In most of the sessions that I do, I usually try to take a few photos of the child from behind. It may seem like an odd thing to do at first. However, think about how often you see your child from that perspective in everyday life. It is easy to forget that sometimes the most gorgeous pictures can happen when your child is not smiling, looking at the camera, and saying “CHEESE!”. Here are a few of my most recent favorites that will demonstrate just what I mean. Enjoy!
Here is a beautiful family that I had a session with last week. I usually post a preview from the session on my blog within a couple of days of the shoot. However, I have been dealing with some computer issues, so this session is being posted a little later than I would like it to be. Thank you to the M family for your incredible patience as you waited for the sneak peek of your photos. We wanted to capture some posed family photos combined with some fun shots of the boys just running around and having fun. I love the shots of Mom and Dad as they have a quiet moment with their little ones. Those are always my favorite moments to capture, so I posted a couple samples here. I also posted a shot of the littlest M as he was about to pet an adorable little dog that we met in the park. He looks so excited! Followed by the sad little look that he is giving right after the doggie walked away. So sweet! I also love the shot of the older twin boys as they get ready to throw some leaves into the air. They have the most mischievous looks on their faces! I hope you all enjoy the photos!
Here is an adorable trio of siblings at the most unbelievably gorgeous outdoor location. I had a blast shooting these three sweethearts and even convinced their mom to get in on a few shots. It was perfect weather and there were so many beautiful shots that I am struggling to decide which ones to include. Here is a preview of some of my favorites.
My most recent session had a perfect combination of posed shots and candids, not to mention an adorable trio of siblings! It is my goal when I begin a session to put together a really well rounded shoot that has a little something for everyone. I always try to get a solid foundation of traditional posed shots where there is great eye contact and terrific smiles. But I also strive to include plenty of candids in an effort to capture the true spirit and emotion of the people I am photographing. Here are some samples of both the posed shots and the candids from this beautiful family I photographed last week:
I want to thank all of the families I’ve worked with in the past several months for allowing me into their homes to photograph their beautiful children. All of these families have agreed to let me use their photos on my website and for marketing purposes. I just want to let them all know once again how much I appreciate their participation in my special photo model offer. Due to all of the terribly rainy weather this summer, we have needed to postpone MANY of our scheduled sessions, but it looks like I will be completely caught up with everyone by the end of November. I am looking forward to putting together all of my finished work to create my official website for Kathryn Deane Photography.
When I first set out to do this, I was fully expecting to have my website up and running by September. However, I realized that I must readjust my expectations because someone forgot to tell the weather that I had a timeline and it wasn’t going to work out with two months of constant rain! So the official website will be available later than expected, but I promise that it will be worth the wait! The upside to the delay is that I now have the chance to add in some fantastic fall shots, which I am really excited about.
For those of you who are interested in having me take photos for the upcoming holidays, I will be offering a limited number of sessions in October, November, & December. It may seem early to think about holiday photos, but it will be here before you know it! A beautiful, custom portrait of your children or your entire family will serve as a wonderful gift to give t0 yourself or to your relatives. More importantly, it will be the perfect way to create a gorgeous holiday photo card to send out this year. Please contact me by email or phone with any inquiries regarding holiday or regular session rates and availability. I have several weekday openings, but limited openings for weekends. All October weekends are booked, so I am currently booking for November and December. Contact me at kathryndeanephotography@yahoo.com or 860-508-8300 to reserve your time.
I had the pleasure of shooting a beautiful pair of sisters and their adorable doggies this past week. I must say that this was a newborn unlike any other that I’ve ever met. She was easily the most active, alert, and ambitious newborn that I can remember ever seeing. Baby M was lifting her head better than babies who are weeks older than her. I was truly impressed! Her older sister is a gorgeous little angel who was a dream to shoot. There were so many great shots that I would love to share them all, but I will post just a few samples to give you an idea of what type of photos I took that day.
After a long break from shoots due to this very rainy summer we have been experiencing, I started back up again this past weekend with a gorgeous brother and sister team. Miss I and Little M were so adorable that I really had a tough time narrowing down their photos to a reasonable number when I came back home to edit. Here are just a few of the pictures from our session. Thanks again to Miss I, Little M, and their mom for inviting me to their home for this terrific shoot!
Here are a couple of shots of some adorable sisters who I spent some time with yesterday. The three year old just recently had a princess birthday party (Happy Belated Birthday, B!), so I wanted to take a more formal pose of her in her new princess costume. The one year old was wearing a cute black top with silver sequins on it and was giving me her very best disco queen stare in this photo. Over the summer, I plan to get both of them outside for some fun shots, so keep an eye out for more from these sisters soon!
While we were away on vacation, I had the opportunity to spend some time shooting some fantastic scenery and I wanted to share some of my favorite shots. The first is from a series of sand sculptures that are done every year on the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD. The second shot is the sun filtering through the clouds on Bethany Beach . The final shot is of the wild horses on the beach at Assateague Island. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!
There have not been any updates to the blog recently due to our two week summer vacation. But now we are back and I have a few fun photos to share from the first couple of days away. We met up with some friends who also had children and I have a few favorite shots to post that were really fun and sweet. I think you will see that the candid shots are really the best way to get the genuine expressions from 3 year olds. Some of looks on their faces are priceless…Enjoy!
