Kami Brady Photography Blog

Transformation l Kansas City lifestyle photographer

Kami — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:43:11 +0000

There really was one word that kept going through my mind as I captured these next images.

Transformation.

I’d never seen his “before” images prior to losing weight, but I was absolutely intrigued by the prospect of crafting a session for a guy that wasn’t a high school senior, wasn’t looking for business head shots, and wasn’t a commercial client. It was a session “just because” he wanted to mark this important milestone in his life. Over the course of our planning, his story came together.

And I left that morning hoping that he walked away not only knowing – but, through pictures that truly showcase his personality – seeing - just how amazing he is inside and out.

(And, in case you’re wondering, girls: he’s single. Wink.)

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Journee June l Newborn photographer

Kami — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:14:28 +0000

She was a true nature baby. And not surprising as mom and dad are surrounded by it on their farm. I fell in love with her name the minute I got their text message from the hospital.

And just a week later, I fell in love with her.

Meet Journee June.

Gretchen: Class of 2011 l Kansas high school senior photographer

Kami — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:59:08 +0000

I’m trying out a new blog “frame” (I promise to eventually settle on one … this one might just be it) and who better to showcase than one of my recent Kansas City high school seniors: Gretchen. After back-to-back newborns, I was loving the time I got to spend with her and her mom on a beautiful Saturday morning. I love fashion, love fashion photography even more and definitely get excited for the seniors. While I will shoot as many outfits as we can work in, I’ve found the perfect number seems to be about 4 or 5 for the girls and 2-3 for the guys. Gretchen and her mom did a fabulous job creating both variety, color and “texture” in her different outfits – all in a way that reflects Gretchen’s own personal style. After all, that’s what senior sessions are all about – showcasing your personal style and showing off your personality.

Thank you Kathleen and Gretchen for wonderful time well spent – I enjoyed every minute of our session!

Some of my favorites:

Sam l Another beautiful Kansas City newborn

Kami — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:24:57 +0000

I remember being incredibly humbled when – after seeing multiple friends’ photography sessions through the years and buying a baby shower session gift for yet another of her friends – his mom wrote to me to let me know she was pregnant and said, “I’m so excited – finally I get my own Kami Brady photos.” I swear I had a cheesy grin on my face for a week over that. Not the over-the-top-I-am-’all that and a bag o’ chips’ kind of grin. Just a truly happy smile and a sense of gratitude. Immediately followed by the feeling that I’d better knock these out of the park. LOL.

I can report that when Sam finally made his arrival, he didn’t disappoint one bit during his newborn session. He slept like a dream. Here are some of my favorites:

Bohemian mama or “How to look simply amazing while pregnant in the heat of a Kansas summer”

Kami — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:36:34 +0000

I shot their family photos last fall and was delighted to get the call that they were expecting baby number three in late summer. Almost immediately, my brain was working overtime on several visions I had for the maternity session and I spent the last three months looking for the perfect shabby white bed and spread, and then, the perfect spot easily accessible from the road with any remaining wildflowers blooming. In my quest for to match what was in my head, I enlisted the help of my amazing creative friend, Kimberly Thomas. (She’s just begun refinishing vintage furniture for photographers and consumers and I can’t wait to share more of that with you, too). Without so much as a simple promise of instant fame right here on the blog (LOL) or even a great lunch, she jumped right in and became an assistant/designer/stylist/babysitter all rolled into one fabulous framework. Did I mention it was nearly 100 degrees the morning we shot this? Or that the boards that support the box springs didn’t quite fit the frame and required a last-minute “fix”? Did I mention I was going on my second consecutive week of very late nights and was hosting house guests that week, too?

Add “keeper-of-my-sanity” to Kimberly’s list of talents, too.

In the end, we had a bed full of color, a belly and two beautiful girls that truly helped us take our “bohemian mama” vision and make it reality. It certainly didn’t hurt that mom could easily be modeling designer maternity wear. Stunning almost seems too inadequate a word to describe her.

I can’t wait to meet their newest family member – we’ll be doing a newborn session in about three weeks. In the meantime, enjoy some of my favorites from our session: