Family Photos!

Here are some of my favorite shots of a photo shoot Chris Profera (www.chrisprofera.com) and I did recently of our friends the Lauritzen Family. Thanks so much for letting us photograph your gorgeous family! Y'all are so stinkin' cute!

Spoons and Spices

These spoons have a funny little story. I found these in an antique store in the small town of Muenster, Texas while Chris and I were on our way to Colorado. If we hadn't got lost along the way, got caught in a rain storm so bad that we had to pull over in the little town of Muenster, right in front of an antique shop, I don't know if I ever would have discovered this great set of spoons. Got to love life's little suprises!

Thank you to photogroup austin for making this shoot a success :)

Enjoy,
Kailey 

Springtime Produce

Ever since I started photographing food I've always wanted to photograph radishes that looked like they had just been plucked from the ground.

 I woke up with that idea in my head today, and decided to wander into Central Market to see if they had anything inspiring to photograph. As I entered the market, a display of every kind of radish you could ever image greeted me at the door, fresh packed on ice, and still covered in dirt. I thought I was dreaming! I also found a beloved little baby artichoke that is just adorable.

 I hope the bright colors of these God given gifts make you smile.

Props: Privet House collection from Target
Produce: Central Market
Styling: Nature + me

 Enjoy. :)

Also in exciting news, this is officially the first photo shoot done at Photogroup Austin! So glad the studio is finally open, and I can't wait to see it take off. If you don't know what I am talking about, check it out here: Photogroup

You also may or may have not noticed but my website is under construction. I'm finally getting a pro livebooks site. It's about time! Should have that up and running in a week or so :)

 -K

Pomegranate

Yummy, juicy pomegranates.

I have been wanting to photograph one for a while and finally found one at the store today. It made me think of springtime, even though it is the dead of winter. Hope it makes you think of sunnier days as well.

Enjoy.

Portraits with the new 50mm!

Finally,after pining over this lens for well over a year, I got the 50mm 1.4 for Christmas! Its a great upgrade from my 50mm 1.8 I had throughout photo school. I feel like a big girl now.

I am stoked over how tact sharp this lens is, and I haven't even calibrated it yet! Definitely recommend this lens, especially for the price.

I was dying to try it out so I asked a co-worker of mine to model for me. And below are the results. Thanks Jeanna for letting me photography your lovely self!

Enjoy.

Bastrop Fire Victims Relief

Hello There

As someone who has grown up in Southern California, I have become familiar with the danger of wildfires and the threat they pose not only to nature, but people's homes, lives, and memories. Recently in my new home of Central Texas, there was a devastating fire that scorched over 34,000 acres of earth and burned down 1,386 homes outside of Austin in a city called Bastrop. Although I have had fires come within miles of my own home back in California, I have never actually experienced the loss of everything in a fire, and can hardly begin to wrap my mind around it.

After the fires were contained back in September, I decided I wanted to do a shoot out in the burn area. It started out as just an idea to capture what happened in Bastrop, and then evolved into a new thought. A thought to try and use my artwork to help benefit those who have lost so much.

Christina Svec, my model for this project, was also an inspiration for this idea. Christina decided to donate her services as a hairstylist to help benefit the victims of the fire. She was able to raise almost $500 by donating what she would have made in the salon straight back to into a fund for the victims. Such a simple idea, but a brilliant one.

So, my friends, with these photos I intend to sell prints and donate 100% of the proceeds to the victims of the fires. If you have the heart to buy some art for a good cause, are a moved to do so, please follow the link below. Otherwise, spread the word to those you think would enjoy this type of giving.

I know any amount of money can't bring back the homes these people had, but I hope this donation can bring some sort of relief to the families.

Thank you and God Bless,
-Kailey J. Flynn














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Just for Fun

Had the day off today so I decided to rent the 50mm 1.4 and have some fun photographing some of Chris' old cameras. It was so nice to shoot for myself again!