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Hi there! i’m katelyn.

Hello, and welcome to the KJ Blog! I'm Katelyn James, and my husband Michael and I are a wedding photography team based in Richmond, Virginia. We hope you grab some coffee (or a diet coke, in my case) and enjoy viewing our latest work, browsing resources for photographers, and getting a little peek into our life!  Read more...

FREE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO: How Small Changes Create Epic Portraits!

This is such a fun month of KJ ALL ACCESS! Why?! Because when new members signup right now, they are receiving not only this month’s content (plus an editing training video!) but they are ALSO receiving LAST MONTH’S CONTENT and it’s the SAME COUPLE! Our members will get to see how we meet a couple during their engagement session, allow them to get comfortable, teach them the KJ Posing Evolution and then they will see how we execute their entire wedding day!!! 

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Ty + Gabi

  • A Timeless Pippin Hill Farm Wedding in Charlottesville, Va

Late June weddings are known to be a little hot. Ty and Gabi’s day was no exception. It was a warm summer day for a beautiful Charlottesville wedding but it was also so beautiful. I don’t know what it is about Pippin Hill, but on warm, summer evenings, the light is just magical. It’s light and airy but also not too bright to capture the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains that are in the distance. Honesty, this will forever be one of my favorite portrait locations. I left Ty and Gabi’s day knowing that I was in love with their sunset portraits and as a photographer, there is no greater feeling!

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James + Lauren | Married

Lauren emailed us all the way back in the fall of 2017 about her anniversary session. I knew from the very beginning that this shoot was so important to her. She shared that she and James got married very young and now they were getting ready to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary. Well, a lot of life happened for us after that email was sent and Lauren patiently waited until 2019 for her shoot. We met James and Lauren on Monument Avenue in downtown Richmond last Friday for their anniversary session and we couldn’t have asked for better weather!! Almost no humidity and it wasn’t blazing hot!

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