A 2011 Review

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Kim

When I think back on 2011, I can’t even fathom all that happened. So, I decided that less words and more photos were a great way to cover all my bases. Starting with…

JANUARY

(funny side note – I posted last years review on 1/12 too.)

I looked like this:

And my website got a makeover…

FEBRUARY

February was my last crazy month. Filled with lotsa babies and kiddos (as the winter months go…)

MARCH

This is when I “officially” stopped taking photos…All I posted about this month was my little mans room and my desires to eventually do more design work…like below:

APRIL

I snuck in one last session this month…because I just love this little girl! And, I was getting ready to welcome my little babe…a little sooner than expected!

MAY

May was crazy. eventful. fun. life changing. and awesome.

JUNE

I don’t even remember June. But I actually did 2 sessions this month. And loved on my sweet baby.

JULY

July was simple. Photography wise. I don’t really remember July either. :)

AUGUST

August was the start of a crazy, fun photo season…that pretty much kept going until New Years.

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

So. much. fun.

NOVEMBER

Just as crazy as October…I’m going by when I posted the pictures…so I know there’s some October overflow in this month…but oh man. What a crazy, fun fall it was this year!

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER

December was a whirlwind of getting settled into my new part-time job, finishing up scheduled sessions, visting family for the holidays, and enjoying life! I’m so grateful for this year.

Thanks to all of you who let me explore my hobby and passion by letting me photography your family and kiddos. It was such a great year! Here’s to more fun in 2012.

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The last of 2011

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Kim

 

 

This was my last little babe of 2011. He was so precious and wide-eyed the entire time. Such a good looking little babe! Congrat’s Annie! He is so sweet.

(P.S. I back dated this post…because I do plan to do a review of 2011…at some point in time. :) )

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Kim

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

I hope you are enjoying some well deserved family time. I am definitely relishing these moments I have with my boys! I’ll be back to e-mailing and scheduling sessions just after the new year.

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Photo Friends

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Kim

I’ve recently seen a lot on the web about how photographers are either good friends or competitive enemies with their photo “friends”. I’m happy to be developing a nice network of photography friends, and I love them. They help me become a better photographer, help me learn more, and help me grow as an artist. They are great!

I have been trading photos with Jessica and Kelly (maternity photos by Kelly) for the last couple of years, and I love it! They’ve both recently had babies. I’m ready for them to get back into the photo scene. Kelly also relocated. While I wish she still lived close, the good news is that she lives about 30 minutes from my parents! We went down to visit them after they had their little man and captured some fun moments for them.

Thankfully, I gave Kelly the unedited images, and she offered to give me the ones she edited. I have had them in my editing queue for awhile now, and just haven’t gotten around to editing them. Thanks Kelly! I’m glad to finally have these images on the blog. :)

P.S. This room had AMAZING light (one window on each side….I’m so jealous Kelly!)

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Kelsey and Joal

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Kim

This was maybe the coldest session I’ve ever done. Maybe? I can’t really remember breaking out the camera when the temps were below 20 degrees. We were FROZEN after 5 minutes. I can now say that I am an efficient photographer. (Our session was longer than 5 mins, but we were speedy!). Mid-way through, we took a hot chocolate break…best idea ever! So glad we did that. The great thing about the cold…snuggly pictures are super easy! Congrats Kelsey and Joal. I hope you enjoy these photos.

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Party of 9

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Kim

This was the biggest family I’ve ever photographed. And, it was so much fun! Kim, your kids are great. We had a blast and hope you did too! (We got a babysitter and Brandon tagged along for this session too! It had been awhile since I’ve had his help.)

 

 

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Katelyn & Andy

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Kim

Oh man..these two are so fun! And so sweet. And super troopers. Thankfully, it was in the 40s this day because Katelyn had a t-shirt on! It was still pretty cold though. We still had a taste of fall lingering at this location…hooray for that! Now bring on the snow for my January sessions (did I just say that?). ;)

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An Itty Bitty Little Lady

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Kim

This was the tiniest baby I’ve ever photographed…and maybe ever held! She was under 6lbs when she was born and under two weeks when I photographed her. She was such a sweetie! She was so easy to soothe and get back to sleep. So, so precious!

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My Nephew

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Kim

We spent thanksgiving with B’s family, and I was able to take some photos of my sweet nephew! I can’t believe he’s 5. Jaden was two at our wedding, it’s crazy how fast time goes! He’s a happy, handsome boy now. He and Gavin had so much fun playing together. Jaden is a great “big cousin”. I know Gavin is going to follow him around like crazy in no time!

I really love these in black and white too. He is such a sweet kid!

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One last post

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Kim

This will be my last post before Thanksgiving.

I am so excited to post these pictures. I have been pondering and rethinking my approach to newborn photos. I’ve recently had the opportunity to photograph two of my photographer friends Jessica and Kelly. They both had a baby recently (within 10 days of each other). I was able to photograph each of their families (no need to do their babies as they are amazing photographers themselves). Anyway, this is part of what will become a reformed approach to newborn photos which I will talk about whenever I manage to finalize my thoughts on what I’m going to do.

So, for starters, here is Jessica’s new family of 5. She has three beautiful and sweet children. (I took her older kids to the park after Jessica had her baby with another friend, and afterwards, they invited me to their birthday parties. hehe. I love how easily you can become best friends with kids around those ages by doing something with them that they love.) Here are a few…Enjoy!

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