dreaming of ireland

I have a thing for Ireland, even though I've only been there once. The landscape, the accent, and the music (I go goo-goo over an Irish fiddle) makes me feel nostalgic for some simpler way of life that probably doesn't actually exist in Ireland. But we have it here! When I drove up the long, winding dirt road leading to this family's home, I felt like I was in another country. And since these kiddos are half Irish, I was excited to make Cold Spring—with its rolling hills and grazing sheep—look like the old country. The gorgeous knit fisherman's sweater helped! It was cold and windy out, but we loaded up on hot chocolate and managed to have a lot of fun. Baby A couldn't really handle the bitter temperatures (I mean, who's kidding, neither could I!) so we brought her inside for her own little mini-studio shoot, where she was determined to crawl....even if it was backwards.

newsies and news

I knew I was going to have a blast with this family when they welcomed me with hugs. I swear I've never photographed a warmer family and I secretly want them to adopt me. Maybe I can be an auntie? Pretty Please? We had a great time going through old vintage suitcases carrying scary porcelain dolls and old cameras and playing dress-up in vintage fur coats and newsboy caps. When mom mentioned The Newsies (Christian Bale at his Disney best) I new this shoot was going to be amazing. Seriously, I was meant to photograph the pre-teen set! We braved the bitter cold, the kids and their dog skating over 2-inch thick ice that covered feet of snow below it, and I just love the results! What do you think? Don't the outdoor photos almost make you want another fresh dump of snow?

But wait, there's more!! I want all of you to head over to my new website (carolinekayephotography.com) and let me know what you think. It's the reason my blog posts have been conspicuously absent over the past couple months. Every spare moment went into that baby. I'm really happy with the results and hope you enjoy looking through the galleries. I've got a bunch of other announcements, but I'll leave those to another day.

snow day!

So this is the second post in a row where there are kids outside in the cold. Without coats. Please don't report me. I had the kids outside for five minutes, max. Promise. And they look happy, no? Perhaps it was the tickle of snowflakes on their tiny noses. Or maybe it was the promise of hot chocolate. We'll never know.

baby it's cooold outside

It's not always easy to photograph outdoors during the winter, but these kids were major troopers! And mom was a love for letting the kids out of the house without jackets! We kept warm with lots of running and skipping. We pranced down to the train station, pretended to be conductors (love that hat!) and models (love those faces!). When the sun started setting, we ducked into the Cold Spring Depot for warmth and some well-deserved fries. It was a great session, so beware of the long post...

blizzard

One of my kids was jubilant over the snow. The other was not.

mask • cold spring child photographer

Happy Birthday to the loveliest little Ruby around!

senior photos

In the midst of my fall madness, I jumped at the chance to attend a photography seminar in Philadelphia. I didn't even mind the drive, since I finished listening to my book club book on CD. (Getting stuck in traffic on the way back helped.) It was amazing to learn from the awesome Shannon Sewell, who inspired me to push my work to another level. These photos were from our afternoon shoot. A big thank you to the lovely models who were super patient (and amazingly calm) when faced with 10 photographers acting a little bit like paparazzi.

weeeeee

I've been so swamped with holiday photo orders, that I've been ignoring Ye, my Faithful Readers/Blog Stalkers (O! How I love Thee). I've also gone a little batty (see previous sentence). Still, this photo fills me with such glee, that I had to share. I mean, who doesn't love a flying baby?