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Hey there, juniors! I bet you are SO looking forward to becoming a senior! After spring break, the school year is all down hill from there! You can do it! Believe it or not, most of my senior clients book me in their junior year! Seriously?! Yes…By booking early they get first dibs of my […]

Senior Week: Hair & Makeup Monday!

March 20, 2023

Educational

senior girl with makeup and hair done

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Here in Helena, in-home newborn sessions make my heart happy. When it’s snowy outside, we’re snuggling inside. Complete with tiny baby toes and the softest baby hair caressing mama’s cheeks. Newborns give me so much happiness. They bring me back to the tired days of those first weeks when everything was a blur. Hence, why […]

Helena In Home Newborn Session

March 5, 2023

Newborn

Parents kissing on couch with dog and newborn baby

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I think half of the town has been anticipating Mikayla and Kyle’s wedding at Carroll College for a few months now. Ok, maybe multiple people in multiple states have been anticipating this couple to tie the knot! Either way, there were hundreds of smiling faces at Kyle and Mikayla’s ceremony and reception this weekend! From […]

Carroll College Winter Wedding

January 23, 2023

Wedding

Bride and groom kissing in front of chapel

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Have you ever wanted to turn your passion into a business? Are you wondering where to start? Well this post is for you! It’s going to be focused on how to start a photography business, but you can really follow these same steps to start any new business you want to! This is your year! […]

How To Start a Photography Business

January 6, 2023

Educational

Kelly Van Dyke Photography, Ravenwood Wedding Venue

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When I started my photography business, I had no clue which photography tools to use. I searched the internet aimlessly, read numerous blogs from photographers I admired, all to feel defeated and overwhelmed at the end of each day. Knowing this, I created this blog with that in mind! I have compiled all of my […]

Photography Tools I Use

January 3, 2023

Educational

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I got a text one evening from a good friend who wanted to surprise a colleague with a newborn shoot. I started asking questions, then quickly realized who she was talking about when she mentioned “newborn twin boys”. Uhm…absolutely!!! Kind of funny, I actually have already been invited in Brent and Ali’s home in the […]

Newborn Twin Winter Shoot

November 27, 2022

Newborn

Helena Newborn Photographer

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The Cathedral of St. Helena shielded us from the never-ending rain on Abbey and Andrew’s wedding day. I’ve never before been so thankful for about 4 feet wide of dry area to shoot in my life. The beautiful cathedral’s steeples toward over us, giving us just a small area right in front of the entrance […]

Cathedral of St. Helena Wedding

October 23, 2022

Wedding

Cathedral of Helena Wedding

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This sunset fall engagement session was gorgeous, but we paid for it with 457 mosquito bites. However, this shoot was full of that golden hour glow and it was totally worth itching for days. These images are the ones I dream about when it’s negative temperatures outside during the long cold winter months. Even though […]

Sunset Fall Montana Engagement Session

October 9, 2022

Engagements

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I have been looking forward to this Summer Star Montana wedding for months! Smoke, storms, and wild weather made me nervous in the weeks ahead of their wedding. I don’t know why I worry about something I cannot change, but Montana didn’t disappoint on their wedding day! With a perfect sunny and seventy-seven degrees, Aly […]

Summer Star Montana Wedding

September 11, 2022

Wedding

Summer Star Ranch Venue

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When I arrived at this newborn shoot, I was instantly intrigued with Beau and Madison’s historic Helena home. Built in the late 1800s, their home is nestled on a quiet street in Helena, where one can hear kids playing in the backyards and an occasional dog barking at a pesky squirrel. Beau opened the door […]

Historic Helena Home Newborn Shoot

August 13, 2022

Newborn