Posted by: Kellan Studios | July 26th, 2010
Now for the final installment. I am gonna be honest, these are my favorite shots from the whole session. The sun completely and utterly cooperated with us on the timing of the final scene. Nothing but dreamy, creamy, warm backlighting. The girls did an amazing job styling themselves for the field shots in their sundresses, boots, and accessories. The beauty of friendship and motherhood seems to ooze from these and I find myself smiling with each edit. Please be inspired and leave them some love.
Once again my wonderful friend Sarah, from Solace Restoration, hooked us up with some great props. For mother’s day, her husband made this amazing sign from some old barn wood. He hand stenciled a portion of a song of blessing on the sign. It is a powerful song with incredible lyrics of blessing for children. The sign was perfect for these mommies-to-be. I also grabbed some vintage pillows that she sewed out of old sugar sacks. The quilt is actually an unexpected find of Adam and Lauren’s. If I remember correctly, they were given an antique china cabinet from Adam’s great grandmother and in one of the drawers they found this half sewn quilt made by his great grandmother from the 1950’s. The quilt will grace Beatrice’s nursery. Without further ado……
Scene 3: “The Field”
ADDENDUM since posting: Some of you asked for full lyrics. Here they are. Song written by Dennis Jernigan.
I bless you with joy and peace and love that won’t let go. I bless you with grace and faith and fire in your soul. I bless you with dreams and visions most men don’t know of. i bless you with a deeper knowledge of our Fathers love.
I bless you with strength and power, grace through any trial. I bless you with wisdom and with comfort in your smile. I bless you with great adventures, journeys yet unknown. I bless you with hearts gone wild because you are His own.
I bless you with the heart of a warrior, grace to stand and fight, I bless you with brothers who will stand right by your side. I bless you with courage till the battles have been won, I bless you with the faith to hear your Father say “well done”.
CHORUS:
I bless you with joy and laughter, I bless you with a steadfast faith, I bless you with the hopes and the dreams that your heart goes after, I bless you with amazing grace.
This next one cracks me up….either we are really funny or we were confusing them with directions.
Beatrice was making her presence known.
These girls are amazing at pulling out vulnerable, beautiful looks.
A little out-take. Getting in this position for Lauren was a logistical feat. She had to balance against Kristin’s thigh which Kristin was a little too zealous to lend; tipping her over.
Much better.
Before we end with the adorable watermelon eating I just want to break to our two prop wenches that helped load and unload all over the property for us. These are not flattering shots but alas, we want to give honorable mention.
This is Kristin’s Adam working the pinwheel while frolicking with the horses.
and Lauren’s Adam taking a quick shot for Kristin’s sister.
These watermelon shots absolutely crack me up. The girls were starving by the end as it was a HOT, long five hours from start to finish. They devoured these watermelon slices in seconds.
Le sigh…..
Girls, I have said it a million times but THANK YOU! You exceeded each and every expectation I had for this shoot. We are so proud of the images and we are so pleased that these remind you of the blessing of pregnancy and friendship. We can’t wait to meet Violet and Beatrice in the upcoming months. Blessings!
Tags: Anytime Shoot, Editorial, For kicks and giggles, inspiration, lifestyle, maternity, Vintage
Posted by: Kellan Studios | February 14th, 2010
My dear, sweet and insanely talented friend, Candace Grahl is going on an adventure. She is jumping head first into the event design business. With an affinity for color, paper, fabric and baking….she is taking those passions and channeling them into Candace Marie Design. We, her friends, have been benefiting from her delicious baked goods, creative crafting, and decorating tips for years. With a gentle nudge from her husband and her friends holding up pom poms and banners…she is going for it! Her main focus will be on the dessert tables/small-time catering & the designing details like tags, ribbons, and things of that fashion. The finishing touches are happening with her website so stay tuned for her official launch in late spring.
She approached Ryan and me in the fall to grab some headshots for the site. FIsh in a barrel! Not only is she a looker, she has an insane range of facial expressions. Candace is one of my most animated friends which makes for some great photos. She also happens to think Ryan and I are pretty darn funny so getting her laughing is a cinch! Enjoy some of my favorites of her as well as a sneak peek at some of her work from our little friend, Ella’s, first birthday party.
***Yellow cupcake donated by my friend and baker extraordinaire, Beth from Taste Selects Confectionery***
Check out those gams!!! She was training for a marathon at the time. Literally running her butt off.
location change…little more rustic
such a Candace face
Now on to a Candace Marie event. This was a 1st birthday party for our dear friends Sarah and Nathans daughter, Ella Jade!
Check out the beautiful table…..
and the adorable birthday girl!
Ella actually had a violent reaction to the taste of frosting. She yelled and shook…then she realized she was CRAZY and enjoyed it.
So keep your bookmarks set for Candace Marie Design to see more of what Candace has cooking in the kitchen…literally!
Tags: Anytime Shoot, headshots
Posted by: Kellan Studios | January 14th, 2010
We are so delighted that Sara and Todd are front and center on the always inspiring Green Wedding Shoes blog today!
The winning combination of great style, details and amazing chemistry make this one of our favorite shoots of 2009.
Click on over to see which images Jenny chose to feature.
Tags: Anytime Shoot, Editorial
Posted by: Kellan Studios | December 16th, 2009
Our third and final installment of Sara and Hot Toddie.
I am so excited to share this last set. In some ways it is my favorite. Probably because Ryan and I are friends with them so we know how much they laugh together as a couple and how laid back they are. These pictures really focus on that lighthearted side.
Todd grabbed his guitar and serenaded us to a haunting little medley as well as a “colorful” rendition of “Following the Leader”- Peter Pan. Between all of us laughing and gabbing we were able to wrap up this session successfully!
Todd grabbed some of his mom’s old records to throw in a few shots.
Todd decided to get the laughing ball rolling by throwing his head back and doing some ridiculous fake laughter which eventually turned into genuine belly laughter by all of us.
Got it together for a few more serious ones.
Heading in for one last change. I haven’t mentioned that this amazing location is my wonderful, godly mentors farm. It is a virtual goldmine of backgrounds. Mary doesn’t understand why we want to come out there and shoot, she just can’t see how all these “old” things and rustic backgrounds work into photo shoots. I think we could shoot there a hundred times before running out of original spaces. Thank you Mary and Ronnie!!!
It’s SMORES time! Sara and Todd are huge campers. I thought it would be fun to make some smores and wrap up the night with a campfire. Really, how can you go wrong with smores? Everybody was a gooey winner with strings of sticky marshmallow on their chins by the end.
Flaming mallows…fire, fire, fire. My favorite comment of the night by Ryan, “Sara, where did you get that sweatshirt, I can’t tell?” Love sarcasm….LURVE it.
Sara and Todd, there are no words to express how much fun this shoot was. You rocked it out outfit change after outfit change. Thank you for going the extra mile in styling this shoot. There was so much to inspire and work with. Your marriage and friendship is such a blessing to us. Thank you for giving us one of the best photo shoots ever!!! We love you guys. ~ The Pantis’s
Tags: Anytime Shoot, Editorial, inspiration, lifestyle
Posted by: Kellan Studios | December 13th, 2009
We now return to Part II of Sara and Todd’s shoot. Things went from funky to glam and I couldn’t be happier. Sarah sported this AWESOME headpiece made by my friend and kick butt photographer, Lyndzee Ellsworth. She makes, one of a kind, vintage headpieces that are over the top terrific! Go check out her new stock on Lady Vintique.
Zee money shot. Love the way light eyes photograph.
We now transition into our next theme.
The pendulum has swung from glam to bohemian. Sara has an awesome eye for styling herself from head to toe. There are not many people who can pull this outfit off but she looks amazing. Her headpiece is from Urban Outfitters, love it!
Part III will finish up their boho set and move us into the final session including gooey smores!
Tags: Anytime Shoot, Editorial, inspiration, lifestyle
Posted by: Kellan Studios | December 9th, 2009
Here is Part one of a three part series on Todd and Sara. I mentioned in their teaser that Sara is a local photographer here in Lynchburg specializing in uber chic children’s portaits. She is vivacious, stylish, sincere and just a darn good friend to have. Todd is the perfect compliment to her personality. He unloads what we fondly call “joke grenades” clever little quips, sayings, quotes, and funnies that take a moment to sink in before you start busting a gut. He is sweet, kind, and genuine. They drip talent together. Todd can play just about any instrument you throw at him. I wish I had a recording of their “colorful” rendition of Peter Pans “Following the Leader”.
Sara and Todd have been together for over a decade and besides their wedding day they have never ever had a photo shoot done. She emailed us a few months ago with an idea for a trade out. We are in DIRE need of some family photos so we jumped at the chance to make these two sexy pants shine! Sara and I let the emails fly for ideas. They did an incredible job of styling the shoot with mad style. I am pretty sure Sara can pull off a paper bag on her head! The Toddster did a great job being her arm candy. He also earned two fabulous names during our shoot. One is “Hot Toddie” and the other is Toddio (said like Fabio). It made for good banter and getting him to smile.
Drum roll…….everybody chant “Sara and Toddio, Sara and Toddio, Sara and Toddio….”
Sara had the audacity to say she wasn’t photogenic. I mean really?????
It’s amazing how walking around in sneakers between shots can kill your “cool points”. Lot’s of gym teacher references.
Stay tuned for Part II….glam, glam, glam. Then Part III…bohemian meets the outdoors.
Tags: Anytime Shoot, Editorial, inspiration, lifestyle
