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Apr 09 2013

alex + ashleigh engagement | kansas city wedding photographer

Alex and Ashleigh make me so happy! They had me laughing the entire time during their engagement session and they even entertained my immense dorky-ness/corny-ness, so of course that earned them 1,000 brownie points, lol. They have so much fun together and their happiness can’t help but to rub off on anyone that comes in contact with them.

Ashleigh, a native Kansan, met Alex when she moved to Massachusetts after graduating from the University of Kansas. She was out one night when she saw him and decided to approach him. When she went up to introduce herself to him, he didn’t respond. Alex said he couldn’t hear her when she introduced herself. Apparently they ended up hearing each other at some point in time because they’ve been together ever since

We shot their engagement session in various places on the University of Kansas campus and throughout Lawrence, Kansas beginning at the mecca of college basketball, Allen Fieldhouse! Like just about every other Jayhawk, Ashleigh bleeds KU basketball. But Alex just doesn’t quite understand the passion that is KU Basketball! It won’t be long before he’s made into a believer though.

Love that ring!

After leaving Allen Fieldhouse, we headed over to the cute little “love garage” on campus. I LOVE the love garageBut I do think I love Alex and Ashleigh’s Zoolander impressions a little bit more! Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you…*drum roll*…Alex and Ashleigh’s rendition of Blue Steel:

Don’t really remember what was going on here, but I’m pretty sure this elicited an “AWWWWW” from me. Yep, pretty certain.

They went bowling on their first date so in honor of that, we went to the Jaybowl in the Kansas Union and took a few shots there.

LOL

I absolutely loved working with you two! Can’t wait to see you again!

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Feb 07 2013

inspiration shoot: erin + classically chic designs by leslie | kansas city photographer

Clearly I am a crazy person. A really crazy person. Because I can’t think of any other reason to explain why I set up an outdoor 7 am shoot in the middle of a Kansas winter lol. But it’s all good! I’m super happy with the results and absolutely in love with the quality of the light of God’s morning sunrise (oh yeah, that’s why I chose 7 am).

Many thanks to ultra-fab make up artist Leslie and the lovely model Erin for braving the 34˚ morning cold (which is actually kind of warm, I suppose!) and absolutely rocking out the shoot. The shoot took place on my old stomping grounds of Lawrence, Kansas–where I spent 8 of the best years of my life! So any reason to return to Lawrence is a good one. We started off our shoot just north of the river by the trail and ended the shoot in some of the alleys behind Mass St.

MUA (and stylist): Leslie of Classically Chic Designs by Leslie
Model: Erin

I.Absolutely.Adore.This.Jacket. Like, if I was some sizes smaller, Leslie and Erin would not have left the shoot with it.lol

This is an image I’ve been wanting to create for a while! Can’t wait to try something like this again!

Definitely loved her whimsical look in the midst of the alley.

Work it!

I absolutely loved working with the both of you! Can’t wait to do it again!

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Dec 31 2012

2012, you’ve been pretty good to me | kansas city wedding photographer

At the end of every year, I like to sit back and reflect over all that has happened. Each year, I’m thankful for everything that has happened and this year is no exception. While I love every year that I am here on God’s green earth, 2012 has been particularly special. Some of the highlights of this year are (but are not limited to):

• Celebrating the 6th anniversary of my 21st birthday
• Applying for my first passport
• Going to and photographing my first Hollywood party
• Photographing my first Desi wedding
• Wearing a salwar kameez for the first time. They’re very comfortable:

• Finally learning to read the Devanagari script
• Not gaining any of the nearly 30 lbs I lost (but not losing any either lol)
• Got some of my images of the space shuttle Endeavour featured on CNN iReport
• Speaking to a native Spanish speaker in Spanish (those six years of studying Spanish really did pay off!)
• Speaking to a native Urdu speaker in Urdu (that was actually really awesome)
• Being able to maintain my natural hairstyle! If you all have seen/felt/dealt with my hair, then you know how much of an accomplishment that is
• Finally settling on a logo and website design that I absolutely love and will not want to change in 4 months lol
• Last, but certainly not least: all of my awesome clients that I can say, without a doubt, that I love to pieces

So it is in this spirit of reflection that I also include some of my favorite images captured this year!

I am incredibly excited for what 2013 has in store!

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Dec 08 2012

favorite image of the week: learning hindi | kansas city wedding photographer

Now if you know anything about me, then you probably know that I:

• Am a really big nerd.
• Love logic puzzles. (Hello, Crytoquip and Sudoku)
• Love learning new languages.
• Am obsessed with Bollywood movies. (Obsession may be a bit of an understatement)
• Currently have India on my bucket list of countries to visit.

Based off of all of that, OF COURSE I’d start learning Hindi, right? RightLearning a new language is like solving a puzzle every time I sit down to translate. I felt that way when I was studying Spanish (for 6 years), French (for about a month), and Italian (for about a day).

I am particularly excited now because I’ve been trying to learn Hindi off and on for the past couple of years but I have just now finally decided to commit to really actually learning it lol. And learning it I certainly am!

So that brings us to my favorite image of this week. These are some practice sentences written in the Devanagari script that I rewrote into romanized Hindi and then translated back into English. I was so excited and proud that I finally accomplished something!

My goal is to be conversational in the next few months. Let’s see if that happens

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Nov 19 2012

terrell + krystal engagement | kansas city wedding photographer

So I’ve heard of showing up to a job interview with a résumé, but bringing one on a first date? Well that’s exactly what Terrell did–he brought a “boyfriend résumé” on his first date with Krystal in December 2010. Krystal pretty much dismissed the résumé, but apparently didn’t dismiss it for too long–they are preparing to get married next July!

It was so much fun being able to spend the evening with Terrell and Krystal and getting to know them better during their engagement session. They are so fun, relaxed, and easy going and it was an absolute pleasure to work with them!

We started off the session right near the Kaufman Performing Arts Center. I love this area–there is never a shortage of awesome locations.

I love ring shots…which you’ll probably be able to tell by looking through this post, lol.

Awww

Once the sun went down, we headed over to the Crossroads district and finished up the shoot in an alley, with very “colorful” words spray painted on the walls lol.

At this point of the session, I pulled out my phone (thank You, Lord for YouTube!) and played Kem’s “Share My Life”. Terrell was feelin’ it!Loved this shot I got of them dancing together. So sweet!

…they were dancing but not to Kem’s song, lol.

Krystal and Terrell are hilarious and are not afraid to get a little goofy for me. This is one of the many reasons why I’m so happy they are my clients!

The last couple of shots of the night!

I’m so excited to shoot your wedding! Already counting down the days to July 6!

And many thanks to Jessica for assisting me during this engagement session!

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November 20, 2012 - 2:47 am

Kyleen Carroll - I love this couple and my husband and I are proud to call them our friends. We are elated for their wedding. You captured their spirit in a wonderful way.

November 20, 2012 - 4:03 am

Courtney Cobb - Thank you Kyleen! Krystal and Terrell made my job of photographing them so easy. I’m so excited for their wedding too!