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Jul 27, 2021

This fall marks my 8 year business-versary (totally a word, right?). 10 years ago I picked up a DSLR for the very first time. 8 years ago I first snapped the shutter for someone other than my family. Hundreds of families and sessions later, here I am. In a place I am so darn proud […]

Lessons learned: 3 things I’d do differently in my photography business

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For Photographers

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Jul 12, 2021

In my world, people who can complete a 12 hour road trip in one day are my literal heroes. I don’t know how it’s done. My limit is about 4 hours/day. After that, I am a mess. “Whhhhhhyyyyyy is this road never-ending?” “How are we already out of beef jerky? Seriously, it’s not pretty. In […]

The only way I survive a road trip

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Personal, Photo Tips

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Jun 9, 2021

“Well, that wasn’t nearly as painful as I thought it would be!” Husband to wife after finishing a session with me. “Mom, that was actually fun! I looked at the camera and it was OK!” 12 year old to his mom after finishing a session with me. “I love that lady!” A 4-year-old’s words to […]

Fall Mini Sessions

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Family, Mini Session

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May 28, 2021

THEY’RE BAAAAACK! You asked (ok, some of you begged 😂) and I answered. (I also cleaned out my garage again to make it into a make-shift studio.) June Fine Art School Photos are now open for booking. THE WHY • 2021 has felt like a roller coaster, right? This is an opportunity to celebrate your […]

June Fine Art School Portraits

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Schools

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Kierstin Smythe hangs wall art

Mar 29, 2021

2 questions that come up over and over again when consulting about photo prints is “how big should it be?” and “where should we put it?”. Both totally valid questions! To help answer them for you, I brought in an expert, Kierstin Smyth of Kierstin Smyth Design. Kierstin’s designs are very accessible and also totally […]

HANGING WALL ART, A GUEST POST BY Kierstin Smyth Design

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Guest Post, Photo Tips

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Mar 8, 2021

I sometimes feel like a broken record, but let me go ahead and say it one more time. Photo sessions don’t have to be stressful. Photo sessions can be F-U-N. One way to make them not stressful and fun? To have an activity planned. Ok, before you freak out on me and say, “Kelly! I […]

3 stress-free activities for your Edmonton family photo session

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Feb 23, 2021

The year was 2012. I’d just escaped the house after my 7 month old daughter had gone to sleep for the night (laughable – she was probably asleep for 45 min as she never slept!). I drove to Wal-mart and decided it was time to buy a real camera. Real as in it wasn’t a […]

Lifestyle At Home Breakout

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Feb 16, 2021

During a family or newborn photo session, we’ll talk about all sorts of things: your life your kids the last vacation you were on (side note: just close your eyes and imagine the beach you’ll be sipping a margarita on after this mess of 2 years) your jobs the beautiful decor in your house (I […]

The 3 things you’ll never hear me say at a photo session

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Baby, Family, Newborn

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Feb 1, 2021

Looking back on a year like 2020, it can be easy to see all frustration and unwanted changes. But, when I went back through my archives last week, I realized quickly that there was so. much. good. There was families laughing together. There were brand new lives. There were puppies who were thankful to have […]

This was 2020

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Family, Newborn, Uncategorized

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Jan 25, 2021

You made it! Week 3 of the ORGANIZE-YOUR-PHONE-PHOTOS CHALLENGE! Even if you haven’t completed every task, don’t worry. At least now, you have an idea of what needs to be done and whenever your photos start feeling overwhelming, you can start again and get everything sorted out. BUT, before I get to this week’s task…… […]

CLEAN UP YOUR PHONE: Week 3

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iPhone

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