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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 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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What do you think Siena’s saying? 😂 #ourlittletomato #sienaseestheworld

Community over competition is something that’s so massively ingrained in me. Going to art school with amazing artists and having to collaborate then knowing we’d probably be trying for the same assistant positions after graduation or fellow studio owners in the same area, it never came to my mind for a moment to avoid friendships like can happen in any industry. I truly believe that there are enough clients for everyone and furthermore, we all have our own styles!

Because of this I’ve been so lucky to meet other artists, to recommend them to clients I can’t serve, be inspired by them.. and most recently, be photographed by them. This new chapter of our lives as a family of three is so beautifully documented so far by friends. These last four months have truly been the most important and wonderful days of my life. I can’t thank my friends enough for the coffee play dates, the 3am texts and memes, the five guys runs, the mommy recommendations, the help, the love, and the PORTRAITS to remember it all by.

Moral of the story, being a mom is the bomb.com. Document it. Be in the photo. And when your girlfriend @katiemitchellphotography brings along her rolli film camera and asks if you want a few candids, never ever say no.

Hands up if you agree 🙌🙌

Happy to be in Alsace amongst traditional Alsatian poterie, eating la tarte flambée, but most of all playing and getting loved on by her grandparents and great grandparents! #SienaSeesTheWorld

“Women, they have minds and they have souls as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition and they’ve got talent as well as just beauty. And I’m so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for. “ - Little Women ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I actually teared up watching that trailer just now. I can’t wait to see it at Christmas! Sometimes we need reminders that we as women are so complex AND THAT THATS OKAY. That we can truly be fulfilled in life with SO MANY THINGS! Music! Art! Teaching! Astrophysics! Making family portraits! Conducting orchestras! Writing! Being head of state! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Raising a daughter it’s even more urgent for me to instill this in her. Confidence to be who she chooses, and not who society tries to mold her into. To allow herself to be scared, and still also take the leap. Being a mom has made me courageous in ways I didn’t know I could be. I’m doing it for her.. but really.. I’m also doing it for me. 🦁 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo of me by @abramova_guendel

In my favorite place with my favorite girl. ❤️ I’m having a lot of guilt about not being 100% present in my business nor 100% present as a parent. When I’m not with Siena I’m thinking about her constantly. When I’m not working I’m thinking about my work to do list. This whole entrepreneur life is hard to manage during this transition into parenthood and the one thing I can truly say is that I’m trying my best. Does this struggle ever get easier? Right now I’m trying to just ride the wave and dive deep whenever I’m with S, and dive deep whenever I’m working. Give it my all so I’m not so divided. The doubt is real. The guilt is real. But the happiness and joy that both parenthood and working give me are also so real. I don’t have the answers. I guess I’m sharing this to tell you that if you’re struggling with a balance too, I see you. You’re not alone. #girlboss #mompreneur 📷 Photo by @paq_w

It’s all fun and games until you’re 4 hours into a cluster feed and sobbing into your newborn. #realtalk 💁‍♀️💁‍♀️ #breastfeedingawareness
I knew it wouldn’t be “easy” persay but come on, I had prepared! I took the classes! I read the books! I had the support, encouragement, and advice of my friends and family.
And then my girl arrived. She latched almost perfectly the first time (with a little help because you know, tiny mouth, big boobie 😂). And I thought “wow that was easier than I expected”. But then hours upon hours of nursing crashed down over the next few weeks like the heaviest of waves. Sometimes I could ride it out in happiness just gazing at her. Sometimes it brought me down with that force that only Mother Nature can bring. Pain. Bleeding. Tears. Lip tie. Tongue tie. Tears. Mastitis. Clogged ducts. Tears. Then, Thrush. So many more tears. I could tell behind eyes and words of encouragement there was always the question of why I wouldn’t stop. And truly it was pure determination to keep that time for my girl and I. It was the sacred moments I shared with her. Staring into each others eyes. It was the most natural thing for me. Liquid love. I would do anything to keep that time for us. If daily tears were the price I’d pay then so be it. But I knew it shouldn’t be like that. Everyone said that breastfeeding shouldn’t be painful and if it was there was a problem. So I searched and searched. The ties were cut. The mastitis treated. The cracked nipples slowly healed. And still there was pain. Finally I asked my doctor if maybe I had thrush. I had all the symptoms... had been complaining about them since the baby was only a week old. Then 5 weeks in, I finally started treatment. I remember telling my husband through sobs and hiccups, “I’ve been in constant excruciating pain for the last month.” It’s been a long road. It took 8 weeks of breastfeeding and treating thrush to not be in total pain, and 2 months of treatment later it’s still not fully gone. That’s not normal. But it is what it is. It’s my story, and it’s brought me to today. Every day for the last 15 weeks I’ve nursed my girl full time. We’ve spent days (cont. in comments)

🎂 28 🎂
27 was a hell of a year. Every single day of 27 I shared my body with my girl between pregnancy and nursing. I got my own studio for KDP in the heart of Paris. I celebrated two years of an amazing marriage. I finished my biggest year for KDP. I birthed an absolute angel. I went to Italy 3 times. To NY twice. To Ireland, Bordeaux, Nice, and Liverpool. I made it through baby blues after giving birth to Siena and a slight case of PPD after my miscarriage. We moved to a new neighborhood. I had dessert more often than I ever had in my life. I gained 20 pounds and lost it. I loved hard. Worked hard. Slept hard. Read hard. And Netflixed hard. I learned what parenthood truly means and my heart expanded about a billion times when I heard my baby’s heartbeat for the first time and every day since.
27 was a hard year. It was a year of blessings. A year of letting go. A year of tears. A year of smiles. A year of new beginnings. And the year of Siena.
27, I’m so grateful for what you taught me, and the life you brought me and @pykandgo.
28, you’ve got a lot to live up to.

⭐️3 things I absolutely LOVE:⭐️ 1. Flowey skirts and dresses
2. Kissing @pykandgo when he’s freshly shaved (well I love kissing him all the time but a little bit extra when he’s shaved!)
3. The smell of the first 10 minutes of rain on the trees when it’s really hot.
That third one is ultra specific right!? Tell me I’m not alone! What weird thing do you absolutely LOVE? 📷 @takeoffwithtal

3 months of you. Of your contagious smiles and daily laughter. Of still loving daily dance parties. Of you trying so hard to stand on your own (seriously!! Stand!!). Of you rolling over now from front to back and allllmost back to front. Of you loving tummy time. Of your ultra expressive face and cries. Of your tiny toes. Of your big belly that loves mamas milk. Of your hair that’s getting lighter and starting to curl. Of your eyes getting darker and looking more and more like mine. Of your daddy @pykandgo loving carrying you around in the @ergobaby, and you loving it just as much. Of you loving ducky. Of long eyelashes. Of your constant chatter. Big “ah-roo”s. Big “goo”s. Big eyes. Big love. You have your passport. Have been on planes and trains. You’ve been to lots of restaurants and slept through cathedrals, and car rides. You are so loved. You make our world a million times better and more joyful. You’ve given me a whole different purpose. You’ve softened me. You’ve created light in so many places and in the hearts of so many people. Thank you for choosing me as your mommy. I love you. I love you. I love you. #Sienamygirl #3months #katiedonnellyphotography

“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 ❤️

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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