Kim Jones Photography

As most of you know by now, we will be expecting our third child pretty much any day now!  My due date is only a few days away and we can’t wait to find out if our baby is a boy or a girl!  Any guesses?  Your guess is as good as mine!

I just finished my last photo shoot a week ago and all of my edits for client photo sessions are officially done as of yesterday!  As a quick update, I’ll be taking about three months off to spend with our baby, but will start taking photos again after the holidays sometime in January.  I will, of course, be posting photos of my own little cutie and can’t wait to share his/her newborn images with you!

I know from prior experience that I will have less time to devote to projects and things on my “to do list” in the upcoming weeks, so I have been working diligently to make some needed changes to my website and overall marketing.  I updated the colors and logo on my web page as well as posted several new photos to the online galleries.  Maybe an image from your session made the cut!

Over the past year or so, I have narrowed my photography scope and have recently decided to strictly concentrate on maternity, newborn, kid and family sessions.  I may still take on other types of shoots as they come up (engagements, weddings, seniors, etc), but most of the work you will be seeing on my Facebook page, blog and website galleries will all center around pregnancy, babies, kids and families.  Please take a look around at my updated website and let me know what you think!

http://kimjonesphotography.com

There are a few projects I have been working on really diligently so that I can be more hands on with my infant in a few weeks.  One of those was aimed at looking through all my images from the past few years and picking the best ones to post in my website galleries.  I have to say that as I culled through all my work,  I was amazed how much I have changed as a photographer!  I am using less black and white now and definitely concentrating on creating beautiful images with bright or true-to-life colors.  Previously, I added more yellow in my photos for a “dramatic effect” and now I like to accurately represent the environment in which the photos were taken.  Look at an example of the difference in my work from 2012 and 2013.

It’s also amazing what a difference a year can make in the year of a child! I recently took photos again for the Baca family and was loved to see how much their little daughter, Gia, had grown and changed in year!  Not only does she look older, but she’s got shorter hair and is also wearing some super cute, stylish glasses!  It is always such an honor to be asked to photograph families year after year and continue our relationship together!

Over the last year, I’ve made more and more connections with other moms that also take photos and it’s been so refreshing!  One of those wonderful people is my friend, Mary.  She and I have actually been friends for years, but it was only recently, with my newest pregnancy, did we get the opportunity to start spending more and more time together.  We’ve had a few coffee dates to talk about my upcoming birth photos (she’s in charge of those!) and of course anything else photo- , kid- or even husband-related.  The refreshing part is having a friend who just gets the things you struggle with or loves the same thing you love!

I recently did a session with Mary and her family and was so pleased when she wanted to do something a little more urban.  I think that is more of my “thing” lately!  As much as I love outdoor settings for photos, it is also important to mix it up and challenge me to do something different!  We went to downtown Boulder and walked (and played!) around the alleys and streets behind the Pearl Street Mall.  As any photo mommy knows, photos with your little ones are priceless.  We just don’t get in front of the camera enough!