Keilan / Syracuse Model

Um Gorgeous!  And fun!  And smart!  And bubbly!

This is Keilan - a local Syracuse model that I just adore.  She is so easy to work with, does pretty much whatever I ask of her without question and is just an all around great person!

Keilan was kind enough to model for me while I was mentoring another photographer.  Here are just a few of my favorites (and I didn't shoot for very long since I was teaching).

Model:  Keilan Brinones

Location:  downtown Syracuse

Leanne { AMS Model }

The gorgeous Leanne!  We had a fabulous time walking around downtown Syracuse and shooting some images for her model portfolio.  Leanne was just accepted with AMS Models and Talent here in Central New York.  Congrats Leanne! 

Location:  downtown Syracuse

Agency:  AMS Models and Talent

Abandoned Warehouse....

This shoot was AMAZING! We found an old, abandoned warehouse near Evans Mills NY (thank you Michael) and scheduled a huge model shoot with my East Coast Artists group. I think there were around twenty of us shooting at this location, carrying our portable flashes around, exploring every nook and cranny in this three story warehouse! Thankfully law enforcement did NOT show up because my husband told me before I left that he would not be bailing me out of jail!

We will be going back again in the spring, probably several times as a group and individually as well. There is still so much I need to explore at this location but not during the winter months. Our poor models were freezing!

East Coast Artists....

Happy to say my new East Coast Artists group is a huge success! We already have nearly 200 FANS on our Facebook page! I'm so happy and have been getting nothing but positive feedback so far from members. All of the photographers, models, makeup artists and stylists are wonderful! Everyone works exceptionally well together and we are all willing to help each other.

We have all been shooting like crazy! I wanted this to be an active group! Lots of group model shoots at different locations all across Central New York.

Check out our Facebook page here to see some of our recent shoots! We've done a "Twilight" themed model shoot, a beach shoot, two boudoir sessions, a High Fashion Shoot and several mentoring sessions in the studio! Shoots in the works for September/October include a Senior Shoot in downtown Syracuse, Apple Orchards in Mexico, a Fall Fashion Shoot and an Alice in Wonderland themed shoot.

Here's one of my favorite shots from our Twilight shoot out in the woods at night! It was so much fun and challenging too!

Megan in the Studio...

A few images to share from a model shoot with my East Coast Artists group back in July. We had a great time shooting together, practicing posing and just hanging out! These shoots are always a lot of fun!

Our model for the day - the beautiful and talented Megan Mahaney! You really can't take a bad picture of this lovely young woman! She is such a natural!

Megan { Oswego, NY }

Wow! Really all I can say is WOW everytime I shoot with Megan. She is just an amazing model and knows exactly how to work the camera! And she is also a makeup artist and photographer too! It doesn't get any better than that!

For this shoot we went to my favorite location in Oswego on the shore of Lake Ontario. Big rocks, waves, water and soft diffused light!

Even though it started out very rainy and we had to keep running for the car, totally ruined an umbrella, had a dead car battery and got a little bit wet - we had a fabulous shoot. And the rain did eventually stop and we captured some great images.

A few of my faves! Lots more can be seen here.

Underwater Photography....

Images By Kelly Photography is now offering Underwater Sessions. Capture your family at the pool, beach, water park or even birthday parties at the YMCA. Or get some amazing underwater fashion images for your model portfolio.

Three underwater packages to choose from on my website here. These sessions are only available during summer months in Central New York, unless you have a heated indoor pool.

Contact me if you would like to book an underwater session.

Fash the Dress ~ Lizzy

A promotional portfolio shoot for my new "Fash The Dress" sessions! These sessions are exclusively for teenagers for after the prom or ball! A chance to get glammed up again, feel like a Princess and shoot some amazing fashion images! Now what girl doesn't like to feel like a Princess right?

Thank you to the beautiful Annaliese (or Lizzy as she likes to be called and it's easier to remember and pronounce) for modeling for me and bringing the two most GORGEOUS dresses I've ever seen!

And a big THANK YOU to Megan Mahaney for her makeup artistry and styling help during the shoot! And to David, owner of the Water Street Cafe in downtown Syracuse for letting us use his cafe for makeup and clothing changes.

Model: Lizzy
Makeup: Megan Mahaney
Location: Downtown Syracuse

More on my Facebook page here and my website here. Contact me if you would like to book a "Fash The Dress" shoot!

Turning Heads in Downtown Syracuse...

Had a fantastic shoot with the beautiful and talented Megan a few weeks ago ( so I'm a little behind on the blogging). Model, photographer and makeup artist extraordinaire! And at 6 feet tall, drop dead gorgeous she was stopping traffic downtown. Even women were approaching us on the streets.

We did a high fashion shoot in downtown Syracuse. I love the urban look and of course she had some great outfits. We walked around downtown to a few of my favorite places and shot along the way, changing clothes in the alley when needed.

Here are a few from our shoot. More on my Facebook here.