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My passion is capturing photographs of heartfelt moments for families to savor forever as keepsake memories. Whenever I'm not helping your family, you can find me loving on my own. Camping trips, boba tea, and card games are our favorite ways to connect!  

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Greensboro Family Photogapher

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Looking for modern and effortlessly easy ways to display your family photos after a session? Here are four simple and stylish ways to hanging family photos – and we’re about to walk you through it with concrete examples and photos!…

July 15, 2020

July 15, 2020

4 Stylish Ways to Hang Family Photos - Kelly McPhail Photography
A 1st Birthday Cake Smash When Mariela reached out to me about her daughter’s 1st birthday cake smash, she told me that her daughter Ally was super smiley and would likely do great for her photos. She couldn’t have been more spot on, as Ally devoured her cake and gave us the absolutely best smiles! The only time Ally cried was when she pushed her…

July 3, 2020

July 3, 2020

Ally's First Birthday Cake Smash with Pink Floral and Palm Hoops - Kelly McPhail Photography
“Say Cheese” We’ve all said it before as we attempt to get a somewhat decent photo of our kiddos and yet it usually results in a half-hearted or fake smile. Telling your kids to “smile at the camera” just doesn’t cut it when we are after those natural smiles! From experience, this approach hardly ever works and I rarely ask kids to smile during a…

June 22, 2020

June 22, 2020

10 Secrets to Getting Your Kids to Smile Naturally For A Photo - Kelly McPhail Photography
Everyone loves fall family pictures but gosh, summer family photo sessions might just be my most favorite! The warm breeze, wildflowers, tall grasses, summer maxi dresses and cute baby rompers are hard to beat!! Kim contacted me a few months ago inquiring about a family session and after Covid-19 stay-at-home orders hit and then May’s rainy and cold weather, we had to push back the…

June 15, 2020

June 15, 2020

Kim and Jacob's Summer Family Photography Session - Kelly McPhail Photography
I’ve had the privilege of capturing Virginia and Elizabeth’s milestones since little Virginia was 4 months old. It is an absolute joy for me to watch these little ones grow and document each stage from baby rolls to sitting up, smashing first birthday cakes, and running freely in wildflower fields! Rain and cool temps postponed our session the first time but we had a gorgeous…

June 10, 2020

June 10, 2020

Elizabeth and Virginia's Wildflower Milestones - Kelly McPhail Photography
When I first talked to Lauren about their engagement session back in March, we were unsure what the future held with Covid-19 and if their session would even be possible. Additionally, Lauren works at an urgent care facility in Indy and her job continued to be demanding with the added patient load. In the end, it wasn’t Covid-19 or stay-at-home orders that held off their…

June 8, 2020

June 8, 2020

Lauren and Zach: Engagement Photos - Kelly McPhail Photography

My passion is capturing photographs of heartfelt moments for families to savor forever as keepsake memories. Whenever I'm not helping your family, you can find me loving on my own. Camping trips, boba tea, and card games are our favorite ways to connect!  

I'm Kelly

Hey!

Greensboro Family & Lifestyle Photogapher

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