Portraits By Lucinda Blog - Kansas City Wedding and Portrait Photographer

Vintage Lucia

2009-03-22T11:44:00.003-06:00

I love it when Mom's find really fun outfits for shoots. This Mom is really into the vintage style clothing so she decided it would be fun to go for that look. It's always fun to be given something different to photograph.
I ended up doing a search for vintage clothing and came up with this website
http://www.edensbouquet.com/catalog/index.php
I think this would be a great place for parents to go to get some ideas!

Featured on Finch Design Blog

2009-02-03T15:09:00.003-06:00

Ryan from finch design redesigned my logo, website and promotional materials this past year. I was so incredibly excited with his work, he is such a talented person. He was amazing at understanding the direction I wanted to go with my site and he completely nailed it! If you ever need any web or graphic design be sure to contact him @ Finch Design. To check out his post about my business go to his blog.

Baby Charlotte - 1 week old

2009-02-03T12:47:00.003-06:00

This has to be by far one of my favorite shoots I have done! My Fiance's sister had a little baby girl, Charlotte, in December. For those of you who know me understand why I am absolutely thrilled! I adore babies and one of my favorite things is to just sit and hold them. They are so precious. Now I am finally an Aunt and get to spoil her rotten! It's so exciting. Her mom, Faith is really into photography too so we just had a blast doing this shoot. We literally spent all afternoon taking pictures. I hope you enjoy some highlights of the day. If you would like to see the whole shoot including some hospital shots go to Baby Charlotte. Beware there are lots of pictures of a precious little one and a couple of her adorable older sister Gwyna (my other niece :)

Harriman Kids

2008-11-17T13:57:00.006-06:00

These two were so much fun! The boy had such a great time with getting his photo taken he was always giving me new ideas for poses. I think he has a future in modeling :) It's always fun to get a kid that enjoys it. His little sister who was a little more hesitant of getting her photo taken was quite adorable too. She had so many fun expressions. Both of these kids photograph beautifully. We did their shoot at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art and the fall leaves were beautiful! For anyone wanting to get fall pictures this time was the best. The ground was a sea of yellow leaves. So much fun to work with. Thanks Harriman Family I had a great time!! If you would like to see the full slideshow please go to Harriman Kids.

Ryan + Natalia

2008-11-05T10:50:00.004-06:00

Wow I am so far behind. I have been so busy finishing up wedding season and photographing tons of families for their holiday cards! I love my job it's so much fun. I really enjoy meeting so many different people. Oh and did I mention that I have been extra busy b/c I got ENGAGED October 3rd?? Yeah I am so excited. If you would like to read about my upcoming wedding go to Jeff and Cindy.

A couple weeks ago I met with Ryan and Natalia to photograph their engagement session. We went to Antioch park to catch some of the beautiful fall leaves then headed downtown Kansas City to finish up the shoot. They were so great to work with! I am sure they were making fun of me the whole shoot b/c I just couldn't get over how blue their eyes were! I will be photographing their wedding in October of 2009. Their wedding is going to be held at St. John's United Methodist Church and their reception at The Hilton President. Such beautiful locations.

Here are a few from their shoot, okay maybe more than a few! They just photograph so well. If you would like to see their slideshow go to Ryan + Natalia.

Please nominate me on KC's A list!

2008-10-01T10:42:00.001-06:00

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I have a huge favor to ask all of my friends and family! Portraits By Lucinda has been nominated on KMBC for being a Kansas City A-List business. If you are a fan of my business would you please go vote for me? I would really appreciate it. Voting only last for 3 more days and it doesn't take long at all. There is a registration but don't worry about any spam coming your way. To vote just go to

Baby Sebastian - 3 weeks old

2008-09-28T14:21:00.006-06:00

Oh my favorite! I got to photograph a new little baby. Sebastian is such a good baby, he didn't cry once during the shoot! I love photographing a new life, they are so sweet and precious. I photographed Sebastian's 3 other siblings last fall, they are just the cutest kids! I look forward to photographing all 4 together. If you would like to see the full slideshow go to Baby Sebastian. I hope many new mom's in the Kansas City area will soon contact me to photograph their newborn baby!

Heath and Jessica 7.26.08

2008-08-13T15:24:00.004-06:00

Time for a road trip to southwestern Kansas, now I know why people say Kansas is boring - haha!! Jessica wanted her wedding at the church she grew up in way down in Garden City, KS. It is about a 6hr drive from Kansas City, luckily my sweet boyfriend volunteered to come along as my road trip buddy. I am so thankful he came, that drive could have been brutal but he made it so fun. The drive may have been long but it was worth it, I loved working with Jessica and Heath. They are so sweet and their wedding day was full of emotion, I could constantly see the love these two have for one another and how much their friends and family loved them also. It was great to be apart of their day. I wish I could have done a bridal session with Jessica, she is so beautiful and she photographs so well! Honestly she could be a model! Below are some of my favorites. If you would like to see all of them (beware there are a ton) you can go to Mireles Wedding.

