Monthly Archives: June 2009

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The color purple

June 30, 2009 – 12:41 am

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“I think it annoys God if you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice.” – Alice Walker from “The Color Purple”

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A much needed break

June 29, 2009 – 12:26 am

Klose Photography will be closed from June 29 until July 6 for a much needed break. We’ll be seeing a select few of you this week for portrait sessions. For everyone else, we’ve got a special blog for you each day of this week. We’re using this week to treat you to some of our Klose Photography Fine Art images. All of the images that you will see are available for purchase. Feel free to contact us for more information. And to keep you interested this week, everyone who comments on any of the images will be entered into a drawing to receive an 11×14 canvas wrap of the Fine Art image of your choice. So enjoy our “eye candy”. :)
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Stephanie and Dan – Esession

June 28, 2009 – 12:23 am

This past week, I met up with Stephanie and Dan at City Island for their engagement session. We walked around getting to know each other and shooting while we went. It was a nice night for a stroll around the island!
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Shaun – Senior Session

June 25, 2009 – 1:24 pm

After having to reschedule several times due to rainy weather, we finally go the the awesome skies that we wanted for Shaun’s senior session. We started at Messiah College, playing around on the soccer field. Then we walked around a bit before heading into the studio for some more.

I love incorporating sports into Senior Sessions. It’s so much fun!
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Shaun changed from his sports gear into this awesome orange tshirt.
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Doesn’t this look like it could be an ad for Hollister?
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I don’t want you to think Shaun never smiles. ;)
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Another great black and white.
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Shaun with his Bible in the studio.
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Christine and Rob – 06.20.09

June 24, 2009 – 12:47 pm

This past Saturday, I woke up to the sound of rain. Pouring rain. That’s NEVER a good thing on a Saturday in June. June is wedding season. And rain, especially pouring rain, makes a wedding photographer cringe on wedding day. So I vented to my Facebook friends, said some prayers to God, and packed my bright orange poncho. I met up with the girls at Christine’s home while Lindsey headed on over to Rob’s house to hang out with the guys. The rain was off an on all throughout the mid afternoon, through getting ready and even through arrival at the church. But everyone was in good spirits and didn’t let the weather get them down. The ceremony was held at Second City Church which is a beautiful old church in the mid-town district of Harrisburg. The stained glass was just stunning next to all of the original woodwork. Christine and Rob had planned to have all of their guests release white balloons when they left the church. I was bummed because I thought white balloons on a cloudy sky aren’t going to show up very well. Lindsey went outside to wait for our lovely couple to come out of the church while I finished up some things with them inside. I followed them out. I was absolutely shocked to see BRILLIANT blue sky and tons of white balloons. It was beautiful and quite the surprise. And I’m happy to report that we only had one little shower while we were doing pictures with the bridal party at the Capitol and the Pride of the Susquehanna. :) Then it was off to the Sheraton for the reception. This was our first time at the Sheraton and the ballroom was really elegant. Lindsey and I enjoyed watching all of the great dancing by the guests!

Thanks Christina, Rob and families for having us. Below are our favorites of the day. CLICK HERE for your slideshow.

I love this shot of Christine’s dress in her childhood bedroom.
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Christine was a beautiful bride!
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She got a little weepy this first time her dad saw her in her dress.
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Love this moment at the church.
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BLUE SKIES!!!!!!!!!
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A moment during the first dance.
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Ceremony: Second City Church, Harrisburg
Reception: Sheraton, Harrisburg
Cake: Sweet Confections
Flowers: Blooms by Vickrey
DJ: Boogie Nights Entertainment

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Christina and Jeff – Esession

June 19, 2009 – 9:15 am

We always seem to get these stretches where everyone chooses to go to the same location for their sessions (whether that be weddings, engagements or portraits). Apparently, we are in one of those stretches with the Capitol. We were there last Saturday for Nicole and James’ wedding portraits and the very next day, I met Christina and Jeff there for their engagement session. I had met Christina before at her consultation but this was my first time meeting Jeff. They are such a cool couple!! They made my job very easy because they were so relaxed with each other. Jeff mentioned that he had this “blinking” problem :) but honestly, I wouldn’t have known it if he didn’t say something. They were both so natural in front of the camera. We are looking forward to their Fall wedding.

It was a VERY bright day so we worked a lot with flair and shadows.
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We did leave the Capitol and do some shots on State Street before walking around City Island. Jeff is a HUGE baseball fan. :)
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Thanks guys for hanging out with me on your Sunday!

