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Location, Location, Location! Senior Week: Location Thursday! I’ll be honest…when my kids fall asleep in the car I take the opportunity to scout fun and new locations. I will also say that this is the one thing that stresses me out the most before a shoot! I’ve learned over the years to find great locations […]

Senior Week: Location Thursday!

April 11, 2024

Educational

girl in white dress on a mountain top

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Light is Everything To the average eye, all light looks pretty similar–especially to someone who doesn’t dapple in photography. But, I am here to tell you that light. is. everything. It can make or break an image, and the time of day has a lot to do with it! I always shoot during golden hours. […]

Senior Week: Light Wednesday

April 10, 2024

Educational

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Welcome to Senior Week where I share all my best tips and tricks to ROCK your senior session! Today is Style Tuesday! If you’re like me…I need a few tips on being stylish. I wish I could say that I was born to see style and what goes together with what. Nope. This definitely doesn’t […]

Senior Week: Style Tuesday

April 9, 2024

Educational

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Hey there, friends! This post will be mostly for upcoming seniors to get EXCITED about their senior portrait session, BUT it works for anyone who is looking forward to a photo session! Believe it or not, most of my senior clients book me in their junior year! Seriously?! Yes…By booking early they get first dibs […]

Senior Week: Hair & Makeup Monday!

April 8, 2024

Educational

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The U Diamond Barn Wedding venue is one of Helena, Montana’s newest premiere wedding venues. The fact that longtime sweethearts Tina & Jake chose it for their wedding was no surprise to me! Overlooking lake Helena and the Helena valley, the U Diamond barn venue was the perfect location for Tina & Jake’s gorgeous western-themed […]

U Diamond Barn Wedding Venue

August 29, 2023

Wedding

U Diamond Barn Helena Montana

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I received an inquiry from Alexis and Colin during an interesting time in my life. I had just had an interview with a business that has nothing to do with my prior career (teaching) and I felt a little lost in life in general. Limbo if you will. Enter: the sweet ding on my phone […]

In Home Helena Newborn Session

May 2, 2023

Newborn

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Coming to your home after a new baby arrives for a newborn lifestyle photo session makes everyone’s life easier. No rushing out the door with a days-old newborn, driving to a studio where you will be for hours on end, just to realize…you forgot to bring enough (enter everything you forgot here). No more sitting […]

Newborn Lifestyle Session in Helena, Montana

April 17, 2023

Newborn

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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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