Kami Friday Photography

Coming full circle -– southern NH newborn photographer

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:47:15 +0000

I jumped for joy when the OBGYN who delivered my son, Max, contacted me to photograph her newborn twins. I’ll chalk my excitement up to the bonding we had over her bringing our son into this world while an unmedicated me screamed, “I can’t do this!” at the top of my lungs. I mean, how can you not bond over that?!

Allow me to introduce the precious girls, Anna and Ava – 1 week young.

Their “first babies” kept watch over the girls. It’s always amazing to see how instinctively protective dogs can be.

Thank you, JoAnna and Anthony, for sharing your bundles of joy with me. I hope you had an amazing 1st mothers day.

Sugar and spice and everything nice! NH family photographer

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:33:23 +0000

I first photographed this marvelous family when Eliana (that’s little munchkin in the middle!) was a week old. I’m super excited to report that this year I’ll have the pleasure of shooting them twice because a 4th daughter will be making her appearance this fall! (It really is deserving of italics, Ariella.)

It’s hard to believe that these were taken almost a year ago and I never shared them. But since I’m all pumped up to photograph them again in 2 weeks, I figured better late than never.

The family chose to create a custom storyboard with the following 3 black and white images. They look just stunning together, don’t they?

These girls made my job easy.

Thank you, Chris, Ariella, Michaela, Naomi, Eliana, and “Grams!” A house filled with oodles of love (and women – bless your heart, Chris!) There is no wonder you are making room for one more.

(Grand)parental Guidance -– NH lifestyle family photographer

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:06:56 +0000

During my in-laws’ recent visit to NH, we watched the movie Parental Guidance. Billy Crystal and Bette Milder star as the “other” grandparents who, for the first time, babysit their 3 grandchildren while their parents go away on vacation. We had a good laugh over the contrasts between old school and “modern” parenting – particularly the parts about the technology laden home (know anyone with a house like that, honey?) and the “let’s talk out our feelings” bit. Comedy aside, the moral of the story is how grandparents are blessed with a second chance at parenthood — an opportunity to do it even better the second time around (and without the sleepless nights, it’s no wonder they can!)

My kids are incredibly lucky to have 4 awesome grandparents (and one super amazing GREAT grandmother) in their lives.

My husband’s mom is, shall we say, a bit obsessed with Ireland, so the tradition of baking Irish soda bread with the kids is kind of a big deal. Max’s first time on the job!

And while I’m on the subject of Grandparents, I couldn’t leave out these photos of my daughter and my dad making volcanos.

These are the kinds of images I bet my children will cherish the most when they grow up. It’a a good reminder that I need to break out the camera more often when the Grandparents are here.

Counting Blessings -– Nashua NH family photographer

admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:17:20 +0000

My client, friend (and athletic idol!) ran her first Boston Marathon yesterday. I spent all morning excitedly checking my phone for text message updates to track her run. Since I never got a chance to blog her session from last fall, I spent the early afternoon prepping her post in celebration. Perfect timing, I thought. I was in the process of watermarking the final images when I heard about the bombings. Like everyone else, my heart jumped up into my stomach. My sister lives on Boylston St. I had friends running the race. Jamie was one of them. I’d been tracking Jamie so I knew from her pace updates that she would have been smack dab at the finish line right about then. I’ve since learned that she was only 0.1 miles from the finish line. She is safe. Her family is safe. My heart breaks into a million little pieces for those who were not.

My first reaction was to scrap the blog post. It seemed inappropriate to post happy memories during such a tragic time, so I put it away. Then today I woke still thinking about Jamie – thinking about how tight she must be holding her husband and 2 boys today. How tight our engaged friends, Dennis and Chelsa, who were separated during the final mile of the race, must be holding each other today. How millions of people from around the world are holding their own families closer – sending messages of condolence, love, courage and “Don’t mess with Boston!” pride.

So after giving it lots of thought, I’m moved to share these images after all. They are a testimony to love and family and I thought it would put some much needed smiles on their faces to see again. Jamie, Loren, Broden and Austin – I am relieved beyond words that you will be blessed with many, many more happy days like the one we had on this chilly October morning.

Meet Ella and Emilie -– Weston, MA Family photographer

admin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:06:44 +0000

My client, Bill, wanted to give his wife a super special gift for her birthday. He contacted me to set up a photo shoot of his two daughters to give her as a surprise. There aren’t many things in life that moms treasure more than photographs of their children. Are you listening, men? Bill is smart!

