Levi & Clara | Anniversary

Clara emailed me several months ago and asked if there was any chance I could fit in an anniversary session on December 26th, because she lives several states away and they would be in the area for the holidays. I don't mind shooting in the middle of the winter, but I am always a bit surprised and feel bad for clients having to freeze while looking good in pictures. :-) As it turned out, I was able to do it literally right before heading out to Williamsburg, and it ended up being just about the most gorgeous day in December! Sunny, and nearly 50 degrees! Who knew?!

The timing worked out perfectly to catch the lights on the square at the end (my heart!). Levi & Clara were a delight to photograph!

Our Trip to Williamsburg | Personal

We rang in the new year in Williamsburg this year! Lily has proven to be a very valuable friend - she takes me on all her fun trips. ;-) This time, the whole family went. Williamsburg was chilly, but nothing like home. It was still in the 40s, and on the whole more pleasant to be a bit cold but wrapped up in a wool cape than to be sweltering in the heat like we were the last time.

We had a lovely time; eating in the historic taverns, shopping, visiting trades, exploring gardens, and going english country dancing.

Nice how we can generally find an obliging tourist to take our picture. :-)

We had to wait around for about 20 minutes for the tourists to clear out of the Governor's Palace grounds... but it was so worth it!

Read out Tara's new silk jacket ensemble on her blog.

I could live here.

Hole in the wall! :-)

Lily and I actually remembered to get a picture together! What?!

We had a lovely time chatting with Nicole and Abby in the milliner's shop, where they were constructing a new gown.

It was a lovely trip - and I bought fabric for a new jacket, so that means we HAVE to go back! ;-)

Josh & Abbey | Anniversary

This session isn't technically an anniversary session, but I'm just calling it that. :-) Josh and Abbey are dear friends and I miss them so much now that they live far away! I'm honorary aunt to their kiddos and I don't get to see them enough (please move back!!!). We grabbed some quick family shots when they were in town and tacked on a short couples shoot as well, which was fun (right, Josh? It was fun? ;-).

New Year! Happy 2015!

Another year gone. That always sounds kind of depressing. But then again - it's another year begun!

2014 was a smashing year, and I'm looking forward to what this year holds. At the outset, I'm just bringing you all up to speed with some updates and where Kathryn Grace Photography is headed this year!

What's New:

1. I'm sure lots of people have price adjustments going into effect in 2015 and I'm no different. But it's not that they are simply going up, there are some extra bonuses in the works as well! You'll be happy to hear that portrait prices are remaining the same for now. Wedding packages have been overhauled and updated with some shiny new things, including a MUCH higher quality album!!

2. Last year, headshot sessions only received a 30-day limited gallery that only allowed downloading images one at a time. Now, EVERY session will receive the fully featured gallery, and...

3. PASS (my gallery provider) is better than ever!! A lot of updates have been put in place in the last few months that are really exciting! Most of all, galleries are now live for 10 YEARS. Which also means, any sessions you book with me can all go into the same gallery so you have all your images in one place! In addition, new products have been added to the cart, and the interface is more self explanatory. I will be posting a bit more about PASS in the coming weeks to make sure you're all getting everything you can out of it. :-)

4. This year I am narrowing my niche and limiting what types of shoots I am accepting. I will not be taking family or newborn shoots anymore. That is a little bit sad, but I have come to realize that couples, individuals, and weddings are what I love to shoot, and while family is SO important to me and I believe it is important to have captured, I am just not the one to do it and I would much rather people go to a photographer who LOVES to photograph families.

pc: my cousin Kerry!

What's Coming:

I'm no prophetess to predict the future, but here are some things I am hoping to accomplish this year:

1. In 2014's new year post, I talked about planning a workshop. That *cough* obviously didn't happen. I have had considerable interest in it, however, and I am mulling over what format will work best - a traditional workshop setup, or more of a one-on-one mentoring session type approach. I've always been nervous to talk in front of people so I am leaning towards the latter, but not completely throwing out the idea of a workshop!

2. New brand! (said with fear and trembling!). I've dabbled in graphic design since I was young and have always designed my own blog and just played around with whatever struck my fancy at the time. I still think my blog is cute and I like it, but I'd like to really dig down and establish a timeless brand that will stick with me for years, even as my tastes vary. A slightly frightening task, but exciting, and completely uncharted territory for me. I'm hoping this will involve setting up an actual website + blog. This will take time - still only in the idea stages - but it's a goal for me!

Thanks for hanging with me. :-) Here's to a great year ahead!