Spikes Family: an evolution ~ Casey Wright Photography

One of the things that I love the most about being a photographer is having the opportunity to watch families evolve and grow and this family is no exception. I've witnessed an evolution of life and have been lucky to be able to capture it through pictures. I've loved getting to know this sweet family and I always look forward to snapping their sweet glow every time! The pictures below are posted in reverse chronological order...

Here are a few of my favorites from our recent session...love their smiles!

{Spikes Family | 2014}

Here are a few of my faves from our 2013 family session..
{Spikes Family | 2013}

Here are a few of my favorites from our 2012 family session...

{Spikes Family | 2012}

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Storey Family + Casey Wright Photography

Happy Wednesday, Everyone! I have another fun session to share with everyone of an adorable family and wonderful friends. I know I say this all of the time - but it really it is wonderful to be able to take pictures of my friends. I love being able to capture their sweet family moments on camera and to be able to catch up while taking pictures.

I have known this lovely family since my days in athletics and I'm so happy to be able to call them friends. It's even more fun that our daughters go to the same pre-school - Love it!!!

Here are a few of my favorite pics that I took over the past year of this sweet family...

Have a wonderful day, everyone!
 

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Flory Family + Casey Wright Photography

Happy Tuesday, Everyone! With the cooler weather on it's way, I got an urge to share some of my favorite pics that I've taken over the past year. I absolutely love this sweet family!

It's always fun to take pictures of friends that you have known for a long time. It's even more fun when you find that your paths in life cross over more than once :). From Allen County to Baldwin City, our paths continue to cross and I am so thankful!

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our session...

Have a Happy Tuesday, Everyone!

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Wells Family + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

I've had the lovely opportunity of taking pictures of this fellow Baker University graduate and her family for the past two years. I just love this year's photos and how the navy colors play against the winter backdrop. I also love the dramatic looking clouds that rolled in the day we took these pictures.

I just love taking photos of this sweet family... Here are a few of my favorites...

They are so adorable! Have a happy Thursday, everyone!
 

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Emert Family + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

It's so fun to get an opportunity to take pictures of big families. This sweet family contacted me to do a large group photo for Christmas presents. I love the idea of capturing large families because these sweet people with have genuine keepsakes of the entire family for years to come... I'm thinking that I'm going to try and put something like this together for our family in the near future...

As for this session, we ended up with lovely weather and beautiful pictures... here are a few of my favorites...

If you are thinking that you may want to do something like this with your family in the fall, give me a shout. I think make great Christmas presents and priceless keepsakes... Have a great day!

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Krapcha Couple + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

I love taking pictures of couples!! I had the lovely opportunity of being able to take anniversary pictures of this lovely couple up on the KU campus recently. I love the idea of taking anniversary pictures because you really have a great opportunity of celebrating marriage and capturing the love between people. I also think anniversary pictures are great because, let's face it, how many good pictures do you really get of you and your partner? I have very few... :(

So I was really excited to get to capture some great moments between these two love birds :) Here are several of my favorites...

Happy Monday, everyone!
 

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Temple Family + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

It really is a treat, to have the opportunity to take pictures of a fellow photographer. It's also fun to photograph really adorable families! And it's even more fun when they are super sweet and easy to work with, too!

One of the best things about photographing someone who is a photographer is that they know exactly what you mean when you start talking about the light and where to stand and how to stand. And the added bonus is that her hubby and little one are used to having their pictures taken, so asking them to put on a smile was super easy :)...

Here are a few of my favorites from this session...

They have to be one of the cutest families I have taken pictures of to date!! Happy Friday, my friends!

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Thornton Family + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

Happy Spring, everyone! I'm so glad that the nice weather is finally back!

Today, I'm sharing a quick look at a fun session I had in the fall with my lovely friends.  I'm so happy that we picked one of the best times and locations in Lawrence to take these pictures. The yellow leaves were just POPPING with color in the background!

 Here is a look at a few of my favorites...

Such an adorable (and sweet) family! Happy Thursday, everyone!
 

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Peterson Family + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

Happy Thursday everyone! I'm happy to share some fun pictures I took during the holiday season during one of my mini sessions. And let me just say - I HEART MINI SESSIONS! It seems like the perfect balance of time and resources and the little ones seem to do perfectly during the 30 minute time period. And when you get to take pictures of your friends and their families it just makes it even more fun!

