Studio Easter Mini Sessions l March 2nd and 3rd

Easter minis have been set for March 2nd and 3rd in my home studio. I will be getting two new backdrops for these sessions. :) My sister is letting me borrow her super cute, nice, laid back bunny.

Sessions are $100, deposit due at booking; includes: 30 minute session, DVD or thumb drive of images, 8x10, 16 wallets. :)

Saturday March 2nd:

9:00 AM:

10:00 AM: BOOKED

11:00 AM: BOOKED

12:00 PM:

1:00 PM:

2:00 PM:

3:00 PM:

Sunday March 3rd:

9:00 AM: BOOKED

10:00 AM: BOOKED

11:00 AM:BOOKED

12:00 PM:

1:00 PM

2:00 PM: BOOKED

3:00 PM:

Wed 2/27: I was able to get some shots of my dogs, Skeatti and Meatball, with the new backdrops that came in last night. These will be used for these sessions this coming weekend, and I have had a lot of questions of what will the new backdrops look like. :)

 This is how Meatball really feels about getting his picture takem. LOL

Switching to thumb drives

For the past three years I have been giving disks with my sessions and weddings. As I am transitioning into a NEW and improved Crystal Reyns Photography, I am changing quite a bit. :) One of these things is to switch over to thumb drives, thanks to my wonderful photog friend Erica Stanley of Hildebrandt Photography.

Switching to thumb drives will allow you as my client to be able to bring back the thumb drive (for a discount off of session) to reload your new images. :) I will still keep all of my edits, but this will get rid of your home filling with disks that can be scratched or broken. Also, these can be used on the ipad where the ipad will not take a disk, and some older computers and laptops will not read DVDs.

Here is a preview of what my thumb drives look like, yes it is an iphone pic. :/

Behind the scenes of Crystal Reyns Photography l Central Va Wedding and Portrait Photographer

I have never done a behind the scenes blog before. As I am entering my forth year of photography, I find it is very important to learn your photographer and who you may be working with. I have had Katelyn on my team for a little over a year, we are a lot alike and there really is never a dull moment. We like to have fun, laugh, give each other stupid looks, dance like fools, and Katelyn is an 'amazing' singer.......JUST KIDDING.

2013 I am dedicating to offer more and better for my clients. :) This is not just for weddings, but also for certain types of sessions like seniors and boudoirs/ pin-ups. :)

A few weekends ago I got to work with the lovely Victoria, that I still want to call Veronica....HORRIBLE right?!?! I don't know why, and I actually really good with names. :P But she was game to help me promote my new SENIOR EXPERIENCE!!!

Victoria fit right in with myself and Katelyn, a little ball of fun that took great direction, and let me tell you she was quite the trooper for the day as it was cold and windy.

Myself and Katelyn always try to take good pictures, but they always end up like the one to your right...hehehe :) 

50% off Bridal Session Giveaway l Richmond, Va Wedding Photographer

People may or may not know I much I truly love weddings, but even more so bridal sessions. I love being in the presence of love, and the one on one time I have with the bride and groom after the ceremony. To capture love between two people is amazing and makes me beyond happy for them. :)

A bridal session is a extremely nervous and excited day for a bride to be. For it may be the first times she sees herself it her dress with her hair and makeup. Its sometimes when reality sets it, "this is how amazing I am going to look on my wedding day." :) I have seen tears, I have held hands, I have danced and sang with brides during a bridal session. They are sooo much fun!!!! And I want every bride to not love her images and realize how amazingly gorgeous she is, but I want her to remember the experience. :)

For 2013, I am offering so much for weddings, here are some of my new products for 2013:

Mobile App with you image gallery to share with friends and family

Same day slide show of edited wedding day images

Photo ALBUMS, not just books anymore

Engagement guest books (don't want the plain guest book, this is to not only show off your engagement images, but your guest can sign the book, and its completely custom to y'all)

Client for Life, my personal favorite

I am thrilled for 2013 Weddings, and to offer so much more to my brides. So I would love to extend an offer to one lucky bride to be; a 50% off BRIDAL SESSION, at a location of her choice.

 How to enter?? Contact me at clreyns@gmail.com and attach a photo and tell me about you and your groom or broom to be. :) Have you friends enter you as well. Make sure you LIKE my Facebook page. I will upload these images to my Facebook page and friends and family can vote for you.

Good luck to you all, I can't wait to read your stories, and only one lucky lady can win. :) 

Landon l Louisa, Va Newborn Photographer

I am super excited to tell everyone that I have a new nephew. :) He is a spitting image of his older brother Dylan when he was born. My sister brought them both to my home studio, and Dylan got to not only play with Skeatti and Meatball (my pugs), but also got to take his picture with them.

I was beyond honored to capture this special time, but also to have images to put on my walls, as they are still bare since moving. lol don't hate

I am still in the process of editing the rest of his session, so here is a little sneak peek of the newest addition in the Taylor house. :)

2012 Year in Review l Personal l Louisa, Va Photographer

I don't exactly know where to start, but I am not a huge fan of blogging, and one of my 2013 resolutions is to blog more to connect better with my clients, so I am hoping I will learn to love it.

2012, was a roller coaster year for me. It had huge ups and downs, in my personal and business life. The beginning of 2012 was rocky for me. As I battled getting out of a really bad relationship, which I am grateful that I am still alive today to make it past that. I won't exactly get into that, as it has taken me awhile to openly discuss all of the things that I went through. But that is also the reason that I have a strong passion for women photography, and bringing self confidence to women; because you never know what bringing self confidence to a woman will help her do.

I pride myself on being independent these days. I thank my horrible ex relationship for that. As I have bought a home which I have a small studio in, and now also a boudoir room. I have a company vehicle, that has been customized thanks to a deer. lol I also pride myself on women empowerment, I get to lift women's spirits for a living, do you know how honoring that is??? AMAZING!!! 

2012 started off slow, as I learned manual mode and shooting in RAW, this was troubling at first as I am self taught. I join a group of fellow photographers in early Feb and a few we are still great friends, and learn from each other. I have an amazingly hilarious assistant Katelyn that I love working with and traveling with. Through going through my rough patch in March to July, my clients lifted me up. They brought me back into light, when I was in the dark. Y'all gave me my smile back. I thought I would always be cold hearted, and my clients made me know what love was again. I LOVE photography, I LOVE my clients. While crying writing this, I want everyone to know when I am photographing my clients whether it be a wedding, family, maternity, couple, etc, I want everyone to feel what they are feeling when you look at their images. Whether it be love, sadness, passion, or laughter; For example, during the Hurt Wedding the before wedding sneak peek where the bride and groom didn't want to see each other so I used a door to separate them, and when Shannon put her hand on Travis' hand shaking nervously and was looking at me crying, I begin to cry because I felt her happy nervousness, and as a photographer that is an AMAZING connection that I get to share with my clients.  I get to share secrets with clients, I get calls about clients expecting, picking out wedding dresses, knowing the sex of the baby before everyone else, my clients want ME in the delivery room, I share birthdays, anniversaries, etc.....y'all have become MY FAMILY!!! As I have been struggling with knowing if I am successful, and what defines being successful in photography, I have to remind myself that it is when you feel it within yourself. And I didn't feel that until this year. Myself and Katelyn got to travel for weddings during the summer, which that is a huge honor once you get to capture weddings out of state. I totaled up my sessions and weddings for 2012 and I had 126 sessions and 17 weddings......sssshhhhooo thank you everyone, y'all are amazing!

I get to meet so many people doing this job. Brides, grooms, families, vendors, fellow photographers, all which is an honor. This is a dream come true for me, knowing I get to capture moments that last a lifetime!!! So thank you thank you thank you all clients past, present and future ones. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your life, for capturing your life, helping me grow and learn from my mistakes, and thank you for being YOU!  Here are some images from 2012.....stay beautiful everyone!!