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A Senior Session{Bethany ~ Class of 2013 ~THE DRESS!}

Posted on May 13, 2013

If you remember THIS post, you know that I have been anxiously waiting to post these pictures for over a month now!

The gorgeous Bethany made her own prom dress! She is so talented! We did her session in late March so I had to wait until prom as to not ruin the surprise:)

I think it has been worth the wait!

Look how stunning this dress and she is in amazing light!

Love this in black and white and color:)

Class of 2014 Spokesmodels{SWAG}

Posted on May 6, 2013

Well, it is the second week of May! Already! The school year is winding down and the Class of 2014 will soon be able to call themselves SENIORS! I am so excited to begin meeting my 2014 seniors in June! Now is the time to start thinking about your senior session. Although I am on maternity leave from shooting, I am still taking inquiries and scheduling consults. I have an amazing group of ladies who are representing KBP this year. Check them out HERE. These ladies are my Class of 2014 Spokesmodel Team! You can talk to them all about the KBP experience and they got a bunch of SWAG to show of their images.
So go talk to them, contact me and let’s get your session on the calendar!

Check out the goodies my KBP Spokesmodels received:)
Pretty boxes delivered to the girls!

Inside I filled the boxes with a little candy, Spokesmodel cards, a CD of images for the girls and a fun 5×5 mounted print
{you may have seen these on Instagram, if not go follow KBP!}

Mmmmm, Jordan Almonds from our favorite candy shop Sweet Spot!

Love their MOO Luxe Spokesmodel Cards!

 Contact Kristie to book YOUR session!

Happy May!

CHIC Critique{Cover Contest}

Posted on May 5, 2013

Chic Magazine is a stunning magazine for photographers! To be in or on the cover of this magazine would be a dream come true! So…I am putting myself out there and entering their cover contest! I decided to enter one from Bethany’s Senior Session, an all time favorite of mine and actually one of her prom portion that hasn’t been released yet! She is so stunning and classy!
Make sure you go check out Chic Critique Forum!

Here is my entry!

Class of 2013 {Is Going Places! – Part II}

Posted on May 2, 2013

As I mentioned in Part I of this post, Dr. Seuss is one of my most favorite children’s book authors. “Oh the Places You’ll Go” is an all time favorite.
Not only is it super catchy and fun, but I love the message it sends!
Today’s post continues the celebration of some of my Class of 2013 seniors and their incredible plans!
I love seeing where my seniors decide to take their lives. College, dreams, travel, jobs. It is such an exciting beginning.
I am so proud of my Class of 2013 seniors so I wanted to share with everyone “the places they’ll go!!

{click on their image to see the full session}

Congratulations to all of my Class of 2013 seniors! I am so proud of you!!

Contact Kristie to book YOUR senior session HERE

Class of 2013 {Is Going Places! – Part I}

Posted on April 29, 2013

Dr. Seuss is one of my most favorite children’s book authors. “Oh the Places You’ll Go” is an all time favorite.
Not only is it super catchy and fun, but I love the message it sends!
This brings me to today’s post. I love seeing where my seniors decide to take their lives. College, dreams, travel, jobs. It is such an exciting beginning.
I am so proud of my Class of 2013 seniors so I wanted to share with everyone “the places they’ll go!!

{click on their image to see the full session}

Stay tuned for Part II later this week of  more amazing young adults and “the places they’ll go”!!

To book your senior session contact Kristie HERE 

It is PROM season! {Hair and Makeup Tips}

Posted on April 24, 2013

It is officially prom season! I am starting to see the postings here and there of girls in their colorful dresses and guys dressed to the nines in their suave tuxes. It is such an exciting time of year. Counting the days down until prom and then the summer! Who will you go with? Where will you eat? Limo? So many questions to answer so I thought I would help the ladies out a bit and share some of my go to tips for hair and makeup. One less thing to search for right!

