a crandalllight thanksgiving

Official board meeting in Lisa's office, which happened to be filled with koozies and other random floatable items...

Which abruptly became a koozie war, following the meeting. After that, the day at the office took a turn and became an all-family photo shoot.

That's everyone.

and that's us.

Rice shoot 11.16

This week marks a monument in the Crandalllight history (although I realize that just about everything marks a monument in the Crandalllight history, being that our less-than-a-year history is somewhat brief at this point) and I am very proud to announce that:

We have shot a boy!

...Obviously not with a gun (that would be no cause for celebration), but Jonathan's senior portraits last weekend. K has actually done senior portraits for dudes before, but not in a long time and not under the Crandalllight umbrella. I guess we just know an overwhelming amount of girls than boys...? Anyway, we are super excited about how they turned out. As I've said before, the prices on senior and engagement pics is SCANDALOUSly (or should I say sCRANDALLously?) low right now! Shoot us an email for more info!

and have a fantastic thanksgiving!

twilight tee-time!

Just when you were about to worry your little head over what to wear when you go to see Twilight this Thanksgiving, we have unveiled the completed T-shirt designs for you avid fans out there! Pick your favorite mythical (or not so mythical...poor Mike) loverboy to support! Or get one of each, if you're the fickle type.

Each tee costs 12.99 + shipping and handling. The colors are standard for each "team" and are made in a vintagey wash. They are available in S/M/L and other sizes upon special order. Email info@crandalllight.com to order yours!

(In case you were like "who is that babe!?" in the pictures, that's Lisa, the author and perfector of these tees. You may be surprised to know that she is not a professional model in spite of her various perfectly-placed hand and arm gestures in each picture.)

Team Mike forever!

retro flashback

you're welcome, for us being such a lovely family/contribution to society.

happiness in hobbit hollow

So K and I had quite an experience this weekend "on location" at the Wheeler's (sweetest family ever). They live on this plot of land that is every photographer's dream, fully equipped with many of my favorite things; lakes, barns, gazebos, old beat-up trucks, play houses, tire swings, and (most importantly) baby goats. I was like a little kid, frolicking along the paths and amongst the goats, getting in the way of pictures being taken and voicing useless thoughts about how much I wish I had been lucky enough to grow up in a hobbit wonderland.

In spite of me, Kirsten was able to capture amazing shots of the Wheelers. Here for your viewing pleasure are just a handful of highlights...









love it! Off they walk into the happy distance.

click it or ticket

So, the firstborn has been hard at work updating/designing/adding content to The Official Crandalllight Website. We've added bios, photos, contact info- and more is to come! You should definitely take a browse, if only to experience the fadey candle-flicker effect when the page opens. Can I say my sister is a genius? I can and I have.


See what I mean.

Pick Your Poison

The time has come to unveil the concept images for our latest venture, which combines our skeelz, as well as our reverent love for the Twilight series. No, we are not thirteen, and no, we are not ashamed. We know that everyone and their grandmother is making Twilight shirts in time for the movie, but ours are the best, fo sho.
and we offer more choices than the average twilight tee--one for the Mike lovers!

Cause I say, what about poor Mike!? He never stood a chance, what with no mythical powers of transformation or blood sucking to his name. Thus, we have also created a Team Mike tee for everyone to wear in support of Mike's valiant efforts and overall goodness. (Which, I realize, I may be the only one rockin' that tee on opening night...solidarity!)

So these are sort of the prototype images, to give you an idea: we're planning to put these screens on "vintage" tees (gray for Ed's, red for Jake's, blue for mikey-mike's) and have them available to order for like $12-$15. (It pays to have a Lisa with direct access to a screenprinter...or whatever those machines are called?)




Let us know if you want one! We'll hook you up. (especially if you want a Team Mike- show the poor guy some love.)

We'll have more info on the shirts and how to order in just a little while!

Fall Photos

Kirsten has her work cut out for her these next couple weeks, with fall photo shoots of seniors and family portraits. But its exciting, there is no better backdrop for pretty people than changing leaves! Delight.

She shot some of Lauren this weekend, here's a couple of my favorites from their shoot....




And lets not forget the mini-shoot of my precious baby Moses...he loves the camera. I was thinking, could there be a market for pet photo shoots? Are people that ridiculous?



It's the perfect season for senior portraits, so be sure to schedule yours today! Shoot K an email at crandalllight@gmail.com or call (913) 205-1409 to book. We have totally special pricing going on right now, don't miss out!

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As much as I love fall, it doesn't come equipt with a lot of holidays or "days off" which we Crandall sisters can visit/see each other. Kirsten is college-ing it up in Manhattan, Lisa is working and teaching back in Cinci. At least I have my new baby son to keep me busy around here:

Even though we're spread across the nation (sort of), the business never rests. Kirsten has several photo shoots scheduled for this month, including one family photo shoot I am particularly stoked for. We'll put up some highlights in a couple of weeks! Lisa has been hard at work designing our latest design venture, based on the avid and somewhat geeky adoration of the twilight series. We'll still hammering out the details, but check out these tee designs! Stay tuned for pricing and availability.