I Heart Faces - Week 38 - Blue (& Sneak Peek)

It's blue week at I heart faces, and lucky me! My 1st ever maternity shoot was yesterday, and the mom-to-be wore a blue shirt (fitting since she's having a boy!).

There are so many entries at I Heart Faces this week! Which is really awesome, although I'll admit that I feel a little bit bad for the judge...lots of pictures to look at! :)

You know you want to check out I Heart Faces..and especially this week. :) I'll be posting more of the maternity pictures sooooon-ish. Check back!

Update I forgot to submit this to I Heart Faces :(. I totally spaced it, and it's too late now. It's not a big deal because there were over 500 entrants, but I just totally forgot! I guess it's just a sneak peek for the Peterson's :)

I Heart Faces - Week 29 - Completely Candid

I think this is my favorite photo of all time. I love love love the expression on Sarah's face. I was actually in this wedding, so I wasn't the photographer. But, Brandon had the camera handy, so I snapped a few pictures.




I Heart Faces is a really great source for inspiration and assistance for all photographers! Check it out!

In other news, this blog will be moving soon! (I know...again...for all that followed me formerly). But, I promise this move is permanent as I purchased a domain name and am in the process of finishing up my official photography website! I'm pretty darn excited. In the mean time, check out the I Heart Faces blog. It's really the bomb!

<3 Kim

I Heart Faces - Week 36 - Contemplative

I know it's been a few weeks since I participated in the I Heart Faces competition, but in my defense, I started grad school and have been consumed in readings and projects.

This week's challenge was contemplative. I think it can be truly challenging to capture a contemplative facial expression, but this photo just says it all for me. This is my brother on his wedding day. He is a country boy through and through, and I had the idea of taking his picture with his favorite past time...fishing. So Brian! He pretty much came out of the womb fishing! It's safe to say that he and I are about as different as night and day, but we get along really well.



I was in the wedding, so I wasn't their photographer. I'm really anxious to see her pictures though. I was taking mental notes the whole time, so that I can improve my own wedding photography. I'll have more pictures from the day up soon!!

I Heart Faces - Week 30 - Bubbles

So, for lack of a better picture, not owning bubbles, and having no cute kids to take pictures of with bubbles...this one is my choice...despite the fact that there's a big stinkin arm in the corner of it. I really like the expression on Megan's face and..well Andy is trying to pop the bubbles..like a kid! He's a jokester. They have so much fun. I was a guest at this wedding, but I still got some nice shots (note the bride was looking right at me :D She was one of my college roommates).



I did add a curves layer to this and softened it some. Check out the other pictures from their big day. And the other awesome submissions on I Heart Faces.

Minneapolis Part 2 & an I heart faces place!!

So, before I add the last few shots from our Minnesota trip, I am so very excited that I placed 6 in this weeks I Heart Faces contest!!! That's really exciting for me. It really motivates me to keep on chuggin on my photography and seeing what I can to with photography and taking time to learn from others. Soooo, for those of you out there wanting to improve your photography skills, start taking part in either their weekly challenges or their Fix-It Friday's. Check it out here. All levels of photography skills are welcome and encouraged.

An now here's more from our Minnesota trip:








I'm not the best at artsy shots, but I wanted to try a few. I think these were my favorite...Still not perfecto, but it's a start.

I Heart Faces - Week 29!

It's week 29 at I heart faces, and I finally found a picture I had taken to fit the category! I was at a family get together a few months ago and asked my cousin Bailey if she would be my model. At first she said no, so I tried taking a picture...and this is what I got:



I darkened the background some using a curves layer in Photoshop and then added some glam. She later decided that she did want me to take her pictures. You can see them here.

Be sure to check out the other amazing photos at I Heart Faces. It's pretty awesome what people come up with. Click on the logo above! :)

I Heart Faces - Week 29!

It's week 2 for me. This weeks theme is At The Beach. I don't really have a ton of beach pictures. This was taken right around the time I was switching to manual settings on my SLR, and well that's probably obvious. The exposure is a little off. I played with the colors a little bit. Probably not a winner, but I really want to try to submit every week.

I think I'll call this picture Hobo Husband. :) This was taken when we were on vacation in Florida this winter. The days that we had to spend on the beach were rainy and overcast, so we only got one morning of a long walk along the beach before our flight left. We wrapped our shoes and stuff up in our beach towel so we could walk along the shore and take it with us. We happened to be in a very wealthy area with lots of huge and beautiful houses...so we really did feel like hobos! haha.




For my other photography friends, you really should check our I Heart Faces. There are tons of talented photographers, and I really like the challenge of either fixing old photos or motivating me to try to capture something new or different. Go here for more information! All levels of talents and skills are welcome.

Feet Love! ( I Heart Faces Contest)

Feet Love!




In an effort to become a better photographer, I've decided to start submitting photos to the I Heart Faces contest. Awesome right? Of course, the first week I decide to submit, it's feet week! Lucky me, I love feet! Isn't that silly? It's true though. I always seem to be taking pictures of feet. This is one of my FAVORITES from my engagement session with Kristy and CT. I actually did two feet photos in that session. (The other is here.) They were so cute and cuddly. So, here's my first try at I Heart Faces! :)