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English speaking Paris family, couples, engagement, photographer , New York City, and Westchester NY. Family, newborn, maternity, couples, engagement photographer. France and NY best portrait photographer, Katie Donnelly. Vacation family photographer in Paris, lifestyle newborn photographer in Paris, maternity photographer in NYC, engagement photographer in NYC, couples photographer in Paris. Katie Donnelly Paris photographe professionnel spécialiste nouveau-né, femme enceinte, bébé, enfant, famille, sur Paris.

Why You Need a Solo Portrait of Yourself II Artsy Portraits in Paris II English Speaking Photographer, Katie Donnelly Photography

Katie Donnelly October 29, 2018

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Having professional headshots are so important for your career, but having beautiful portraits of yourself is important in your LIFE. Have you ever looked through your grandparents photos and stumbled upon a classic portrait of them and your heart just seemed to start jumping rope? Ya. Me too.

You are so so worthy of having beautiful portraits of YOU.

We started this session with a few more classic headshots that she could use for her new job.. and then finished it out with just beautiful portraits that speak of her, right now.

Beautiful, right?

To book your own solo session with me, just get in touch via the CONTACT form on the top of the site or by clicking HERE.

Hey there, gorgeous!

Welcome to the home of Katie Donnelly Photography! I'm Katie, the owner and creative behind this Paris and NYC based engagement and family portrait photography brand. I laugh loudly, I love hard, and I can eat a pound of pasta in a sitting. (Seriously, ask my husband) I love celebrating everyday moments (with champagne of course!) and documenting the weird, the funny, and the wonderful of the everyday through family portraiture. Most days I’m hanging out in Paris or NYC and making art for my KDP portrait clients, or planning the next time I cook for our friends and family. My specialty? Pasta with fresh homemade pesto sauce.

What do you think? Are you the KDP cup of coffee? (that's, cawfee to all you fellow NYers)

Oui oui, madame, I’m sure you are! The KDP family is loving, adventurous and travels the world. You take lots of photos, and road trip with your dog (He sticks his head out the window with his tongue flying in the wind doesn’t he?!). You love enjoying the simplicity life and being silly. You savor the little moments and the big ones. You’re pretty sure that your kids are growing up WAY too fast, but are also excited to see who they become. Your family is your life (they’re probably one of those big crazy families like mine) and you spend a lot of time together talking, laughing, BBQing, and just enjoying each others company.

If this sounds like you, I think we should be friends.. sorry, is it too soon? *ahem* I mean, why don’t you get in touch. Let’s make some artful family portraits for your home..

Doesn’t that beautiful family of yours deserve it?

Katie Donnelly Photography

Paris + NYC PHOTOGRAPHER

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"Hey Katie!! I got the album last Thursday and I haven't even gotten a chance to write to you because I've been too busy showing it to friends and family! Thank you so much :). Saying that I loved it is an understatement. You did and amazing job on it and you're an incredible photographer! You helped me keep the memory of my trip in a beautiful way.

Rossy"

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💫💫WE MOVED HOUSE!💫💫 Moving while #7monthspregnant and in under two weeks from approval to movers coming has been insane. Bending over is really hard at this point and I’ve got that third trimester fatigue BAD. Needless to say, packing was rough and slow for this mama. However, it’s really helped with my nesting and as stressful as it’s been the last few weeks, it’s also been great that we now have so much less worry about not having a baby room or actual SPACE for our girl. This new place is over double the size and in a great area by loads of parks and lots of other families! Our area before was amazing too for that but I’m excited to be able to explore this new neighborhood. One big thing this move has helped us do is really file through our things and only keep essentials (hey #konmarimethod), it’s satisfied my insane nesting desire, and it’s helped us visualize even more our life with our girl. This was the first photo of our girl and I in our new place the day we got it! Funny story, at the beginning of January my cousin asked if we were going to move before the baby. I said we hoped but hadn’t seen anything even worth visiting yet, but that I was finally mentally ready to move so I was going to manifest it and the apartment would fall into our lap. She replied, “How Oprah of you, I love it.” (Hey biggest compliment of my life!!) And then not even 4 weeks later, this apartment literally FELL INTO OUR LAPS. The universe works in beautiful ways, amirite? #parisian #powerofthemind #lifeinParis #babyonboard #30weekspregnant #nesting

I think I’ll keep you. ❤️ #tbt to that time we had the best view of Rome, and I didn’t know yet that I had our baby in my belly. Thanks for being my rock. Life is better with you.

I’d choose sunshine and poolside rooftops with you any day. Can’t wait to get back Down Under next year with bebe in tow! Just add little girl tootsies in between us and it’s our future, right @pyknyc? 🇦🇺 Have you been to Australia before? Where was your favorite place? We’ve only been to Sydney and Perth so far! So much more to see!

Sometimes, all you need is love. And sometimes, you also really need coffee 😂 I love our clients so much because during almost every session we stop for a coffee or a hot chocolate. It’s just another way to get to know each other even better. That’s when I get to hear how you fell in love way back during college, and all about how proud you are of your daughters who are in college now. I hear funny stories, and see personalities shine a little brighter. It’s a way to slow down even more and dig a little deeper. Thank you for giving me that glimpse of your magic, so we can make some beautiful art out of it. Because it’s not only me who loves seeing you so happy, it’s your daughters, it’s your friends, it’s your family, it’s each other. We do portraits for all of those people- it’s just another way to share our lives, and most importantly our love, with each other. Thank you for sharing it with me too. ❤️#whywemakeart #artforlife #tohellwithbeingthejonesfamily #lovestory #howtheymet #couplegoals #pariscouple #katiedonnellyphotography #parisphotographer

