Fab First Glance!

Meriyah and Jered did what we call a "First Glance". Here's a quick explanation: Before the wedding (anywhere from a month before to hours before), the couple gets their wedding gear on, gets all prettied up, and we do a "first glance" in some quiet romantic location of their choice. There they see each other for the first time and we get to be there for it. We photograph the entire experience. It is always amazing. There is so much raw emotiom and it's much more personal than seeing each other for the first time walking down the aisle. Meriyah and Jered's experience was no different. What a fun and beautiful couple. We can't wait to shoot your wedding next month.

Why do you look like a bug today?

So we've decided to put the pictures after our little entry so all you who are reading the blog have to read through this nonsense before you get to the good stuff. If I've gotta spend the time typing it, you should be spending the time reading it. He He. Fill free to skip the crud and get to the good stuff. Anyway, I digress. Jenette was more than cute, she was more than pretty, she was amazing. You can pretty much explain her shoot like this. I own a pair of glasses just like the one Jenette is wearing in several of the shots. Needless to say, when I put on the glasses, my kids ask me why I look like a bug. When we see Jenette in the glasses, she looks nothing like a bug. She looks like a knock-out. So fun Jenette. We loved working with you.

Go! Fight! Take great pictures!

Is that title too lame? Jennifer is a cheerleader for one of the high schools in the area so we just had to throw in a little cheer for you all to hear. She is such a beautiful senior. Take a look. The pictures speak for themselves. Sometimes in Photography, we feel a lot like Cheerleaders. There is a lot of crazy limb movement, we sometimes scream until we're hoarse, a lot of times we work really hard to get enthusiasm out of our subjects. I hate to say it though, Roy is the only one who would be able to pull off a cute mini-skirt and spankies.

Vanessa is on the prowl!

I couldn't believe how many amazing pictures turned out from this shoot. Narrow it down to three or four! That is so not fair. I think the world needs to see a few more. This shoot was especially enjoyable because Vanessa was so willing to work hard and get that FANTASTIC shot. She looks amazing in all of her pictures. Fabulous job Vanessa.



I couldn't believe how many amazing pictures turned out from this shoot. Narrow it down to three or four! That is so not fair. I think the world needs to see a few more. This shoot was especially enjoyable because Vanessa was so willing to work hard and get that FANTASTIC shot. She looks amazing in all of her pictures. Fabulous job Vanessa.

Kute Kailie

We are so sad that Senior Season is starting to come to a close. Each senior brings such a unique perspective to his/her photoshoot, that we really never shoot the same senior twice. Kailie was such a sweet girl. It was so fun to work with her and see her fun laugh and smile really come out. What a cute girl. Good luck with your senior year.

The "wedding" show must go on!

Ahhh! Don't we look so cute! More like proud little mamas and papa of our brand-spankin'-new-booth. We worked hard to get to the wedding show and it all paid off. We had a great time and met tons and tons of beautiful brides-to-be. I don't think I stuck my foot in my mouth too many times (well at least less than you can count on one hand). Thanks to all who stopped by for making it so great. We'd also like to thank the special couple who were all over our advertising this year. Brian and Jenna-you guys are the best and we love ya.

We'd love to hear from those of you we met at the show who are still looking for a photographer. Call us for a custom consultation and we'll set up an appointment to meet with you.

If life were a musical...

In college we used to play a little game in the dorms called "If life were a musical...what song would be playing right now?" During this shoot, I think I was humming "Uptown Girl". I know it's a little old, but Andrea looked so put together and sophisticated it just seemed to fit. Andrea-you've got flare and it was so fun to capture it!

Westside girl

For this shoot we headed west to Sunnyside. Melissa was an adorable model and we had so much fun. The reason for this-Melissa was not afraid to do anything. She even rolled in the dirt for us. It was awesome. Because of it, you got some amazing stuff. Amazing job Melissa.

