Kim Christopher Photography | Fort Smith, AR Wedding and Portrait Photographer

Photovision Videos | Educational Photography DVDs

Kim — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:14:25 +0000

I looove my Photovision DVDs! I subscribed last year, and I renewed my subscription for this year. This year’s subscription has 20 hours of content about everything – business, marketing, sales, workflow, weddings, newborns and children, and fashion photography. Go check them out here. You can even preview some of the videos on their website. If you use the code PVFAN, you get a year’s subscription for only $49, which is $150 OFF!

Megan Turns One! | fort smith, ar baby photographer

Kim — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:46:35 +0000

Megan and her cousins came to see me a few days ago. Megan will be turning one soon, so we also did some cake smashing photos in the studio. She is definitely a pro when it comes to eating cake!

liz, senior 2011 | fort smith, ar senior pictures

Kim — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:24:55 +0000

Liz is the winner of the Hottest Senior 2011 Contest that I ran on Facebook. It was between her and another senior for the last few days of the contest. They were neck and neck until Liz won by just a few votes. She is a super sweet girl and completely deserving of winning the contest. I couldn’t have asked for a better winner! Gorgeous girl, great clothes, and a sweet personality.

Good luck in the future, Liz!

zak, northside senior 2011 | senior pictures fort smith, ar

Kim — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:53:02 +0000

what to wear | senior picture photography fort smith, ar

Kim — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:52:46 +0000

I recommend that seniors bring 3 outfits: 1 traditional outfit for grandma, 1 trendy outfit, and 1 really dressy and fabulous outfit. This will give your senior pictures variety and let you have many different looks that is sure to please everyone.All the clothing and shoes are from wet seal and can be purchased online.

what to wear | spring portrait sessions

Kim — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:51:39 +0000

I really love colorful clothing with a lot of layers or textures for sessions. This kind of clothing really makes your session pop. Everyone wearing white shirts doesn’t really do it for me. How great would this plum color look outside for a spring session??

Lane: Southside Senior 2011 | Fort Smith, AR Senior Picture Photographer

Kim — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:25:41 +0000

I did Lane’s senior session yesterday afternoon, and it was pretty darn cold and windy! You can’t tell from the photos, though!

Lane plays football at Southside, so we incorporated it into his session.

vintage engagement session | tulsa, ok wedding photographer

Kim — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:23:53 +0000

I have been wanting to do a vintage inspired engagement session, so I am loving this session by photographer Adrienne Gunde.

Tips for a vintage themed engagement session:

Clothing: A cute, flirty dress and heels is a must alongside your guy in suspenders and a newsboy hat
Hair and Makeup: long, loose, romantic curls or a retro-inspired up-do paired with killer red lips and black eyeliner on the top lids only slightly winged out from the side of the eye
Props: anything vintage! suitcases, quilts, wire birdcages, vintage cameras, flowers, bicycles, vintage car, picnic basket, stacks of books, etc.

flush mount wedding albums | nwa wedding photographer

Kim — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:54:15 +0000

I have always offered my signature 12×12 wedding album, but I decided to give my clients another option for their wedding albums: flush mount albums! These albums are goooorgeous. They come in a ton of different cover options, including the brown alligator leather on the sample album. They can also be ordered in three sizes:12×6 (as pictured), 10×10, or 12×12. Personally, I really love the skinny, modern look of the 12×6 album. The pages are mounted on thick matboard and the images stretch all the way across both pages without a gutter line in the middle. These are super durable and will last forever.

urban and edgy engagement session | fort smith, ar wedding photography

Kim — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:41:39 +0000

So in my last post I mentioned themed engagement sessions. My first example is an edgy, urban engagement shoot in some alley ways in downtown Fort Smith, AR. These places are just a short walk away from my studio, so it makes it so easy!

Shane and Cheri completely rocked the session. Their outfit choices were perfect. I love the suit and how his tie matches her blouse.

Tips for an urban engagement session:

Stay away from boring, traditional clothing! Think bold colors that complement your skin tones (I love jewel tones!), fun textures, and trendy pieces.
Bring the accessories! Notice Cheri’s amazing rainbow colored heels? They totally make the outfit. Bring fun shoes, chunky jewelry, hats, scarves, whatever!
Bring the attitude! Don’t plan on just standing there and cheesing it up for the camera. You have to be fierce in an urban setting like this.