you, Frances for spending the day with me!

If you are interested in doing a one on one workshop with me, fill out the contact form on my website!

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May 20, 2013 - 9:12 AM Kristi - Colorful photos.

Addie: Fredericksburg, Texas Bridal

Addie was the most radiant bride on her wedding day! She has fantastic style and I can’t wait to show you her wedding photos! I am so glad she came to Fredericksburg for her bridal photos! It was the perfect spot for her style! And a shout out to her mom, Laura who drug these HUGE (eight foot tall) shutters across the field so we could use them! It was such a beautiful evening! Here are some of my favorites!

***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Addie and Ben’s wedding when they go online.***

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AddieBridal09 ***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Addie and Ben’s wedding when they go online.***

May 20, 2013 - 9:13 AM Kristi - Beautiful locations!

Dana: Austin, Texas Bridal

LOVED, LOVED taking Dana’s bridal photos! When she emailed me a photo of her custom dress just in it’s mock-up form, I know it was going to be STUNNING! Dana decided to take her bridal photos are the gorgeous Chateau Bellevue in Austin which was the perfect setting! Here are a few of my favorites from her session! Can’t wait to share her wedding photos with you!

***Friends and Family: CLICK HERE to view and order photos from Dana and Jason’s wedding when they go online.***

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May 20, 2013 - 9:15 AM Kristi - Beautiful location as well.

Wedding Sneak Peeks

I couldn’t end this week without sharing tiny sneak peeks from the two weddings we photographed last weekend! Seriously, aren’t these two blondie brides GORGEOUS?!? They are making my job easy! Loved, loved being a part of their weddings! More photos from these two weddings along with their bridal photos coming soon!

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May 11, 2013 - 8:23 AM Kristi - Pretty bride.