About Kelly Stocksen Photography :
I’m basically just a person who loves to capture memories. And every time I pick up my camera to capture something, I find myself in awe. Not at all in awe of my own ability, but in awe of the beautiful world God created. In awe of the innocence of each tiny newborn, and the uniqueness of each child and of each family. And I’m thankful that He has given me the opportunity to capture that beauty, if only for a second, in a photograph. And I’d love to have the chance to share that with you.
If you are in the Tulsa metro area and would like more information on scheduling a session, please contact my booking assistant through the contact link on this blog and she will get right back to you.
Note: If you subscribe to this blog in google reader, you will have to resubscribe to pick up new posts due to changes I made on the site. Sorry about that!
On another ridiculously hot day, I had the privilege of shooting Mr. J’s one year photos. A year ago, we took some of his newborn photos in the same location and it was awesome to see how much he has grown and changed in such a short time. His little smile stole my heart.
We took the kids to see Ramona and Beezus last weekend, and if you haven’t seen it yet; you must!! It’s such a great family movie and so much like all the Ramona books I loved reading as a child.
Throughout the story, Ramona is:
1) Always curious and always clever
2) Always getting in trouble but never really trying to
3) Funny without trying to be funny at all
4) A daydreamer who lives life differently
As soon as it was over (and after watching the movie super intently), our youngest daughter waited in the dark for the theater to clear out just so she could climb to the very top and hop down each step one by one. And then while the people around us filed out in a nice neat line, Kate headed to the other side of the aisle to use some ropes for a dance and an impromptu round of limbo. On the way out to the car, she turned to me and said, ‘you know, you should have called ME Ramona.’
Well you know what? We are rarely thinking the same thing at the same time. But in that moment, she took the words right out of my mouth.
I don’t usually do urban shoots for babies that aren’t sitting up yet, but we tried it with this family and had so much fun. Their family was so laid back and they helped me so much!
It also helped that their mom brought the cutest outfits with her.
Oh, and I guess the kids she brought were pretty cute too. 
I seriously don’t know how I get so lucky….
I’m not going to lie. When their mom said she wanted a photoshoot with all six kids I got a little nervous. Okay, a lot nervous. Because getting six kids to cooperate for anything (especially a group picture) seemed pretty well impossible. I mean, I still have yet to get a shot of my three together that I just love. But I can’t overstate how great these kids were. Fun, kind to each other, up for anything. Just amazing kids. I loved them. And I love this job.
On a scheduling note: Brenda (my booking assistant) is getting ready to open my Fall calendar and judging by the amount of people on the waiting list, it will likely fill quickly. If you are hoping to have photos made before Christmas, please contact her ASAP through the contact link on my website so she can get you on the list. Thanks so much!
