Brandi, Gilli & Landry ... Charleston Friends, Round 1... Beach Photography

Sorry this took so long Bran, here's a quick preview of some of your photos! They are so beautiful :)











If I had to describe Brandi in a word: BRAVE.

Wanna know why?

I'll tell you... She took her two kids, her oldest daugther's best friend, AND my two kids in to town BY HERSELF and walked around to see all the beach shops.

Willingly. Like... with a smile on her face...

(And surprise #2 was that my kids actually went WITH her WILLINGLY... without screaming or crying or any major dramatic gestures...)

DID YOU HEAR ME PEOPLE? That's FIVE kids! FIVE. onetwothreefourfive. Ohmigod.

And she came back and was still smiling :)

This is why I love her. Brave.

And she loves kids. And is a fantastic and amazing mother.

I am proud to be your friend ... and love being able to watch your kiddos grow with you every year (you can click here to see her blog entry from last year).

Love ya B. ** I'll send you the CD when I'm all done! **

Until next time,

~ K

Watching Them Grow... Hampton Family Photographer

One of my favorite things about portrait photography is being able to watch kiddos grow. I had a session tonight with a family that I just love! We were commenting about how they've grown so much in the matter of a few months. Just last fall they looked like this:



Tonight, when I met with them for a special mini-session... here's what they've grown into:



and then the entire family of course...



It was great seeing you guys again! I hope ice-cream was awesome...!

~ K

Vacation..!

As many of you know my family and I took our annual beach trip last month. The week-long trip on one of Charleston's outlying beaches was refreshing and exhausting all at the same time. We got home on Sunday afternoon and I was back at work at 0730 Monday morning...and we haven't really stopped since.

But I really want to share a few pics here with you... like last year, I spent a little time taking family photos for each of my friends. :) So great how we change and how the kiddos grow... I hope this becomes an annual tradition.

So, those posts are to come...

For now, know that I haven't forgotten and as soon as I work through these recent shoots (and a few upcoming ones), we'll have intermittent posts about my friends.



Until then, this will have to do.

Soon...

~ K

A Garden Party... Yorktown Engagement Photography

At one point last night, while I was shooting this event, I remember thinking, "When I grow up... I want to have a garden just like this..."

With twinkle lights in the bushes, cold drinks on the porch, and jazz playing in the background it made for a beautiful party.

All of this to celebrate the engagement of Steven and Robin who will be married this fall in southern california.

I'm glad I was able to spend these few hours with you...




This might have been after the whale joke... or before? Either way, the whale joke is now engrained in my memory... hahaha!















Until next time,

~ K

Precious Cam ... Suffolk Newborn Photography

I had the pleasure of meeting an adorable little man today... only 8 days old, Cam and I hung out for the better part of the morning. At first he wanted nothing to do with sleep and just looked around, checking out my gear, my sister (who graciously assisted me today), but most of all his mommy.

Towards the end though... he finally gave into the pressure (maybe it was the space heater, or the sound machine... or the multiple feedings?) and snoozed for us a bit.

Here you go mom and dad! We had a great time I can't wait to show you the rest!!








Cam has an older brother... who loves playing with his toy trains and legos and loooves peanut butter!



Until next time,

~ K

Elegant & Sexy... Hampton Boudoir photography

I don't want to kill this awesome image with words.

Take a look...



"Men look AT themselves in mirrors. Women look FOR themselves." ~Elissa Melamed

You don't need a reason at all to book a boudoir session.

Do it because you want to.

Do it because you're beautiful.

Do it for fun!



Until next time,

~ K

An Evening Maternity Session... Portsmouth Maternity Photography

This gorgeous young lady got in touch with me a few weeks ago asking for some maternity shots... she's an aspiring photographer down in the Elizabeth City area!

We met in downtown Portsmouth and walked around and chatted and had a great time! Granted, it was HOT and HUMID... and I was sweating like stuck pig... but it was fun nonetheless!

So here you go girl, you look GORGEOUS and I can't wait for you to see the rest!











Until next time,

~ K