Happy Valentine's Day! (a little late...)

I hope your V-Day was relaxing and warm and filled with the people you love...

Mine certainly was!


Here's my gifts from my boys... flowers and a pedi and massage. I can't WAIT!!!!

And, for fun this year, we made special cards for Trey to give out to his class...





But my favorite part of valentine's day this year... was nothing different than any other day... I loved watching my boys play...



Noah sees this picture and says, "Trey... loove..." He loves it when his brother gives him love :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Until next time,

~ K

Unbelievable...

I made an investment last week... an investment in my business...

I bought a new camera! I've been using the same camera since 2005. It was, and still is, a workhorse. I learned everything I know about photography on that beginner's camera and it served me well. But after five years, it was time to upgrade... I eeked every ounce of ISO, shutter speed... you name it out of that thing...

And now, now I've got an amazing piece of photographic machinery. It's an amazing camera.

Here are a few samples for you.

This was shot at ISO 6400. Did you hear me?! 6400!!!


And this is pretty much SOOC except for re-sizing and a little web sharpening.

The rest of these were shot at ISO 2500 with my 85 1.8.


This is Trey showing us his AMAZING report card! It's full of S's and O's (Satisfactory and Outstanding). We are so proud of him!

We went out to eat and then got the boys some ice cream... Noah was covered in ice cream by the time we made it home, so he was required to finish in the kitchen... :)





I am in heaven playing with this thing... and I can't wait to get YOU in front of my new camera.

Until next time,

~ K

Snow | Hampton Roads Children's Photographer

The snow fell just after midnight Saturday morning and covered the ground with a beautiful layer of fluffy whiteness. The boys, who had been hearing about possible snowfall all week, were thrilled when they woke up to a winter wonderland. We tried heading out Saturday afternoon to play, but the wind was blowing and the gentle snowfall had turned into sleet which was pelting us in the face... it was painful. We lasted about five minutes and then everyone quickly made their way back inside.

But Sunday rolled around and it was perfect. Sunny. Still cold, but certainly bearable.


DJ and Noah facing off...


Trey enjoying the snow :)


A solitary moment...


This picture reminds me of my childhood. I grew up in Minnesota where snow was just a part of life all through the winter. Our parents bundled us up and sent us packing to play outside as long as it wasn't 20 below.

The pink cheeks, the wet face (remnants of a snowball fight or falling face first into a big drift of snow...), a runny snotty nose, and a smile. This is youth up north in the winter... I love that Trey was able to experience a little of that...even if it was only for a short period of time.


Noah and DJ


The family.


Until next time,

~ K

Family...4 months later | Yorktown Family Photography

I promised these guys I wouldn't blog about this shoot until after Christmas... :) Well, it's after Christmas!

Back in September my friend Whitney contacted me and set up this shoot as surprise for her mom. Her brother and his daughter were going to be in town briefly and she wanted to get some pictures of the whole family. It was going to be her Christmas gift :)

Now that Mom has seen her gifts and has her pics hanging in her home, I felt like it was finally safe to blog a few of my favorites from this September shoot.

The weather was just starting to get chilly... and as I sit here looking out my window at several inches of snow... I'm smiling because I know that, soon enough, it's going to be beautiful picture-taking-weather again :)

Here we go.

Meet Mabel...


This little one is so full of spirit, she's just a joy to work with. Naturally photogenic and very much comfortable in front of the camera, we had a great time together!


And this is Mabel and her Daddy... you guys know how much I love Daddy/Kid pictures... this is another of my favorites. I think it's the color...


No! No wait... No this is my favorite.


And here's the whole crew.


And Whitney and Mabel... together... love this one too...


But this, I think, was my favorite from the session. I should say it's my emotional favorite...for sure it's not technically perfect and the baby's not looking at the camera (he was seriously sick of me by that point), but it speaks to me. I think maybe... because when my kids grow up... I'd love to have a shot like this... all of them with their kids and spouses... all together... happy and successful. Content.

Merry Christmas Whitney's mom! You've done a great job with your two kiddos...they are beautiful and gracious and great parents themselves :)

Until next time,

~ K

Cassidy | Hampton Baby Photography

This morning I had the pleasure of playing with gorgeous little Cassidy. At three months old she's not the curly, sleepy newborn that I'm used to working with, but... I think ... I have to say... I might like this age a little better!!

She was alert... she smiled... she played.... ** Sigh ** It was wonderful! Coming from a mom of two boys, working with this little girl was just heaven.


Doesn't she have the most beautiful blue eyes?!


She did a little sleeping for us...


...but more time awake and smiling and gurgling and talking...!

Thanks mom for coming over to play!!

Until next time,

~ K

GIVE.

(picture courtesy of Time Magazine... www.time.com)

A few facts:

* Haiti is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere...

* BEFORE the earthquake six days ago, over half of Haiti's inhabitants DID NOT have access to clean water. Imagine now...

* People are fighting and children are being trampled, over access to food...

* Buildings were still crumbling five hours after the initial quake...


Haiti's Earthquake Destruction: TIME Exclusive Photographs



Whatever motivates you.. if it's the facts... or the images... it doesn't matter.

Just give.

A few dollars. A few hundred dollars. A few thousand dollars.

Just give.

The American Red Cross
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
International Thirst Relief
Medical Teams International
UNICEF


Until next time,

~ K

Models Needed!

This time... I'm on the lookout for some great GUYS. That's right. GUYS.

:)

I need a few teenage guys! I'm looking for teens between the age of 17-18 who are smart, funny, cute, easy-going, FUN and photogenic! In return for your time commitment I'll give you the photo shoot for free along with a few images on CD!

Remember... guys.

Do you know someone who has a son? Or does your son have a group of friends? I'd love to shoot a group of guys... Weelll, I wonder if that will show up on some FBI hotlist... let's try that again... I'd love to photograph a group of guys!

So please. Email me: kassia@kassiareedyphotography.com

Hurry!

Thanks,

~ K