Kamee June Photography

what i believe

03.10.2010

i head home today, this evening. i have missed my man and the littles, but have also enjoyed the quiet (funny, right? vegas isn’t that quiet!), and the time to be inspired and get some work done without distractions. i have also really enjoyed meeting up with friends and meeting friends, in general.

yesterday i was able to attend dane sander’s platform on the anatomy of a creative. everything i heard resonated with who i think i am as, well, a creative. those of you who read my blog know how fascinated i am by time. lately i have been considering how i spend mine. it has been a sobering awakening. dane shared today, “you must be faithful to who you were made to be while simultaneously doing what matters most.” imagine 2 hours of genius like that. i cried. (not the whole time and not hysterically like they needed to give me oxygen or something, but softly, you know? like when you watch the hallmark commercial and your heart warms and your eyes well. that type of crying. my nose might have dripped a little bit. just a little.no one saw.) and that’s just me sharing my truth right now. so much of what he discussed touched so much of the spirit of what i believe and who i am. he read this quote from mark twain, “most men die at 27…we just bury them at 72.” we get so caught up, most of the time in the trivial, that we forget to live. i am a huge advocate of carpe diem, seizing the day, embracing the experience, the opportunity, life. what are you doing right now to show you are living? this whole experience at wppi has been an opportunity for me; it has rekindled in me the urgency for living that i have always believed in.

i am so grateful to have been a part of it.

just a few images from last night’s “living”.

my super fun, ultra talented, and genuinely good and nice friend kellie carter. check out her work, you will fall in love with the artist and the talent!!

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and this is some crazy lady who couldn’t figure out how to play the slot machines. she was weird.

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really weird. but she looked like someone who knew how to appreciate time, and how to live.

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diana and kellie and all my other friends, thank you for making this experience so memorable. i am grateful for your presences in my life. i believe in all of you and your dreams, and i believe in me, too.

good bye las vegas. see you soon. kj

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vega$$$$$$$$

03.09.2010

just started a new challenge with my friend to blog something every day! we’ll see how i do. :)

i have had a really great last couple of days. i assisted at a wedding with jessica claire in albany, new york where we shot the new mr. and mrs. jp elario’s wedding. i can’t even describe to you what i saw and experienced; it was, to quote my new new york friends, “off the hook!!!!!” have been singing jay-z and alicia’s song ever since, “in new york….” as soon as jessica delivers the full post i will add a few of my images here. ;) hang on tight! you won’t believe it!

now i am in las vegas at wppi. this will sound cheesy ball-y, but i have been to three classes so far and have gotten a little emotional in all of them! feeling so inspired!!! love it here. love the energy. love the friends i have connected with and the new friends i am meeting. already planning next year.

i have all my equipment and have a million muses to shoot but i haven’t taken a single picture. (didn’t bring anything to download with anyway…)

i called home this am to check on everyone. talked to gunnar for 10 seconds, “i want you a come back. what you bringing me mom?” i see how it is…

since posts are always better with something visual i included only one of these. it is from a while ago at another wedding i assisted with jessica claire. it was gorgeous. they were gorgeous. i love weddings.

ps don’t even have my watermarks here. so i improvised!!

love from lv, kj

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i’m outie, but some pretties before i go-ies? ;)

03.04.2010

i leave tomorrow for a little trip. i am headed to albany to second shoot a wedding with this genius. feeling excited at the opportunity. then i am headed to vegas to attend wppi: a huge wedding and portrait convention for photographers. i am looking forward to everything except the packing, for some reason i just don’t enjoy that part. at all. you know, it’s like, “i might wear that. i am not sure i will wear it, but could change my mind once i am there. love this. would wear it every day if i could get away with it. it goes in the bag, without saying. do i have time to buy a whole new trip wardrobe? what jewelry do i need. blow dryer? no the hotel will have one. what if it doesn’t though? throw it in just in case. it is going to be cold in albany so i will need these things and then warmish in vegas so i will need these things. boots? yes. stilettos? not sure. i’ll take them just in case.” ;) you all know the packing dialogue you have with yourself. i am currently having it.

happy for a break. feel like i need it. i will miss my babies though. and my man. but am looking forward to being by.my.self. just for a bit. i mean going to the bathroom alone really is an understated privileged for a mother. all the mom’s are shaking their heads in complete understanding. it’s good for mommies to get away. excited this is the getaway for me.

i am going to be a little m.i.a from the blog while i am away. just taking a break. that’s all, but i will be back shortly and will have lots to share. this month is beyond busy, but i am looking forward to all the experiences and opportunities that are waiting for me. not to mention all the cool people i get to meet and photograph. it’s going to be a great month! super, super ultra excited for the end of it!! there are still a few seats left if you are on the fence! COME!!! would love to have you. i am so excited about it!!!

thought i would leave you with some pretties from the last jessica claire workshop.

shout outs to the vendors:

hair and make up brought to you by stacy craven of smoke and mirrors makeup,

breathtaking stylings by rebecca stone of duet weddings,

and absolutely out-of-this world florals by kate holt of flower wild.

and lest we forget the two lovelies found in all the photographs breadon and lindsay.

it was another beautiful day. enjoy.

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pretty right? i loved this workshop.

ok. i’m out. see you all soon, kj

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the dynamic five-0

02.27.2010

the dynamic of a family changes with a new baby sister.

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things are a little softer:

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and a teeny bit sweeter:

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a touch quieter:

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for sure things are a bit pinker:

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and a whole lot more phloof-ier!