Here are a few of my favorites...

I had a lot of fun using the fun blue background with the retro baubles :).


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Adorable Cooper + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

Today's post is about another super sweet family that I've been fortunate enough to photograph throughout the year... This family is super sweet and I love taking their pictures!

I remember the first time they came to my studio for maternity pictures. It was at this point that I realized that I needed to not use the stands for my backdrops... that I should, in fact, actually suspend them from the ceiling... wondering why? Because Dave used to play basketball for the University of Kansas and he is approaching 7 feet tall... There might be nothing worse than asking a tall man and his pregnant (and tall) wife to kneel down so that I can take their pictures (on a hard wood floor)...- eek! They were awesome though and they went with it...Needless to say, I don't make them do that anymore :)...

Anywho, for this session, we went up to Baker's campus to switch it up just a little bit. Cooper was pretty mobile at this point, so it was nice to take him up to an area where he could roam around a bit...

Here are some of my favorite shots from the day...

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all have a great day!
 

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Rockin' Haakon + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

I love working with this family! They have the most fun and cute ideas to incorporate props to reflect their family style. This time, the props were near and dear to my heart, because ever since I can remember really liking music, I have LOVED Pearl Jam. In fact, Jake and I are actually on one of their DVD videos when Eddie Vedder sang solo "Dead Man Walking." We were only about 7 rows back and although you can't really see our faces clear as day (thank you f-stop), I know it's us because I was wearing one of the cool keyhole PJ shirts at the concert.

Anywho, I love that the Pitzer's incorporated the "grunge" style into the pics - it made for a really fun shoot... although by the end of it, Haakon was ready to be done with the rocker shoot!  

That's a rockstar for you though, right!?!? Here are some of my favorites from this session...

You can't see it in these pics, but under the flannel, Juli and Sean are wearing vintage Pearl Jam!

Keep on Rockin' in the Free World!!
 

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Getting back to the swing of things + Casey Wright Photography

With all of the change that has been going on in my life (student teaching, no longer working at KU and being away from PJ all day), it was nice to get the camera out and to hang out in my studio taking pictures.

I truly love it and look forward to every opportunity that I can get to do it. Because so much is changing around me, it feels good to do something that I know and that I enjoy. I also love working with and meeting new families and this time was no exception...

I photographed a sweet little one year old and her beautiful and kind family. I can't wait to share those pictures!

I love to try something new each time I get my camera out and this time, I experimented with my 55mm in combination with my studio lights. My goal was to find the perfect balance of aperature + shutter speed + studio light using this specific lens. 

I am happy to say I found the balance...

These days, life is all about balance and the quest to keep all of the balls in play... Hopefully, I don't have to sacrifice too much sleep to do it! Have a good night all!
 

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Cummins Family + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

Happy Wednesday everyone! Life has been crazy and busy for me this week... I'm super excited to officially start my professional semester of student teaching, but adjusting to full time work has created a bit of a time challenge. But really, that's the way I love life to be, so ya... Exciting stuff!

Today, I am excited to share a few pictures from a recent photo session with this adorable family that I have been lucky enough to photograph over the course of the past year... Here is a look at a few of my favorites...

Thanks for stopping by! Check back soon for a look at week 2 of project life - 2013, my finished 2012 book and the final pages of my December Daily album - yay!!!!

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Kramer Family + Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

It's always a good feeling when you get a referral from a friend, especially when the family is so adorable and nice! So, I was super excited when Amanda contacted me to inquire about pictures.

One of the big perks of being in the photography business is that I get to meet new people and take pictures of their beautiful family!

Here are a few of my favorites from our session...

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Henderson Family, Cutie Pie Twins, Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

Happy Wednesday, everyone! If you are like me, it was rrreeeaaallllyyy hard to get up this morning -- we have managed to sleep in past 8AM most of the days on our holiday break, so getting up before the sun gets up was interesting. Luckly, we all managed and did it in mostly good spirits :). I think this afternoon we might need a little down time though!

In today's post, I'm sharing a fun photography session that I had with an adorable set of twins. I know I say this every time I post, but photography really has helped me to reconnect with some cool people. This time, the mommy of these adorable girls happened to also be someone I've known since my middle and high school days. It's always very excited to me to get to reconnect with people and photography helps me do that so frequently and for that I am truly grateful!