Gasper Wedding

2008-07-01T11:17:00.003-06:00

I had such a great time photographing Kate and Adam's Wedding. It was like I was thrown back in time though! I went to high school with them and they had a ton of people from our graduating class there. Crazy to see so many of them after so long. Kate and Adam were great to work with and their wedding was beautiful! They were so excited for this day to come; not only because it was their wedding day but it meant they were law school graduates! Congrats Kate and Adam, i wish you all the best.

The wedding was held at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church and their wedding reception was at the Overland Park Marriott. If you would like to see the full slideshow go here Gasper Wedding.

Nelson/Taylor Wedding

2008-06-24T13:12:00.004-06:00

First of all thanks to the Bride and Groom, Andrea and Jonah! They were such a blast to work with! This has to be my favorite wedding I have ever photographed. All of the bridal party were really into the pictures so we got a ton of fun ones - the reason why this post is going to be so long :)! They had their wedding and ceremony at The Sawyer Room in downtown Kansas City, Mo. This is an amazing venue. The staff were great to work with and the room was beautiful. It was great b/c no matter where I had to take the photos there was a beautiful background behind me. I was also impressed by their wedding coordinators, Ande and Jill from Something New. Best of all they had the best DJ in Kansas City, Scott Finchman of Complete Music. I have photographed 2 weddings where he was the DJ and I am impressed how he can get absolutely EVERYONE on the dance floor. He makes the reception a blast. If you would like to see the full wedding slideshow please visit Nelson/Taylor Wedding.

Thanks Andrea and Jonah for having me photograph such a special day for the 2 of you!

Baby Lucia and Big Sister Amelia

2008-06-13T16:02:00.002-06:00

If you know me you have seen my love for babies, so of course I loved every minute of this shoot. Baby Lucia was almost 3 weeks old in these pictures. She is sooo adorable! I really enjoy photographing Erin's kids, she is always open to new ideas - i.e. putting her newborn in a drawer or a chair outside. If you ever need a wedding florist definitely check her out, her work is amazing (Volante Floral Design).
If you would like to see all the pictures from the shoot please click here.

Kathie + Brian

2008-06-13T15:43:00.003-06:00

I had SO MUCH FUN photographing Kathie and Brian! Thanks you guys for making it so enjoyable. It's so wonderful when you get a client that likes to have fun with photography and try new things. I am so excited to photograph their wedding in September its gonna be a blast! For this shoot we went to the Liberty Memorial and random spots in downtown Kansas City, Mo. I have to apologize for so many photos for this post, there were just way too many that I loved!
If you would like to see their full slideshow click here.

Peyton SMS 2008

2008-04-22T20:40:00.004-06:00

I had so much fun photographing Peyton's High School Senior pics. It was fun reminiscing about high school since we both attended Shawnee Mission South. She was really fun to work with. We also had a beautiful day for our shoot, which was wonderful! Here in Kansas City we are all so ready for warm weather. We started the shoot off at Antioch Park and then headed downtown Kansas City! Below are some of my favs.

What I'm in front of the camera, not behind??

2008-03-21T12:16:00.004-06:00

Well as some of you know I do some occasional photo assisting at Hallmark Cards for their greeting cards, ads, magazine etc. Well funny enough they have had me model for some of the cards. Most recent cards that I am on are for the Product Red card line. There are some really great cards in this line, you should go check them out! In the picture below I hand modeled in the top right one and I am the one swinging in the bottom left one. Pretty crazy huh!

Engagement Session Melody & Zack

2008-03-16T14:18:00.003-06:00

I can't believe how far behind I am on blogging. This is an engagement shoot I did back in November. I was actually friends with the girl back in middle school and high school, so it was really fun for us to catch up. They now live out in the country and thought it would be fun to do the shoot out on their land. It turned out to be a great location!

Has a BRAND NEW WEBSITE!!!

2008-03-10T23:20:00.005-06:00

I have some very exciting news, Portraits By Lucinda has a brand new website! It's live as of 12am on 3.11.2008. I would love to hear all your comments... what you love, what you don't and maybe what's not working correctly.

http://www.portraitsbylucinda.com

I hope you enjoy the new site.

Has it really almost been 2 months??

2008-02-12T16:59:00.000-06:00

To all my fellow blog readers, my apologies. I can't believe it has been so long since I posted!! Dec-March is the slowest season for photographers that live in areas with real winters. Its just way to cold to go outside. I am so ready to start shooting again, the past few months I have just been busy with appointments and scheduling.

These photos are from a recent shoot in my new studio. I am so excited to finally have one. I am still working on decorating, but its ready for shooting. I prefer to shoot outside, but with the antartic temperatures we have been having in Kansas City lately I have had to resort to the indoors. The studio is going to be great for maternity and newborns shots.

These two kids were so comical, the boy was telling me all about how he was going to see Sesame Street Live and how he already knocked his front teeth out at 3yrs old, haha. Enjoy the pics!

This one just cracks me up!

Is the one year old really giving me the finger??

Burns Family in The Snow!

2007-12-26T12:34:00.000-06:00

What a fun family photoshoot this was! We got so lucky, it was actually snowing during the shoot! The other perfect part of this shoot was that they brought their 2 huskies to be in the photos, these dogs were definitely in their element. I love the bright colors of the scarfs/hats against the white snow, it really makes the color pop. We shot these at a park in Overland Park, KS at a really great park. I was jealous though b/c a ton of kids were out their sledding, it looked like so much fun. If you would like to see the whole shoot go to Burns Family.

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Fun Family Shoot in Downtown Kansas City!

2007-12-07T21:39:00.001-06:00

This shoot was such a breath of fresh air! Most families want to have their kids photographed at a park, which I enjoy but it was so fun to do something different. For this shoot we went downtown Kansas City, Mo underneath a really cool bridge, then used some of the architecture at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. It was fun to do more of an urban family shoot. My friend Erin, who is a photographer/photo stylist at Hallmark Cards, hired me to photographer her family. It was such an honor to have her hire me, since she is obviously really good at photography. Her little boy is so adorable and I have to say she photographs really well too!

Enjoy the pics, once again I wasn't able to narrow this post down to just a few photos. If you would like to see the whole shoot go to

Martinez Family

Some Adorable Kids In Some Beautiful Fall Leaves!!

2007-11-25T18:16:00.001-06:00

I know I am always saying I photographed some adorable kids, but I have to say it again! How cute are these 3!! I absolutely loved their cute little clothes, they were so fun to photograph. Another thing that was great - The LEAVES!! We went to beautiful Antioch Park in Overland Park, KS I can always count on this park for the fall time! Can those leaves get any better? Man I love fall, I wish it lasted longer. I have once again put way to many pictures in this post, but I just couldn't decide - sorry! Hope you enjoy though, I would love to hear your thoughts. I have also added the slideshow because there are way too many cute shots.

Meeting my inspiration

2007-11-17T17:05:00.001-06:00

Sorry for being such a horrible blogger lately. I have been in California for the past 2 weeks visiting some friends. I also did a few photoshoots of some adorable kids. It was great to catch up with a few photographers while I was in town too. Finally I could talk photography to people who were interested in it :). It has been such a great trip, I am a little sad to come back home to Kansas City. I will for sure post some pictures later.

Anyway right before I left for Ca, Anne Geddes came to Kansas City to speak about her new book, Labor of Love, An Autobiography and share about her photography business. I was so excited about this because she has provided so much inspiration for me in my photography work. It is truly an honor to meet someone who has made such a difference in my life.

My Grandma in Prada...

2007-11-09T21:56:00.000-06:00

Recently on my trip up to Lawson, Mo I took some photos of my grandma. We had a really hard time getting her to smile so we decided to put on my sisters glasses which were atleast making us laugh!

Stockton Family Shoot

2007-10-31T18:11:00.000-06:00

I had so much fun photographing the Stockton kids! They were so funny, I was laughing the whole time. We went down to the Nelson Art Gallery in Kansas City, Mo. It is such a great place to shoot. I love all the architecture and the nicely manicured lawns :) Man I have the best job, photographing kids is so much fun!! Every year I donate portrait sittings to Kansas City Christian School for their silent auction. They have this to raise money for the school. I really love donating my services and meeting new families like this one! Can you believe those baby blues? Such adorable boys. I have attached a few photos below, but they were so cute that I put the slideshow in also for you to view!

Back In Time.....Finding some old memories

2007-10-13T22:10:00.000-06:00

About a week ago my Mom, Sister and I took my Grandma back to the farm community that she raised my Mom and her siblings in. It was really interesting! I enjoyed seeing the little country church that my Mom went to as a kid and yes its still active! I just couldn't help but try to imagine my Mom as a little kid sitting in the pews of the church and what she might have been like. I loved being able to get a glimpse of what her childhood was like. After that we drove down the dirt roads to visit the old farm house she grew up in. To our surprise the house was no longer there but it was still neat to see the land and hear all the stories.

We took this trip because my Grandma has not been doing so well. She just seems like she is giving up on life. It is truly sad to see someone in my family go through this. She just seems to be slipping away and nobody can seem to find a way to catch her fast enough. I feel like her spirt has left her, because most of the time I just get blank stares from her. We hoped that going to visit some things she cared about in the past might bring her back to us, even if it was just for a moment.

My Mom and Grandma on the land where the farmhouse was

Urban Wedding!

2007-10-05T20:31:00.002-06:00

This wedding was so much fun to photograph. I had so many new surroundings and it made it so much fun to shoot! Jackie and Jim had their wedding at Berg Event Space in Kansas City, Mo. It is Ron Bergs' photo studio and he rents it out for weddings and other events. It's a really neat urban space in downtown Kansas City. I apologize in advance for posting so many pictures, I just couldn't choose. If you would like to see the full slideshow go to Jackie and Jim.

Aren't the flowers beautiful! Thanks to Erin at Erin Volate Floral!!