welcome {kiwi street studios}

who is kiwi street?  what is kiwi street & where is kiwi street?
well…

hello and welcome!  i’m gina…the photographer behind kiwi street studios and
i’m on a mission…..
to capture every beautiful moment i possibly can through my lense…
and this place is where I share the behind the scenes of life and pictures.
come in…peak at recent photo stories, happenings and special things i come across and just have to share.
check back often…and don’t forget to leave your comments,
i want to know what you think! and, always, thanks for stopping by!
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facts…
i love what i do.
i love my husband and our 3 girls.
yes, i do love kiwis (the fruit and the bird).
no, i don’t live on kiwi street but it makes me happy every time i say it.
i still thank my father for giving me my first camera.
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www.kiwistreetstudios.com (website still under construction)
for more information contact me at
gina@kiwistreetstudios.com
&
go here for session info.
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new blog

more newness!
same me, same photos but a more ‘kiwi street’ feeling blog!
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kiwi street studios website {live}

yes, yes, it’s finally here!
www.kiwistreetstudios.com
i’m so so so excited!
and next up is a new and improved blog, not that i haven’t enjoyed this one….
but i want something that looks a little more…kiwi street;)
soon.  soon.

here’s a little sweetness.

snow {dog, bunny and park}

sb ‘made’ me get off the computer yesterday afternoon to go and play
in the ‘white fluffy stuff’ that was waiting for us outside…
we got our doggie, callie, bundled up and we were all
out the door in 10 minutes.  at the last moment i grabbed my camera…
what did you expect;)
we went to a park we often visit and always love. but this day, the familiar scenery
was transformed by the glowing, gleaming, frozen likes of winter.
add that silvery, taupey, quiet light. magical.
while we were snapping away at our ideas of breath taking vignettes,
sb noticed a little girl sledding…
did i mention the ‘cutest little girl’ sledding? up and down, up and down.
i asked her mom if i could take a few photographs.  she happily said yes.
i realized, after we had left, that i didn’t even ask this sweet little girl’s name!
so, here is ‘pink and brown’ snow bunny.

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just in…pink and brown snow bunny’s name is….sophie!!!!!

i wish we had brought our sled!

what a sweetie!

here are a few of some winter magic we saw.
first, callie.

i love the shapes of her tail in these!

we could pretend we were in paris somewhere, right?

can i just say i’m so thankful for husbands, snow dogs and little snow bunnies;)

bestest friends {forever}

that warm, bright, glorious light was back yesterday afternoon!
see, you always want more of a good thing!
sophia and lily are, well…you’ll get the idea.

they are lit from within!

in need of {light}

i was warned after moving here that the grey winters would catch up to me.
coming from sunny forida, i wondered.
of course it has been more true every passing grey winter.
i know i’m not alone.
i needed some bright light today.

skate time {family}

there are a few things my family (from florida) looks forward to, in fact,
down right expects when they come up to cincinnati for a visit…
the white stuff is first on the list.  and one that i am somehow expected to order up.
i think my order was lost this year.
but, we did go ice skating!!!  well, some of us.
i went the week before with sophia and her friends.
let’s just say i’m still moving slow.  so for today, i’m happy to document the fun.

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tasha and gabriella on fountain square.
they really are best cousins, can you tell?

just a ‘little little’ while we’re here.

ok, back to the family.
while we’re w.a.i.t.i.n.g
evan is not amused with mr. and mrs. frosty.
he just wants to get on the ice!

this is what happens when you’re waiting in line with someone who has a camera.

sophia sat this one out too.
something about falling 21 times…

finally! there they go.

oops!

you’re ok!!

watch out, dad’s trying to hug you.

there was no white stuff of the fluffy kind,  but plenty of family fun.
xoxo

l. family

while my family was in town over christmas,
we went ice skating downtown at fountain square (that post coming soon)
and i ran into a book club friend who
was there skating with her family too.
well…i had my camera…so we rounded everyone up for a few;)

leigh, you have a sweet, sweet family!

wordless {wednesday}

project addition.
i like this one.  i even like saying it. {wordless wednesday}
i think the name speaks for itself.
i am starting this one off with words, though.
because, it’s too near my heart.
rosie chambers’ grave.

rosie chambers

almost 13 years ago, alex (8 at the time) came downstairs (again)
and insisted that she heard a kitty meowing outside.
as we had already put her to bed at least 4 times that night,
we opened the front door to show her there was no kitty.
well, there was, indeed, a kitten just sitting at our front door.
rosie chambers joined our family that night.
how lucky and wonderful for all of us.
after many years of unforgettable memories and adventures,
the last 2 weeks have been spent
first in, hmmm, i she ok?  then, well, no, but she’s a cat, she’ll pull through.
then, the tests.   then, denial.
then, anything to make her comfortable and to make her know she was thoroughly loved. (she did)
early this evening the time came to watch rosie fall quietly and peacefully asleep…
i can still smell you
rosie chambers.

52 {strangers}

wow.
this is soooo much harder and challenging than i ever, ever thought it would be!
if i told you how many times i had my camera out with me and did not have
the nerve to go up to a stranger and talk about what i was doing…..
i’m not giving up, though.  i’m still going to go for 52…but i’m amending it to
‘within the year’
is that cheating?  no, it’s my blog!
and…i think it’s fine to use photos of strangers you have already shot…as long as they were truly strangers.
so, i think i will post another picture that i had already taken (of course;)
i took this photo on an island in greece on my honeymoon.
this sweet, mysterious little girl was sitting right outside
our alley pension… three days in a row…same place, same dress, same forlorn look.
we would smile at her, but nothing came back.
i was so taken by her.
i think about her every now and then.
i would love to look her up now, 15 years later.

i’ve named her ‘petra’