Thursday, September 30, 2010

Jumping out of my SKIN excited!

Over the past six years, I've been been blessed with opportunities to spend time with the incredible youth from the Nanchang SOS Orphanage in China.

Since getting to know the kids, I've had a growing dream to teach them photography. They always seemed so interested in my camera and I wanted to set apart time to invest in their creativity.

This past summer my dream came true, and the first Invision Project class consisted of the following wonderful girls:

Kate, Yang Li Ping, 22
Jade, Ling Hui, 16
Sarah, Zhan Xiao Fen, 14
Cherry, Zhou Qin, 14
Shelly, Yang Zhen Ping, 14
Claire, Zhan Xiao Qing, 10

Together, along with my good friend Rose and our Chinese friends Lucia, Echo, Joyce, and Vanka and Chinese photographer "Laoshi Zhang" - we created a bubbly entourage that traipsed all around Nanchang with cameras.

Each day the girls and I would talk about some technicalities of working with cameras, then we would review their photos from the previous day. It was the coolest things to see the girls gathered around my laptop, encouraging each other on their work.

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Then, the kids would be out of their minds happy to grab a taxi or bus to a destination for the day. Even the rain couldn't stop us. And the girls excelled in their photography.

Upon leaving, I presented them with a CD of all their photos and an album of their favorite images.

They have given their permission that I share their work with you. I hope you are inspired as you see the world through Chinese Orphan's eyes...

The Invision Project

Greeting cards with the girl's photographs are now available! For info, email: kristenchasephotography@gmail.com

Please pass the word about the girl's work - I'm so very proud of them!

xo,
Kristen Chase

Bound for Life.

Bound for Life.

Friday, September 24, 2010

{ Crane Family // Philadelphia Photographer }

It's not every day you get to celebrate a 95th birthday! What an honor it was to document this wonderful family on such a special occasion!

At the end of the session Mrs.Crane turned up to me and said, "Don't I have the best family? You can't get a family better than mine."

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Monday, September 20, 2010

{ Danny & Louisa }

Friends of mine were married in San Diego in June...I think they both pretty wonderful. :)

"I wanna feel the sunshine shining down on me and you. When you put your arms around me, you let me know there's nothing in this world I can't do...I wanna love somebody like you." - Keith Urban

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Finally HOME!

As WONDERFUL as my summer in China was, I am happy to be on American soil once again.

Fall Sessions have begun! Stay tuned! :)

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