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A Beautiful Family | Cary Portrait Photographer

May. 13, 2013

I was just plain delighted when my dear friend Cathy mentioned it was her mother’s 70th birthday coming up, and they wanted to have portraits made for the occasion.

I am an on location photographer, so one Saturday morning we met for coffee & I scouted their homes, and decided to set up at Mom’s place. A perfect indoor sun room, as well as beautiful outdoor lakeside scenery.

We discussed clothing and decided to keep it simple, as I knew the focus here would be the amazing eyes of these gorgeous faces!

The day came, we had a room full of tops strewn over couches, sparkling bubbly & Mom’s favorite home made nut mix (quite yummy!) and my favorite hair & make up artist present.  A great little pamper party for a Thursday morning!

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I read this quote somewhere some time ago, jotted it down & have been saving it for the perfect occasion.  And this is absolutely it!

“There are many joys to being a portrait photographer.  The greatest is the experience of a day with beautiful people.”

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This image makes me tear up every time.

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This one too.  A momma and her son.

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I can only hope to be this radiant and beautiful at seventy.  Nan, you are stunning!

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Like mother, like daughters …

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And this little guy, he whined at our feet until we picked him up.  And then he smiled for me! Funny!

One more outfit change for some color, and back outside we went.

These last two were taken in noon day sun.  Luckily we found some lovely shade & foliage for the backdrop.

Sparkling!

Thank you for sharing your beautiful selves with me:)

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Kathy Howard Photography is now booking limited summer portrait sessions & portrait parties, the ultimate girls day out for you & your mother, sisters or even best friends.

I’d love to talk with you about your celebration!

Please email kathy@kathyhowardphotography.com or call 919-538-8987

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Cary NC

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Mother’s Day 2013

May. 12, 2013

I hope all of my Mom readers had an amazing day today!

I had quite a nice day, starting with fresh blueberry pancakes in bed & many home made gifts (my favorite).

My girls put on a fashion show and a concert for me.  My son hugged me at least once an hour:)

We visited with my mother in law and went down town for a food truck festival … yum yum!

Here are a few of my favorite snaps from today…

I ordered these skirts (that they turned into dresses) for an upcoming shoot and my girls just devoured them … fun fun for the fashion show!

My son wasn’t up for strutting in the fashion show (poor brother of two sisters lol!), so not many snaps of him.

However, my oldest took this one (iPhone) downtown of me & my boys.  Love:)

We were getting ready to go out Saturday night.  It was pouring rain & then suddenly it stopped.  She asked me to take a photo of her in the skirt jumping a puddle.

Literally two takes and we got this …

my little aspiring ballerina:)

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Have a happy Monday!

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

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Cathy Teague - You seriously have some gorgeous subjects to work with!

Beauteous Thursday | Raleigh Portrait Photographer

May. 9, 2013

Just wanted to pop in and share my good mood today!

The sun is finally shining, I had a great run this morning & feeling good.  And tonight I have the image reveal for THIS beauty portrait shoot from a few weeks ago, and yes, there will be bubbly poured!!

I don’t think I shared this image yet, because I wasn’t sure how I wanted to edit it.  You may remember the images this beautiful girl & her adorable siblings blogged HERE.

The background isn’t my favorite, but I added a texture and just love it now!

This image is also the inspiration for a project I am working on, that includes an adult sized version of this skirt and yet another lovely subject (I am so lucky) to bring the skirt alive.

I am creating the skirt based upon a recent workshop I viewed, and will be documenting the steps of my process & blogging it all (eventually!).

I am VERY excited & the shoot is a week from Sunday.

Have a great rest of your day~

Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

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Amber | Portrait Couture | Raleigh Portrait & Beauty Photographer

May. 2, 2013

Every year I have the privilege to work with the beautiful staff of Bloom Skin Spa.  Our first time together last year we had a blast capturing some really fun head shots.  You may remember them in this post here.

This year we decided to ramp it up a bit and bring in my fabulous hair & make-up artist Elaine with Elaine Harrison Makeup Artistry.     The staff was very excited when they saw their images – I blogged their images last week &you can view them here.

So now for the final piece.

I spent about an hour of this day with the absolutely stunning owner & mother of three young children, Amber.  She wanted to capture fresh fashion inspired portraits.

  I had a fun time experimenting with some creative editing as well with textures and color, a bit out of my norm but fun to do & I’m really happy with the results!

Here are some of my favorites.

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More fun with texture & color …

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Amber has an amazing and quite adorable husband … meet Ken & Barbie!

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They have a really incredible relationship.

Laughter is one of the keys to love, I always say…

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We switched things up and ended her shoot with some Brigitte Bardot inspired images… and I must say, she pulls this look off  quite effortlessly.

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Oh Amber, you even make giant hair rollers look good!

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And I pretty much had to beg her to let me share this, although I’m not sure why because she has so much natural beauty, inside AND out!

A before & after …

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Thank you Amber for another enjoyable photo shoot with you:)

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On a side note, I have definitely found a niche with my work that I am very excited about & actively working to expand.  A portrait couture studio is in sights!

If you are interested in more details about a shoot,  please email kathy@kathyhowardphotography.com and I will send you more details.

Together we will plan your ultimate dress up session, and capture images that will thrill & empower you every time you look at them!

I would be honored to capture the light that shines from inside of you.  It’s an experience you will treasure.

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

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jodie allen - That is an amazing transformation! She looks like the cute girl next door and then BAM! Hot Momma! Great session! I love stepping out of my box like that and love that you get a chance to do it so often!

The Beautiful Staff of Bloom Skin Spa | Raleigh Portrait Headshot Photographer

Apr. 25, 2013

It’s hard to believe sometimes how fast time flies.  An entire year ago I was commissioned to take head shots of the staff of Bloom Skin Spa. Since then I have become a patron on a regular basis, and have come to know & love this staff!

Last year I  decided that head shots do NOT need to be blah & boring, and we had a total blast making each other laugh and shine with true smiles!  You may remember THIS POST  with their gorgeous pics.

Here we are, one year later, and this year we decided to glam up the head shots a bit.  I had my favorite hair & make-up artist Elaine (see her website here) join us as well as her assistant Adrian.

The staff was treated to some pampering and I think enjoyed it a whole lot!

What they may not have enjoyed so much was the fact that I asked them to step outside for their portraits.  Originally I had planned to be inside in a well window lit  room, but it was a cloudy, rainy and chilly day.  I do know how to use my flash, but I really wanted the softness of the natural light.

Here is a back shot of the partial set (we are under an overhang to stay dry!):

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I promise you head shots with me is not boring, it is an experience and I take great pride in capturing you as beautiful as you are.

I spent  about 5-10 minute photographing each staff member, and here are some of my favorite images …

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Love these two with a black and white film effect

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The owner and I decided we would take a good hour of this day to take some beautiful & glamorous portraits of her.

These will be presented in their own blog post, but here’s a teaser for you.

Stunning.

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Did you know that every beauty & boudoir session booked with Kathy Howard Photography receives a gift card for an amazing organic facial at Bloom Skin Spa!  You will not only love the facial, but the staff is extraordinary.

~Kathy

Portrait Photographer Raleigh NC

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