Sneak Preview: 4 years and 8 months!

I had the chance to photograph a little boy and his baby sister today and I had a great time! Mom was working on replicating some photos she had done of brother when he was 8 months old so it was fun to have a goal of re-creating some of those shots.

Brother was so sweet and is a great big brother already to his little sister. Sister was so serious and I loved it. We were able to tease out a few smiles, but even without the smiles, I think she's looking gorgeous!

Mom's requested some fun edits and I'm excited to get started. Here are some very preliminary edits from the day!

Looking for reps!

It's time to start my Spring 2009 rep season and here's what I'm looking for:

1. High School Seniors
2. College Seniors
3. Babies
4. Children
5. Families
6. Couples
7. Everyone!

I've got a limited number of spots, but if you fit in these categories and you're willing to hand out referral cards to people you know, this could be a great way to earn portrait products and CASH :)

All reps receive:

1. Full portrait session (my sessions are lifestyle, which means they represent you - we don't just hang out in front of a backdrop with a weird head-tilt action)
2. A pack of referral cards to hand out to friends, family, neighbors, anyone.
3. An 8x10 as a gift for participation.
4. 10% off portrait products
5. A referral reward of $10 for every referral booked, and opportunities for big bonuses when you refer 15 or more sessions!

Want more information? Email me at katie@katiethackerphotography.com.

Baby Cousins are the BEST!!

Over Christmas I got a chance to do photoshoot #2 with my cousin's son and it's amazing how much he's grown! He's full of personality, and listening to his daddy play guitar is his favorite thing on earth. I'm so excited to be so close to my cousin so I will be able to document this little man just like I am able to with Julia.

Here's a few to share:








And just to show how much he's grown, a few from the first shoot! (He was only about 2 weeks old)





My cousin loved this last shot so much, it's now on her capital one card!

It's been forever!

I've been a horrible blogger - I admit it! But I'm back and not ashamed to admit it :) I've been blessed to have some wonderful shoots lately, and I'm way behind on posting images to share from those sessions.

One of my favorite sessions lately was for a family with a 3-year-old boy and a 2-month-old girl. The little girl was an old soul and just melted my heart and I couldn't believe what a good girl she was! You can tell in these shots that she must already be doing complex equations in her head.

This is my first full shoot using my seamless paper and I must say I'm in love! I now need to go buy more, haha!

In other news, I'm currently seeking high school and college seniors to be senior reps for me - email me at katie@katiethackerphotography.com if you're interested! It's a free photo session and the opportunity for a bunch of free prints!

A fun shoot!

This weekend we had some beautiful weather for a fall shoot - the colors were rich, the air was crisp, and I had an adorable 8-year-old redhead to work with! I know P outside of photography, and I admit that she has a tendency to be shy, but this little one has a supermodel hidden within - she was all over the place showing off and coming up with pose ideas! A few to share - I bet it won't be hard to figure out which shots were her idea!

Woah Website!

So I've finally sat down and started on my website, which is pathetically empty at the moment (although I do have a slideshow!) but at least it exists! I need to pump up my portfolio so I have more to put in my galleries, so if any of you would like to get a deal on some photography and live in the area, let me know :) We'll work something out to get you famous on my site!

I've got a shoot coming up with a little girl from the gym I work at this weekend and I am so very excited. She's ones of the biggest hams at the gym and I think doing photos with her is going to be one of my most entertaining shoots yet! I promise to post a sneak peak within a few days!

I survived the wedding!

I survived shooting my first wedding, and I must say, I had an amazing time. I wasn't quite prepared for how worn out my wrists would be after holding up a heavy camera, heavy lens, and heavy speedlight all day, but it was well worth it! I took over 1200 shots, and after going through them to pick the best of the best, I think I'll have about 450-500 to show the bride and groom.

The wedding itself was sweet, fun, and memorable - I'm not sure there was a single guest who could honestly say it wasn't a great time! I learned a lot about photographing to personality - i tried getting the bride into several serious romantic poses and she got us all laughing instead - i can't wait to share some of those images once they're ready - they show more personality than a romantic pose ever could!

A few to share here, I had a terrible time picking which ones to share first! I wish it didn't take weeks to get 450 pictures ready to show!