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How you like them apples? {Family Photographer Kansas City}
This was one fall photography session I’ve been dying to blog for so many reasons. I could go on and on about the best fall color we had the entire Kansas City season happening on their session morning. Or the fact that those boys are ridiculously cute – clearly something they come by naturally. I could also celebrate my new-found skill of balancing an apple on my own head while taking the picture – something I highly recommend if you want to ellicit genuine laughter from little people.
But, honestly, I think I loved this session so much because we captured the big personalities of those handsome boys in a way that needs no words to tell the story. They are sweet, busy, loud, smart, contemplative, mischievous, reserved, funny and thoughtful all rolled up into two very loved little men.
Some of my favorites:
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Families through the lens
These sessions were completed a few months back, but I’ve been backlogged with shooting, post-processing and other back-end administrative projects. Basically all of the things it takes to run a business – many of which aren’t readily apparent until several years into a business when you become intimately familiar with the way you work and it hits you that there are better ways to automate processes.
So much goes into the day-to-day behind the scenes that the actual camera/shooting end of a photographer’s job becomes a pretty small portion of the time spent running a business. I’ve heard from other photographers, experienced and new, who say the same thing – it’s often a sobering realization that there’s so much more than “just a camera” to make a successful go in this industry.
On the flip side, “there’s so much more than just a camera.” Like the friendships we make along the way. Watching babies grow into young adults. And the lasting memories we are able to create out of the connections we capture among siblings, moms, dads and families.
Two recent family sessions and some of my favorites (btw … if you’re thinking fall pictures, contact me asap as I’m booking September through year end now):
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Love for the big kids l Kansas City child photographer
It’s so easy to oooh and aaaah over the newborn and first year photos as a parent and a photographer. But, as our kids get older, life gets busier … more chaotic … and, before we know it, our tiny ones have become big ones seemingly right before our eyes. And the 6-year birthday pics have now become the “I’ll get it scheduled in a few months” pics which then become the “7-year birthday pics” before we know it. I’ve heard this one enough to know it’s pretty commonplace.
There are a whole host of reasons I love shooting “older” children and these two sets of siblings are great examples of just how much personality, interaction and variety we can capture in a single session. Plus, I can put them into a composition or spot and not worry about them taking off like a toddler. I think it’s a great opportunity for every “big kid” to take their place in the spotlight, laughing, clowning around and even giving me their “serious” looks (which typically result in laughter anyway.)
Some favorites from two late fall sessions that I’ve been meaning to share. I guess it’s true that “3 is the new 2.”
And this one was a surprise session orchestrated by a very clever Dad for his wife. After the big Christmas morning unveiling, I received the following email:
“Suffice it to say that the pictures were the biggest hit in twenty years of trying to surprise my wife with gifts. She was and is mesmerized by the quality pictures, floored by the outfits and effort in pulling this off without her noticing it and truly stunned at how you pulled the beauty out of each of our kids through your work … My wife never cries, never, not even at funerals. Never until the moment she unwrapped the first gift … It was nothing short of the perfect Christmas morning and the pictures already adorn the walls in our living room, the grandparents homes and soon our respective offices. I want to thank you again for everything you did to effect this gift on such short notice and in such an amazing fashion.”
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Eddie is one l Shawnee, KS child portrait photographer
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than two years since we captured his older brother at the same age, but it has. And wow, if ever there was a career that reminds you how quickly time passes and little ones become big ones, this is it. Now it’s younger brother Eddie’s turn to celebrate the end of the first year milestone and the beginning of full-on todder-hood. Just as we did with that session two years ago, we shot this one at their home. They have the most beautiful natural light streaming into their family room, and with all of the snow on the ground at the time, we knew this would be an indoor session. I shot most of these with my 35/1.4L lens, swapping out for my 24-70 here and there.
These are some of my favorites from their in-home session, especially the last one …
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