Kim Mallory's Photography Blog

A BEAUTIFUL COLLAGE

Here's a collage from awhile ago.... such a pretty baby.....

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THE WHITE FAMILY

This is the is White Family Session that I just did last week. This is our second session together. The first session was last year at this time and Danica was just a baby, so she grew up FAST! She's such a sweetie! Here are some of my favs...

PICTURE PERFECT

Wow! I knew this baby was cute, but holy man, things move so fast in a session it's hard to appreciate it. I finally get a chance to go through these photos and I am completely blown away by how amazingly beautiful this baby is..

THIS ONE'S FOR GRAMMA!

These shots are from a session I did in the studio last weekend. Emma who is four and Ethan who is 6 months. Typically four year olds are hard nuts to crack. I use a lot of bribery, but what ALWAYS gets me the shot is when I tell them: "This one's for Gramma"..... This only works once, so I have to be ready.... if I get a fake smile at first, I'll tell them: "oh no, gramma won't like that one, give me your sweet gramma smile"... it works everytime as you can see here... Emma loves her Gramma!

Here is a sweet one of Ethan, who was tired after missing his nap time.... but getting those babies on the bearskin rug seems to calm them down enough that I can get the shot I'm after.... isn't he cute!!?

SWEETNESS...

I had the pleasure of shooting the Ball Family last week at Cultas. It was beautiful out and the kids were dressed so sweetly... We had fun running and playing, just hanging out. With this age group you are sure to get a variety of expressions and mood swings, especially our little princesses! Here are some of my favs!

A classic pout image...

This is just 3 seconds later.... (girls are complicated..)

Love this one.... so solemn...

RAIN, RAIN, WHERE DID YOU GO?

I always have loved shooting in the rain... This is from a family session that I did last weekend. It was supposed to rain, so we planned ahead. A rain coat, umbrella, boots.... Did it rain? NOPE! But we did manage to find a big puddle made from a fountain downtown that comes on every 10 minutes... very cool!

THE BLANKLEY FAMILY

I had the pleasure of shooting the Blankley family a few days ago in the studio. We decided to shoot this session at the studio because of the ages of the kids. Babies last a lot longer indoors with all the comforts close at hand. The kids were visited by my mascots Sadie and Casper - My very friendly pets that make great ice-breakers with the toddlers.

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BLUE EYES...

They say that the eyes are the window to the soul.... I truly believe this... I will often tell people to smile with their eyes... or I choose images that I love, because of a look in the eyes, solemn and thoughful... When it comes to being able to capture the soul.... kids are easiest. Adults are all too consumed with how their hair looks or the space in their teeth or their double chin... beauty comes from within though and if you can forget about your insecurities for just a moment and laugh like a child or with a child, your personality will glow and your pictures will be beautiful... Here are some favorites from a recent family session...

A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY....

This little baby has THE longest eyelashes.... beautiful lips and a full head of soft downy hair... I just wanted to keep him. It's so nice to be able to hold a little baby every so often.... Here are just a few of my favs...

CARTER'S FIRST BIRTHDAY

  The Poster Child for Kim Mallory Photography.  Carter, my cutest little buddy, just turned ONE!    So to celebrate his first birthday we went out to the park armed with balloons and toys and a yummy cupcake.  His big sister Mackenzie joined in the festivities as we played and hung out for the morning.   I'm just starting to get into the many photographs that I love and can't choose from.  This is Carter's Fourth Session *see "Carter's Story" - his album on the left side of the blog*.  I think these are my new favs!  There are soooo many I'm having a hard time choosing what to post here!!  Here are a couple anyway... I really want to post 18, but I'll try to keep it to a dull roar.  heheheh

This first image is one that I added some texture to for an antique feel....  I'm really lovin that one.  Okay, must go spend time with family....  More to come tomorrow when I finally get to my vacation pics!!

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