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Kelly and Chad Niemann

Flickr’s Explore

October 3, 2008 – 1:46 am

Sometimes it’s the small achievements that make me excited.

For my blog (and for sharing, fun, and sometimes silliness), I host the photos I post on here on my flickr account. Flickr had an area called Explore and shows some of the best photos based of what they call “intrestingness” and… well, they can explain it better than I can.

Interestingness!

Besides being a five syllable word suitable for tongue twisters, it is also an amazing new Flickr Feature.

There are lots of elements that make something ‘interesting’ (or not) on Flickr. Where the clickthroughs are coming from; who comments on it and when; who marks it as a favorite; its tags and many more things which are constantly changing. Interestingness changes over time, as more and more fantastic content and stories are added to Flickr.

We’ve added some pages (and changed some existing ones) to help you explore Flickr’s most interesting content. Before you start though, you might want to take your phone off the hook, send your boss to an executive training session and block off some time on your schedule, because we don’t think you’re going to be walking away from your screen any time soon. Beautiful, amazing, moving, striking - explore and discover some of Flickr’s Finest.

Since I’ve posted the below photo last Sunday (up until right now) I’ve had 4,867 people view the photo, 334 people mark it as a favorite, and 95 people comment. On Sunday, September 28, 2008, I had the #1 photo on flickr. I’ll have more from Mark and Jackie’s wedding (and subsequent day after / trash the dress session) later, but for now, let me show off. ;)

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By Kelly Niemann | Posted in Blogging, Engagements | 3 comments         Hide Post Comments |
  1. Mark Elkins   -  

    You rocked it, Kelly. Only you and Stacy could have made Jackie and I look THAT hot ;-)

  2. Tabitha   -  

    I LOVE this picture! WOW!

  3. Ryan Christensen   -  

    Smooookin! I can see why it’s rockin on flickr! Great job.

Ashely and Phillip’s Wedding - Spring, TX

September 28, 2008 – 6:59 pm

Catching up on back-blogging (is that a term?), here is a wedding I shot this summer with the uber-talented Christine Tremoulet.

Phillip is active duty Navy, currently stationed in Virgina Beach, VA. One of my best friends since Jr. High is also in Virgina Beach right now with her man in the Navy, so we got to compare notes. :)

I’m feeling rather rebellious today, so instead of going in chronological order, I’m going to start off with one of my favorite images from their wedding.

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The little flower girl was ready for her role while the groom anxiously awaits his bride.

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I love this look she gives him at the altar!

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I love these tender moments!

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They had such a beautiful wedding cake! (yummy too!)

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After the cake, it was time for more dancing!

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Rose petals for the exit…

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By Kelly Niemann | Posted in Photo Shoot, Wedding | 1 comments         Hide Post Comments |
  1. Christine   -  

    I was just thinking yesterday that I never blogged about their wedding either — I put it on my “to blog about” list! I loved all your shots from that day — thank you so much for shooting with me! You rock!

Changes to pricing, etc…

September 24, 2008 – 12:19 am

Hi everyone!

I’ve been incredibly busy lately with a burst of summer weddings, lots of traveling (3 out of state weddings), and now families getting ready for their joyful Christmas Cards.

While I love each and every family, couple, and client I meet, I am getting a little busier than I would like. I feel I need to give each and every client (and their images) special attention.

With the start of the new quarter on 10/1/08, we are going to increase our session fees for family portraits, engagements, and bridals and take on fewer clients per month. Also, due to increasing costs from our lab, prints and albums will be increasing too. Our wedding packages will be restructured to handle these additional charges and will increase as well.

For those of you who have already paid your session fee and signed a contract, don’t worry, nothing changes for you. For those of you who have been on the fence or waiting, now is the time!

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Christmas Cards are Here!

September 22, 2008 – 1:02 am

Hi everyone!

It is almost time to be planning for your photo Christmas cards!

Since I’m a photographer and not a designer (well, not a good designer ;) ), I’ve decided to focus on what I’m good at and leave the rest up to design professionals.  I’ve purchased these beautiful and customizable templates from designers at Beyond Red and Green.

 

Front:

christmas-2008-cards-front Christmas Cards are Here!

Back:

christmas-2008-cards-back Christmas Cards are Here!

 

Card prices are in addition to session fees. Prices are listed as follows: 



Size Paper 1-5 6+
4×5.5 folded/5×7 folded/5×5 folded Standard $65.00 $58.00
art/pearl 77.00 70.00
       
4×5.5 flat/5×7 flat/5×5 flat Standard $33.00 $27.00
art/pearl 45.00 39.00
       
Cards must be ordered in packages of 25    
All card prices include envelopes      
Prices are per box of 25      

 

Contact me today to schedule your session!

