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Christina + Jeff // A Dayton Wedding

November 10, 2017 By // by kate

Jeff has damn near 100 first cousins. Yup. You read that right. ONE HUNDRED FIRST COUSINS. (technically, I think it’s 97, but you get the gist) One of those cousins, his wife, and their three kiddos moved to Columbus the same time that we did last year, down to a matter of days difference. Since then, Matt and I have talked about getting together to shoot, and as we’ve been tossing around date ideas, nothing had ever stuck.

So when he called me a couple weeks ago, on I think a Monday, and asked if I wanted to go shoot a wedding with him the following Thursday, which I happened to have open, I was down. I grabbed the closest pen, scribbled it into my planner (seriously, I’d be so lost without that book), and didn’t asked any more questions. Matt told me he’d pick me up at two, and that worked for me.

Day of, he picked me up, and as we drove I was asking Matt the various questions I’d ask anyone I was second shooting for, Are they planning on doing a first look? What about a shot list? Do you know what family portraits are important?

To which he responded with one of the two following answers :: “Dunno”, or, “Not Sure”. Finally, I went with, “So tell me what you know about the wedding. The answer? The address, and the start time.

Awesome.

We got to the park in which the wedding took place, and it blew my mind with how gorgeous it was, the only question I had for Matt at that point was “how open to portraits are they?”

Thankfully, they were down.

We got to play with the light and come up with some awesome portraits.

Emily + Krista // k.H.a. lifestyle photography // Columbus Lifestyle Photographer

July 13, 2017 By // by kate

I met Emily just before Christmas, at Marcellas up on Polaris, and it was this instant click of recognition. She and I started hanging out in the winter sunlight here in Ohio and have been friends since. I knew the first time we met that I was going to get her in front of camera, we just didn’t know when.

Emily + Krista share a big, beautiful, amazing kind of love. #columbusohio #khalifstylephotography Share on X

The love they have for each other fills the room.

This spring, we finally made it happen. (Also, Emily is a dog whipserer like you would not believe. Eddie, the dog who used to be afraid of EVERYONE took right to her, and Otis was right behind him). They don’t even relax on me they way they do with her. It’s fantastic to watch, and it happens eery time she comes over.

ANYHOW.

Watching these two interact is so cool. the love that they have for each other fills the room. Seriously, it rubs off on everyone around them.

Krista started out in front of the camera, and the laughter started flowing. I’m tellin’ ya, thier love fills whatever room they happen to be in.

Arlo, thier furchild, who btw, has (his own Instagram.) even decided that he would let us get a few frames of him as well. You should check it out, it’s fun to watch he and his person Emily on their adventures.

Snuggle sessions, lifestyle sessions, I love this. Being able to put people at ease enough to let down the guard that EVERYONE puts up when they get in front of a camera (professionals aside) down, and let me show them how truly beautiful they are, this is my passion.

Want to schedule a session for you and yours?

Let’s talk.

Emily + Krista

Welcome Home Eliza // Garrison Family Lifestyle // k.H.a. lifestyle photography // Columbus Lifestyle Photographer

May 30, 2017 By // by kate

I met Missy this winter when Heather, Jesi, and I shot her maternity portraits. Missy was a suuuuuper good sport about our creative ideas as well, being willing to wade out in the water at Hoover on the third day of January. In the rain. In a few different dresses. In weather that was hovering just under 40 degrees. Did I mention what a good sport she was?

Once she and her husband Steve welcomed thier new baby girl Eliza to the family, and Avery had settled into his new role of big brother, they invited me into thier home to hang out and capture lifestyle portraits of their newly expanded family for them.

SO. MUCH. FUN.

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Avery and I played with race cars, he showed me how high he can bounce on his bed (with mom’s approval, of course) and got to eat PB&J for lunch.

Eliza is SUCH an adorable little gal, with the COOLEST hair do.

Event Photography

.what to expect.

Event coverage is FUN. I love being able to capture the details of your event, from the fine details of the tables and decor, the Emcee, the presenters, and the signage. I love all of it.

.planning.

I’m a firm believer that in order to capture the truest emotions and the most genuine interactions, the relationship between yourselves and your photographer is hugely important. As such, I like to sit down with my clients, both long time and prospective, over a cup of coffee or a glass of wine at the end of the workday as an initial consultation for all events.

Once we’ve both decided that we’re a good fit, we’ll walk through k.H.a. lifestyle photography’s event photography contract, both signing, a retainer of 50% of your total package will be paid, and then the planning starts.

Email me your ideas, link me into your Pinterest board, or tag us @k.h.a.lifestylephotography on Instagram. Send me links to articles that has shots you like, my only goal for your day is to make sure that you love the final images. I can best serve you when I have a crystal clear idea of what you’re wanting.

.product delivery.

Once your event has been captured, it will take me no longer than two weeks to develop & finalize your gallery. Once it’s complete, we’ll have a reveal session at which you will select the images for the products you wish to order. After all selections have been made, it will be approximately two weeks until delivery.

This is where event photography can vary a bit from a normal portrait session. Depending on the coverage options and package that is built, a digital gallery may be made available as well.

Questions? Let’s sit down for a cup of coffee!