Ten years ago I showed up scared, nervous, and uneasy to my first portrait photo session. The photographer, Denise Andrade, put me at ease immediately and what followed was an experience that truly blew my heart wide open to myself. The photos that resulted from our time together helped me SEE myself with more clarity, compassion and beauty. Hello, awakening! Some of those photos can be seen here. I was 32 years old and truly taking flight into a version of myself (an artist!) that had been waiting for me my whole life.
Fast forward ten years and I recently found myself in front of the lens again, but this time with Heidi and Tara, the truly stunning souls behind In Her Image Photography. I’ve been doing a bit of re-branding over here for my business (more on that later) and it was time to get some new fresh imagery.
Once again, I was astonished how cracked open I was by the experience of being seen, truly SEEN. What a gift it is to have your essence not only seen but captured in stunning, gorgeous photos. If you ever have an opportunity to work with Heidi and Tara, I can’t recommend it enough. They were loving, gracious, fierce about their vision, and ridiculously talented. I can’t wait to do it again in a few years!
I thought I would share some of my favorites with you!
Thank you, Heidi + Tara. I am grateful and I know that these photos will be cherished by me and my family always. Thank you for the permission to shine, to step deeper into my skin despite insecurities, to celebrate this very moment of my life.
XO,
Kelly Rae
These are beautiful! They really capture your essence and your joy! I love the movement and energy in all of them!
Kelly Rae, I absolutely love it that you have your glasses on while jumping on the bed! Haha! These are lovely, fresh and bursting with the beautiful light that you are. Just looking at them makes me happy.
xx Shelly Lang
Lovely!
These are absoluting stunning, riveting photos… of an absolutely joyful, fresh-faced, full-of-goodness-and-light woman! WOW. What fun, and what a pleasure to see. Kudos to you, Kelly Rae, and to your amazing photographers! Thank you for sharing your delightful self.
Thank you so much! It was such an honor to work with In Her Image, I love that I finally got to share these with the world!
Truly gorgeous Kelly Rae. You are so beautiful and you just *SHINE*. As Mary Anne said, what a wonderful reminder that we should be who we are. As always, thanks for sharing your soul with us.
I love these. It’s all about the movement in them! And that you are being yourself!
Thank you!!
Beautiful! Joyful! Embracing you as YOU! Thank you for that reminder to us all.
Beautiful photos of a beautiful person!
Thank you!
Your presence fills in all the perimeters with such light! A joy to see!
Beautiful inside and out Kelly! xo
Such joy filled images. Lovely
Beautiful!
So much joy in these photos!! Made my morning. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous photos with us.
thanks for sharing your early link to sabrina ward harrison.. you are in awesome company..
I love these photos, you can see how happy you are with who you are. I don’t comment often but, you really have inspired me to be ME. Thank you, for sharing your beautiful words and your beautiful art.
Thank you so much, Mary Anne! I so appreciate you taking the time!