Kimberly Hill Photography

Competition is everywhere...

... but from my own clients under 3.5 feet tall? That's just wrong!

1. Yes, I let them shoot with my pro camera.

2. Yes, they were very careful.

3. Yes, I have insurance.

We're just WICKED

The whole house is currently addicted to WICKED and the soundtrack plays endlessly in the cars, on iTunes at my computer and on Mia's CD player. Drew's a music ed major and Mia thinks she's on stage 24/7 so you can imagine what it sounds like around here.

Here are our two favorite songs from the original Broadway cast of WICKED courtesy of YouTube: Popular and Defying Gravity (or Defining Gravity, according to Mia)

Popular

Defying Gravity

I've never been a fan of The Wizard of Oz movie, though I've read all of the Oz books, so maybe that explains my WICKED obsession. Or maybe it's because I always root for the underdog. Or maybe it's because Glinda's just a little too perfect, if you know what I mean, LOL!

We plan to spend Christmas 2008 in NY so I'm asking Santa for WICKED tickets. Wish me luck!

My daughter, the 5-year-old senior

I think someone's been watching Mommy work on senior portraits too much! The first two poses were all her and the third one is a pose my senior girls will recognize in a heartbeat.

I'm not ready for Mia to REALLY look like this but it was fun seeing her take on what Mommy does. Daddy, however, didn't think it was funny at all...

Sneak peek: Cline Family

We did it! We beat the storm... well, almost.

Holiday blessings from Guatemala

This was truly the session that shouldn't have been.

Our first contact was 3 weeks ago - usually I'm booked 6 weeks out. Dad arrived home from Iraq just a few days before the family came to Myrtle Beach for their Celebrating Adoption session. We had alternate dates set, just in case. Bad weather hit the area and they were scheduled to leave for home the next day so we met on their way back out of town. You would think there would be hesitation, discomfort, a sense of oddness when Dad left for Iraq only a few weeks after Miss E joined the family. There wasn't.

Miss C and Miss E couldn't have been cuter. The weather cooperated (mostly) and the girls and I became friends rather quickly.

I told Mom that I wouldn't be able to look at these for a few days - since all of my gifts are still unwrapped - but I couldn't resist. I'm glad I didn't. Meet the E family!

Big sister Miss C.

Little sister Miss E.

Look at the love and joy and wonder...

Dad returns to Iraq the first week of January. Our prayers and best wishes go with him, as well as with his girls who remain behind. Be safe, and I'll see you all this summer!

ack! I'm buried!

Thanks to the overwhelming response to the KHP/KSeniors end-of-the-year specials, I'm getting inundated with requests for gallery republishing so hang in there! Once republished, your gallery will be available for 48 hours - plenty of time to choose your images and place your order by the 12/31 deadline.

If you need help selecting which options and images would be best for your needs, send me an email at kimberly@kimberlyhillphotography.com.

Because y'all get testy when I don't include images in my blog posts, here are some oldies but goodies I dragged out of file storage for a project.

 

End-of-the-Year specials are here!

I'm supposed to delete unordered images after your gallery expires. I was too busy. I didn't do it. Now you get to reap the benefits! From now until December 31st, choose your favorite option(s):

- purchase 3 gift prints, get one free!

- purchase a 10x20 storyboard and receive a complimentary matching 5x10 desk mini

- purchase a wall portrait (16x20 or larger) and receive 2 complimentary gift prints of the same image

... and the whopper  ::drumroll please::

- purchase all of your session images presented on a DVD as 5x7 files for $750!

On January 2nd all 2007 session images move to off-site storage and reorders will be subject to a $200 minimum order and a $75 file retrieval fee. Email me at kimberly@kimberlyhillphotography.com with your choice of option(s) and I'll republish your gallery so you can select your images. Easy! 

* the fine print: this offer ends at midnight ET on December 31, 2007. To qualify for special options, purchases must be made at a la carte (non-collection) prices. You may purchase multiple special options, but no substitutions are allowed.

Just one more day...

I know I said I'd announce the end-of-the-year treat today but life and technology have interfered so hold on for one. more. day.

You know, it's just not fair...

It seems I no sooner get hit with one change, then another socks me in the gut as well.

My baby's lost two teeth in a month and she's only just turned 5. Now she got glasses and looks at least 7 years old!

My two boys are 19 and 17. One's grown, the other nearly so. This one was supposed to stay little longer. I appreciate it more, I love babies, I'm ready to enjoy the place she's in rather than rushing onto the next milestone like I did with her older brothers.

She's growing up.

I'm not ready for it.

She is.

It's just not fair. 

End-of-the-Year specials!

Be watching the blog and your email on Thursday for a one-time special. I've been lazy... and you're going to benefit!

stay tuned...