BFF Session With The Girls
I had a blast at this BFF Session with Anastasia & her friends Ava, Brielle, Katie, Madison, and Meghan. It's hard to believe but I found this location within a minute from my house. Shooting this session, made me even more excited to work with my Senior Spokesmodel team. We laughed and jammed out to music and even danced a little! Thanks guys for trying out this new location with me, it turned out beautiful.
Autumn, Jarrod, & Brantley - Maternity & 18 Month Old Session
GUYS, how stinking cute is this family of soon to be 4!
This is the farthest along in pregnancy that I have captured maternity photos, to having to reschedule due to corona. This is the third time that I have photographed on Jerrod's parent's property, and it blows me away every time! I always find a new spot that is absolutely gorgeous. I can not wait to meet baby Emma and capture this family again.
What DETAILS To Have Ready For Your Photographer On Your Wedding Day
Are you a bride planning your wedding and trying to think ahead so you have little to no stress on your wedding day? This blog was written for you then! I talk about what to have prepared and laid out for your wedding photographer to make detail photos go smoothly and leave nothing out.
Senior Spokesmodel Team Applications ARE LIVE!
It’s that time of year and I am SO excited to announce the opening of 2021 senior spokesmodel applications-YAY! The Kyla Jo Photography spokesmodel team is a group of local high school seniors that represent the face of Kyla Jo Photography for the duration of their senior year. Spokesmodels are chosen through an application process and receive countless perks including participation in additional photoshoots, digital images to share on social media, of course their very own senior session, group activities and events, referral print credit bonuses, swag bags, styled shoots and more!
What to Wear to Your Photoshoot
So you’ve booked a photo session with your photographer, now what should you wear? You have seen the outfit fails where everyone is to “matchy matchy” and the ones where they definitely did not coordinate with the rest of their family. I have been photographing now for over 8 years and I have seen so many styles come and go. I decided to put together a blog of my favorite Amazon finds! I ordered around 15 dresses to try on for a wedding and found some great pieces that I also included. I have had little clients in the studio, and asked their momma’s where they found their adorable outfits, and their answer was Amazon. Enjoy!
Tips on Booking Your Senior Session and a Look into Hanna Padget's Session
When booking your session with me, evening times are best for lighting and coloring of your skin! The closer to sunset the more gorgeous tones we will get in your images.
Bring multiple outfits, bring a fun dress that is flowy, a dressy shirt and jeans, and then something that is your go to outfits such as a jean jacket and boots or your favorite band tee…….
Custom Line Drawings, During Covid-19 Isolation
Since I can not currently photograph my clients, I found another way to use my creativity to give back to my clients during this time and make a living (yay for having so many interests)!I am creating line drawings from your favorite photos. I have lots of i-phone photographs that are not great quality of Cory and I, and I used one to create a piece to hang in our bedroom.I also have been creating pieces for others from their favorite photo they had taken from either me or another photographer. Here are some samples of my work! If you are interested in having one done, here are all of the details and how to order one:
Booking Your Wedding Photographer
Are you planning a wedding in 2020 or 2021? There are so many choices when it comes to choosing all of your vendors, it can get a bit overwhelming. I would love to tell you a little bit about what you can expect from booking Kyla Jo Photography as your wedding photographer.
The Burch Family at Whitetail Tree Farm
I captured this sweet family a couple of weeks ago at Whitetail Tree Farm and had such a fun time working with all of them! Before all of the craziness struck and we were all stuck inside our houses, I am so glad that I got to capture this family's love for one another.
Mother Daughter Cake Smash
This was definitely a UNIQUE yet AWESOME session with Heather Crabtree and her pretty girls! I loved getting to work with them for a second time now and learn their individual personalities. They all have their birthdays within a month of each other, so they wanted to share a cake smash together, which is SUCH A COOL IDEA! I love the one of all of the girls digging into mom's cake, I feel like that is probably the most realistic "mom life" photo! They celebrated their dad, Travis who passed away by bringing a photo of him and also getting him a cake with his name on it. Such a sweet way to celebrate his life with his daughters!
Rhys: 4 Month Studio Photos
Rhys turned 4 months old!