#29weeks with you and every kick and movement still leaves me in awe (and sometimes pain 😂 girl you’re STRONG for there being barely 3 pounds of you!) ****I WANT TO REMEMBER:**** 👶How you love hanging out on the right side on my belly
❤️ How every day @pyknyc and I talk about how much we can’t wait to meet you 😂 That when you dance around everyday it still makes me laugh with happiness 🌈 That even though we never got to meet your brother/sister and you’re growing inside me instead of us meeting them this week, you were never a “replacement” or “second”, you were ALWAYS meant to be ours.
We love you so much.
#pregnancy #pregnancyafterloss #29weekspregnant

Sooooo ready for our sweet client to pick these three stunners up this evening! They’re gorgeous 30in custom pieces and are going to look incredible on her walls!! I could eat these kids UP, they were the absolute sweetest family (and pretty darn good looking too if you ask me) ❤️

Wishing you Monday morning kisses in Paris ❤️ If you had a portrait like this with your love, where would you hang it?

Hey Friend! It’s been a while! We have some new faces around here so let me reintroduce myself! I’m Katie! My husband @pyknyc and I own two portrait companies: Katie Donnelly Photography, which specializes in outdoor lifestyle artwork of families, and Kapfer Fine Art, which specializes in Fine Art studio Portraiture- think old world painted portraits with a modern-Katie twist. We are currently launching KFA in the coming weeks! ⭐️3 of my favorite things ⭐️
1. Making babies smile and laugh 👶
2. My mom’s homemade Italian sausage and peppers 😋
3. The Hobbit movies 🎥
Pyk and I went on a month-long honeymoon last year to New Zealand because one of my dreams was to see “where the hobbits live”. I’m serious! We fell head over heals in LOVE with New Zealand and are planning another month there next year, but this time with our little baby! (I’m 7 months pregnant!) Where did you go to your honeymoon?? Would you go back there? #parisphotographer #parisfamilyphotographer #honeymoonideas #coupleswhotravel #parisjetaime #honeymoongoals
Thank you sweet @abramova_guendel for this beautiful portrait of me!

This morning I almost cried during a viewing session. My sweet client asked me “how long have you been doing this for?” I didn’t understand. I asked, “This... family portraits?” And she said, “No, this.” And pointed around the studio at the artwork on the walls and at the projection where we had just designed a stunning collection of family portraits for the new home they’re purchasing in the next few weeks. “This” meant making art for our clients walls. And I started choking up a little. “Two years” I said. “A little over two years ago I started asking my former clients what they had done with their portraits if they didn’t order through us (I used to give the files out). And found the 98% of people still had them sitting on their hard drives. And all I could think about was those kids. And what they were missing. And little me, 5 year old Katie. And how I would have LOVED to see a family portrait up on our wall.. to see every day a visual representation of our family’s connection and love. Because, really, all of this isn’t for the parents. We do it for the kids.” Just typing this I’m choking up again. But it’s true, and I hadn’t thought about it for a long time. I hadn’t thought about little Katie. All of this, it’s for her. And for every other kid and family we touch with our artwork. It’s so you know just how loved you are.
Every.
Single.
Day.
#katiedonnellyphotography #wedoitforthekids #tohellwithbeingthejonesfamily #parisphotographer #parisfamilyphotographer

Thoughts on our 4 day winter #babymoon in Sicily:
The good: ⭐️Best Cannoli I’ve ever had (though definitely don’t leave yours in your hotel fridge overnight because it won’t be crusty anymore on the outside!) You MUST get one straight from a pasticceria!! Outside actual pastry shops they weren’t as good! - Even though it’s winter it’s still relatively warm. We had 40-50 degree weather each day (other than on the volcano)! It was so nice to be able to wear dresses and skirts without tights two of the four days! - It’s low season so really relaxing not having the usual massive crowds you get when traveling in Italy. In Taormina there are a few restaurants open to go to which is great for a few days there! I’d highly recommend Osteria Villa Zucchero and Tiramisù. We had amazing meals there! ⭐️We did a day excursion to Mount Etna and had so much fun snow shoeing! I can’t wait until the next opportunity to go snow shoeing. It was our first time and really really fun. Being on Mount Etna, the second most active volcano in the world, we learned SO much and were blown away with our guides facts. Giorgio was a guide and a trained geologist so it made it even more interesting. ⭐️We rented a car through our easyjet booking and in total for 4 days it was 40e of car rental, and 40e of gas. So inexpensive! We didn’t take any additional insurance and always parked in paid parking lots. We didn’t go into Catania (which has a high rate of car theft) or any major cities other than Siracusa. Our BNB had private parking on site so we left the car there a lot and mostly walked into Taormina (only 10 minutes walking though all up hill). Pyk is also a super safe driver even on the roads with crazy Italian drivers! Our flights here from Paris were equally inexpensive. 60e a person round trip from Paris to Catania. ⭐️We decided to stay in a luxury BNB instead of a hotel and had the BEST experience. I literally can not recommend @maisonblanchetaormina enough. The attention to detail, care, FOOD (best breakfasts!), and comfort of the room and house all around is off the charts. We’ve stayed in many 4 and 5 star hotels throughout Italy (continued in comments)

Paris Family + Engagement Photographer II Katie Donnelly

Voted best Portrait Photographer in Paris II Lifestyle Family + Engagement Photographer in Paris, France

Best Paris Photographer, Family Photographer in Paris, Paris Engagement Photographer, Paris Newborn Photographer. Paris NYC based photographer specializing in on location and at-home family, newborn, and couple portraits. English speaking family photographer in Paris, lifestyle newborn photographer, maternity photographer, engagement photographer, couples photographer. Katie Donnelly Paris photographe professionnel spécialiste nouveau-né, femme enceinte, bébé, enfant, et famille sur Paris.

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