Date Archives May 2012

Beauty & Boudoir Preview | Raleigh Cary Boudoir Photographer

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Three beautiful women and a hair & make-up artist. One hotel room.  An early Sunday morning.  Fur coats, boxes of jewelry & delicate lingerie.  The makings of an incredible day!

A few weeks ago I met these lovely ladies for my first beauty & boudoir photo shoot.  Or as we dubbed, “Boudie Party!”    We were all a bit nervous, but knew right away from the energy in the room that this was going to be an amazing experience for all.  It truly was & and ended up being quite a party!!

If you are one of my Facebook fans (if you aren’t, I’d love to have you) you may remember these few images I posted.  Gorgeous.

Here are three more breathtaking images of these women that surrendered themselves to me and my camera.  They truly rocked my world  – just look at the images.  You can see their honesty & strength shining through.  Each of these women will have their own blog post, to be posted in the next week or so.  I really want to spotlight each unique personality & the many jaw-dropping images.

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I am thrilled to announce that I am adding Beauty & Boudoir photo shoots to my offerings!  I just cannot wait to do this again.  Truly an eye opening and empowering experience, for all involved.

Every session will be customized to your vision & taste, and will be as private as you want it to be.  Special introductory pricing for sessions through the end of July.

If you are ready to book your private Beauty & Boudoir session, or a ‘Boudie Party’ (!) with your girlfriends ( I’ll bring the bubbly!), or just want more information, send me and email : kathy@kathyhowardphotography.com.  Or hit me at the ‘CONTACT ME’ link top right of this page.  I’d love to talk with you about your session & make this your HOTTEST summer yet!

Have a fantastic holiday weekend & I’ll be back soon to spotlight each of these amazing women.

~Kathy

Gilmore Family | Raleigh Cary Portrait Family Photographer

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Last weekend I had the pleasure to photograph this wonderful family! We have known each other for several years, as our girls went to preschool together.

We met on the NC State University campus, and had a ball walking around finding unique & interesting locations to photograph.  These kids were seriously so much fun – and so easy to work with!  They had some fun ideas, and there was no shortage of conversation.  What fantastic ages – and joyful spirits they all have!

Kudos to Mom for planning the session & realizing the importance of capturing this time in their lives :)

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I believe the kids found this spot – framed them perfectly!

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A Momma’s love  … nothing like it :)

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How handsome is this guy? Watch out girls, he’s a Southern gentlemen too!

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I adore his expression in this one.  We were waiting for the girls to change, hanging out and talking sports.

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No shortage of bricks on this campus, and definitely no shortage of cuteness!

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Kids are active!  I love shooting action!

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Mom told me she loves texture, so that was one of my mental focal points during this shoot.

The NCSU  Wolf Ears – pretty pretty texture.

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A couple more of little miss model!  Seriously, she needs to be in commercials.  A genuine spirit & so easy to work with.  Not to mention stunning beauty!

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Coming up soon, select images from a recent beauty & boudoir photo shoot.

Have a great week!

~Kathy

My Mother’s Day | Raleigh Cary Portrait Family Photographer

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I knew I wanted (and NEEDED) to relax on Mother’s Day.  I decided the best way to accomplish this would be to leave the house!  I asked hubby if he was up for a day trip to the beach, and he certainly was.  Nothing like some sand between the toes, a dip in the ocean & an icy cold beverage to erase the stress and bring that sense of calm.  Yes, I love the beach.  Always have, always will.

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I realized about 30 minutes before we left the house that we would be driving right by my favorite flower field – you may remember it from this engagement session.  SO, I delicately asked my sleepy family to please put on something picture worthy.  (Yes, you can wear your bathing suit underneath if necessary!)

We stopped for five minutes flat, walked through the very thick and itchy flowers, and got this image I adore …

Yeah, our hair is tousled, the light was harsh and perhaps one or more smile looks a little fake.

BUT I will ALWAYS  have this memory of Mother’s Day & be able to look back on my babies at this stage.  And more importantly, my children will be able to look back & remember me.

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Okay, enough sap … here are some fun beach pics!

The ocean was rough and totally fun for boogie boarding! I earned a few new bruises this day, but it was worth it.

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Those are my hands on that boogie board…and my kids thinking, well, who knows what!

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I think I look pretty cool here lol!

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She doesn’t boogie board (YET), but she does catch a great fish!

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Ah, I love this.

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She doesn’t boogie board (YET), but she does model a great shot :)

~Kathy

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge | Hey Girl! | Raleigh Cary Family Portrait Photographer

2 Comments A Slice of Life, Children, I Heart Faces

 

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This month’s contest features photos of the female type!  Being that I have two daughters, I knew I had to participate.  (Although this image is not of my own daughter!)

I have an abundance of photos of my own girls that I just love.  But I found this one of my sweet-as-peaches nine month old niece, & our puppy.  She loves animals, and I just can’t help but laugh every time I see this picture – I just love her expression!  I knew I had to share this.

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Head over to I Heart Faces to see more lovely girls!

~Kathy