For my senior sessions I have an amazing stylist, Katherine. She just knows how to make each girl look AMAZING! She doesn’t use a ton of makeup, but she knows how to put it on right. You can find an article in last year’s {twelve} Magazine with some great tips! Check out page 25.
{By the way, I cannot wait for this year’s edition. So many gorgeous sessions to showcase and if you get in before August your session could make the cut!}

Today I wanted to share with you my Hair and Makeup Pinterest Board!
There are so many great resources out there and Pinterest is the greatest way to save things all in one place. If you are not following KBP on Pinterest yet you should! Not only do you get to keep up with what we are doing, we also pin great outfits and inspiration for your session!
Here are a few of my newest and favorite pins that I think are great for Prom.

Another great pin is this one that shows the different ways to put on eyeliner to change or highlight the shape and size of your eyes. Love it!

Then add some color. There are a few great tutorials on adding subtle color or going all out!

Head over to the board and check out the other pins. So many fun ideas!

Don’t forget about the hair! Here are a few of my favorite hair inspirations, but there are MANY more over on the board.

 

 

I hope you find some inspiration and maybe even get inspired to try something fun for your senior session with KBP!
Some of my favorite makeup from past senior sessions came from Savannah, Emily and Lauren:)

Natural Pink

The Eyes Have It

Ruby Red Lips

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Meet the Class of 2014 Spokesmodel Team{Seniors Rock}

Posted on April 22, 2013

I have been dying to get these up ever since I introduced the entire team in their group post HERE a few weeks ago. These girls are the BEST!
Not only are they stunning, but they are fun, talented and sweet!
The KBP Spokesmodel team is here to help you! Want to know more about how you can have an amazing senior portrait experience? Need to know how to contact me to book your senior session? You can even ask them if I am nice or fun..haha:) These girls are your go to girls to find out all about the KBP experience!
So, if you know them or see them around ask them all about KBP,  heck message them on Facebook or send them a tweet!

Here they are!

LAUREN

 

Love those red lips! Not many people can pull that off, but she is radiant!

 

KEELEIGH

She is just a gorgeous doll. This girl has a huge heart and those brown eyes are to die for!

ERIN

Sweet Erin, makes me smile! I just love how she says what is on her mind and makes everyone around her laugh!

 

NICOLE

Yet another sweetheart{how did I get so lucky}, Nicole is full of smiles and immediatly makes you feel like her best friend!

 

ELLA

This girl has a secret rocker side to her! Don’t be fooled though she is very sweet and thoughtful and even though she is quiet she will be able to tell you all about KBP because she also had a family session with us in the Fall! She is pretty much a pro by now!

 

ALLY

With Ally I am always amazed at how lovely she can look with that sassy short hair-do. We gave her a little curl treatment and I just loved the romantic look it gave her.
This spunky girl can rock many styles!

 

I love these two in both color and black and white!

 

ELLIE

We joked at the shoot about all the L’s in their names…haha!
Ellie is just breathtaking!  Blue eyes and red hair. We were going for a softer color scheme, but I couldn’t pass up this royal blue dress she brought!
It worked out wonderfully and of course she rocked it!

LOVE the black and white!

 

See!! What did I tell you? These girls are just phenomanal! I am so excited to be working with them this year!

You will be seeing more of them on Facebook and Instagram so be sure to follow KBP so you don’t miss out!
Let’s get YOUR senior session booked!

Senior Session {Savannah R ~ Hanover High}

Posted on April 17, 2013

We FINALLY got to get together for Savannah’s session after rescheduling twice in the Fall. I have to say I wouldn’t have had it any other way! We met at Karina’s Salon for full styling by Katherine and she just looked stunning! The day was beautiful, a bit chilly in the end, but it was perfect for a blanket prop and some riding boots! Check out this beauty!

LOVE the black and white!

 

Loved these in color too!

My favorite set of the evening:)

 Beautiful isn’t she!!

I am currently booking for June-August. Please contact me early so we can get you on the calendar before it fills!

Class of 2014 Spokesmodel Team{Meet the Girls!}

Posted on April 10, 2013

If you follow KBP on Facebook you already got to see the sneak peek of all the gorgeous girls at our Class of 2014 Spokesmodel Shoot, but today I am officially introducing them to the world! I cannot wait to work with each of these ladies over the next year! Each one is beautiful and fabulous and just wait until you see their individual images. Want to know more about the KBP senior session experience? These girls can tell you all about it!
I would like to introduce the lucky ladies of the Class of 2014 Kristie Bradley Photography Spokesmodel Team!

