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I’m a maternity, newborn, baby, child and high school senior photographer located in Kansas City and this is where I post peeks each week from the latest sessions as well as updates on scheduling, special promotions and more.  You’re also invited to check out my full website at www.kamibradyphotography.com. Beneath each post here, after the very last image, is a Comments section where you can leave a comment or question. I love hearing from you!

Now booking 2012 maternity/newborn/child/senior/family sessions:

As I hold out a specific number of newborn sessions each month to ensure I offer everyone my very best time and attention, it’s never too soon to get on the books for 2012.  If you’re an expectant mother, schedule your session prior to the baby’s birth to ensure we hold time slots around your baby’s due date for a newborn session within the first 5-10 days of life.

Seeing her images again makes me think of warmer weather (a nice break from our current cold streak) and the great memories I have of the months right before high school graduation. Remember the anticipation of graduation and the excitement of summer downtime with friends before college? I think the word that keeps coming back to me is carefree. Not to dismiss the blur of activities happening right now as seniors everywhere (and their parents) prep for exams, plan graduation parties, play their last Varsity games and finalize “what’s next” come fall.

But for the moment, before college, marriage, the house, the kids, the bills, there’s that last stretch of high school. And summer.

Meet Mackenzie, Class of 2011. Golden girl with the megawatt smile. Tomboy at heart. Simply beautiful.

… and it’s bright and beautiful, just like she is.

This was just one of those sessions that flowed effortlessly – the hair, the clothing, the expressions … those looks …

And the light. All around us and shining from within. Meet Monique – Class of 2011.

If you’re the parent of a 2012 senior or a soon-to-be high school senior in the Kansas City area, definitely head on over to my Facebook page for a special offer if you book your session (to take place this Summer) by March 31, 2011. Mention you saw this blog post and I’ll add 75 complementary wallets from your session, too! While you’re there, “like” the page and you’ll be the first to know about specials and promotions.

Each of these amazing young women has been waiting patiently for their spotlight on the blog (and this could be a long one, so you may want to grab a cup of coffee, kick back and relax). I love high school senior sessions – especially the girls – because they are such a big contrast to the newborn/baby/child photography that I mainly do. I adore the colors, textures and outfit possibilities as well as the challenge of ensuring their personalities and interests come shining through each image. And most importantly, I love being able to give them a reflection of themselves that perhaps they don’t always see (remember what it was like being a high school student trying to stand out while fitting in?) I’ve saved each and every email and happy gram after the session as a reminder that the experience of the session, the planning, the excitement is just as important as delivering artful, beautiful images, too.

Here are some of my favorites from three Class of 2011 seniors I shot this past fall (there are more to come as well!):

FYI, there is absolutely no reason the next images are smaller in width other than a flub on my part when resizing in Photoshop, but if I have to re-prepare these for the blog and Facebook, they may never get posted, so I’m running with the smaller sizes on this one. (I told you I left my brain in a frozen rum drink on the beach!)

Happy browsing!

Kami

The whole time we were shooting this high school senior session, I had that Bruno Mars song floating in my head.

When I see you smile, the whole world stops and stares for awhile, ‘cuz girl you’re amazing – just the way you are.

It seems tailor made for her in both the path she’s taken to arrive at her senior year and the journey she’ll embark upon as a college freshman. I am certain the sky is the only limit in this next chapter of her life. And, thanks to Bruno Mars, she’s got a soundtrack to go along with it.

Meet Sidney, Class of 2011.

The good news: I’ve finally completed my transition from the PC to the iMAC. The bad news: that “little” transition means I’m still digging myself out of the blogging hole, but I’m slowly chipping away at the backlog of awesome sessions over the past few months.

Even better news: I LOVE this HUGE screen on the iMAC. And I love the wonderful Miss Emily and her senior session too! I squealed a little (ok … a LOT) when they emailed the pic of the vintage crinoline outfit they’d found out shopping for her session. In addition to her own love of vintage things, she’s got a passion for the camera, too. A girl truly after my own heart.

Good luck with your senior year, Emily!

Some of my favorites from her session: