“Michelle Kersey is a Portrait Photographer. Her work is quickly becoming recognized as some of the most creative photography in Louisville, KY. You can read the original blog post here Beverly Family Session | Louisville, KY Portrait Photographer.”

Moms!! It’s YOUR turn to get in front of the camera! You are such a huge presence in your child’s life… but how many pictures do you have WITH your child? If you’re anything like me… probably not many! Yes, even this photographer doesn’t have that many pictures with her in them.. So, that’s what this mini-session date is all about. Getting YOU in the picture with your children to celebrate that special bond you have! Be prepared with new jokes and ready for tickle fights and lots of laughs!!

There are a limited number of sessions that will be available so don’t delay in contacting me to book a session!

If you’re reading this and thinking…. “I need to lose weight first.” or “I don’t like my smile.” Just remember, your children won’t see your faults in the photos. They will see their MOM. They love you regardless and will treasure any photo of you. Even if you don’t take part of the mini-session date, please moms… get in the picture with your kids!! They will cherish ANY photo they have of you one day!

This would make a great Mother’s Day gift for yourself, your sister, your friend. Spread the word! Feel free to drop a little “Hint, Hint. Nudge, Nudge” to your spouses!

Gift certificates can be sent out if requested by Thursday to surprise mom in time for Mother’s Day!

Mini-Sessions will be booked on a first come, first serve basis until no spots are available. Payment due within one week of booking to hold time slot. Each time slot is limited to 5 people. Digital images will be sent via a Digital Download and will include high-res files with a printing release.
Feel free to use this for any mommy and me grouping! Generation portrait, maternity portrait or simply mommy and kiddos!

Contact me today to secure your mini-session time slot!

Thursday, May 30th, 2013
2:30pm-7pm

502.751.5043

michelle@michellekphoto.com

*sales tax not included in prices*

“Michelle Kersey is a Portrait Photographer. Her work is quickly becoming recognized as some of the most creative photography in Louisville, KY. You can read the original blog post here Mommy and Me Session | Louisville, KY Photographer.”

We began our session in their home to capture some lifestyle images. I have to say, their dog is awesome. He was so patient and obedient and such a loving member of the family. I am happy we were able to get him in some of the images too!

After that, we hopped to the park next door for a few more pictures. They spend so much of their time at this park during the warmer months. It was so nice to capture a few images at a place meaningful to this family. It’s literally just a hop, skip, and a jump away from their house!

I loved every minute spent with this family and am so thankful I was given the privilege of capturing this special time in their life.

Makeup done by: Tamara Anderson.

“Michelle Kersey is a Portrait Photographer. Her work is quickly becoming recognized as some of the most creative photography in Louisville, KY. You can read the original blog post here The Gibsons – Lifestyle Maternity Session | Louisville, KY.”

I decided on a whim to nab the kids and head outside, before playing in the newly fallen snow, to take a few pictures of them. I find myself not taking as many portraits of them lately… which is something I’m trying to do more of this year.

I took some time the next day to poke around our property line where we have an old rock wall and barbed wire fence… I’ve seen some wonderful photography friends of mine use freelensing and I’ve been intrigued by it. I decided to try it out on the rock wall and see where I got. I have much more practicing to do with it, but it was a fun first attempt I figured I’d still share my less than perfect photos. I do love the dreamy effect that freelensing gives. (the second and third image below were done with freelensing… the fourth the lens was reattached to give a comparison of freelensing vs lens attached)

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Check out some of Amber’s (AE Photography) beautiful work here.

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At first, I started picking things that were more “fall”ish color wise, brown, magenta, orange, etc. But, I looked around my house and I have lighter colors, so I wanted to coordinate a little with my house. Might sound odd, but the portraits will look great with my decor all year long!

I started with my sons outfit. I found the shirt for him in his closet that had some nice colors in it, so I knew I could pull from it for the rest of us. I just bought him new jeans for school, so his entire outfit was already in the closet. My husband was an easy one to knock out too, just needed to get him a new shirt, and he looks great in blue. Bam. Done. Oh, and he’s a Khakis guy and  I don’t want him to complain the entire session about wearing jeans. Easy Peasy.

My daughter has a cute little jean skirt already, and brown leggings which would help tie into my sons outfit. She was actually the hardest to find something for. All the shirts were “graphic” shirts or more deep “fall” colors which didn’t work with what I was going for. Then, I found the cute little sweater vest at Old Navy, looked for a yellow long sleeve tee. Done.

Lastly, me. I always recommend to wear what you feel comfortable in. For me, that’s skinny jeans, tall boots, and an open front cardigan. I actually found the yellow scarf online at Old Navy before I went looking for the rest. I thought it’d be the perfect accessory to tie it all in. Especially since I don’t really wear jewelry. I only have a grey cardigan, so I knew I’d need to get a new one! Aw, shucks.  So, I scoured the internet and found one at Kohls that I liked and worked color wise. I’ll just put a little brown tank under it and I’m done too!

So, all in all. With what we already owned, and the things I needed to buy to put it all together… we ended up at about $80 for the entire family. Not too shabby, huh? Best of all, they are all pieces we can use throughout the season, not just for portraits.

“Michelle Kersey is a Portrait Photographer. Her work is quickly becoming recognized as some of the most creative photography in Louisville, KY. You can read the original blog post here What to Wear Breakdown!.”

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