Snow Goddess | Raleigh Portrait Photography

February 3, 2014 0 Comment A Slice of Life, Children, Portraits

I have been wanting & needing to do something creative. Outside of ‘the box’.

It’s fun & helps me grow personally & as a photographer.

Snow days happen maybe once a year here in Raleigh. When I heard to forecast for daytime snow, I knew this was it! The base for this creative project.

A dreamy & soft fantasy type snowfall portrait.

Well, the forecast changed and we didn’t get our daytime snowfall, so I tweaked the idea I had a bit and couldn’t be happier.

Here are the images that resulted from our home made nature headpiece & my youngest girl modeling.

Post-processed slightly different than my normal style. I like it, to me it fits the mood of the project.

DSC_8408-F-crop-blog

DSC_8364-F-blog

I really like the look of b & w film

DSC_8366-bw-blog DSC_8373-F-bw-blog

Did I mention it was in the 20’s outside? My girl is such a trooper.

DSC_8394-F-blog

And a Goofball!

2-open-4x6-blog

DSC_8410-bw-blog

See you soon with some behind the scenes & how we made the headpiece!

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

Teague Family | Raleigh Portrait Photographer

January 27, 2014 0 Comment Children, Family, Mini-Sessions, Portraits

Always a joy to photograph my dear friend Cathy, added bonus to photograph her oh so handsome boys too

This mini session was a week after the previous mini’s, and sadly the wind and the weather stripped most of the fall color away.

However, we picked lots of bright color & accessories during her wardrobe consult, and I couldn’t be any happier with how the images turned out!

Teague2013-123

Love me some freckles now …

Teague2013-135

Teague2013-137

They are raising some seriously handsome & genuinely nice kids!

Teague2013-138 Teague2013-144_bw

These two. Meant to be together x 100.

Teague2013-153_bw Teague2013-155 Teague2013-163

Teague2013-162

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

Now booking sessions through June 2014

Haist Family | Raleigh Family Photography

January 24, 2014 0 Comment Children, Family, Mini-Sessions, On Your Walls

I’m going to play a little blogging catch up these next few weeks.

I’m taking a little time off from shooting to work on the other 80% of my business that is not photographing or meeting with clients!

This year’s holiday mini sessions were by far my favorite yet.

Not only did I have really amazing & fun families, but I found a location that screamed “Hello! It’s the holidays!”

Haist2013-123 Haist2013-126 Haist2013-136 Haist2013-139

My clients were so happy with the images & the colors that more than half of designed wall displays!

Here’s the three images they chose to add to their beautiful family staircase wall of 20×20 canvases.

wall-display

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

12 Sweet Smiles | Raleigh Child Portrait Photography

December 11, 2013 1 Comment Children, Mini-Sessions, Portraits

I am so thrilled with how my mini sessions went this year, the weather, the location and most of all the wonderful families I photographed!

(Everyone arrived on time which is a double bonus!)

Unfortunately it is still too soon to share the family portraits (don’t want to spoil any holiday card surprises), so I put together a collage of the beautiful smiling faces I captured that day!

Hope it puts a smile on your face today

collage1 collage2

collage4

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

NOW BOOKING Spring 2014!

EMAIL :kathy@kathyhowardphotography.com

Jones Family | Raleigh Cary Family Photographer

November 7, 2013 0 Comment Children, Family, Portraits

This was my third year photographing this fabulous family. You may remember them from this park session.

Such a treat to watch them grow & transition into young adults.

We have had a rainy past few months here in NC, so much that we rescheduled this session three times! We decided third time was a charm, and of course it was raining the morning of their session.

So we decided we would play with umbrellas & get some really fun rainy day shots.

Would you believe the sun came out for their session?! lol!

Jones2013-122