(and Mothers Day just happens to be around the corner – hint hint)

Ella and Emilie are incredible, beautiful kids. It was nearly impossible to narrow these down, so please bear with this picture-heavy post. I’ll stop talking now so you can get to looking!

Oh, and one last thing – this shoot is proof that indoor, at home lifestyle sessions (no matter what season!) are the bees knees.

Ella and Emilie’s mom owns an art gallery and every room in this house had me drooling. Impeccable. This painting is titled “Ella” so I thought it was especially fitting to photograph their Ella under it.

We could have easily shot the entire session indoors, but we thought it would be fun to bundle up and go outside for a few.

Often times at the end of my sessions when the key images out of the way, I’ll stick around a bit to get silly and just play with the kids. With the pressure off of everyone, many of my favorite images have come from these times.

Well hello again! Southern NH family photographer

admin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:23:05 +0000

I want to shout from the rooftops how much I love working with my repeat clients. It’s like catching up with old friends.

These were shot this past November (my blog will perpetually be backlogged, I fear, but in my quest for life balance I’m learning to make peace with that.)

A great article on the subject, by the way. Thanks to, Jaye, my alter-ego photog friend in NY.

But back to the session…

Brandi and Rob have 3 of the sweetest boys I have ever met. Seriously. So much so that I had to stop and ask their mom if they ever fought. (Apparently they do. Phew!)

Hard to believe the baby, Ryan, is this big now. I remember him when…

As big Patriots fans, they wanted to be captured wearing their uniforms. Do I spy a future quarterback in the making?

And since the tree was set up for Christmas, we couldn’t resist ending with a few in front it of.

Fly on the wall -– NH lifestyle family photography

admin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:25:01 +0000

My favorite kind of photography is when I can just be a fly on the wall, catching life as it is happening. The little moments that would otherwise go unnoticed often speak to me the loudest.

For the love of family -— NH family photographer

admin — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:15:08 +0000

When Chanda first contacted me to book a session, her excitement nearly jumped off the page. It was her and Susan’s first family portrait together as a family. She was looking for something fun and candid and REAL, which is right up my alley.

We planned for a lifestyle shoot inside their home, but when I arrived, Susan’s daughter had just taken a huge fall down the stairs. Everyone was frantic and we weren’t sure how (or if) things were going to plan out. Due to the fall chaos, they suggested we go to nearby park. It was snowy and cold, so we knew we had to act quickly. Although it turned out to be one of my shortest sessions, the images that resulted are also some of my most authentic.

The following is a glimpse at some of my favorite images from the session.

Through the cold and shivers, Lawton and Sofie had a ball just giggling and being two happy kids. (the reward of hot cocoa to come didn’t hurt either!)

I came across this quote in an Oprah article a while back and it spoke to me.

“Never mind about birds of a feather. These days, as long as the love is there, anyone can be in your family tree.”

I truly believe that.

Thank you Susan, Chanda, Sofie and Lawton. You made the job of capturing your family’s love easy.

In the blink of an eye

admin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:25:10 +0000

It’s like one minute I was changing diapers and reading Goodnight Moon and the next I’m staring at this half-baby teeth, half-big girl teeth, Harry Potter-reading GIRL.

Craziness, I tell you. But I don’t have to because you can probably relate.

Like many other family photographers, my children (especially my daughter) suffer from what’s known in the biz as “PCS”

Yup. It’s the truth. So for a while there, I kinda just gave up trying to photograph her and concentrated on my somewhat more willing (albeit lightening-fast-moving) son. But something hit me yesterday. Maya was home from school for a snow day and I couldn’t stop staring at her. Did she grow 2 inches overnight? Why is she speaking like an adult? It’s the teeth. It’s got to be the teeth. And when did her penmenship go from looking like chicken scratch to pristine, even letters on a page?? I knew there was no more waiting. I had to ask her if she wanted to take a few photos with me.

“Five minutes, Mom. You have five minutes”

And 5 minutes I got.

I’m afraid to blink again. Who knows what I might miss…

Gracie turns One! New England lifestyle family photographer

admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:22:46 +0000

I first met Gracie when she was just a few weeks old. The minute I saw those dark eyelashes (on a newborn, no less!), I knew she was going to grow into the most stunning little girl. I was super excited when her parents contacted me to photograph her first birthday portraits. It’s always a fun surprise to walk in the door and see how they have changed.

I had fun being a fly on the wall while Tracey and Jason sang Gracie French children’s songs. Such a lovely family.

No first birthday is complete without cake.

The dogs had fun helping with cleanup!

My favorite part of the morning was photographing Gracie in her post-cake bath. Click here for another favorite from the series.

Happy Birthday, Gracie!