We were recently asked to shoot some headshot and comp card images for the cutest little girl named Payton. She’s going to be auditioning for some work with Disney, so her parents asked if we could put together a set of images that illustrate her personality and some of her expressiveness! Well, I’d say she did just that and then some…check ‘em out:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay this was just an awesome shoot. First off, when I was just a wee little lad, I wanted to be a chef. And even though I never pursued that as a line of work, I still have a deep respect for good food and an aesthetic presentation. So what better way to nurture my love for food than by doing an awesome food shoot for an amazing catering company in the area — Catering By Design. We just dropped off the final edits at their office earlier today, so watch for them in their upcoming promo–we hope they use them!! Either way, it was a blast working with Lauren (both Laurens, actually), and I got to eat some of the “food models” after we were done…BONUS!! Here they are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For those of you who don’t know, NACE (which stands for National Association of Catering Professionals), is an incredible group of professionals who keep the wedding (and other events) industry standards high by creating educational and fun meeting and networking opportunities for its members. The Florida West Coast NACE chapter is the one that K&K Photography is a part of, and we have really loved being members. We were asked to speak on a panel of local vendors, sharing our industry insight with the rest of the local chapter, about 150 people. It was a BLAST! And the decor and lighting was INCREDIBLE (thanks to Concept Bait and Bay Stage Lighting). Also, the beautiful new ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Westshore couldn’t have been a more perfect location for the event.

 

K&K Photography was also asked to professionally document the decor, so here are some of the images we captured from the evening. Enjoy–we sure did!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had the opportunity recently to photograph a beautiful wedding venue just in our immediate area. We were thrilled with the staff (particularly Paul Ketzenbarger, Private Events Director; and Kristina Gilchrist, a newer member to the Events team). Thank you all for having us shoot for your wedding and events promo!! Here are a few images from the shoot–enjoy! And if you’re not yet married, check them out!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every once in awhile we donate our time to causes we believe make a difference, are fun, cool, etc. The Sunscreen Film Festival is one of those. It is an organization that is dedicated to educating interested filmmakers and creating opportunities for them to build their craft, which we like because sometimes we take photos so fast it’s LIKE we’re shooting film! No really, it’s a great group…check them out atwww.sunscreenfilmfestival.com.

 

 

 

 

Here are the rest of the images from the super-fun Engagement Session we did with Ellen and Mike a few weeks back at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Some of my personal favorites were the close-ups–we felt they really captured their happiness and love for each other. So sweet! Enjoy, and feel free to drop a comment or two–give us a shout out–if you like what you see!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have been getting some really great feedback on the Engagement Session we shot recently of the beautiful and talented Natalie & Bryce, whose amazing and no doubt beautiful destination wedding in Portland, Oregon next Labor Day Weekend will be gracing the pages of our blog not long afterwards.

 

So about that good feedback…Jamie and Laurie from Confetti Events, a wonderful and very talented group of event planners in the Tampa Bay Area recently featured the above shoot on their wedding blog as the very first “Foto Friday” winner! Thanks, guys! We love working with you too!!

You may have seen the beautiful couple whose wedding we photographed in March, and the super fun Trash The Dress session we did the day after. Well we’re just wrapping up their beautiful album (and we just have to say, it’s going to be AMAZING with the engraved color image on the stainless steel cover) and we received the following blush-worthy testimonial–we are flattered and honored to have been part of such a beautiful family/friend’s special day:

“Thank you guys so much for being a part of our wedding, we are so happy that we found you, the pictures are amazing, and we enjoyed every last minute of our wedding weekend. We will never forget the fun we had with you. You are definitely professionals when it comes to photography; you know exactly what you are thinking, and BAM! there it is, in a photo, brilliance. The trash the dress shoot was soooo much more than we expected, and we keep getting comments about how different and great the pictures are. We were surprised when you told us about the Vanity Fair shoot, which turned out just like we would have dreamed! All we can say is that everything was extraordinary, including you. We’ve heard so many nightmare stories about photographers and we are so fortunate to have found you! Congratulations on the new baby, we can’t wait to see all the pictures of him!”

–Matt & Nicole

We second-shot this wedding with Carrie Wildes from Carrie Wildes Photography, who has become a great friend and fellow photographer in the Tampa area, and it was lots of fun. I got to spend lots of time with “the guys”, and we had a good time shooting some military details, and then we were able to get outside before the rain started, to get a few shots before the ceremony–wheww!! Check out the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel–it’s a great wedding location, and recently had some great renovations!

 

Also, a note, I didn’t realize that Kraig spells his name with a “K” until I saw the wedding cake! But when I saw it, it said in big letters “K&K”, and I couldn’t help but note that it must have been fate that we were involved in their wedding! :)

 

Here are a few of our favorites…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was such a pleasure finally meeting Bryce, Natalie’s fiancee, at our amazing and super-fun engagement session a few weeks ago. I just have to mention how truly and genuinely NICE and fun these guys are. We had a great time, and these guys were great about weathering, well…the weather, cause we got some pretty heavy rain (as you’ll see in the images), but it didn’t phase them at all. Thanks for a great shoot, guys! Can’t wait for the beautiful wedding in Oregon next year!