Journal
Session recaps, style tips, behind-the-scenes moments, and everything else happening at Emily Kathryn Photography.
When Should You Book Senior Photos in Virginia?
Most of my seniors book in the spring of junior year and shoot in summer or early fall. The season by season logic, plus how to catch up if you are behind.
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What to Wear for Senior Pictures
Start with one outfit that feels like the everyday you, add one dressed up look, and build the rest around solid colors and real texture. The full logic, plus what to leave home.
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How to Choose a Senior Photographer
Look at full galleries instead of highlight reels, ask how the session is directed, and decide what you want on the wall before you compare anyone. A working checklist.
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Raegan: 2019 Altavista High Senior Portraits
Seven outfits, two towns, and a country girl who knew exactly what she wanted. Raegan's 2019 Altavista High senior session ended at the farm fence line.
Read MoreThe New Home of Emily Kathryn Photography in Chatham, VA
In 2018 the studio moved from Altavista to 10 North Main Street in Chatham, a former Planters Bank and Trust building with the vault still inside.
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Faith: 2019 Gretna High Senior Portraits
Faith danced for fifteen years before her senior session, so we built the afternoon around it. A burgundy top, a friend's farm, and the shoes that tell.
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A Valentine's Styled Shoot with Ellery
A cold, windy afternoon, one senior named Ellery, and a styled Valentine's shoot with a point: showing a teenager what everyone else already sees.
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The First Shoot of 2019
The first session of 2019 was a New Year's shoot with Braelyn and Brianna. It rained the whole time, so we worked fast and got the glam set anyway.
Read MoreYour Turn
Every one of these started with somebody sending a note. Tell me who you are and what you have in mind.
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