{gift registry | news}

Brides are no longer registering for traditional wedding gifts on their Bridal Registry. Current wedding couples may no longer require household items traditionally requested because they have been living on their own for any number of years.

In the end, china and flatware are often put into storage, toasters are returned, and serving platters are re-gifted, but wedding photography is forever!

This is where The Wedding Photo Registry is an exciting idea!

The Photo Registry is not limited to just weddings, it can be applied to baby registries, bridal showers, engagement parties, birthdays, etc.

Here's How It Works!

Bride & Groom...

The Krista Mason Photo Registry is a great way to increase your budget for wedding photography services by allowing family, friends and guests to purchase gift certificates toward your wedding photography.

Krista Mason Photography provides a link for the bride and groom to be placed on their wedding website. The link provides friends and family with information on how to help the bride and groom with their wedding photography.

The Wedding Photo Registry is the perfect gift for the bride and groom!

To get started add Krista Mason Photography to your wedding website registry list and the following link http://kristamason.blogspot.com/2010/03/gift-registry-news_30.html

Family and Friends…

The Wedding Photo Registry allows guests to purchase wedding images and books for the wedding couple. This is a gift that will not be returned and cherished for a lifetime! The gift buyer may simply call our office to place an order.

The gift certificates can be purchased in any amount starting at $25 and will be applied to any additional purchases the couple desires. These can be anything from framed wall portraits, additional pages, or beautiful gallery wraps for their home. The limits are endless and are customized to each couple.

Once a gift registry request has been processed, gift certificates can be created with your own customized message and we'll mail the certificate to you or directly to the bride and groom.

One of the most cherished possessions the bride and groom will ever have is their wedding photography. Wouldn't it be nice to be a part of this lasting memory?

Call us at 310.569.1535 or e-mail at Krista@kristamason.com to purchase your gift certificates.

{wendy & lei | e-session}

Last week I photographed Wendy and Lei for their engagement session. When we met to discuss locations, the only requirement they had was for it to not look like LA and definitely not the beach. Wendy and Lei work and live in LA and as they see it every day they didn’t want it for their engagement images.

While surfing around the web, they had seen the amazing images from Grey Stone Mansion in Beverly Hills and decided that would be the place for their perfect engagement session. And so it was, that is after a little bit of going back and forth with location and scheduling, lol.

Wendy & Lei are a super sweet couple that enjoys laughter, which I love. With Wendy and Lei the laughs just kept rolling. You could feel how much they love eachother and relish in one another’s company.

We started off the session with a little fun and some balloons. With the wind factor, it was very amusing, lol. Poor Wendy kept getting attacked by the bouncy pink balloons. Grey Stone Mansion has beautiful greenery and an amazing view of Downtown Los Angeles. Even though Wendy & Lei didn’t want anything that looked like LA, I couldn’t resist. And we got a true representation of LA with the first-rate haze and smog, lol. Nonetheless still a marvelous view. On the property is a charming little pond with Koi fish and turtles. The Koi fish have meaning to Lei, as his mom had a few small Koi fish when he was a young boy. Of course, my fascination with turtles made it irresistible for me to photograph the playful turtles and even post an image on the blog, lol. Thanks for letting me into your world guys, I had a fabulous time!

P.S. Thanks Simple for referring such a wonderful couple!

Don't forget to click on the images to view them larger. Enjoy



And our new slideshow feature...

{2011 senior ambassador program}

Krista Mason Photography is looking for this year's juniors to apply for the Class of 2011 Senior Ambassador Program! Spring semester is a great time to start taking senior portraits. We want to ensure you and your friends get the best professional photography for your senior portraits. We are looking for the most outgoing students on campus to work with us. It'll be lots of fun, and you will get some incredible portraits in the end.

Who: Los Angeles, South Bay, and Valley area high school seniors graduating in 2011 are eligible for this fantastic offer. We are looking for seniors graduating in 2011 that will represent and refer Krista Mason Photography to their friends and family. If you think you have what it takes, email Krista at krista@kristamason.com and I will send you a short application. Sign up quickly as I’ll only be accepting two seniors from each school and these openings will go fast.