To be honest, I don't photograph a lot of babies between the age of newborn and 6 months old. BUT this session with Rhys, made me want to photograph all of the 4 month olds! His mom and dad brought the CUTEST little bonnets and stockings to his session, I ordered this gorgeous Moses basket, and he was the most perfect little model.
Danielle & Mason's Winter Wedding
Danielle & Mason were married on Saturday January 4th at church and had their beautiful reception at the Van Buren Event Center in Columbia City. The two of them wrote the sweetest love letters to one another and read them aloud to each other at their first look at a little park under some tall pine trees. I had an amazing time capturing their love for one another throughout the entire day.
Sierra & Zach with their Dog
I photographed Sierra & Zach a year ago at Whitetail Tree Farm and loved working with the two of them, so when they reached out about another round of photos and told me they were bringing their doggy, I was so excited!
Family Photos at a Snowy Tree Farm
I have known McKenzie Meadows since kindergarten when she lived two doors down from me and we jumped on her bed listening to "I'm Blue" on MTV and rode together to Mrs. Gobble's glass at Grissom. I moved to Selma in first grade and then met Caine Orme and have known him ever since. Never would I have imagined these two would find each other, but they are amazing together! McKenzie has taken in little Layla and loves her like her own. I am so happy for this adorable little family and I had a blast capturing their photos in the freezing snow! Thanks guys for being crazy with me and braving the snow! Whitetail Tree Farm is extra gorgeous in the winter with all of this snow!
Austin & Ariana's Wedding at the Delaware Country Club
When a couple loves like this couple loves one another, capturing their wedding day is just so easy! Any moment they could be kissing and holding each other, they were. From the moment I saw these two together, I knew they were meant to be. They love one another so effortlessly and that showed through in all of their wedding photos. It was reallllly windy and chilly out on their wedding day, but Austin Burton wrapped Ariana up in her coat and carried her from spot to spot, he played her a song on his guitar, and admired her the entire day. I have known Austin since we were young, and this is the happiest I have ever seen him. Congratulations you two on a beautiful wedding, and future together! Thanks for being such troopers in the cold and making me ohh and ahhh over you guys all day!
Ruthie & Anthony's Wedding at The Carriage House of Yorktown
Ruthie & Anthony were married at The Carriage House of Yorktown, and it was such an elegant and classy day with such beautiful fall weather. Ruthie had such a special way of including her father and mother in her wedding day. She did a first look with her dad after her mom helped her into her wedding dress, she did a dance with her dad and then surprised her mom with a special dance that brought her to tears, and both parents gave such sweet speeches at the reception. It was an amazing day at such a gorgeous venue. All of the bridal party were so much fun to work with and so supportive through out their special day. Thank you guys for having me capture your wedding day and also having the photo booth at your reception, you have so many fun photos from all of your guests! Congratulations and enjoy your honeymoon!
Marissa & Josh's Wedding At The Ballroom At Cardinal Hills
Marissa & Josh Jones were married at The Ballroom at Cardinal Hill’s on October 12, 2019 and their entire day was absolutely magical. Marissa was an absolute QUEEN! The two of them prayed with their bridal party, worshipped during their ceremony, cut pie in place of their cake, and had the most beautiful vows written to each other. Their love for one another showed throughout every moment of their wedding day and I can not wait to see what the future holds for the two of them, I know it will be AMAZING! Thank you for having me capture your love story!
Danielle and Drake's Wedding At The Barn at Cottonwood with Kyla Jo Photography
Danielle & Drake were married on October 5, 2019 at The Barn at Cottonwood in Parker City, Indiana. They are high school sweethearts and had the two most adorable doggies who were included on their special day. Their bridal party was so much fun to photograph and a huge part of their day. I think I laughed and smiled more at their reception than I ever have before, the dance floor was full almost the entire time! Thank you Danielle & Drake for having me capture your wedding day, I might have went a little over board with your preview! Woops!
Marc Lost a Bet, Boots (The Cat) Got a Photo Session with Marc
Marc lost a bet to his girlfriend, his girlfriend Mallory came up with a great idea, she then tweeted this idea and a mutual friend tagged me, I of course said yes let’s do this, Marc and Boots were equally unhappy with the photo shoot, oh and did I mention Marc is allergic to cats!? Thanks Mallory for coming up with this amazing idea and thanks Marc for not being a sore loser.