I might be getting more weird as I age as an artist, but I like it. My vision in these Fine Art Portrait Sessions is to make Art for your walls, or a curated album, that you love and just happens to have YOU in it. Fine Art Portraits are more directed than the rest of my sessions, to make intentional Art – but with that said, even with the clothing and location planning, and formed pre-meditated ideas that I have, there are still going to be children that create chaos, and spontaneous moments that are completely in the moment making those visions even better and more of *you* in the final artwork, so don’t worry about if your child can’t “sit still”. I’m very inspired by motherhood and the mother-child relationship so that’s more of the focus, but we’ll of course include fathers in some too. I speak to families, but this session can also be catered to couples, older families, and just siblings as well.

I’m always inspired working with the Miller family, I think this is our 4th session together, and it just keeps getting more fun.

A collection of fine art portraits can be found here and another family session here.

“My son is a rainbow blur. I have so many photos of him and me smiling at each other and hanging around our favorite places. I adore these photos, but as his third birthday approached, my heart was searching for something different. He’s not a “sit and smile” kinda boy. He’s wild and colorful.. a rainbow that injects creativity into my life. His personality is hard to put into words, but I can SEE it, and I wanted someone to capture *that*. Kelly was the photographer who captured his rainbow blur.

Before she arrived, she already had a vision in her head.. a couple of times, I heard her talking through the ideas she had thoughtfully written down. I’m curious as to when those ideas entered her mind.. I dunno! But that’s the beauty.. she’s clearly inspired by her own lens and life, and she injects that perspective into her fine art photo sessions. She has a plan and a vision, and you just know you’re in the hand of an artist.

During the session, my son would not sit still. But that’s ok, there wasn’t any pressure for him to do so. I felt beautiful throughout, even as my body jumped back and forth from strength to defeat as Bruno ran wild.. and despite the intermittent chaos, Kelly took the time to gently guide me into random patches of light that looked simply ethereal in the final edits. Without knowing it, she captured a photo that contained a photo of my late father in the background.. so he was there, and perhaps he was in the light, too? I dunno, but the photos represent more than a happy morning with my son.. they encompass our dance and our blurs and the push-and-pull of our hearts and bodies moving together. They are art.

Always an honor to have Kelly and her cameras into our home, and I would recommend her for anyone wanting photos that will live for centuries in albums and prints.. photos that will be traced by the hands of your kids and grandkids.. photos that will help us better understand love and light. Thank you, Kelly!” – Natalie Woodrum