{Mommy & Me}

My very first {mommy & me} shots for MKP were taken of my beautiful sisters with their little ones 6-7 years ago! Since then, I have come a long way with learning manual mode, posing, lighting, and editing techniques alike. I am always learning!  

These are literally one of my favorite types of shoots to capture behind the lens. 

Why? 

No one loves their child more than you! However, you are the one always taking the pictures, never the focus! 

I see it in old students and I see it with my nieces and nephews, they grow up way to fast -- I miss my little Landon (my nephew) and our old Oscar (our bff penguins) bed-time routine -- now it's X-box, Minecraft, and more techy stuff that is over my head -- life happens, they grow up, so I love that while they are still young, to capture the bond! 

This years -- Mommy & Me Mini location is amazing! So many textures, beautiful lighting, and the rest is about you and your little one(s)! 

Check out these beautiful images -- Mommy & Me 2015 Spring Mini Preview by Mallory Kate Photography! 

        

Dad's -- these will take place a few weeks before Mother's Day, surprise the wife!

Mom's -- Get a few friends and their little ones to book back-to-back! Make a day out of it! 

Will you be taking the plunge and finally getting a session {focused} on you?! 

{Superhero Snack Down}

 -- Every little man has a favorite superhero -- 

Some aspire and look up to {batman} 

Run, chase, climb, build, tear apart, make a mess, get dirty -- mom's of boys -- you know these things equal boy -- so we have fun at Superhero shoots!

I am not a movie person, I am a strange American who does not enjoy watching movies -- so I have no clue what most of these Superhero's are hero's for -- but I have heard these names mentioned a ton of times on Big Bang Theory!

Then we have this little one, so, so adorable! -- aspires for both {batman} and to be a {minion} - How would that name work out? {bation} {batmion} {binion}

Spiderman is next -- 

thankfully, he was kind enough to let me see him! 

really, it was just a cookie break! 

Hulk -- Incredible Hulk -- showing off his moves (and his eyes)! 

Superhero shoots are just fun! 

So -- what superhero is your little man's favorite? 

 -- behind the scenes, I have been busy and am still busy working on a huge new section of the blog! I have been traveling to parks, farms, etc.. all over the Triangle and taking pictures at each location. Thanks for all the great recommendations of new places to visit on the Facebook posts btw! Next time you go to book a full session and aren't sure where/what textures/what it will look like -- you can browse and shop as I will have laid out all the ground work! If I have previously had a session there, I will also upload samplers of those so you can get the full effect! 

A lot of times, photographers want to hide their favorite locations, when in reality -- we are here with the same purpose, to capture moments in peoples lives -- I have been to many parks with other photographers present -- nothing is a secret and it should be out and readily available to make your session booking a smooth process! 

In other news, I am less than a week away from posting Spring Mini Session Dates! These will be the only mini's taking place this season, with limited time slots for each date -- so if you are finally ready to get out from being behind the camera and in the mix of memories, then make sure to keep posted when everything gets announced! The first day, everything will be discounted $63 $55! 

It would be so greatly awesome, if you could share this information with friends, neighbors, family, other mom's you know to help get these sessions booked! As I am going through IVF, my summer schedule is kind of out of my control so if I could get these sessions all booked out, that would be amazing! 

We will have the classic, {Mommy & Me} 

Mini Option #1 

If you have not had a session (ever) with just you and your kids -- go -- book this out of all the sessions first, get these memories! 

We will have {Superhero Snack Down}

Mini Option #2 

If your little man is Superhero fan -- capture the imagination, free spirit, creativity, and young smiles now! 

Cookies, Milk, & your Favorite Superhero! 

{Vintage Tea for 2}

Mini Option #3

Lace, Burlap, Table, Chairs, and a Tea Party set up for your little girl(s) and her favorite stuffed animal / doll.

 Preview Image Coming Soon!

{A few spots will be available for Spring - Family Mini's} 

Mini Option #4

Strawberry Patch {check} ---- Spring Mini {check} ---- Adorable Family Photographs {check, check}

Mini Option #5

Lastly, just for Easter! Easter Mini's with a bunny! Not your bunny you will find a mall, no -- MKP will have a real bunny! Sorry, we don't have previews to show for this as we only have the bunny for a short while. I should have recorded my husband's reaction when I told him I was renting a bunny! As it gets closer, we can post which critter we are receiving from the farm! 

Bulk Mini Purchasing

1 Mini = $63

Except the first day, when all mini's will be marked to $55! 

2 Mini's - $120 (first day, $110)

3 Mini's - $165 

When time slots are posted -- they will be first come, first serve! Limited spots available per mini!

{Mid-Week Challenge}

As a photographer, I get into phases where I don't have the camera out for personal use -- just for business.  When I get out of that phase, I then always have my camera and am taking pictures of the most random things! It happens! Looking back, some of the times when I have been in the rut -- and didn't have my camera on me, now I wish I did -- some of those moments of places we been, things we've done because I needed to take a break - If you have been out of the rut of taking pictures -- then this {Mid-Week Challenge} is just for you! 

Don't wait until your next scheduled session to capture your family in-the-now. If you don't have a SLR camera, no worries -- use your phone! Capture your kids with things they love to do {right now}! Print them! Put these images out and around the house for you, your children, your guests, your family to see! Don't forget to email grandparents copies as well, they love that kind of stuff! Down the road, you will be glad you did! 

Aren't these two adorable! One of my nephews and one of my nieces! Love capturing the two of them together! 

Mid Week Challenge Tips

• Capture photographs of their favorite things to do, favorite things to eat, story time, bedtime, playtime....
• Get up close and personal -- when capturing them, don't go for landscape -- zoom in, make it personal, get close!
• When your kids come home from school, capture them holding their artwork out at you, report card, a good grade! 
• Try different angles! Photographs do not need to be you looking at the subject -- if they are playing with pretend food for example, stand on a chair and shoot above them! 

