Date Archives May 2013

Mother’s Day 2013

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I hope all of my Mom readers had an amazing day today!

I had quite a nice day, starting with fresh blueberry pancakes in bed & many home made gifts (my favorite).

My girls put on a fashion show and a concert for me.  My son hugged me at least once an hour :)

We visited with my mother in law and went down town for a food truck festival … yum yum!

Here are a few of my favorite snaps from today…

I ordered these skirts (that they turned into dresses) for an upcoming shoot and my girls just devoured them … fun fun for the fashion show!

My son wasn’t up for strutting in the fashion show (poor brother of two sisters lol!), so not many snaps of him.

However, my oldest took this one (iPhone) downtown of me & my boys.  Love :)

We were getting ready to go out Saturday night.  It was pouring rain & then suddenly it stopped.  She asked me to take a photo of her in the skirt jumping a puddle.

Literally two takes and we got this …

my little aspiring ballerina :)

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Have a happy Monday!

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

Beauteous Thursday | Raleigh Portrait Photographer

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Just wanted to pop in and share my good mood today!

The sun is finally shining, I had a great run this morning & feeling good.  And tonight I have the image reveal for THIS beauty portrait shoot from a few weeks ago, and yes, there will be bubbly poured!!

I don’t think I shared this image yet, because I wasn’t sure how I wanted to edit it.  You may remember the images this beautiful girl & her adorable siblings blogged HERE.

The background isn’t my favorite, but I added a texture and just love it now!

This image is also the inspiration for a project I am working on, that includes an adult sized version of this skirt and yet another lovely subject (I am so lucky) to bring the skirt alive.

I am creating the skirt based upon a recent workshop I viewed, and will be documenting the steps of my process & blogging it all (eventually!).

I am VERY excited & the shoot is a week from Sunday.

Have a great rest of your day~

Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

Amber | Portrait Couture | Raleigh Portrait & Beauty Photographer

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Every year I have the privilege to work with the beautiful staff of Bloom Skin Spa.  Our first time together last year we had a blast capturing some really fun head shots.  You may remember them in this post here.

This year we decided to ramp it up a bit and bring in my fabulous hair & make-up artist Elaine with Elaine Harrison Makeup Artistry.     The staff was very excited when they saw their images – I blogged their images last week &you can view them here.

So now for the final piece.

I spent about an hour of this day with the absolutely stunning owner & mother of three young children, Amber.  She wanted to capture fresh fashion inspired portraits.

  I had a fun time experimenting with some creative editing as well with textures and color, a bit out of my norm but fun to do & I’m really happy with the results!

Here are some of my favorites.

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More fun with texture & color …

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Amber has an amazing and quite adorable husband … meet Ken & Barbie!

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They have a really incredible relationship.

Laughter is one of the keys to love, I always say…

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We switched things up and ended her shoot with some Brigitte Bardot inspired images… and I must say, she pulls this look off  quite effortlessly.

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Oh Amber, you even make giant hair rollers look good!

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And I pretty much had to beg her to let me share this, although I’m not sure why because she has so much natural beauty, inside AND out!

A before & after …

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Thank you Amber for another enjoyable photo shoot with you :)

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On a side note, I have definitely found a niche with my work that I am very excited about & actively working to expand.  A portrait couture studio is in sights!

If you are interested in more details about a shoot,  please email kathy@kathyhowardphotography.com and I will send you more details.

Together we will plan your ultimate dress up session, and capture images that will thrill & empower you every time you look at them!

I would be honored to capture the light that shines from inside of you.  It’s an experience you will treasure.

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC