During spring I get a lot of questions from clients on what to wear for their family photoshoots. Trees are blooming, grasses are bright green and sometimes overgrown. There may also be lovely light purple wild flowers in June! Everything is coming alive and we don’t want our outfits competing with mother nature.

I always feel honored when I get an inquiry for a newborn session. I was so excited to get to photograph this sweet baby girl but what I didn’t know beforehand was that this mama used the same homebirth midwife AND doula as me.

Senior portraits might be my favorite session to photograph. I always have a hard time choosing between newborn sessions and senior portraits. It’s so fun being able to work one on one with a graduating senior. I absolutely love creating specialized tailored sessions(https://kelliholtzinger.com/2025/05/01/eagle-high-school-football-players-senior-portrait-session-in-eagle-idaho/) for seniors but I have to admit, those premium sessions tend to get booked by girl seniors more often.

Tyne contacted me last spring for a senior portrait sessions. She’s another example of one of my favorite senior clients because she took the initative to contact me on her own. She had an idea of what she wanted her portraits to look like. We booked a during the week session and we lucked out with amazinggggg weather! My favorite go to orcharc is Gem Orchards located in Emmett, Idaho. They have plenty of different fruit trees that bloom at different times during spring from peaches, cherries, and apples. You get different colors for different fruit! It’s truly gorgeous in there.

Last fall I had the privlage of photographing an Eagle High School(https://www.westada.org/o/ehs) football players senior portraits. His mom was really wanting the traditional senior portraits but also to incorportate his love for football into the photos.

I recently had the pleasure of hosting some spring mini sessions at Gem Orchards in Emmett(https://gemorchards.com/), Idaho. The photos were taken in the peach orchard. The bees were buzzing and so happy. Some of the kids were nervous of the bees but they wanted nothing to do with us as they were extremely fulfilled with polinating those peach blossoms. It was really cool to see all the peach pits on the ground next to the trees.

I have a back log of sessions to share so I’m just going to start with one of my favorite senior sesisons to date! Emma contacted me because she saw a flyer I’d left at her ballet studio. Sometimes when you really want to photograph a certain type of person you’ve got to go straight to the source! I’d been wanting to photograph a ballerina so badly so I was over the moon when Emma contacted me.

I love when my clients have new locations for me! Certainly the Boise River is not a new location but this particular spot was. It was within walking distance to their home and it was so lovely! I loved how quiet, peaceful, and remote this section of the Green Belt.

My favorite family sessions are when the family brings elements of what makes them unique to their session. For this family in the past they have brought a cooler of beverages and a football to throw around. This session started with a shot of bourbon to knock the edge off! This isn’t uncommon as many people feel shy in front of the camera or maybe they share a love of bourbon!

One of my favorite photo locations is the Dry Creek Historical Society! The reason being is that the Treasure Valley has a lot of beautiful locations for family photos but most aren’t private and you will run into other photographers pining for the best spots. You don’t have to do that here at the Farmstead Gardens because photographers are required to have a yearly pass to photograph here. I’ve made the investment to support the historical society by purchasing the pass. This allows my clients a very special location.