Kim Kalyn Photography » Portrait Session

Mr. Linden is on the move !!

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:45:33 +0000

Things I loved about this family: they smile and laugh constantly, their happiness is contagious, they were up for anything, they trusted my vision for their photos completely, they had so many great ideas, and they were completely easy-going. Attitudes like that make my job a breeze! This session could not have seemed less like ‘work’ if I tried. We spent the session just trying to keep up with little Mr. Linden who is on the move now. Between fits of giggles and running away from mom and dad we captured this family just simply being themselves. I love these images. They just feel so good to me. Mel and Dave I hope you love them too!

Thank you for being so incredibly fun to work with ! I hope we get to do it again sometime

A few more for Jadine

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:15:19 +0000

Jadine is so excited about her photos it’s adorable !! I had to post just a few more for her

Favourite Things Friday

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:28:24 +0000

I was sitting on my back deck soaking in the sun (wearing sunscreen of course!) enjoying a blue freezie and trying to decide what I should post for this weeks Favourite Things. There was the cute new dress I have my eye on at Ruche, or the soft serve ice cream at the Beacon Drive Inn, or my iPhone apps I couldn’t live without. Even though I could write a post on any of those, I had the strong urge to give into my brownie craving and post my favourite brownie recipe in the world.

Those of you who have not heard of the Smitten Kitchen food blog MUST check it out. However, I must warn you that you may end up spending hours crusing Deb’s blog and drooling over her amazing creations. This blog inspires me to cook and create in the kitchen. I may even go so far to say that I may have a slight obsession with this site. I am a food blog addict. Admission is the first step, right ?!

So if you love cooking or baking I guarantee you will love her site. I first made these brownies about six months ago. I made them 3 times in that first week. I promise I didn’t eat them all myself. But I could have! They are so delish. They are the perfect combination of moist and chewy and will satisfy that chocolate craving in a heartbeat. I have brought them to parties and baked them as thank you gifts and they are always a huge hit. So if you want to make THE BEST brownies please click this link to chocolate heaven.

You will not be disappointed !!

And because every post is better with a picture. Her is a quick teaser for Mel and Dave of their super cute little man, Linden. Seriously, how cute is this ?!

Balloons, bubbles and blue skies

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:06:37 +0000

I was so happy when Jadine contacted me for another family photo session. I have had the pleasure of watching her adorable kiddies grow, and documenting another year of their amazing family was such a treat. I can’t believe how much they have changed. Even their personalities are so different now! Jarret talking away and taking the lead. Teyha showing us her sassy attitude and strutting her stuff. I couldn’t believe it. Wow, the changes in one year are really incredible.

Jadine went all out planning for their session and it really paid off. She was so organized! The outfits were SO super cute (just look at Teyha’s pearls, diva sunglasses and flower headband!) and she brought plenty of fun props to keep her little ones playing and having fun.

Thank you guys for asking me to capture these special images for you. I am always honoured.

Megan + Baby

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:53:48 +0000

Megan is due any moment now! The official due date is this Thursday, but I know Megan is hoping the little Miss makes her arrival earlier than expected. She is being such a trooper, but saying that she has been feeling a tad uncomfortable is an understatement.

I have been so fortunate to work with Megan’s family on several occasions now and I was once again honoured to document this incredible time in her and Aiden’s life.

I am so excited for the two of you. Your fun-loving, easy-going and super positive spirits will just make you such amazing parents. I know it

So excited to meet your little Miss.

xo Kim

Krista & Karl {Engaged}

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:37:03 +0000

He holds her hand as she walks along the log and tells her to watch her step to avoid the sharp branch poking out of a piece of driftwood. We can still hear Sophie, their beautiful puppy, whimpering in the car as we walk further away. Once she knew we weren’t going far she relaxed and curled up on the seat and waited patiently for our return. Karl looks so lovingly at Krista and they laugh as she continues to whisper “I love you”, over and over. It really is too cute!

I am a sucker for love and these two had me ooohing and ahhhing at how stinking adorable they are together.

Here are just a few of my favourites. I hope you like them!

Karl set up the above pose and I love it

Jasmine Star Workshop

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:06:54 +0000

This week I was in Orange County as one of the few lucky attendees at Jasmine *’s Workshop. If you have been following my blog for awhile you will know that I am a huge fan of Jasmine’s work and her incredible business savvy. I had met her for the first time back in March at Image Quest and I was so excited to learn from her again and hopefully absorb as much knowledge as I could in this short period of time. I was really impressed with how much ground we were able to cover and I really walked away feeling recharged, inspired and full of ideas.

As part of the workshop we were fortunate to be able to work with the most beautiful couple Joe and Jihan Cerda. These two are SMOKIN hot !! Besides being ridiculously good looking they are sweet as pie to boot. Jihan’s gorgeous make up was done by the one and only Vivian of All Made Up and the incredible black cala lilly bouquet was created by Carissa of JL Designs.

It was such a pleasure to meet so many other photographers. I was happy to see some familiar faces at the workshop. I had the pleasure of meeting Jonda Spurbeck at the Red Leaf Studios Workshop, and I had met Mikaela Ruth at Image Quest back in March. You can check out there awesome work HERE and HERE.

If you are curious to know a bit more about Jasmine and the workshop you can check out my previous post HERE, or click to learn more about her workshops HERE.

Now on to the hotness!

PS – thank you to Rosie for sending me this lovely free action for rounded corners from the Coffee Shop. What do you think of the change ??

Jihan you are simply stunning.

Jas you are so GORG

Out of the Office

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:21:47 +0000

I have been SO excited to write this post for the past month. Tomorrow I am leaving for a few days to head to Orange County, California, for the Jasmine Star Workshop! I met Jasmine for the first time back in March at the Image Quest Conference in Vancouver. I was starstuck – no pun intended! I have been a HUGE fan of Jasmine’s work and business savvy since I first discovered her work a few years ago. Jasmine is incredibly well known in the wedding photography world and she is an inspiration to photographers all around the globe. Jasmine took the world by storm with her crisp, fresh, fun and editorial inspired imagery and her amazing talent of marketing and branding. Her incredibly down-to-earth personality, coupled with her fabulous sense of humour and openness to share, has sparked a fanatic following. I am so excited to attend her workshop and meet the other fantastic photographers who are attending as well.

I want to leave you with a few more images from the adorable session I shot with the super talented Michelle Loewen. Thanks again Michelle for inviting me along! I hope we can do it again soon

I know the focus isn’t the best in this shot, but I just love it !

An abandoned ship, gumboots and pirate hats … need I say more?

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:37:46 +0000

On Friday evening I had the pleasure of being invited along to shoot a fabulous session with my friend and fantastic photographer, Michelle Loewen. This is just a quick teaser with more to come soon, I promise!

Verbena Floral Design – Bloom to Bucket to Bouquet {Part II}

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:47:11 +0000

I have been editing away trying to narrow down the images for this post, and it was HARD. I have a passion and love for flowers, so you can imagine that I wanted to post them all !!

If you missed part one of this fun session you can find it HERE. I had so much fun working with Vanessa and Jenny of Verbena Floral Design on day two of their session. As we had covered the bloom and bucket part of this series in session one, part two was all about the beautiful bouquet and some fun shots of these awesome ladies along the way.

We started the day at their gorgeous studio which is located right on the water just off of Beach Drive. With views like that I have no idea how they get any work done, honestly!

A tip for their brides – they are easily bribed with Diet Coke, deluxe cheesy popcorn, and cupcakes Ladies after my own heart !

As always, I love hearing your comments so feel free to leave some comment love down below.