Erin, Keeleigh, Ella, Nicole, Lauren, Ally and Ellie!

The shoot was based around a super fun candy buffet{jars and candy provided by Sweet Spot Candy} and Class of 2014 chalkboard. {Check out the details on creating our chalkboard HERE}. I wanted to create a celebration for the girls, because it is so exciting to be entering into your senior year! Candy, balloons, and loads of pampering makes for a fabulous day!

All of our candy came fro Sweet Spot Candy Shop! We LOVE Sweet Spot! We are going to be giving away some yummy candy very soon so stay tuned in the next few weeks for how you can win some of your own Sweet Spot candy. Check them out on Facebook or head over to their website for more of the fun activities they have going on!

 

The pastel candy and chalk colors fit perfect together!

A few more of my amazing team!

This day could not have happened without these girls of course, but there were also many other wonderful people who made it all work.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to:

My very supportive husband, who puts up with all my crazy ideas and plans {and right now a “tiny” bit of 9 month pregnant mood swings!}

My talented and inspiring sister who came down to help me out. She also had to put up with a few of those mood swings…haha. I couldn’t have pulled off this day without her there! She is also a photographer! Check her out HERE.

Katherine and Tiffany of Karina’s Salon. These two ladies made the models look gorgeous!

C Street Restaurant who allowed us to use their patio space.

Sweet Spot Candy for the yummy candy and jars for our candy buffet.

I hope you are excited to see more of these girls over the next few weeks! Chat with them or contact me to book your senior session!
I cannot wait to hear from you and plan and amazing unique session for you!

Contact Kristie

Chalkboard Art{Photo Session Prop ~ How To}

Posted on April 8, 2013

I have always been drawn to chalkboard art{ha, no pun intended}. If you remember the big announcement earlier in the year I used a chalkboard background there too. This time I decided it would be a great backdrop prop for our Class of 2014 Spokesmodel shoot.
The theme, CANDY! Lots of pastels which is a perfect match with the chalk colors!

So, I researched all the tips I could about creating a chalkboard sign, found an awesome board at Homegoods and made a plan! I thought that since I put so much time into figuring this out it would be something other’s might want to know about or see. I took pictures along the way and will share what I learned in the process.
Let me know if you decide to try it out!

Supplies:

Chalkboard
All sizes of chalk: thick and thin
A cup of water
An old rag
Q-tips
Ruler

If you are using a new chalkboard you need to “season” it. This prevents ghosting, which is when the words you write still remain almost as a shadow even after you have erased them. To season your board simply take a large piece of chalk and rub it on its side all over the board. Cover the whole things and make sure you rub it in well.
Here is my board.

Once you have done this you can wipe it off with a wet rag. Do not use paper towels because they leave a residue:(

Let your board dry and then its time to set up your design.
I had planned out a design on paper with a grid, but at the last minute decided to go in a different direction. I still created a grid on my board to help me with balancing everything out though. You could pre-draw your design on paper with a grid and that will make it much easier to re-create your design on the board.
You just draw one square at a time!
The grid is very useful to measure correct distance and proportion in your design. Here is my board with the grid and the start of my border.

I then began to sketch in my design. TIP: Wet your chalk or your board. The chalk goes on kind of faded, but it dries nice and crisp and bright!
I just dipped my chalk in a cup of water as I was working. 
{this is where I found great info for my project AND this tip!}

 

Don’t worry about smudges and mistake, you can just wipe them away with your rag or q-tips!

Adding details and completed base design!

Then I went back in with the rag and q-tips to wash away the grid and smudges. This took a few times to go over before it was clean to my preference. I do think it shouldn’t and probably wouldn’t be perfect, but that is the beauty of chalk boards:)

Once it was too my liking I started adding color. Because I hadn’t really planned my design out ahead of time{or because I am indecisive and changed it} this step took me a bit longer trying to decide where to put color.
I just kept adding things then would take  a step back and see if it needed more.

The finished product! I cannot wait to share more pics of how we used this prop in our Class of 2014 Spokesmodel Shoot. For a sneak peek check out Facebook. Make sure to LIKE our page too so you can keep up with all that is going on with KBP! Stay tuned!

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