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Having lived there for four years while attending school, Fredericksburg, Virginia will I think always have a special hold over me. I was able to go back a couple of weeks ago, and decided to document the whole weekend with friends on film. From the downtown farmers' market, to Chatham Manor, to Sunday brunch, we had a fabulous time enjoying the little town, and I had a great time photographing it!
Ask anyone I've worked with, fun and stylized portraits are my favorite to shoot. When my mom suggested a day trip to Shenandoah National park to hike our favorite family trail, I couldn't shake the idea of photographing a model at the top with those spectacular views as a backdrop.
As a photographer and an older sister, oftentimes my go-to/last-minute model is my younger sister, Jenni. She has long since accepted the arrangement, after realizing that in exchange for modeling, she inevitably ends up with some great new profile pictures. But when I first pitched this idea to her, I wasn't completely sure she was going to be so willing this time. Going hiking, changing into nice clothes at the top, doing a somewhat risky photoshoot, and then hiking back down admittedly doesn't sound incredibly appealing. But she surprised me, and accepted my offer/demand with almost no fuss. Ah, the influence of an older sister.
I was definitely pushed out of my comfort zone with this shooting environment, and there were mishaps along the way (like leaving my extra camera battery and only charger in a city 3 hours away...) but in the end, I'm so happy with how these photos turned out, and can't wait for more amazing sessions similar to this one. Enjoy!
Welcome to KWH Photographs! I finally have a website up and running, and so hopefully this will allow easier viewing access of my photos to all.
Without wasting any time, let's get into my first blog post! After graduating from college in May, I have had the amazing fortune of living with my brother, Stacen, and sister-in-law, Nicole, in Philadelphia, and getting to nanny for my adorable baby nephew, Sebastian.
A couple of weeks ago, everyone's busy schedules finally aligned, and we were able to shoot a beautiful evening family session. It was an opportunity for the family to get all dressed up and venture out into the beautiful golden hour light of South Center Philly. Without further ado, the beautiful Buchholz Family!
We started out by heading to a place I'd been wanting to try out for awhile... the top of a cool parking garage right around the corner from where we live!
This next one was supposed to be a nice one of just Stacen and Nicole, but Sebastian couldn't help crawling over to be closer to Mom and Dad!
As the sun started to get lower, we then headed a few streets over to a location I had accidentally found while on a walk a few days before. It was just a little side street, but the way the evening light shone through the overhanging trees was breathtaking.
As we were finishing up the duo shots of Mom and Dad, Sebastian let the water bottle he was playing with get away from him, causing Stacen and Nicole to start laughing...
...and for Sebastian to take off crawling down the street after it, complete with blanket trailing from his mouth!
Thank you for reading this, my very first blog post on my new website! I hope you enjoyed, and look forward to you coming back for more!