One of the great things about January being so long and unencumbered with the sort of holidays that require planning and energy is having a little bit of time to take a step back and reflect upon the previous year. With that, we lovingly post this message from the founder and owner of mkPhoto, Mr. “mk” himself, Mike Kehr:

“With 2014 behind us and 2015 just starting, it is time to reflect and appreciate the great experiences, the importance of our valuable clients and the special new relationships we made in 2014.

Experiences…
Lets start with experiences. We traveled near and far, exploring new places, capturing beautiful imagery. It has always been our goal to challenge ourselves but in 2014 we pushed our creativity even further.

Every time Jana and I picked up our cameras we made a conscious effort to make sure the shot was different, creative, and most importantly moving, even though it may have been the same venue or location. We were lucky and very grateful to be a part of your lives! We cherish it. It keeps us motivated. We thrive on bringing together the emotion of you and the life of all involved. We together transformed the life events into sheer joy and celebration! That is what it is all about- positive documented experiences that will always be remembered the day of and every day that follows.

The importance of YOU….
We could not, of course, accomplish any of this without you: our valuable clients. You not only invested with us but you put your trust in us 100%, something that we take very seriously. We are passionate about our work and want to make sure we exceed your expectations. Thank you for believing in us. We surely believe in you!

Relationships…
The most important and fulfilling part of the entire experience is the amazing relationships we made with you! Relationships that we hope continue well into the future. The wedding day is just one of many important life changing events that you will want to remember. Your lives will evolve and families will grow (and have grown!) and we want to be there with you capturing these special moments that will be remembered for a lifetime. This relationship is what we strive for- long term. We were able to begin new relationships through engagements and weddings and continue past relationships with baby shoots, Mitzvahs, family sessions.

As you watch our images and associated memories from 2014 we hope you will feel emotion coming upon you, a smile, a laugh upon your face and that tear of joy from your eye. That is all the satisfaction we need- knowing we moved you and made a difference in your lives, that we were able to provide some tangible evidence of all the beauty and love in your hearts and homes.

Best of luck to you and your families in 2015!

Peace + love + Happiness

mike + jana
mkPhoto”

Here is what a year of mkPhoto looks like! 2014:

We hope you are having a Cool Yule!
xo

It’s the best holiday party of the year! The candy and icing are absolutely irresistible!
The little pony’s name is Cooper and he was a big hit!

Drew and Ryan call Jana their favorite Photographer and Jana calls Drew and Ryan her favorite models! She has been taking their photos since they were born! This was a beautiful family session at Brandywine Creek State Park. What great brothers! Just look at these two!

For a fun Friday post we decided to share a smattering of moments from some recent downtime we took in order to recharge and reconnect with family and friends. Few things are more restorative than ocean spray, salty air, craggy boats, children’s laughter, the crackle and heat of a bonfire in the dark of a crisp New England summer night, and relaxing into a couple of days away from the whirring computers waiting back in mkPhoto’s busy office! We hope you enjoy similar summery weeks and weekends this season!

Happy July 4th from the mkPhoto team! If you’re at the beaches HAVE FUN!!

You might remember The Graham Family from our post on Halloween. Here is another fun session we had with them where the little peep has grown into a chicken, the cousins joined us, and we had ponies!

mkPhoto has spent a lot of time with the DeCaros over the years. We photographed their wedding and one of their children’s Mitzvahs! Longwood Gardens provided the backdrop to this recent Just Because photo set with them.