Last week I met up with the Barnes family in Charleston for what turned out to be one of my favorite sessions to date. Rae & I had been emailing back & forth for months trying to come up with a free day in our schedules to make this shoot happen. With her in Philly & me in NC, plus our fall shoot schedules…lets just say it was tricky :) So when she called to tell me they would be in Charleston vacationing for a week & asked if I could make the trip… I was in. But after 10 hours of driving to Highlands & back over the weekend, and a blinking engine light on my Rover, I was starting to think life had other plans.
So what do you do when life throws you a curve ball?
Rent a car.
Or in the strange case that Enterprise has NO cars available…you borrow your dads :)
Who knew that in the midst of the busiest month of my life, driving 10 hours to photograph a family playing in the surf would be just what I needed? We had a perfect sunset dancing off the water and Rae, Chris & Claire are so natural together, I felt like a quiet observer soaking in their sweet connection. They are the happiest little trio. I couldn’t imagine a better way to spend a Tuesday afternoon than running up & down the beaches of Charleston with them.
Thanks to my sweet friend Lauren for suggesting this perfect location on Sullivans Island. It was a little slice of heaven with some of the prettiest light I’ve ever seen.
LOVE them! Thanks so much Kellie!
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Their feet in the surf – wow! So perfect, Kellie!!!
i am SOOOO in love with these!! by far the best pictures i have seen of us in 5+ years of being together. THANK YOU!!!!!
holy cow rae these are amazing!!!! kellie kano – i have a major photo crush on you :)
You can feel their love through the photos – absolutely beautiful!
Oh Kellie, these are so lovely! We need to get together soon and chat!! I cannot wait for our session! :D
I knew when you told me you were going to Charleston something magical was going to come out of it. Ohhh I was so right. What a beautiful family and what a beautiful place. I love your gift. Its truly amazing. Love is radiating through my computer screen right now. :)
Beautiful images, but I can’t believe you came to my town and didn’t let me know! : )
Kellie! These turned out beautifully! What a great family! I knew Sullivans would be ‘Kellie-worthy light’! So glad we got to sneak in a brief coffee chat, next time lets sit on the beach an afternoon! Love you, and the beautiful memories you make for so many!
for reals….oh my goodness.
oh my! i check your blog often and it’s so nice to see my hometown of sullivan’s here! these are great and i know just where you were. i hope that you had a wonderful time there and if you saw a red haired lady with a goofy yellow lab, that was my mom! :)
I’ve been a longtime follower of Rae’s blog… now I can add yours to my list! These are gorgeous.
WOW!!!!!! Absolutely breath taking!
so so cute! love the shots of the little girl :)
LOVE the feet in surf with the reflection. You are such an amazing talent and inspiration to us “up and coming”. Charleston is a gorgeous place to shoot, part of why the hubby and I love living in SC. Awesome work as always!!
Awesome shots! My favorite is the next to the last one…
Such SWEET images!!!!! Love love love.
Just stunning, Kellie — I especially love the B&W conversions. And the flare on that last one? Well, that’s just perfection.
absolutely precious – I love this session.
The pictures are just beautiful!!!!!
Beautiful session!!! I love the last shot…gorgeous light!