Flipping through most family photo albums you’ll notice a lull between mid-elementary years until senior year of high school.  Life gets busy, kids grow up and family photos take a back seat to everything else.  I strongly encourage my friends and clients who have children in pre-teen/teen years to have family photos taken and let their child have some fun photos of his/her own in the process. I met up with this fabulous family in downtown Charleston for a mini-session.  We focused mainly on the beautiful Bella; we also updated their family photo.  Plus a photo of husband a ..read more

If there is one thing I could stress to my senior parents it’s hire a family photographer.  Everything is about to change and taking photos before it happens is important.  The first year of college will mold your child into an adult.  Most of their senior year was focused on them but a family session the summer before real life starts is an amazing gift for the mom. I met up with the Jones family kids for their family mini session which included their adorable puppy.  The kids in ages from heading into kindergarten to starting college.  Everything is about to cha ..read more

I photograph a lot of children around Charleston WV and I’ve never met one quite like Kennedy.  Most of the time I end up playing games, telling jokes and being silly to keep kids attention but her.  Kennedy was destined to model.  She practiced posing before coming to the session, picked out the perfect Jackie O. inspired outfit and came ready to show me her skills.  At only four years old she’s absolutely rocking her modeling debut… I can only imagine what she’ll be like by the time she’s 18.  Someday you may see this lady on the cover of a magazine.   ..read more

I don’t know about you But I’m feeling 22… It’s not very often that you wake up to find that it’s 02/22/22.  When this happens then it’s time to have your aunt break out her shirt making skills, piece together a Taylor Swift outfit and throw a party ..read more

When your birthday is in the middle of winter, you put on your best outfit, fix your hair and head into my studio for a birthday mini session.   ..read more

There is a lull between high school graduation and major life events (weddings, kids, etc) when children’s lives often go undocumented. One of my strongest encouragements for high school senior parents is for them to schedule a family session. Even if it’s not with me, schedule the session!  If you don’t capture family photos during the lull from childhood to having their own children you’ll blink and they’ll grow up.  I am so happy that Tammy agreed me with on the importance of capturing this season of their family ..read more

Graduating college looks quite a bit differently in 2022 than it did in the early 2000’s.  A pandemic and technology has rocked the way that potential employers hire and recruit their new employees straight out of college.  Work from home has made it possible to live in West Virginia but work in California. I hear parents debating what they should get their college graduates to help set them up for life after school and I have a little secret to spill: you college graduate needs professional headshots.  In today’s market a professional headshot whether in a suit or featurin ..read more

Life isn’t always easy.  Sometimes it’s downright dreary but even when there’s rain on the horizon (literally) and the sun is setting, if you can find a little courage to dance everything will be better.  These little girls proved that during their session ..read more

Did you know that the KBP studio can be transformed into a magical glitter land for birthday princesses?  True story!  Every once in a while a little birthday princess asks for a party dress + glitter and we make magic happen!  This sweet girl noticed during her Back to School mini session that I had princess dresses and we were able to convince her momma that we needed to be allowed to play with her glitter for her birthday ..read more

There are things in life that when you’re doing them you wonder why then afterwards the joy they bring makes it all worth it.  Things like giving birth or having glitter thrown ALL over your studio.  Just as I’m starting to question my sanity, these excited little people show up at my studio and light up with excitement when they’re told they can throw glitter anywhere they want.  Let’s be honest mommas, we do not allow that behavior at our homes, right? Some are timid and decide to draw in the glitter, but others embrace their inner Tinkerbell and launch it as though they ..read more