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and things are a little busier:

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but for these spirited and charming brothers:

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and these compassionate, kind, and genuinely good parents:

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their family wouldn’t be the same without that little piece of precious pink “phloof” that arrived a few months of ago,

and all the yummy squishiness that came with her.

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love her “squish” face in this one:

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a family of sweetness:

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this one i think should be mounted on a canvas and showcased on the mantel by that brand new mirror, because it is a perfect reflection of the family dynamic, and i love it.

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christina, darren, ryan, matthew, and baby carolynn, thank you so much for the fun afternoon! i loved all the playing, running, hugging, laughing, bleeding (you bet there was even some of that), and ice-creaming that happened. grateful to know you. may your family dynamic of awesome-ness continually inspire others. thank you so much for the opportunity. much love, kj

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eternal sophomores

02.25.2010

for some reason i think my students remain eternal sophomores in high school. i know they have grown up, moved on with their lives, and are doing big and exciting things, but in my mind i guard them safe and sound in the confines of room 903 memories. when i hear of them traveling the world with the peace corps, serving missions for churches, graduating from college, competing in national and international sporting events, getting engaged then married, and even having babies, it takes me off guard for a couple of seconds, because, like i said, they will always be sophomores to me, but then i realize life moves time forward, and time makes life happen! and that’s cool. i love all my former students so much. at the end of the year i would always get emotional when i had to say goodbye to them. they just became so much a part of me during that time and we had so much fun learning and growing that saying goodbye to that season always made my heart hurt, for selfish reasons really: i just wanted to keep them close to me, a little bit longer. maybe that’s why i keep them in my head as sophomores, because they had such an impact in my life during that year of their life. when those “sophomores” contact me and want to meet at starbuck’s or for lunch or even just email or text to tell me their news, my face is plastered with a smile at the thought of seeing/hearing from one of them again, and celebrating in the news of their exciting lives.

sam is one of my sophomores:

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she moved to orange county the summer before her sophomore year. as a veteran of lots of moving i know how tough it can be to pick up and start fresh especially as a high school student (i went to 3 different high schools in 4 years. count them…3. it’s hard!) i knew immediately how sam was feeling when i saw her outside my door at lunch on one of the first days of school: she hadn’t found her niche yet and needed a place to be until she did. we didn’t have lunch together for long, she is way to energetic, warm, caring, charismatic, and personable for that, but i enjoyed her company while we did.

she has found someone to have lunch with for the rest of her life:

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i am protective of my sophomores, when they were in my class and when they graduate from it. for some reason i just feel that i still have some responsibility for their growth and success; it’s weird, i know, but it’s how i think and feel. i knew sam wouldn’t make a bad choice in choosing the man she would marry but i had to find out for myself that she was going to be happy and taken care of for the rest of her life. it didn’t take me long before i saw that adam was her niche.

she found it: her eternal niche.

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i know he will be there when she is metaphorically waiting at the door, needing anything…and he’ll be the one she sits with and feels happy, safe, and comfortable with…forever:

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and they love each other, so much. and their life is going to be rich and full and blessed:

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it feels good to have a niche:

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and to know that it isn’t going to change like it does so often when you are a sophomore. this niche is going to last a very long time. it’s a good one. i give it an a+.

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sam, you are special to me! thank you for touching my life when you were a sophomore and for touching it again as an adult “sophomore”. i am so happy to know you and have you in my life!!

sam and adam, may you always find safety, happiness, laughter, and joy in your niche. much love and congratulations to both of you; your wedding and life are going to be beautiful!! thank you so much for this opportunity. love you, nuz

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February 27, 2010 - 5:16 pm Mich - I love that you wrote "she has found someone to have lunch with for the rest of her life"..it made the pictures come even more alive!! great job!

February 25, 2010 - 4:32 pm Rachel - Nuz! You will always be my eternal English teacher... even now that you have your own "real" children, I will always think of you as the nurturing, confidence-boosting, advice-giving, yearbook-ing RAD teacher that I love with all my heart <3 So glad everything is going so well for you, you deserve everything and more!!

February 25, 2010 - 3:37 pm Tracy - they are going to love these!!!! such pretty light!

February 25, 2010 - 3:23 pm cari - really great photos! They make a really great looking couple. It makes me smile to know how much you loved your students. I had a teacher in 6th and 8th grade that was a life line for me. He took the time to listen and help me through tough social issues with a conversation, or words of encouragement written on my graded tests. He came to our wedding but I haven't seen him in years. I will never forget him! I bet many of your students feel the same way about you!

February 25, 2010 - 11:40 am Krissy - Beautiful as always Kamee! Amazing!

February 25, 2010 - 9:57 am Bethany - Well - you did it again my friend!! Not that I am surprised, just saying!! Anyway, like Joy, I love the location!! That is my dream location!! Although you were obviously in sunny CA, I felt like I was in Kansas for a moment!! The flare on these is phenomenal!! Must.learn.that!! And the third one from the bottom - where it was obviously getting dark but the lighting on their faces is so perfect! How did you do that?! I have to look at your posts twice, once reading and scanning the images and then again to soak the images in!! :) How lucky you are to have so many connections! I wish Sam and Adam the best! Enjoy your photos - they rock!! :)

February 25, 2010 - 8:10 am Joy - Do you think that pretty chair would fit into your carry-on to come out to the AZ Workshop next month? WOW, beautiful people and pictures. I love the starkness of the location. It could be anywhere in rural America, but I'd guess you just drove over a hill in suburbia and found it. Very nice!