Limited Edition Simplicity Experience

        Behind the scenes of the limited edition Simplicity Experience Sessions by Yellowhale Portraits. Video by Mei Yuzuki

Hello Hello~ Hope you are having an amazing summer!

Just like that ~ August arrived, my favorite month of the year. Before you know it, the kids will be going back to school, then Halloween, Thanksgiving, and finally the holidays. With all this excitement ahead of us, August is still relaxing, filled with fun times. Yellowhale Portrait Studio is the perfect place to capture the precious moments of your little ones before life gets in the way.

If you have been thinking of getting a quick update portrait done for your little one's growth, or if you have summer babies, or just because you want to, we have the best news for you. Our fabulous, quick, easy, fun, and amazing Simplicity Experience is here for just TWO more families.

Click here for details.

The spots are very limited, so if you would like to take the opportunity to experience yellowhale the short and sweet way, here is your chance!~ 

Call 202.870.6773 to schedule your session today.

xoxo,

What it is like to Experience Yellowhale Portrait

Every family has its own story. As a family portrait photographer - I get to enjoy the most beautiful and real family stories from how the couple fell in love, thirty-hour long labor, to first birthday, and so many other episodes. I love being part of the family stories. More over, I want to CREATE unforgettable memories for them to cherish. 

Today, my client, Jennifer and Sung visited the studio for the Big Reveal presentation of their family portraits photographed three weeks ago. We had planned this special celebration since January, selecting the style, color, location, what to wear. Jennifer and I share so much in common (like all other moms out there! ^^) how much we love our children and what the family means to us. So the designing her photo session was quite similar to what I would have done for my own family. Their children are pre teens and it is the stage where they start to feel uncomfortable smiling at the camera or hugging or kissing their mom and feel a little shy about being in front of the camera.  As I understood, her main focus of the photo session was to capture the children's natural smile (not posed or forced) and show the love of the family.  I had planned to play a little game with them to relax and have fun during the session. The session took place at the studio to create a modern, yet formal look that will go really well with her living room decor. I loved how everything we planned came together at the session and the result turned out exactly how she wanted!

Below is a short video clip that I was able to capture during the REVEAL presentation and I so wanted to share it with you all. I took this video with my iphone with their permission. ^^

After she left the studio, I received a little note from her saying...

“Thank you Kyung!

You have far exceeded my expectations!! And I had high expectations too.. haha! You have captured the love in my family... the great love and joy we have for each other and from each other. You have captured them all in your images. You are so gifted! And a special thank you for capturing my son Nathan. Your images display what I see when I look at him. When I asked Nathan “Do you recognize yourself?”, he said “no” and I told him “This handsome young man is you my Nathan! This is exactly what you look like in real life!”. Your pictures are treasures that we will cherish forever. From beginning to end the whole experience was a wonderful one and the results speak for themselves. Thank you so much!

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— Jennifer

I am so so so happy to be able to give the family the most beautiful images to cherish and see what their love and happiness is like. Below is some of my favorite images from their portrait experience.

Jen and Sung, thank you so much for letting me be part of your life journey. Being there to document what is already beautiful was my privilege and I am grateful for that. When this image is magnificently installed over your mantle, not only your children but also everyone who visits your lovely home will be reminded of love and joy shines through the portrait. - Kyung

I can not believe it is already MAY (one third of the year 2017 has passed already!).

If you are interested in reserving your family portraits this spring, I still have our $99 Portrait Special sessions available for June. It is an amazing value and would be a perfect gift for the MOM you love for Mother's Day (May 14th!). You know mothers like Jennifer and myself, we would die to receive our children's portraits as a gift than anything...  CALL 202.870.6773 to schedule your session and click HERE  for more information.

CALL for MATERNITY & NEWBORN Portrait Models!

Models needed for MATERNITY & NEWBORN photoshoot

I am so excited to announce this opportunity to our friends and clients first. There are few creative projects coming up and we are in need of maternity and/or newborn portrait session opportunities.

If you fall into the following category, please EMAIL me at info@yellowhale.com with a snapshot. I will forward an application and details. Please DO NOT call or message me on Facebook or Instagram. Sessions will take place in LATE JUNE or LATE JULY.

26-32 week pregnant as of 6/1/2018

OR

DUE between 6/15~7/15 (Multiples welcome!)

Share on your page or tag your friends who would love a complimentary session and portraits of their newborn! Thanks so much!

New Year Special - Branded Business Headshot

2017 has begun! I wish you the very best of the year.

The start of a new year is such an exciting time filled with energy, enthusiasm and possibility! What if you could capture this powerful energy into something you will love for the rest of the year or years to come!?? As a Portrait Studio, Jan/Feb are mostly reserved for planning and connecting for the year, not so much of shooting and editing. But this year, I would like to start a new tradition to offer a very special opportunity for all our friends and clients of Branded Business Headshot offer. Everyone needs a true representation of themselves on line - or prints - in this digital world. Whether you own a business, are a professional, or need to update your social media profile, NOW is the best time to do it. (I know you have been thinking of getting it done for awhile!) 

For the month of January and February, I am so excited to be able to add this to our calendar, and sure there are many of you feel the same! There are TWO fantastic options that fits your need perfectly!

Below is the detail, call 202.870.6773 now to book your appointment today!  

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BRANDED HEADSHOT SESSIONS --- ($850)

BEST FOR: clients who want personalized attention, a custom session for one subject. Flexible date/time in January / February 2017 

• Up to one hour professional make up artistry
• Up to two hours portrait shoot in studio
• Multiple wardrobe changes
• Personal style and shoot consultation
• Posing and styling for business AND personal portraits
• Selection of 24 fully retouched images presented in-person Premiere in a week
• $500 print/digital credit good towards final purchase 
• $250/file with complimentary print a la carte or collection of  8, 16, or all images

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HEADSHOTS MINI MARATHON --- ($490)

THURSDAY 1/26 & SATURDAY 1/28 (snow date 2/2 & 2/4)

BEST FOR: clients who want authentic, high quality headshots with budget-friendly group pricing

• up to 30 min portrait shoot in studio
• multiple wardrobe changes
• view and select your images on line same day
• includes 2 high res, retouched digital files
• additional images available to purchase at $ 250 /file

Booking Feb & Mar 2016 Sessions - 50% off session fee!

It has been a while to post a blog entry. Hope you all had a great year! It has been amazing for me, may be I should say it was an epic spring and summer season. There were many wonderful travels to Europe and an amazing family vacation to Cancun - of course the studio got busier this year looking forward to launching a brand new service early 2016. It came and went in a blink of an eye and now I am working like crazy with fall sessions and making tons of holiday cards already. Today, while I am excited to announce that the remaining 2015 sessions are fully booked, I feel really bummed that I can not take any more of my favorite clients' fall sessions. If you were thinking of booking a session with Yellowhale this year, I do apologize for not being able to add you this time. However, please take this amazing opportunity to book your session in Feb/March 2016 at 50% off of session fee.  

As it is so hard to say good bye to summer (yes, I am STILL holding on to the beautiful memories from our summer vacation...), I am posting one of my favorite sessions from August. I have been documenting this beautiful boy "J" since when he was  in mom's belly. I will be meeting with him again before this year is over.

Watch how he runs around and hear he reads his favorite books, and don't miss him playing golf with his daddy.... This short video just wraps up my heart with beautiful moments. It is such a strong reminder of how much I appreciate being a family photographer to BE THERE with you.