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Rachel and Rob’s engagement session - Downtown Houston, Texas

September 7, 2008 – 3:35 pm

During the summer, I always get a few photo shoots that are canceled and rescheduled due to the weather.  This summer I had two that were rescheduled multiple times… Brad, Janae, and baby Bryce and then this couple, Rachel and Rob.  Ironic thing is that these two sessions have some of my favorite photos ever!

I haven’t shot in downtown Houston in quite a while.  Many of the parks, including the new Discovery Green require a fee for each session.  Well, Rachel and Rob decided to brave it and instead of heading to the big parks, we started our session at the outdoor cafe across from the Alley Theater.

I love their tiled walls!

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We found a little area to get some shots with the iconic Bank of America Center behind them…

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After a few shots there, we headed away from the pavement and down to Sesquicentennial Park on Buffalo Bayou.  This was actually my first time shooting down here, but it is now definitely one of my favorite places in Houston!

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Playing with desaturation and some textures in the best light ever.

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This has got to be my mostest favoritest photo EVAR.  (I’m a dork, I know.)  :) 2819498689_9821d66b02_b Rachel and Robs engagement session - Downtown Houston, Texas 2833180435_d9a0d0d8c9 Rachel and Robs engagement session - Downtown Houston, Texas 2833180201_afa8efb0eb Rachel and Robs engagement session - Downtown Houston, Texas 2833179965_8e4bc3a83e Rachel and Robs engagement session - Downtown Houston, Texas

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Total Hottness…  :P

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… followed by silliness…

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… and love.

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Thanks Rachel and Rob!  Y’all were so much fun!

By Kelly Niemann | Posted in Engagements, Photo Shoot | Tagged | 2 comments         Hide Post Comments |
  1. Kristin   -  

    Hey Kelly–your photos look great as always, and the Bank of America one is especially cool. Something about that building has always seemed a little off to me for some reason but the angle you shot it at made it look awesome. Oh, and the pretty people, of course.

  2. Christopher Vigliotti   -  

    Intense shots…you really captured the energy between them.

Erika’s Senior Portrait Session - The Woodlands, Texas

August 30, 2008 – 12:28 pm

Last month, Chad and I headed over to Erika’s home in The Woodlands for her high school senior portraits.

I really enjoy senior sessions because you get to work with some young, beautiful, and intelligent students, and Erika was certainly no exception.

When we first arrived, Erika and her mom told me that they loved this photo on my website:

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I love that photo too, but I am partial. (She’s my little sister!) Erika reminds me soooo much of Kristin (liking similar movies, plays, games, ivy league schools :p ). For the record, much to Chad’s dismay, Kristin is starting her second year at The University of Texas at Austin because it’s relatively local, and because of their awesome Geo Sciences program.

But enough about Kristin… this blog post is about Erika! So here’s some of my favorites, plus some photos of the whole family!

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Doesn’t she have such beautiful eyes and long lashes!

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While we were inside, we had Erika’s younger sister join her for some sisterly shots.

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We headed outside for some nice outdoor shots in the family’s lush backyard. This fun shot below is the one she chose for her high school yearbook! Doesn’t she have gorgeous hair?!?

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Then we grabbed the whole family for some fun and unique family shots!

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Thanks everyone! It was a… splash!

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- Kel

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Little Evyn’s Photoshoot - Old Town Spring, Texas

August 19, 2008 – 3:53 pm

Last Month, Chad and I were contacted by Molly and Travis to do a family shoot with their adorable little girl, Evyn.  Molly has seen blog posts of Jenna and Wyatt’s engagement session of Old Town Spring, and loved the surroundings.  I was so honored that people actually read my blogs that we planned a little session at some of the same locations in Old Town Spring. 

Little Evyn is a girl after my own heart.  I too was bald until the age of 2, but little Evyn wears it so well with precious little curls in the back!!

She truly adores her Mom and Dad, so we got lots of family shots of this wonderful close family.

Molly also wanted some photojournalistic style photos for their home, so we we had lots of fun creating unique, one of a kind images.

Enjoy!

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Isn’t she the most adorable thing ever?  Plus, we found a boat, of all things, and got some fun shots playing in our lake of grass.  ;)

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Silliness is best viewed large.  :)

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This one may very well be my favorite…

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Doesn’t she have the most gorgeous blue eyes?

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This little girl loves bugs.  We told her there was a bug on my camera and she wanted to see for herself!

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What’s that gator got in it’s mouth? (It ended up gobbling up lots of grass, rocks, and a sippy cup!)

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Chad picked up a camera and helped me out.  While I was so enamoured with little  Evyn’s activities, he got this wide shot of the whole family.

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Finally, I have got to get me a polka dot table.  Look how fun these are!

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Thanks Molly, Travis, and Evyn!

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