What: The program rewards seniors for sending their friends and family to us to get high quality, fashion photographs for their big year. Each Ambassador gets a free photography session for your senior portraits. You can pick the location that suits you the best. Bring props to your session. If it’s meaningful to you, it’s meant to be in your pictures. It is all about capturing your personality and who you are. The more people you refer, the better your rewards will be.

When: Sessions will take place during the summer and fall of 2010.

Where: I have some great go-to places but it’s all up to you. What do you like? We can shoot anywhere within 30 miles of Los Angeles.

Why: Senior Ambassadors receive a fun, free portrait session in the summer or fall of 2010 (a $150 value)

• Six free images to post on your MySpace/Facebook account (a $200 value)

• Free 8X8 senior album with your best pictures and room for autographs from friends (a $325 value)

• Free student business/rep cards to pass out to friends and family

• 5% off of your portraits for each referral*, up to 35% off
*referrals can be seniors, families, weddings, maternity, babies, etc.

• Each Ambassador with 20 bookings will win an iPod Nano or $200 Visa gift card.

{portrait day | event}

It's time again for portrait day in the park! Imagine your next family portrait, pregnancy session, or head shot surrounded by the beautiful lush spring green of the season.

In April, we are planning two days just for you! Take advantage of the savings that our mini-sessions offer, and consider having fun while creating memorable portraits!

Don't wait to schedule your appointment, as spots are limited and as always please share this special spring offer with your friends and family.
portrait day at the park
04.10.2010 | 04.11.2010

coldwater canyon park
studio city, ca

each mini session is $55 and includes
a 20 minute session and 1-8X10.

reserve your spot, call
krista at 310.569.1535
or e-mail us at
krista@kristamason.com

{brittany & brendan | e-session}

I am excited to share Brittany & Brendan’s 1940 modern twist themed engagement session. We started out around downtown and then headed to Union Station to wrap up the prefect setting for the 40’s theme.

Brittany & Brendan are a fun loving couple that like to joke around (a lot, lol), as you can see in the images below. We all had a blast playing around, tossing popcorn, dancing in the streets and just goofing off. We gave Brittany and Brendan their first practice at their first dance, which turned out to be a lot of spinning, lol.

As we walked around and goofed off, while capturing some amazing images, I got to know the wonderful Brittany and Brendan. Both are very sweet and make a wonderful couple, and they like to have a good time. I am really looking forward to spending their wedding day with them in July at Spanish Hills. I love Brittany’s attitude about photographs, she can’t get enough, just like me. Hopefully somewhere in the midst of the photos there will be a ceremony for the wedding day, jk, I think. Haha. I am very glad to have gotten to spend some time with you guys and hope you had as much fun as we did.

P.S. Don't forget to click on the images to view them larger. Enjoy

And our new slideshow feature...

{alivia | portrait}

A couple weeks ago I had the joy of photographing Alivia for her 6 month session. Little Alivia is so adorable with the drool dripping down her chin her big green eyes and the happy pouncing and slapping of the floor. 6 months is one of my favorite stages to photograph. The joy and happiness of a chucky rolly baby just makes me smile and laugh with them. :-) Alivia must be getting used to being photographed with us because we even got a few smiles out of her. YAY! I am looking forward to her next session and a few more smiles. Loving our new backdrop, can't wait to use it again.

P.S. Don't forget to click on the images to view them larger. Enjoy

{alisha & tyler | slideshow}

In addition to the blog posts, I thought I would spice things up a bit and add a slideshow of some of my favorite images. The first slideshow I am proud to share with you is from Alisha and Tyler's wedding on February 20, 2010. You can also view their blog posts below for more details. Alisha & Tyler's wedding was so much fun and I love Alisha's style and am very excited to share this new feature with them. This is something new I plan on adding to each post, so stay tuned for more. We would love your feedback as well.