Photography + Vintage Art + Humor = Kerry DePew Style

I know Christmas ended a couple of days ago and so I hope that this post finds you in a less chaotic mode now that the hustle of the holiday is winding down. I wasn't sure if I would get these silly holiday memes out, but better late than never. And perhaps better now that the holiday is over that we can be a little more lax than usual.

It's been a little crazy with getting my friends to get in hair and makeup, get in to model, AND take my headshots for me. December is crazy for every mom out there. Every mom is making the holidays happen. And oh, somehow fulfilling a huge request for me. I am forever grateful for each one of them. You will see the next couple of posts dedicated to each of those people...  

But first, one of my dearest girlfriends has always got my back. Not to mention she totally shares my humor and indulges my goofy requests. If you see the next post, you will see a totally different vibe, so I thought I would share this one first. Because this is the fun part of my new artistic vision... The fun part of making someone into a vintage meme, by adding in the magic of Photoshop and maybe something truly classical. 

Here's to my best girlie, Shelli. (And I can't wait for you all to see the next post, because like I said, she pulls off a different vibe altogether... JAW DROPPING GORGEOUS vibe that she continues to kill this session)

XOXO,

Kerry

And if you know her, she's always on the GOOD LIST... But when you look this hawt, it's hard to believe. Love this gal!!!

Work in Progressssss

I am working on the new plans and I just wanted to post a couple of my own session.

My really amazing person (old co-worker, amazing friend, fellow photographer) grabbed a couple of great shots for me to post for head shots. Not going to lie, her straight out of the cameras are the reason why all families should hire her. She's amazing. But my goal is to digitize my shots for the funniest goals. Mainly to turn myself into a meme as well as for post-it notes. Because all of us need to be memorialized this way. Just one for the books really quick and more to post later. But if you know me, I don't look like this. And if you know me, I will never really look like this. But it made some jaws drop and some friends scream out loud and made me feel like my visions are super fun and right for me in this moment in time. So, just in case you want to be digitized...

xoxo, Kerry

New directions...

If you happen to be here, please be aware that portfolios are being disabled while I am in the process of overhauling this entire website and will be presenting with something brand new...

My relationship with photography is ever-changing and recently, life-changing too. I will be stepping away from Social Work at the hospital (life demands have changed) and moving into a new direction within the photography biz. In fact, something so different in direction, that my clientele will also be changing for the sake of artistry. I know, I know, I sound very artsy-fartsy, but once you see the directions that I am heading in, you will get it. And maybe you won't, and that's okay too. I am going to do me and you go ahead and do you. And I have always done the different, so there's that too. A little Seuss unintended.

It's hard to describe, but I am in the process of putting together the right team and the right collaborations in order to make this something new for Omaha. And maybe not new, but more my speed and more to fulfill what photography is for me: ART. For me, making people into art and capturing them in how I see them is much more cup-filling then the same old same old. I know that I can capture families and babies and life, and while EVERYONE is doing it, I just have never been about what everyone else is doing. I want to put in props that are different, and beautiful scenery that is outside the norm, and I want to make reactions be heart-clutching... because it's DIFFERENT.

SOOOO hear me out. I'm bringing classy vintage photography to Omaha. These pics were taken in New Orleans with a dear friend, who has a lot of trust in me and also happens to be gorgeous. Details to come with the right pricing once that right team is established. It's a work in progress, but I am bringing this to Omaha. Because it's more my speed and I am sure there will be those that are looking to stand out as beautiful retro art.

 

 

 

 

Making people into old vintage pinups is hard work, but someone has got to do it.

 

Hope you enjoy my work! Please note that these are copyrighted images.  

Whoops.

Well, I just realized I have been mainly posting on Facebook and not here (at all) on the old blog.

And apparently I really need to update my location and some other clean up things around here. Now that it's summer (kind of, since as of May 30, it was in the low 60s and I wore a sweater this morning to my son's soccer practice, so... I will say "summer"), I am back to working the photography gig more full time while my kiddos are out of school. So please feel free to holler about a session.

Let me leave you with this most recent image of someone that I have been meaning to meet. She's the newest addition to some of my best buddies. Let me clarify, by newest, I mean 7 months new, but new to me. And let me tell you, I drove 7 hours to hold her and have my nose pinched and just love her a little bit. 

It's always hard to pick favorite images of children I know and love. But this one. This one is of wonder from a beautiful little babe. And I could smile for hours. Love my C family.