New blog -- coming soon

Hi everyone. We are at a standstill blogging over here.

We are saving all our posts for our new blog-site... so there will be something to read when it goes live Jan. 5th or 6th... we will be sad to say goodbye to our nice little free blogger blog but happy with our fabulous custom blog-site.

Merry Christmas from the Clarks

A copy of our Holiday card...

Thanks for the photos, Dawn Kish Photography

Kathy + Andy | Sedona, AZ | Rancho Los Lagos

Kathy & Andy came to Sedona all the way from London to get married! Kathy was positively giddy around Andy and even during the ceremony you could see how much fun these two have together. The entire wedding was outdoors, which was gorgeous but a tad cold toward the evening hours. At Rancho Los Lagos in Sedona we are able to drive up to a spectacular view of Cathedral Rock. There are so many great shots from this event, you have to view the slideshow. Details for this event were coordinated by Weddings in Sedona and included Simply Delicious, and Showstoppers. Congratulations!

Laura + Nate | Flagstaff, AZ

Laura and Nate were married on a beautiful October day here in Flagstaff. It was a tad chillier than they had hoped but Forest Highlands has a fantastic backup location: the Meadow clubhouse and I have to tell you, I LOVED it. Beautiful chairs, cozy fireplace, windows everywhere and of course made a gorgeous 'aisle carpet' of flowers. Everyone stayed warm and it was really lovely. Nate won some serious brownie points by surprising Laura with a vacation planned for 2009 in Greece. If every groom could pull that rabbit out of a hat on the wedding day, you would be smiling like Laura.

slideshow is at the bottom of this post. or click here for a new window to view it larger.

Holiday Card Mini Session

There are still a few more sessions available for Monday and Tuesday afternoon for the Holiday Card Mini Session. Call our studio now to reserve your spot. 928.225.2511

Scroll down to get the details.

Jake Bacon and Family Christmas cards

I photographed Jake Bacon's family the other day. He helps me second shoot weddings from time to time. He's the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Sun newspaper.

This session was a good example of making the house location work for us. One of my favorite things is to shoot inside and outside the family's house. Often, I can find little nooks that make for great portraits. Later, in terms of family history, these photographs will carry great importance. It's the house where your first baby was born or where you got married and made so many memories together. It's important that the house not be forgotten as a part of your family history!

Mini Session & Holiday Card Special

For all of you who have yet to get a Holiday card together-- we have a great last minute opportunity for you to schedule a mini photo shoot at our studio. We are using a simple red wall that can be either red or gray (if you opt for black and white).

Here's how it works: We are offering 5 mini portrait sessions at our studio this Saturday, Monday and Tuesday afternoons - December 13th, 15th & 16th starting at 2:30PM. Each session will last no longer than 20 minutes.

The special session fee will be $125 and includes a set of 25 cards and envelopes. Additional sets of 25 cards are available for $75

What to wear: Black tops looked good for our trial session and is always flattering but solid colored tops will do. Consider that the background is red and try not to wear white.

You will be able to choose the photo from your session that afternoon to add to your choice of holiday cards. We are offering three options of cards for this shoot.

option 1: plain folded textured linen card with photo on front with 2 line custom greeting on the inside.

option 2: flat 5x7 card with photo inset to template below. 2 lines of custom text on the back of card

option 3: flat 5x7 card with photo inset to template below. 2 lines of custom text on the back of card

Call our studio today to book your session. 928-225-2511 or email us at cameron at cameronkellystudio dot com

Just a note--- We personally send New Year cards. It takes the stress out of trying to get something in the mail before December 25th.

Family Christmas Photos

We had a quick mini session for a family Christmas card for one of my best college girlfriends and her family. Their kids were so fun and cute. I’m going to miss these guys terribly when they move at the end of the year. Thanks Camille!!

WPJA Q3 contest

Won an 11th place for this cool toasting photo of Joni and James. 11th is better than 20th I guess. Tough competition.

My little One

My daughter Naomi, 5 years old, is in her first year of ballet and had the opportunity to be in the Nutcracker this year. I feel like I've transitioned into a whole new world of motherhood this week. My baby is a little girl. It's so much fun! I snuck in for a few photos during their dress rehearsal to play with the new D3- these were all hand held shot at 6400 ISO. Not too bad.

Flag Live mini Feature

We are featured in this week's Flag Live for the art walk.

Maternity Shoot

Another faboulous looking mother to be.....

Baby Talia

Sneak peak at sweet little Talia born a few weeks ago. I had the wonderful opportunity to visit just two weeks after her birth. She came a little early, but perfect as can be.

Fall Preview-- playing Blog catch up!

I fell behind on the ole' blog. There I said it. It's tough to keep the 10,000 image workflow fast and furious. I'm still catching my breath after delivering a baby, adjusting to a new baby... remodeling and opening a new studio downtown.

I'm spending the winter catching up! As I poured over wedding images tonight, I got teary -- no, I really did. I do love my job and sometimes when I spend some time with the photographs it calms me... I've been stressed out lately. I can't wait for you all to see your images... there are some priceless moments in here and I just did a cursory edit.

I picked some fun images to show here. You are all truly beautiful. I was honored to witness so much true love this fall.

McKinley-Johnson Oct. 11, 2008

Here are a few great photos to get you up to date...


Alprin-Stowe - Oct. 12



Vega- Hallner Oct. 19, 2008



Roides-Golob Nov. 1, 2008