The weather is perfect today, but in the last few weeks of shooting I’ve been dealing with some rainy shoot days. In between thunder storms, we were able to get the K family in for an afternoon session downtown.  You know a session where we photograph the family is weird alley ways is always going to look cool. They were great sports and I think the session turned out perfect. They’ve been patiently awaiting a sneak peek and here it is!

My friend and former coworker, Blair, is expecting a little boy in June! We are so excited for her and her hubby! She and I recently spent a late afternoon in a field getting a few images to remember this time. She’s such a beautiful pregnant lady! Can’t wait to meet her little one in just a few short weeks.

Favorite thing people have asked me all week:

Your job must be pretty cool, huh?

It really, really is.

Mary Brenna is just about to graduate and head off to school, but not before her parents were able to convince her to come and see me! She arrived without frills, free of make up, and guitar in hand. Her natural look was the perfect contrast to our industrial art park shooting location. The next 2 hours were spent laughing, discovering locations I’ve never photographed before, and watching for snakes and broken glass. (Modeling is hard!) I don’t think I took a single photo of her not smiling. She has the most infectious smile and laugh of anyone I’ve ever met. She’s an extremely talented musician and she even gives me a Janis Joplin vibe in her photos. And now I feel really old because I used the word “vibe” and am talking about Janis Joplin.

It was such a pleasure hanging out with Brenna. Such a natural beauty. I feel like I made a friend. Enjoy just these few. I’d show all 40 if I could!

Way back in January I made a huge stink about getting back to finding my creative voice and then I promptly didn’t do anything to make good on that. But you just wait, I went nuts in April. I shot all kinds of personal projects and experiments that I can’t wait to show. I’m actually even thinking of starting a THIRD website for such things, because I know the world needs more personal websites. More on that later. For now, I’m going to show off what I’ve been holding back on posting because I was waiting for March TPPG print competition to be over with. Thankfully it is done and my print (shown above) won in the Illustrative/Open category!

Here is another from this series:

More soon! Stay tuned.

It was an honor to photograph this awesome extended family who came to see me from out of town. They all found themselves in the same city at the same time for the spring holidays and took advantage of the opportunity to have everyone present for photos! We had initially planned on meeting at a different location for our session, but when that was suddenly unavailable, we switched our plans quickly over to Goodwood Plantation where the azaleas were in full bloom! I think we couldn’t have been luckier to have had such a beautiful day at our surprise location. There are so many pictures from this session that I absolutely love, it was really hard to pick just a handful to show on the blog!

Thank you so much, K Family! I couldn’t have asked for a happier, more fun loving, or more photogenic family if I tried! Can’t wait to show you the rest!

I’m so excited to kick off the 2014 Senior Photo Season with Kinsley! Kinsley is an upcoming senior who couldn’t be more photogenic. For her session, we explored one of my old favorite shooting locations. We stumbled onto an abandoned mansion, if you can believe it, and didn’t leave for over an hour! Such a gorgeous location and subject!

Kinsley will be representing KDP Seniors this coming year! If you are ready for your senior photos, please contact me for more information regarding sessions. If you mention that you know Kinsley I’ll have a special voucher for you! I know it seems early. Senior year hasn’t even started yet, but now’s the time to book your 2014 Senior Photo Session. And if you are currently a 2013 senior, it’s not too late! Contact me today and we’ll get you on the books!

Hair/MUA: Juliet Arnold, So Pure Salon & Spa
Special thanks to Peculiar Goods for the awesome vintage suit cases and quilts we used on our session.

Winner, Portrait of a Woman, Print of the Month March 2013

Another fun night meeting with the Tallahassee Professional Photographers Guild at Bella Bella! Every month we have exciting guest speakers as well as friendly print competition. I’m excited to report that I won in 3 categories! One for the above image from our Mother Daughter Glamour Session and for the below head shot image I recently took for a client. I hope to keep entering all year and competing! Wish me luck!

Winner, Portrait of a Man March 2013

Because it’s long overdue, here are some ideas for spring family sessions. Also, be sure to follow my What to Wear board featuring some of my favorite photographers on Pinterest! Spring sessions on weekends are quickly booking up with just a few more spots available in April and May. Get inspired, go shopping for some new duds, and let’s plan your session!

Mother’s Day will be here before you know it!

To celebrate, we are offering a double makeover and photo session for you and a guest and $50 towards your final purchase all for $200,  a total value of $450.

Our lucky ladies start the day with a professional consultation to discuss the look, wardrobe and goal of the final images. Hair and makeup is tailored to highlight best features, while women feel their most beautiful. We capture haute mamas looking stunning while building an image portfolio guaranteed to be stylish, sophisticated and beautiful. And best of all you can experience it all with your favorite person! What better way to treat yourself?

Find out more about Couture by Kira sessions and call us at 850-583-1644 to take advantage of this limited time special. Bring your mother, sister, daughter, partner, or best friend. You deserve this.

This offer expires May 5th.

Thank you so much to the beautiful Miranda and her gorgeous mom Paula for joining us in the studio last weekend to show off this special! We had so much fun!

Hair/MUA for Miranda: Juliet Arnold, So Pure Salon

Hair/MUA for Paula: Laura Henry, So Pure Salon

Kiersten and her beautiful family were our big winners from our photo session drawing at the studio opening in December! The night and morning before their session it stormed and stormed, causing us to change our location plans quickly from a green park to downtown where it might be less muddy. I’m actually really glad because this cloudy, rainy day session turned into an awesome shoot! Literally 10 minutes after we finished up it was another down pour. Thank goodness for small favors, right? Enjoy the sneak peek below!

And side note, Kiersten is one of the fabulous stylists we work with at So Pure Salon and spa. You may remember her work from Amanda’s glamour session not too long ago! Kiersten is an amazing stylist and a pleasure to work with!