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.

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.

Just for Fun

Ijust wanted to give a little update on our crazy business merger, studio opening and phone, email, webpage and general computer chaos!!

We moved into our cute little space the first week of October and so far the transition has been ...well... umm...less than productive. It took a miracle to get our phone number ported. The webpage is a little behind schedule, which caused (and is still causing) some interesting email mishaps and an overall general stress level that I don't wish upon anyone. Every morning Cameron and I come to work and make the statement that some day, life will resume as normal.I have a feeling that it may never come.

However; we do try and have fun every now and again. This morning we were the ones behind the camera for a change --and in the process I snapped a few fun photos of Cameron.

Below is one of the great canvas prints we will have hanging at the Party this Thursday night. I love HUGE prints.

Cheers!! - Jamelle

Jamelle Kelly

Meet Jamelle Kelly, my new business partner and amazing woman. Jamelle lives here in Flagstaff with her husband Jeff and their 5 year-old daughter Naomi. She put the Kelly in Cameron + Kelly Studios and I am so glad to have her on board. Here are a couple cute shots of Jamelle from our Oct. 19 wedding we shot at L'Auberge. The lovely, Karen Lynn in the background.

Yes, Jamelle shoots Nikon and I shoot Canon, but it works for us. Since I used to be a Nikon shooter, I fondly looked over her shoulder as she used her D3 for the first time this weekend. Can't wait to see those images at 24,000,000 ISO.

Drop Jamelle a little welcome, comment... she would love to hear from you! Meet her in person at our Studio Opening Nov. 13, 2008! It's coming up fast!

Baby Dreyson

Newborns can be so CUTE, especially if you get one like Dreyson who sleeps all the time. We usually shoot newborns inside the home- in this case on mom's bed.

A little note on photographing a newborn baby photo session. It's always best to catch newborns in the first two weeks i.e by day 14. So please schedule before the baby is born to be sure to get on the calendar... we'll be flexible.

Laurie

We are wrapping up High School Senior season! Laurie was tons of fun and we took a few photos right outside the new studio and then headed to the pool. Laurie's a swimmer at Flag High and wanted to include some pool shots. We love to incorporate fun parts of your lifestyle in these shoots. Unfortunately the weather was... ummm pretty darn COLD!! and the outdoor pool is no longer heated, but AMAZING laurie jumped in and tried her hardest to look warm and cute. I think she pulled it off quite nicely. Tons of fun!! Thanks Susan and Laurie **side note, we copied this great old Robert Lacy image of Grace Kelly in a pool for this one, thanks for the suggestion, Kate (Cameron's sister)**

Genevieve - Seniors!!

Gen who has been waiting so patiently for her proofs- what an awesome girl. I have no idea what it is, but Gen reminds me of myself when I was senior for some reason- I only spent an hour with her, but I guess I just connected. We shot over at Jackson's Grill, which turned out to be a new and fun place for a portrait session. Thanks Steve for letting us roam the property.

Tess

A few more high school seniors in the blogging line. Tess was tons of fun along with her posse of girlfriends for moral support. I think you look simply beautiful Tess!!

Twins! Seniors

Another post from Jamelle via me. Jamelle, chime in here for details on these twins...

Leigh & Blake- Maternity

I shot Blake and Leigh's wedding a few years back and it was fun to be a part of another special time in their life. They are such a fun and beautiful couple. I can't wait to photograph baby Call in another month or so.

Thanks Leigh,
Jamelle

Hess Family Shoot

Jamelle shot these too...

High School Seniors & Jamelle Kelly

In case you have missed the news, I will be officially joining Cameron's photo biz in a little less than 3 weeks. We will officially become Cameron + Kelly Studios. So, I thought I would introduce myself... I'm Jamelle Kelly. I've been working with Cameron this past year and we have decided to merge our photo businesses and build off each others strengths. (As Cameron has already mentioned and more on the studio space update later) We will size these photos larger, later today... slight technical difficulty...blogger!

I've been keeping busy with high school senior portraits the past few weeks as yearbook deadlines are quickly approaching... This is beautiful Jordan from Sinagua High School.

Love those eyes!!!

Cheers!!

the Kelly in Cameron + Kelly | meet Jamelle

Jamelle is so cute! I just love this shot of her on our way up to shoot some fun portraits on Oct. 19th and another in the red rocks getting low. Jamelle is such a pleasure to work with. We are a good team-- she keeps me focused. I am so excited for 2009! It's going to be a great year. Meet her in person at our Grand Opening party Thursday Nov. 13!