The KJ Blog

Alexis and Nate’s Engagement Session!

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:23:05 +0000

We had a wonderful time photographing Alexis and Nate! I can’t wait for the wedding as it will take place at the Texas Automotive Museum and will be full of great photo ops! We did a little bit of everything on this shoot and even got to play with a very cool 1957 Jaguar! Take a look…

Baylor University Basketball Portraits

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:36:44 +0000

As you guys may know, Baylor University basketball is having quite the year! Both the men’s and women’s teams are currently undefeated and very highly ranked in the country! I had the chance to photograph a few of their elite athletes for US Presswire the other day and thought that I would share a few.

The athletes I photographed were Perry Jones III, Quincy Miller, Brittney Griner, and Odyssey Sims. Not only are these guys some of the top athletes in the country, but they were also very fun to photograph! I did have my IPAD with me and shot directly to it so that everyone could see the shots as we took them and make any necessary adjustments on the fly. As the norm with athletes, I usually get about 10 to 15 minutes tops with each one, so I have to get what I want really fast! Those of you that know me know that I can’t just do “normal” portraits as I want to always create something very cool and different.

I used 3 Profoto D1 Air units fired by the Air remote system and as usual, it worked flawlessly! The recycle times are super fast and the color and consistency of the light is truly amazing! If you have not used the D1 Air system yet, I’d highly recommend you try it out for yourself!

Here are a few highlights from the shoot…

Here is a cool shot of Perry that I like!

I got a really cool shot of Quincy throwing a behind the back pass here!

A few closeups of Perry and Quincy. LOVE the catchlight in the eyes!

Simply put, Brittney Griner is probably the best women’s college basketball player in the country.

And a really high intensity black and white shot…

Some portraits of Odyssey and Brittney.

And some of the guys…

Since I have already been getting lots of setup questions for the action shots, here is what my setup looked like…

If anyone has any other questions, feel free to comment or ask here.

Thx!

Kevin

The FREE “I DO” Event for Photographers!

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:41:17 +0000

I will be speaking about all my new marketing tactics on January 11th at 12pm cst!!

To Register for FREE, simply click on the following link and sign up!! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!!

Also, I am giving away a FREE Save the Date Template!! Click this link if you wish to download it for FREE!!

Amy and Brian’s Engagement Session!

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:13:32 +0000

Yes, I know…I have been a bad blogger! I have literally tons of sessions and exciting events to blog and plan to do it over the next couple of months! I thought I would kick it off with the super fun engagement session of Amy and Brian! We went to the Dallas Arboretum and then a local park for these. Amy had a TON of ideas that she wanted to try(I LOVE when my couples have ideas as I am pretty much fair game!), so it made the whole session lots of fun!

Here are a just a few highlights…

Ross and Rebecca’s Engagement Session

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:33:01 +0000

Ross and Rebecca did their engagement session in Fort Worth a few weeks ago!! We shot around Sundance Square and as you can see, we had a lot of fun! Here are a few faves…

Is this not the cutest Save The Date Photo ever?

Heather and Blaine’s Wedding at the Warwick Melrose Hotel!

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:24:06 +0000

Last week, my good friend Jeremy and I photographed the wonderful wedding of Heather and Blaine at the Warwick Melrose Hotel in Dallas. The ceremony was on the second floor balcony with the reception in the ballroom on the first floor. Bethany and her staff at the Melrose made sure that the whole day went as planned!(I can't wait to work with her again!).

It was good to also work with my good friends Anita Haar(Hair/Makeup) and Lauren Kitchens(the beautiful cakes) as well! It was my first time to work with Jackie Vail of the Wedding Vail and she did a fabulous job!!(Hopefully we can work together again soon!)

Heather and Blaine looked amazing and are truly one of the nicest couples I have ever worked with!! We got a ton of great shots as well, so here are a few highlights…

Ceremony/Reception – Bethany Bustin/Warwick Melrose Hotel

Hair/Makeup – Anita Haar/Elan

Cakes – Lauren/Fancy Cakes by Lauren

Floral – Jackie Vail/Wedding Vail

Rachel and Justin’s Wedding at the Palladium Ballroom!

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:19:20 +0000

Last week, I had the chance to photograph Rachel and Justin's GORGEOUS wedding at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas. It was my first time to do a wedding there, but I definitely hope that it's not the last! I definitely want to thank all of the vendors who made this wedding a dream to photograph! I especially want to thank Beth Berk of M&M Special Events for overseeing everything and making sure that all went according to plan! I can't wait to work with her again!

Wedding Coordinator – Beth Berk – M&M Specialevents

Palladium/Gilleys – Amber Richey

Wedding Hotel – The Belmont

Videographer – Kelley Crowder – Elle Films

Pianist – Tom McDermott

The Three Waiters

Band 1 – Jay Boy Adams

Band 2 – Vegas Stars

Florist – M&M Special Events

Cake – Panini Bakery

Rachel and Justin looked amazing and all of their friends and family were so much fun to be around!

Here are a few highlights from the day…

Now that the wedding is over, I can finally share some of Rachel's STUNNING bridal portraits as well!

Congrats again Rachel and Justin!! I should have the whole wedding online in a couple of weeks.

Published in Sports Illustrated!!

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:29:08 +0000

It's funny as I have had my work published in just about every major newspaper and magazine around the country, but I have never had anything appear in Sports Illustrated until this week! It has always been one of my lifelong dreams to get a big image published in the magazine!(I pretty much got into photography after seeing all the great photos in Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News.)

When I found out that my image of David Beckham passing the ball in the middle of a torrential downpour made the magazine, I was so excited!! I was blessed to get some images of my feature shoot with Cowboys All-Pro Demarcus Ware published in The Sporting News earlier this year, so I am definitely on cloud nine these days! You can see the behind the scenes of that shoot here.

Anyway, I thought I would share the good news with everyone! Here is the layout on page 50 of this week's issue…

Lacey and Brett’s Grapevine Engagement Session

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:58:28 +0000

I have tons of sessions from the last few months to blog and so I figured that I'd start with Lacey and Brett's engagement session that we shot in Grapevine. As you can see, we went all over and got some pretty cool shots on the trains, etc….

Melissa and Brian’s Wedding at Marty Leonard Chapel

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:06:09 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to photograph a very intimate wedding in Fort Worth with my buddy Jeremy Gilliam. Brian and Melissa are from Houston and got married in Fort Worth with the ceremony at the Marty Leonard Chapel and the reception at the Van Cliburn Recital Hall. Despite the rain near the end, it was a gorgeous day and we captured some great moments! It was also great to work with our buddy Susie Gray Uphues again! Here are some highlights…

This is a great idea for you brides out there.(Hint Hint). Love the custom hanger! Much better than some provided by the dress shops!

Congratulations Brian and Melissa! I should have the whole wedding edited in a couple of weeks.