Category Portraits

Lovely Ladies of the Cotillion | Raleigh Cary Lifestyle Portrait Photography

Last week I had the privelege to take pictures of two beautiful young teenagers all dressed up for the Cotillion Ball.  This was an extra special event to me because I have known these girls since they were in kindergarten. I am so proud of how the young adults they are, and excited for their bright bright futures!

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We met at my house so we could ride together.   Not a bad natural backdrop, and the breeze was an added plus!

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We headed downtown for the ball, and we were running a bit late.  I had them do one walking series before we headed to the top floor (they may have thought I was a bit crazy, and of course we had on-lookers too!)

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I just love the end of day light downtown!

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A few more in the grand ballroom and it was time to join their friends.

Thank you ladies for a lovely evening!

~Kathy

Big Hair Salon Fashion Shoot | Apex Raleigh Cary Durham Fashion Portrait Photography

I have to say just one more time how awesome the whole crew was for this shoot!

The day was filled with excitement & laughter, and a HUGE dose of just plain fabulousness.

Enough with the words, here are some of my favorite images from the day!  (There are MANY more coming in your online gallery today)

Coming soon will be a ‘behind the scenes’ post, with more info on my lighting choices & how I chose them, how I set it all up,  as well as fun pictures!

Image request : If you have any images that you took that day with your phone or other means, will you please email to me?  kathy@kathyhowardphotography.com.  Thank you!!

~Kathy

Big Hair Apex | Fashion Shoot Preview | Raleigh Cary Apex Fashion Portrait Photographer

YET again I find myself wondering how I get so lucky to have so much fun doing what I love to do?!

This shoot was amazing & I had such a lovely afternoon with these ladies!  This group of hair stylists & hair models completely knocked my socks off with their FAB-u-lous-NESS!  Mothers, daughters, college & high school students – we celebrated all stages of a woman’s life. These are not paid models, yet you would seriously never know it.  Every single one of them rocked my camera’s world, and here’s a glimpse from last Saturday to prove it!

I can’t even tell you how many more awesome shots there are to share!

The rest of the gallery will be ready by the middle of next week – I’ll be back to share more for sure!  Until then, have a great weekend everyone!

~Kathy

Warming Up : Upcoming Hair Salon Shoot | Raleigh Cary Apex Portrait Fashion Photography

This weekend I will be shooting fashion portraits at the Big Hair Salon in Apex.  I am a client there, and have been for many years.  They have a beautiful lobby with huge windows& a large wall behind the reception area.  I have always imagined a large photo display on that wall, and now it will become a reality – so cool!  The owner has lined up clients that are willing to participate and have their photo taken.  We will use these images to design this wall display.  I couldn’t be much more excited than this, and I can only imagine how the clients/models are feeling!

To prepare for this shoot, I set up my studio lighting gear in my house and practiced on my family over the weekend.  Very informal, here and there, a few bed heads – lots of fun.  Tried different lighting set-ups to see which I prefer.  I will definitely be back here with a post with details of the set-up I used for this shoot, what gear & why I chose it.

But for now, here are a few of the shots I got – several to be hanging on my walls in the near future!

 

Aren’t my kids great sports? I’m so lucky I tell ya …

~Kathy

2011: A (Spectacular!) Year in Review | Raleigh Cary Apex Photographer

Wow.  I am somewhat speechless at this moment.  I just spent the last few hours viewing my image galleries from 2011, and reflecting upon every session that I was lucky enough to be a part of.  My heart is so full of thankfulness, and my eyes are full of disbelief that I met and photographed so many fun & fabulous people!  Seriously, someone pinch me already!

These images are only a very small representation of what I adore & what I am proud of this year.

Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for allowing me to capture your precious smiles & memories.

Looking forward to seeing many of you again in 2012!

~Kathy