September 1st, 2010
You know that little rhyme we sing to our kids at night…”nighty night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!” I always just thought that was a cute little saying. Well, apparently bed bugs are a REAL living thing. I just heard about it yesterday (I know, I’m behind-I don’t watch the news!), and now I’m completely obsessed. Bed bugs are an epidemic that are taking over our country. I’m washing sheets as we speak…okay, not RIGHT this second, but I’m going to just as soon as I hit ‘publish’. A few little tidbits that stood out for me: *they are being transferred by things like hotel beds and clothing stores (trying on clothes) *those little boogers can live for up to 1 year without eating (that’s just disturbing) *if your house gets infested, you have to exterminate them by heating your house to 140 degrees…wouldn’t that just ruin your walls and stuff?
Okay, I’m sorry for my little public health address, I just can’t stop thinking about it! All right, how do I segue out of this topic??
Now on to something that won’t make you feel itchy in the least…a sweet little baby girl. Sigh, isn’t she cute? I absolutely LOVE this first shot…it’s so ’shabby chic’!
And…she’s awake! She has the most adorable little face…and she kept giving me direct eye contact. She was looking at me like she new what was going on, so then I kept cooing at her like she was going to smile, but of course, she’s only 2 weeks old…so, yeah.
Thanks so much for making the trek out to see me-I can’t wait to watch Miss ‘M’ grow up!
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August 30th, 2010
The other night I was driving into the cities to meet a lovely family for some pictures in the park. It was a beautiful, sunny evening as I got out of my super cool mini van and started unloading my gear. As I turned towards the park, looking for the best location…I was taken aback by a sea of spandex butts. Downward Dog, Happy Baby, Big Toe Pose, and breathe. Yoga in the park. Great, now where am I supposed to shoot these pictures? As luck would have it, they were just finishing up when we started, so I only had to avoid the annoyingly flexible people for a few minutes.
Where was I? Ah, yes…Miss M. I believe last year when I took her pictures, I titled the blog post ‘the diva’, or ‘the poser’ or something. All I know, is that she hasn’t lost her touch!
And yes, she does ALL the posing herself….her mom says she practices in the mirror! They are going to be in SO much trouble when she’s about 14 or 15yrs old!
Love the sunflare on these…so pretty!
I love this shot…it’s just a little different than the typical ’say cheese’ shot…don’t ya think?
Interested in a family session? Schedule a mini-session today! Scroll down for details!
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August 26th, 2010
I can’t believe it’s going to be September in a few days…I better get my mini-sessions underway!
Location: TBD (I’m 99% sure it’s going to be a beautiful park in Monticello (lots of tall grasses and trees)
Time & Date: Saturday, September 25th…sessions on the 1/2 hour, from 8:30am to 5pm. Rain date is Sunday, the 26th.
What to Bring: Nothing! I will have some furniture and blankets along~we’ll make something work!
Attire: Wear something fabulous! And casual. I love color…maybe jeans and a bright top…throw a stylish jacket on, add in some fun accessories and you’re good to go!
Cost: $250 ($50 down now, $200 on the day of the shoot)
What it includes: *10 retouched high resolution images on CD* + 25 custom greeting cards for the holidays. This is a HUGE savings off my normal CD prices, so get in while you can! I will give you a print release form, as well as a recommendation to a great lab that will print professional quality pictures. I will have some holiday card samples along that day, so you can choose what style you like.
Who should come?: Typically, mini-sessions are reserved for families and children. I recommend that everyone come ‘prepared to be in the picture’, even if you want most of the shots to be of your kids. This is NOT ideal for extended families, seniors or newborns! I will do my best to get a nice variety of groupings and poses…but please remember that the sessions are short (hence the ‘mini’ in the title!!), so if you’re looking for a million different things, you best book a regular session!
How do I reserve my spot? Email Me: kelly@photographybykellyklatt.com I will try and keep the times listed below as current as possible, so please give me one or two times that work for you, and I’ll let you know what’s still available. I will then have you pay your $50 deposit, which will officially ‘reserve’ your spot!
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August 24th, 2010
This little dude’s name is Tate. Love that name…but then I found out his nickname…Tatertot. Seriously, is that not the cutest? I’ve heard of Nugget, Sugar, Sweetpea, Cookie, Peanut and Honey~but Tatertot is by far the catchiest…and it describes him so well…he’s just a happy, puffy little potato filled baby 
This is not my airplane…Tatertot’s mommy brought it. I LOVE IT!! She knows where to bring it when she doesn’t want it anymore 
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August 23rd, 2010
It took me longer than I care to admit…but I’ve chosen the top 5 finalists for the ’so you think you’re creative’ contest!
To vote on one of these fabulous ideas…CLICK HERE and simply ‘LIKE’ your favorite one!
