Monday, May 30, 2011

tim, anna & toast's lucky day









These are our friends Tim and Anna and their dog Toast.  They are some of our favorite friends here in Durango so when they asked me to do a family session for them I knew we would have a blast.  Their sweet boy Toast was diagnosed with Lymphoma recently and we wanted to make sure that we got a lot of great shots with him.  He is, after all, part of the family.  After two days of getting snowed out we finally found a beautiful spring afternoon for our session.  Tim and Anna are so obviously in love with each other (and with Toast) and we got some great images.  I hope you guys had as much fun as I did.

xoxo kami

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

wendy & john's lucky day



I had SO much fun photographing Wendy and John... not to mention their sweet dog Bear!  Are they one gorgeous couple or what?!  They have such great senses of humor and their love for each other is obvious as soon as you see them together.  They are expecting their first child, a daughter, in June.  I have a feeling she is going to be one lucky little girl.  And I'm lucky enough that I get to do some newborn photos for her!  I can't wait to see you all again!

xoxo kami

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Announcing my Canvas Display Guide and SALE!!!




It seems like more and more of my clients are struggling with figuring out how to display their favorite images from their session and I have finally found a way to help them out!  My new canvas and print wall display guide creates an example of what an amazing impact your enlargements can have in your space.  I can customize the templates to show you what it would look like to display between 1-12 of your images as canvases (or framed prints if you prefer) of various sizes.  I'm a really visual person and I think this is such an amazing way for you to really see what a canvas or enlargement is going to look like on a wall before you invest in it.  If you are interested in seeing what a single size or grouping of your favorite images would look like on a wall to scale, just send me an email and I can put a design together for you.

As a special incentive for all of my past clients who have been dreaming of investing in a canvas, I am offering 25% off of your canvas order through the end of this month!

- kami

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

lucky friday studios will finally have... a studio!

It's never been a secret that one of my first goals for lucky friday studios was to actually have a studio.  I'm so excited to announce that I will be opening a natural light studio for newborn sessions in the next few weeks!

I ADORE newborn sessions.  It is truly one of the greatest honors to photograph brand new babies.  Now I can give my clients the added bonus of being able to come to a studio for their session.  Everyone will finally have access to my entire collection of props and I can guarantee that there will always be great natural light and a comfortable, warm space for the shoot.  Having a permanent space for all of my newborn equipment will also mean less time transporting and setting up... which means more time doing what I love - getting beautiful shots of your precious little one!

I already have lots of newborns scheduled for this summer but there is space for a few more.  If you are interested in booking a session, please contact me with your due date so that I can get you on my schedule. I recommend that newborn sessions take place by the time your baby is 10 days old.

Although my studio will be exclusively for newborn sessions to begin, I plan on expanding to accommodate all of my sessions in the future!

And because no blog post would be complete without photos, I'll leave you with a few images from some recent newborn sessions...

xoxo k





  

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

lindsay's lucky day - maternity session




Lindsay was one of the first real friends I made after we moved to Durango.  We were lucky enough to have our babies just a couple of weeks apart.  Now Linds is getting ready to have her 2nd little boy.  I didn't own my camera equipment the first time she was pregnant so I am thrilled that I am able to photograph her this time... and precious baby #2 in a few weeks!  I missed my chance to have maternity photos done when I was pregnant with Braylon so I have to admit that I'm a little jealous that I don't have images like this of myself.  You look beautiful Linds!  I hope you love your images!

xoxo kami

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

and so the blogging begins...

Someone very wise said to me recently that "your blog is your voice"...

That someone was Audrey Woulard.  I just returned from one of her photography workshops in Chicago.  She is known for being one of most sought after children's photographers in the country... maybe the world.  And even though I've been in business for over a year now, I somehow feel like things are just beginning for me after my weekend with her.  So I'm finally starting a blog of my own.  It's time for me to be able to share a bit more about what goes on behind the scenes here at lucky friday studios.

I've been in love with Audrey's work since the first time I saw it.  When the opportunity came up for me to attend a workshop at her natural light studio in Chicago I couldn't be more excited.  Now that I'm home and I've had a little bit of time to process everything from the experience I realize that the workshop didn't go the way I expected it to... it was so much more than I ever could have hoped for.  Audrey is so generous with her knowledge and she is such an amazing role model.  Her family comes first - always.  She has held true to her values and still manages to run a wildly successful business in the meantime.  I think one of the most amazing things about her though is her ability to guide each individual photographer toward their own goals.  She really took the time to help each person learn how to become the kind of photographer that they want to be while staying true to themselves.

There were 10 women at our workshop and I believe what Audrey said about us.  We were a very unique and special group.  We came from all over North America and we bonded immediately.  I feel so lucky to have made such wonderful friends and I can't wait to see how each of us grows.  I hope that everyone walked away from this experience insanely excited about what their future holds.  I know I did!  It was truly an honor to be a part of such an amazing group of women.  

We even had the chance to shoot alongside Audrey.  Here are some of my favorites...

    



And here is a photo of our group...  Audrey Woulard is seated on the far left, I am seated on the far right.  I LOVE this group of ladies!   


These are links to some of the amazing and talented photographers that I shared the weekend with...  I hope you take the time to enjoy some of their work!


So now I have a blog... and a place to share my voice.  Thanks for following along!