This is one of my favorite sessions + here’s why… it started as a mentor session with this beautiful momma you see in these photos + then turned into a mini Motherhood Session. One of my most adored progressions as a business owner has been mentoring + pouring into other photographers who are eager to learn, grow + dive deeper into bettering themselves as business women.

I’ll never forget the feeling of overwhelm, confusion, frustration, comparison… honestly, the list goes on when I first stepped into the pool of photography. All I wanted to do was feel more confident behind the camera, know exactly what I was doing on the business side + succeed, make a name for myself. But for whatever reason everything was hush-hush. Asking a photographer what preset they use or what location they shot at or what their camera settings on an image were unheard of. I hated the feeling. It was really a world of every man for themselves. If I wanted to learn I had to do some deep google searching or try, fail, try again.

Fast-forward five years + I was well on my feet, but again, only after facing trial + error, late nights, money spent + money wasted. It was no easy feat, but I’m proud to have built the company I have + knew that I wanted to change things moving forward. I knew that if a photographer reached out to ask a question I’d give them the best most honest answer I could because heck, starting out is so hard + I wanted to help. Like truly help. Plus, it feels so good to help others, I suppose that’s the ennegram two in me.

For this session Morgan + I focused on working with 35mm film, practiced metering + the importance on waiting for the shot. After we were done shooting a roll of film I then took over + photographed her with her son for a sweet Motherhood Session as I talked through what I was doing so that she could get an idea of what I think about during a shoot.

I have a true passion for equipping motherhood + family photographers, especially those that are “new-to-the-scene” + feeling all the intimidation of starting out, to create the work they dream of + build a photography business that aligns with their own vision + values. If finding a mentor for 2023 is one of your goals + you’re interested in learning more about my Mentor Sessions or coaching groups I would love to chat, please feel free to email me!

Here’s a little behind the scenes of our time together in Morgan’s Studio.

If you haven’t heard it before, let me say it one more time — one of my absolute favorite sessions to photograph are the milestones but without a doubt, the sitting age (around 6-9 months)!! Why?? For plenty of reasons, but mostly because your little one is well out of the newborn state + a personality has evolved. Your baby is not only wide awake + ready to be in the spotlight, but your session will consist of lots of baby smiles + giggles. Secondly, there is a CHUNK of baby fat on your little one. Photographing all the baby rolls, hand dimples + chubby cheeks is just too good to be true! Lastly, at this age, your baby is sitting up, which means we can get a wide variety of images + most importantly, they're not quite on the run yet so the session is sweet, simple + QUICK!

This session with little Graham took place back in my Memphis Studio. Ever since the move to Wisconsin, I have been very focused on being a mom + homemaker, with limited work toward KKP, but as we settle into our house + continue to create our home it’s time to now put the focus on the KKP Studio. We are in the works of creating the space on the second floor of our home. It gets all the natural light even on a cloudy day + I have plans to share the process with you through the KKP Newsletter! You can join the KKP VIP email list here!! Until the new Studio is up + running, enjoy this little milestone session on film in the old Studio!!