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE
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August 20th, 2010
Inspiration struck the other day when I was trying to think of a fun idea for this little dude’s 1 yr session…I wanted to use my new ‘7 UP’ box (thanks mom), and this was what came together…the finishing touch was my cute little orange tie. I put the tie on Will, and his dad said, “What is this, a Chippendale’s Photo session???” Now that’s ALL I can think about-so thanks for that Nate!
Here’s big sister (there are actually THREE big sisters, but we just focused on #3!), she’s MAJORLY pouting at me, because she knows that her mom is watching and that’s how 3 yr old’s roll sometimes!
Is mom still watching??
“What’s that? She’s gone, you say??” 
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August 18th, 2010
Why do we bother keeping mountains of toys in our house…when the only things my kids play with are cardboard boxes, popsicle sticks, string and their blankets? My kids have been playing outside in a giant cardboard box (just got a huge beanbag for newborns-whoop!!) for the past hour…the way they hooped and hollered, you would have thought I just said we were heading to Disney World. Whatever floats your boat.
Here’s my nephew Connor-all smiles and personality this time around. Typically, he just gives me his usual smirk…but suddenly he was all kinds of charming…not to mention busy! I’ll just share the cute ’sitting still shots’, because I’m afraid his running away shots might be a bit on the blurry side 
p.s. Hey Connor, your mom said you ate cake ‘like a girl’ (she may have used the word ‘dainty’)…but I’m a girl, and I eat cake like, well, whatever the opposite of ‘dainty’ is, I suppose.
p.p.s. Don’t you love the ‘jean diaper’??? Such a cool thing for boy cake smashes-don’t ya think?
Posted in Uncategorized, baby photography, cake smash, childrens photography, cute baby pictures, first birthday, kids photography, toddler photography | 13 Comments »
August 12th, 2010
If photographers had a bucket list…I’m pretty sure that photographing newborn twins would be somewhere on it….so CHECK that off my list!!! I couldn’t seem to land any on my own, so I put a little ‘twins wanted ad’ in my newsletter a few weeks ago, and within one day, I had these two little cuties lined up! They were born at 31 weeks… and they came to my studio at 40 weeks, both wearing monitors to watch for apnea spells, but we were able to take them off, and they did splendidly! No apnea spells, no crying…and bonus-no peeing or pooping on anything Thanks for coming out you guys, I love the shots we got!
*Special thanks to Angela Elle photography for borrowing me these cute little brown and purple hats-she let me borrow them before she even got a chance to use them!
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August 11th, 2010
For those of you that write on a blog often, do you ever have a touch of writers block?? Here are the sentences I started and deleted this morning:
Man, is it hot outside.
How exciting, repeat business!
Does anyone else have a 2 yr old that takes all of his clothes off and then screams about it every. single. night.
Summer is here, its gonna be a sweaty one today!
Can you believe this cute little kissy lips face?
I owe my husband, big time.
My dog almost died…I’m sure glad he didn’t.
The number of people using facebook could make up the 4th largest country in the world.
Allright, obviously those aren’t working…we’ll just let these ADORABLE pictures do the talking!
And the fascination with beds in fields continues!! This crib is actually mine, I found it at an antique shop for $20!
Apparently, her dad has a bit of a legwarmer fetish (hee hee hee) so these are for him!
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August 9th, 2010
Once upon a time…in a bed in my backyard…sat a sweet little family, who spent the afternoon ‘ooohing and ahhing’ over their new little girl.
FYI-combining family sessions with newborn sessions does not always fly…but I’ll always give it a try-and look how good she did!! She is such a sweet little girl, only 1 week old in these pictures.
Back to the magical bed in the forest ;-)
Obviously, I couldn’t resist getting a few individuals of big brother and big sister-holy gorgeous batman!!
Oh yeah, got another pic for my ‘bloopers’ section!!
It was lovely meeting you guys–thanks for being my guinea pigs with the whole bed thing…and a special thanks to my husband for putting it together and hauling it out there for me! It’s still in my garage-but he’s threatening to take it down asap! If anyone else wants a magical bed session (that sounds like a whole different genre, doesn’t it?), email me FAST!
Andddd….if you haven’t entered the creative idea contest, your missing out
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Sorry! Can’t pick a favorite!! Too cute!!
What a beautiful family!! Great work.
LOVE love LOVE that first one, amazingly cute!!! Great job Kelly!
Stunning images! I love the family pic at the end!
Beautiful baby. Beautiful images. too cute!
What a cutie! She is just perfect! Great job!
Dying with how cute this is..your lighting is always so awesome too.
Love these… great lighting, and super sweet props. Adorable!
Lovely! I especially like the shabby chic setup, very sweet
And if it makes you feel better, I am disturbed by the bed bug epidemic too! I saw news of it the other day and it totally gave me the heebie-jeebies!