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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

**SHOP THIS LOOK**

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 can’t stop smiling, 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 amazing art of the people who are most important to you..

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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“I understood then what courage is all about. It is loving someone else more than you love yourself.”
― Robert McCammon, Boy's Life
Merci @paq_w for this portrait of us ❤️

🍾 WIN A MINI SESSION BELOW 🍾
Next week we have our first official family session!! GAH!! (Well, in this photo it’s KIND OF our first one because I didn’t know baby Siena was a little poppy seed in my belly 😄).. and I don’t know where to have it!! Suggestions? I have sooo many favorite spots in Paris it’s so hard to choose. ⭐️ **Comment below with your favorite location in Paris? Whoever gives us the location we go with will snag a mini session with me and a beautiful 8x10 archival matted portrait! ** ⭐️ Portrait of us by @yulia_photography

Maternity leave = Over 😅

Where did the last two and a half months go? In a blink my baby is almost not a newborn anymore, and I’m back photographing my amazing clients. The transition has been.... tough. I didn’t realize how hard it would be emotionally to leave Siena even just for a few hours. I told Pyk that I almost cried leaving her the first day and only think about her whenever I’m not with her and he just said solemnly, “I know”. I hadn’t even thought about how hard it was on him to leave us each day for work. I hadn’t even thought about the sacrifice he was making for us too.
Now I know.
I get it.
I’m so grateful.

I love everything about being a family portrait photographer.. and I’m so lucky to do it for the incredible clients I have. As a parent I understand even more now how important every moment is. How you don’t want to miss even a second.
There’s a whole new dynamic and depth in play now that I’m excited to share with you guys and my clients. Thank you for being there and supporting us with your sweet messages and checking in to see how we are. Thank you for supporting my family by hiring KDP and putting your trust in us. We are so grateful.

Please take this as a big virtual hug from me to you. And baby.... I’m baaacccckkkk
Photo by @abramova_guendel

11 weeks ago I was dragging my feet, not ready to go to the maternity even though I thought MAYBE my water had broken.. just a little. I was sitting across from my mom who had flown in because I told her there was an off-chance that I was in labour but I really didn’t think so. She convinced me to call my OB just to check in. I did. She sent me to the maternity to have a little check up. I most certainly was in labour. And 24 hours later I was a mom. 11 weeks seems like a lifetime. It IS a lifetime. Your lifetime so far. Every single day you amaze me. You smile non stop. You try so hard to laugh. You loooove your daddy. You’re playing with more toys every day (especially loving this one!). You kick your feet like you’re about to swim across the channel. And my goodness you’ve stolen every bit of my heart. I wish I knew everything that was going to happen so I wouldn’t have dragged my feet. I wish I would have RAN to that maternity to get to meet you even seconds sooner. These last 11 weeks have been a wild ride and the absolute adventure of a lifetime. I can honestly say that I’ve never been so happy as I am today. All because of you... My Siena, I love you. I love you. I love you.

As true as it was when I vowed it 2 years ago, it is today. Even more. I love you so much @pykandgo . Happy Anniversary! “As our favorite TV philosopher Ted Moseby once said: ‘Here's the secret kids. None of us can vow to be perfect. In the end all we can do is promise to love each other with everything we've got. Because loves the best thing we do.’ I cannot vow to be perfect, or to say all the right things, or to always be the one to wake up and feed the cat, but I can vow to choose to love you, every morning and every night. I promise that wherever life brings us, and whatever life brings us, you will always be my destination. “ 📷 Photo by @bubblerock 📷

The thing about you @pykandgo is that you’re not the same man I fell in love with and kissed for the first time 8 years ago. You’ve changed. Grown. Matured. You’ve become even more loving. Even funnier. Even more compassionate. I’m not the same person you fell in love with either, yet you still love me passionately. You still make me feel wildly beautiful even when I feel mildly presentable. You have a heart of gold and I’m the most fortunate person on this earth to be able to witness it each day. 33 years ago you came into this world and what a beautiful thing that you did. Thank you for being so genuinely YOU each and every day. The happiest birthday, my love. You’re spectacular and I hope you know it. Thank you for letting me share the last 8 birthdays with you.
I love you.
Photo by @katiemitchellphotography

Before - After 😍

Happy Father’s Day to my gorgeous husband @pykandgo . Siena couldn’t be luckier to have you as her daddy. We love you!! P.S. keep those dance and singing parties going! ((First pic by @katiemitchellphotography))

Baby’s first visit to mama’s studio! Classic baby move: she slept through it. #notimpressed 😂 I’m still on maternity leave for another month and I’m soaking up every second with my girl!

One month of you. Of sweet baby smells. Of singing you every song from the Sound of Music because you love it. Of learning your cries. Of being jealous of your daddy always getting smiles out of you when you’re in his arms. Of nighttime feeds. Of sharing you with the world. Of you meeting the people who love you the most on this earth. Of kissing you and you scrunching your face. Of your intense determination each time you nurse. Of learning together. Of growing together. But mostly, of wondering so often who you will become and how you’ll color this world a bit brighter. Darling girl, I hope I can be the mama you want and the role model you need. I’m trying so hard. I’m failing so often. It’s only human... My heart now officially lives outside my body and has never been so raw and so full.

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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