Here is a look at my favorites from this session...

These two are so adorable!!! Looking at these pictures makes me dream of warmer weather!!! Happy January, everyone!
 

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The Olivia Act + Casey Wright Photography

Today, I am reminded that pictures are more than just something we put in a frame and hang on the wall. Sometimes, they can link us to our past, connect us with our present and remind us of the love that we share with our family. And in some cases, they are the precious pieces of us that are left behind, when life happens...I am just one photographer, but I can make a difference and today, I am sharing a little bit of kindness...

The Olivia Act, named after one of the children killed in Newtown, Ct., was started by a photographer who wishes to be anonymous. Olivia’s family had family pictures taken a short time before she was killed. Those pictures are precious and now priceless to them. Upon hearing this, this photographer was moved to give away a 30 minute family photo shoot and has challenged other photographers to do the same. We go about our daily lives and sometimes we don’t take the time or have the resources to have family photos taken.

I will be taking nominations for a family in the Baldwin/Lawrence area who you think would appreciate this gift. Nominations must be made through email and not as a comment to this post. This session will take place after the New Year. I will be taking nominations until midnight New Year's Eve . Please email me at: caseywrightphotography@gmail.com. Please inbox their name, contact information and a brief summary of why you chose them, putting "THE OLIVIA ACT NOMINATION" in the subject line.

The chosen family will be contacted via email. Please do not post their information here! The gift is a session and a collection of digital portraits, so they may have priceless keepsakes to adorn their home. Please share this status. Thank you to SEVERAL of my photographer friends who are doing the same!

Photographers, please consider taking part in The Olivia Act!

Share the kindness,

Casey

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Kelli + Brad Wedding, Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence, KS

Happy Tuesday, everyone! I am super excited to share today :). Recently, I had the great opportunity to be the lead photographer at a beautiful wedding. There's always a fear when you shoot at an outdoor wedding, that the inevitable may happen: rain, tornado, etc, but this wedding was AMAZING! The lighting was perfect, the temperature was lovely, and the people were awesome and everyone was so willing to work with me - which is great!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day...

And just as a thank you to the bride and groom, I put together a fun collage preview. For some reason, the music is a little distorted (thank you, you tube), but the original file sounds great... Just be sure to turn down your volume if you are reading this at work :)...

I had such an amazing experience working with this lovely couple and their families! I look forward to the next opportunity to work on another project like this in the future!

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Have a great day everyone!
 

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Newborn Session, Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence Photographer

Happy Friday, everyone! I have A TON of stuff to share that I have been working on so things are going to get busy here in bloggy blog land in the next week or two; most of which will be attributable to school ending, so hold on to your hat, folks :).

In today's post, I am sharing a few fun pictures that I took at a recent newborn session. I had such a great time meeting this family and taking pictures of all of their adorable faces :)...

 Here is a look at a few of my favorites...

Aren't they so cute?!?! *love* :)

Keep it classy, everyone and have a great weekend!
 

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Lovely Family, Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence Photographer

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope that you are all having a wonderful day today! It's actually late Tuesday night here and I am finishing up a school project and working on some editing, so I thought I would post a few fun pictures from a recent photo session.

I was lucky to get the opportunity to take photos for my sister-in-law's, sister-in-law - that's funny when you really think about it! Anywho, they have a lovely and growing family, and here are a few of my favorites...

Such a sweet family!!! Have a great rest of your Wednesday, everyone!
 

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Adorable Family, Casey Wright Photography, Lawrence Photographer

Happy Sunday, everyone! I'm spending a some time this morning working on a few things, so I thought I would share some of my favorite pictures from a recent photo session! In my former life, I worked in the athletics world. And while, it was fun to be part of it all, the best part of what I walked away with were some great friendships. I know that I've said this in my previous posts, but life gets busy and it gets hard to stay in contact with people. I have been very lucky though, because through photography, I get the great opportunity to reconnect with people and to see their lovely families all of the time! So, when George contacted me about doing their family pictures, I was so thrilled!

Here are a few of my favorites from the session...

Aren't they the cutest family?!?! Love it! Have a great day everyone!
 

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