Don't have kids, no worries there -- you're not alone. Capture favorites within your house, take beauty in what is around you! Here is my {mid-week challenge} -- taken this morning! 

Valentine's are being sent out today for Grace, Kate, Landon, Kamryn, Matthew, Elizabeth, Lucas, Kathryn, Preston, Asher, Aaron, Jessica, Eric, Hannah, Will, Jo, Emily, and Jonathan! 

I have a thing for globes..I love them! If I see one, I buy it -- and plan to fill my house with old maps and globes! 

I apparently have a {thing} for H flowers! Hyacinths, Hydrangeas, Hollyhocks -- and then my most favorite ruins that pattern: sunflowers! (p.s. Thank you Kyla for my Farmhouse Jar!)

My breakfast every morning -- the red switches between that, strawberries, and raspberries - I am a routine person.. OCD in a way, not a fan of change, so I stick to my bowl of fruit! 

Now it's your turn!

         My Challenge for you today is to capture something unique about 
     your family, in your home, etc -- make sure to post back for proof that 
                                    you did! 

Senior Rep Program

Mallory Kate Photography Senior Rep Program

We are looking for fun, energetic, stylish, outgoing, and enthusiastic high school senior

representatives! Check out the info below to see if you have what it takes..

and get some great perks along the way!

WANT TO BE A MODEL?

Want some amazing images for your Facebook profile?

Want to earn some easy money and get your senior session for free?

 Then this {Senior Representative Program} may just be the thing for you!

WHAT IS A SENIOR REP?

You are just that, a representative of the #MKP Senior Rep Program. I am looking for Senior Reps from all the local area schools, including home school reps – and don't worry, I'm not looking for those that aspire to head to New York upon graduation, we are looking for real people who enjoy being photographed, who are active in school, clubs, sports, church, in the community, etc. We will do all the work for you behind the scenes, but we will need you to put forth effort and be available for the Group Shoot and to pass out your referral cards.... So if you're in it for just a free mini session, I will help you out now, this might not be a good fit. I am looking for those that are outgoing, enjoy being in front of the camera, have great style and a great work ethic! Looking for both male and female reps!

SENIOR REP REQUIREMENTS

• Be a local area high school student graduating in 2015 or in 2016.
• Attend a high school within 25 miles of the zip code 27540.
• CLASS OF 2015 – Be available for the group shoot & your individual mini on February 28^th (March 7^th Rain Date).
• CLASS OF 2016 – Be available for the group shoot & your individual mini on July 18^th (July 25^th Rain Date).
• Be a fan of Mallory Kate Photography on Facebook.
• Agree to display your senior individual mini photographs and your personalized timeline display on your Facebook page. (Sharing on Instragram would be an awesome bonus!)
• Have your parents or legal guardians sign a model release form
• You will have to sign a program expectations form
• Agree to represent only Mallory Kate Photography for the duration of your senior year.
• Pass out your referral cards (that will have your personal images on them from your mini shoot) to family, friends, classmates, club members, to earn referrals. – which will earn you some awesome rewards!

SENIOR REP PERKS

• Hair Styled (Male & Female) and make-up (female) provided by a salon in Apex, NC! (Over a $65 value)
• Your individual senior mini session on the scheduled date along with the group shoot
• 50 personalized referral cards with your images and my information to pass out to friends, those in school clubs, sports, neighbors, and classmates!
• 5-10 watermarked photographs to share on social networking sites.
• Following completion of the referral period, you will receive those 5-10 images along with a print release.
• 1 Facebook Timeline and a Blog Post Shout Out!
• The opportunity to receive CASH!
• The opportunity to receive your full senior session for FREE!
• Encouragement and small perks and freebies along the way! 

REFFERALS

• 1-3 referrals: $25 off your full senior session plus $10 cash.
• 4-6 referrals: $50 off your full senior session plus $40 cash.
• 7-10 referrals: $75 off your full senior session, free set of 48 custom wallets to pass out to friends & family, plus $80 cash.
• 11+ referrals: FREE Full Senior Session, free set of 48 custom wallets to pass out to family & friends, a free accordion book with your senior images to display at your graduation party, and $100 cash!

Following completion of the group shoot and the individual mini shoots, you will receive personalized referral cards. When someone you refer books and completes their session and turns in {your} referral card, you receive credit for that referral! Referrals count towards senior sessions for new clients to Mallory Kate Photography.

**Class of 2015 – Your referral program starts following completion of the group shoot – and ends April 12^th, 2015. Upon completion of the referral period, you can then schedule your senior session using your PERKS!

**Class of 2016 – Your referral program starts following completion of the group shoot and ends March 31^st, 2016. Upon completion of the referral period, you can schedule your senior session using your PERKS! 

Terms & Conditions

• Interested 2015 applicants should submit their application by February 11^th.
• Interested 2016 applicants should submit their application by March 13^th.
• Reps will be chosen and notified by February 13^th and March 15^th by MKP.
• No more than 3 reps per school.
• Parents or legal guardians of the Senior Rep must sign a model release, allowing us to use your images for blogging and advertising purposes.
• Must have a Facebook account.
• A valid Senior Portrait Rep Referral Card must be presented by the referred student in order to receive credit for the referral. 
  
  
  
  
  
  Submit your {application} today! 
  
  

Valentine's Mini Session

Add $10 for an additional child, this will include two additional images. 

Evan | Basic Newborn Session

Sweet little Evan was 10 days new when I was able to spend some time with him yesterday. He was wide awake the entire time during his session -- and hope he gave his momma a good nap following! Here are your previews! 

Completely adorable don't you think?!