Capturing your memories for lifetimes.

Print Yo’ Photos

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Collaborating with my clients to create heirloom artwork that they and their families will be able to pass down through generations is LIFE. Seriously. Life.

IB Art kicked off not only my study of the interplay of emotion and art through documentary photography, but the actual creation and expression of my own body of work. From there, a degree in psychology.

Print Yo’ Photos

I’ve documented my life, and by proxy, the lives of those around me since I was 16 years old, and studied emotions since I was 18.

(For those of you keeping score, that means I’ve had a camera in hand for more than half of my life.)

Enter Lifestyle Documentary

Sessions are built around celebrating and documenting who you are.

Want to do it up Black Tie? GREAT. Want to kick it and cuddle on the couch in sweats with steaming hot mugs and piles of books? FANTASTIC. Digital Nomad? YUP.

We can do that, too.

The saying that “You’ll never know the true value of a photograph until it’s gone.”, you can’t know how true that is, until you do.

Show up in photos. Take up that space. Then print them, hang them on your walls, set them on the shelves in your office.

Document your moments, because this life is not a dress rehearsal.

Top 100 In The World | Shoot & Share 2018

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Shoot And Share Contest ResultsShoot & Share 2018 | Contest Results

Ya’ll remember last year’s Shoot & Share contest, the one that I entered at the 11th hour, and did so with a wing and prayer, and, how stoked I was for this year’s contest. Like last year, once voting opened, it becomes almost all consuming. And in the best way possible. Friends vote, husbands vote, wives vote, family votes, and you’d better believe that screenshots are sent back and forth when we recognize our friends work.

As we’re all voting, and working, and running errands, and meeting with clients, and cooking, we’re also watching our heart counts rise. Keep in mind that heart counts do not equate to votes, not by a long shot, but they do let you know that you’re still in the running.  Which, right around when the round advances is something that is watched like a hawk.

This year, as the rounds rolled one into the next, my heart count kept going up. And I kept getting screen shots from friends, letting me know what they’d seen while voting. And then it kept going.

While absolutely a large focus of our professional lives (ahem. let’s be real here for a second, it becomes a big presence in all parts of our lives) we do also have other things that occupy significant space on the professional lists of things we all have going while the contest itself is running, and as such, the fact that I still had photos in the running into the best of the best round.

Holy. F*ck.

Having photos in the Best of the Best round, that means that I had photos that were finalists. And thanks to the fantastic friends that send me screen shots of what they’d seen while voting, I had more than one that made it. I had three.

THREE.

Three of the 50 photos that I entered into the Shoot and Share contest this year, made it to the top 100 of their category.  This year, 11,351 photographers entered 413,065 photos, from across the world. That’s almost a half of a million photos, and I had three place as finalists.

 

It’s taken me a while to process that fact, to really get it, and it didn’t fully sink in until recently when I was asked in a soundly snarky tone, “Well, top 100 by who’s count?”.  The world, dude. The world. And generally, photographers across the world.  To say that I’m proud, that barely begins to touch it.

I can’t wait to see what next February brings.

 

k.H.a. Lifestyle Photography WPPI

 

Want to work with me? Send me an email! hello@khalifestylephotography.com

Expertise.com // Top 19 Maternity Photographers of Columbus // Third Year in a Row

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Expertise.com’s Top 19 Maternity Photographers of Columbus

For the second year in a row we here at k.H.a.lifestyle.photography have been named to Expertise.com’s best maternity photographers of Columbus’ list!

Each year, the folks at Expertise.com rank photographers across more than 25 variables across the following five metrics, reputation, credibility, experience, availability, and professionalism. To say that I’m flattered to be among such talent, for the second year in a row doesn’t even touch it.

The email went out a couple of days ago, to those of us on this years list, and it was so much fun to find not only my name on this list, but that of two good friends as well. Being able to text them, and share this feeling and moment of pride with them when I found their names on the list at well made my heart happy.

We’ve been in Columbus for 18 months, and to be able to call these amazing photographers friends, makes moving to Columbus just that much sweeter.

A Boutique Experience

A session in front of my camera is unlike any other experience that you’ll have with any other photographer.

I promise.

Whether it’s been a while since you’ve had your head shots updated, you’re expecting, engaged, or simply want to document the beauty of your everyday ordinary.

Read more about last years Top 19 by clicking {{HERE}}

Kind Words & Accolades

It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.

-Eve Arnold

Kind Words & Accolades

“I had, and will continue to have the greatest experience with Kate and k.H.a Lifestyle Photography. Kate is by far one of the best photographers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. My fiancé and I did a photo shoot to have some engagement pictures, along with some more professional pics for the Christmas cards and family. The overall experience was professional, timely, I didn’t even have to think about it! It didn’t even seem like we were having pictures done it was so natural! Kate was great at giving directions, as well as eager to hear other suggestions and input. Even the dog had a great time! (Really, my dog had so much fun!) I’m more than pleased to have Kate as my Forever photographer and would recommend her to everyone! Kate and her crew will be shooting my wedding this coming April and I can’t wait to look back at the moments she captures on my day. Kate, I can’t wait for April, and I can’t wait to have you capture all the moments ahead for me! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!” 

– Amy

Amy + Storr. #khalifestylephotography #kathrynheitkamp

“Kate found out that she was going to be my photographer for our wedding with approximately 16 hours notice after our previous photographer back out less than 24hrs before the wedding. After calming me down and helping me to stop crying we went over the list photographs that were most important but I trusted her to just take the bull by the horns and go with whatever her vision was. That was the best decision I ever made. She showed up at the venue ready to promptly at 9 am and just started shooting! Kate was everywhere at once doing exactly what we needed! Her energy and vibe were really fun, easy, and relaxing. My wedding photos are way more than I ever imagined they could be and we have Kate to thank for that! She also got two other wedding bookings from my guest as they loved her energy and vibe. Kate captures something in her photography that is special and you don’t see every day. I would highly recommend k.H.a. Lifestyle Photography to everyone for their special day!!!!”

-Randall

Randall + Sugar #khalifestylephotography #kathrynheitkamp #onelove

“Absolutely one of the best times. Great eye for composition. Has the ability to catch the slightest quickest moment and capture it perfectly. What a gift!!! Huge talent that will go so far by blessing others with moments captured perfectly. Thank you!! Highly recommend! Plus she just made it so fun wasn’t ever awkward or uncomfortable. Just the perfect time.”

-Erin

Erin + Brandon #khalifestylephotography #cannonbeach #kathrynheitkamp

“Oh sooo cute!!! Dude, we just finished looking at pics! UNREAL! Knocked it outta the park sista!! SOOOOOOO amazing!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!”

-Darcy

Darcy + Sanjit #khalifestylephotography #kathrynheitkamp

“Unreal, you are the best!”

-Sanjit

“Kate, thank you for your hard work! You are amazing! I can’t wait to spread the word to the world. You captured not only Victoria’s physical beauty despite her insecurities, but also the brilliant light that shines from within her. The whole experience has been terrific, I’m really grateful.”

-Kim

“Kate’s ability to capture beautiful moments at just the right time has lead to some of the most beautiful pictures of my family (and myself) that I have ever seen. When taking family pictures she put all of my three little ones at ease which made my life so easy (imagine that!) and the pictures stunning. My recommendation of Kate is unqualified. Simply put-she is amazing and I look very forward to working with her again. Thank you so much”

-Alayna

“Kate is so easy to work with. She fun to chat with which helps relax everyone so she’s able to capture some genuine emotion. She was very accomodating with clothing changes. She was well prepared with the backdrops she wanted and our whole experience had a very smooth flow. Fun times!”

-Naveed