....I've got Sunshine

The weather has down right evil the past few days. It's enough to get an overly-cheerful photographer a little bit down. That's when we turn to our editing and remember the good old sun shiny days...last week. The Vantress family is one of those little rays of sunshine. FOUR-count them, four beautiful little girls. They were all so fun and beautiful. Thanks for the little ray of sunshine.

Calling all Future Brides.

Just a quick note to remind all of you future brides to attend the Three Rivers Bridal Show this Sunday, October 18th from 11-4pm. KB Photography will be there struttin' our stuff and we'd love for you to stop by the booth. Mention that you read about our booth on the blog we'll gift you 3-8x10s with your package purchase when you book with us. Happy Bridal Show Hunting.

We love Jackie!

We loved our shoot with Jackie. Not only did we get a super-cute-fun-senior to shoot, but we got her super-cute-fun-family for the shoot too. It was like Jackie had her own fan club following her around. Now that's dedication. It really was fun to get to meet her family. Jackie, you have fabulous eyes and let's just say our photographer's wife will be taking your picture with her to the hair dresser next time just so she can copy those amazingly beautiful highlights. Doesn't it feel good to be at the front end of a trend...and why am I always at the back end?

Notice the healthy respect for the sign (We did not make Jackie go behind the fence with the "No Trespassing" sign, so thankfully no one was almost arrested). Us photographers maybe slow learners, but once we've got it, we're good!

Goosepimples....

We...the photographers at KB Photography, are officially changing our job titles from photographers to "Photographic Artists". After all, isn't a garbage man now a "Sanitation Engineer". We want nothing more in life than pure pompousness (pretty sure it's a word, but don't check the dictionary). Just kidding. Kidding aside- we are so passionate about our photography. It's not about taking pictures. It's about capturing the story. We want you to get who the people we are capturing are, right when you walk in a room and see the images. That's what we're about.

Soapbox aside, we did this wedding a couple of weeks back, and I love the story we were able to capture through our images. I can honestly say these were some of the kindest, most real people we've worked with. Thanks for a wonderful shoot. Have a fabulous time on the honeymoon.

No Trespassing!!

So sometimes we come back from our shoots with funny little things that happen that make the shoot a little memorable. This shoot, I think, will forever be known as one of the most memorable we've ever experienced. Word of Advice-If the sign says "Stay Out" and "No Trespassing"....do as the signs say. Our shoot with Ruben couldn't have gone better. The entire shoot was just sick (maybe I'm getting old, but that just sounds wrong).

Anyway, our very last stop was this amazing train bridge that went over the Columbia River. We shot it for 15-20 minutes when in the distance, I noticed the lights of a train fast approaching. We jogged off the tracks not thinking much of it when the train conductor chewed us out as he whizzed by in his big locomotive. (That should have been our first clue that we were in trouble). Maybe 30 seconds later, a police vehicle came whizzing up the road at break neck speed, stopped right in front of us, and out jumped a very angry officer of the law.

We were told we were under arrest for trespassing and at the same time got the tongue lashing of our lives. I have never been so afraid in my life. This is a girl that follows all the rules and used to cry when she got pulled over. (I don't do that anymore, I promise). Thanks to the quick thinking of Roy-the other photographer-in-crime. We apologized our way out of arrest and the rather hefty fine.

Needless to say, we've promised to spread the word that trespassing on train property is a federal offense and most of the time they are not that lenient. The next time we are caught we will be thrown in jail. If you want your pictures taken on the Train Bridge-go see Essence Photography-just kidding Eric.

Thanks for the experience Rubin. The train bridge will forever be known as Rubin's place because we wont be taking anyone else there again...

The "A"s have it!

Baby Aadian was illegally cute! A names were all in the family. His parents, Ashton and Alex were so sweet. He was such a super amazing two month old. We were able to do more in his photo shoot than Brook Shields in her prime! Way to go guys! We love this family. This will be our fourth shoot for them are excited to have had such a long and wonderful relationship.