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Ryan – Commercial Portraits

June 18, 2009 – 8:31 pm

We get asked all the time 1. if we do anything IN the studio and 2. if we do commercial portraits. The answer to both is YES! Here’s a recent example. Ryan came in recently for a series of portraits for his future websites.
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My latest session with my favorite family

June 16, 2009 – 10:16 pm

It’s been TOO long since I’ve had the privilege of doing a session for Kade and Emily’s family. I couldn’t believe how big he had gotten when I arrived. And little Miss Emily…oh my. She is SUCH a cutie. Mom and Dad had requested that we do the session at their home for a couple of reasons. One of which is that they have this creek that runs behind their house. But I’ll get there. First things first. We did the family portraits first, then switched outfits for the kids. After we had done all of that, we let the kids get in the creek. Apparently this was the first time they had been allowed in there so it was such a joy for me to capture it. Of course, I got in too and let me tell you. It was COLD! But they had such a blast throwing rocks and looking for “fishies”.

I’m warning you now. I had a VERY hard time choosing images for the blog so there are A LOT!!

Emily and Kade.
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Miss Emily showing me the adirondack chairs.
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My little man has gotten so big!
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The whole family, in one of their favorite spots.
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Oh my. She is going to break a LOT of hearts one day. :)
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I loved Kade’s overalls.
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I LOVE dirty toesies. No portrait session should be complete without letting the kids get dirty.
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You’ll notice a lot of vintage looking shots. I did this because that’s the feeling I was getting from the images. That’s also the feeling I get from this family.
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Kade on the adirondack.
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Emily was not happy with the shock of the cold water. But she got used to it pretty quickly.
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Told ya I liked Kade’s overalls. :)
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Probably my favorite image.
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Finally enjoying the creek.
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Thanks guys for another great session. I’m already looking forward to the next one. Oh and in case anyone was counting, there are 19 images in this post!!

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Nicole and James – 06.13.09

June 15, 2009 – 9:34 pm

This past Saturday, we captured the wedding of Nicole and James. And what a wedding it was with 300 guests in attendance! Allison and I met up with Nicole at her parent’s home while Lindsey went to meet up with James and the boys. Nicole’s dress, a Rina di Montella, was absolutely gorgeous. It was very hard for me to narrow down the images we captured of Nicole because there were so many good ones. After everyone was ready and the limo “short bus” ;) arrived, it was off to St. Catherine’s for the ceremony. James got a little emotional when Nicole and her dad walked down the aisle, but so did a lot of other people! After quick family portraits at the church, it was off to the Capitol for pictures with the bridal party. We went in front of, behind and inside the Capitol doing all sorts of portraits. When we wrapped up, it was just a short ride to the Harrisburg Hilton where cocktail hour was underway. There were so many awesome details, from the caricature of the bride and groom to the race car ice sculpture. Once the doors opened to the Harrisburg Ballroom and guests were seated, the party got under way. In fact, it was still going strong when we left!

Below are our favorites of the day. CLICK HERE for the slideshow.

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Ceremony: St. Catherine’s
Reception: Harrisburg Hilton
Cake: Dingeldein Bakery
Florist: Alison Fry
DJ: Chris Garrett with Mixed-Up Productions

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Kari and Brad – 06.07.09

June 12, 2009 – 1:22 pm

The day had finally arrived!!! Sunday was Kari and Brad’s wedding at Riverdale Manor and we couldn’t be more excited to spend the day with them. Not only were we spending the day at a fantastic venue but we were spending the day with two fantastic people! Lindsey and I arrived for getting ready shots with both the guys and girls and then prepared for Kari and Brad’s first glance of each other on the farmhouse porch. We did all of the family portraits before the ceremony (which we LOVE by the way) then moved inside to cool off before the ceremony was to begin. The ceremony was beautiful, occurring creekside with Brad’s brother-in-law officiating. After the ceremony, we got some alone time with Kari and Brad as we walked around the grounds. Then it was time for cocktail hour and the reception. The room at Riverdale looked amazing thanks to all of Kari’s hard work and special touches.

Below are our favorites. CLICK HERE for the slideshow.

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Kari is just radiantly beautiful, on the inside and out!
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Some vintage love:
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We had lots of ring shots that we liked. This was my favorite:
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Believe it or not, this is my FAVORITE shot from the day. I captured this during the prayer.
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Thanks Kari and Brad for having us. And Kari, you were NOT a bridezilla! FAR FROM IT!!!! :)

Ceremony and Reception: Riverdale Manor
Caterer: Thyme and Seasons Catering
Cake: Rosie’s Creative Cakes
Florist: Floral Designs of Mount Joy
DJ: Occasions DJs

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