July 3rd, 2010
Last week, I did a fun shoot of John Riley, Audrey Kate and Sanders. Remember those days we had in the South recently with humidity that was so intense that when you walked outside, your lenses would fog up? OK, so maybe not everyone had that problem, but I sure did. We did a few outdoor shots, but the oh-so-hot June weather here was just a bit intense. These were some indoor shots that we did of these three happy kids. Thanks for letting me be a part of the fun, Sullivan family!
Tags: children, children photography, gadsden al, henderson tn, kids, kids photography, photographer, photography, photos
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June 26th, 2010
After last week’s lost shoot of sweet Lucy, I transferred the Sullivan’s family photos to my computer as soon as the shoot was over. We had a family reunion today after the shoot, so I haven’t had the time to really start editing, but this is one of my favorites from just scanning through. This shows how sweet and happy these children are — even in 95-degree heat and 100 percent humidity!
Tags: baby, children, family
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June 21st, 2010
On Thursday, I had a blast shooting Lucy’s six-month photos. She’s the happiest baby and laughed the whole time. Due to a faulty memory card, though, I lost every photo except this ONE. That’s right, out of 800+ pictures, this is all I have. Lexar claims they’ll be able to get the photos off of it (something four different cameras and three different computers couldn’t do. It even crashed one computer). I should have them in six to eight weeks. For your sake and the sake of my keyboard, I won’t say anything else other than I’m extremely frustrated with Lexar right now.
So, for the next six to eight weeks, imagine a beautiful, happy face on this sweet baby. Maybe she’ll have her six-month pictures before she’s eight months old. 
Tags: baby, six-month
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June 12th, 2010
Since April 20, and especially over the last few weeks as the drama from the oil spill has escalated, I have heard several people talking about boycotting BP. I haven’t bought BP gasoline since the oil spill, either. With that, I’ve also heard several people pointing out that boycotting BP hurts small business owners more than BP itself. This, too, is true.
The unfortunate truth is that most BP gas stations are owned by a local businessman, and over half of individuals that own gas stations only own one, making it their primary — if not only — source of income. Because they use BP gasoline, though, they only take a few cents for every gallon sold. Those local businessmen rely on the sales from inside the store — the candy, cokes, coffee, bottled waters and those late-night runs for a gallon of milk — much more than they do the gasoline.
I’m more than happy to support those local businessmen. But I refuse to support BP. Their handling of this situation has been unacceptable in every way, in my opinion, whether I’m speaking professionally from a PR standpoint or ethically as a person who just generally cares about the environment and all the damage being done to it. I’ll still buy anything from inside the stores. I may even intentionally go to BP stations for that just to support the innocent individuals affected by the oil spill merely through association. But I will not buy their gasoline.
I think what ultimately frustrates me are Tony Hayward’s quotes: “No one wants this thing over more than I do; I’d like my life back” and “There’s other places besides Louisiana to get shrimp.” Believe it or not, Mr. BP CEO, there are people hurting here worse than you.
I don’t claim to be an economical expert in any way, so I openly admit there’s a good chance I could be way off in this assessment. From the limited knowledge and little research I’ve done, this is the opinion I’ve developed. I’d love to hear your thoughts, especially if I’m wrong.
By the way, if you’re not following @BPGlobalPR on Twitter, you should. A comical way to relieve frustration at the situation while supporting a healthy Gulf Coast and making fun of BP’s C-suites.
Tags: bp, bp pr, gulf coast, oil spill, pr
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June 2nd, 2010
Had to take the new site live a little early. It’s not finished yet (obviously). In the meantime, check out my tumblr blog instead or get in touch if you’re looking for pricing or photography information at ckn@caleykingnewberry.com. Thanks!
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June 1st, 2010
I loved Asheville.
Tags: asheville, landscape, mountains
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May 12th, 2010
In my first shot at real estate photography, I was asked to shoot a 20,000± square-foot home in Eclectic, Ala. Completed in 2003, this home has five bedrooms spread over four floors with intricate attention to detail with attention to everything from lighting rods to fire hazards to a geo-thermal heating a cooling system. Also appealing to the eye, the home displayed plenty of natural lighting, 14-foot ceilings and top-of-the-line amenities. Combining that with the 850± acres of ponds, hills and forestry it sits on, it truly is a beautiful plantation home. Here’s a few shots.
For more photos, visit J. P. King’s website. The direct link is here.
Tags: j. p. king auction, real estate photography, stanley plantation
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April 7th, 2010
I was fortunate enough to be asked to shoot Emily Kathryn’s senior photos. As you can see, she’s a beautiful model to work with, and she’s a lot of fun, too. Emily graduated last month and plans to attend Jackson State here in town before going to the University of Tennessee. Good luck, Emily!
Tags: photography, portraits, senior portraits, seniors
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March 25th, 2010
I shot a pageant in Humboldt, Tenn., last Saturday, and, while I’m typically not the pageant type of person (I’ll always be a tomboy at heart), it actually turned out to be fun to watch. I was glad I got to be there, and I hope the day raised enough money to send the 5th grade class to Washington D.C. like they ha hoped. I’m short on time, but I couldn’t resist posting this photo really quickly of the adorable Taylor, who was in the 0-23 month age group.
You can see the rest of the images from the day on the proofing page and www.caleykingnewberry.com/proofing.
Tags: baby, model, pageant, photography, portraits
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March 18th, 2010
I took these pictures of the beautiful Lucy Weatherly on February 13, but her mommy wanted to use the pictures for her birth announcements. Naturally, I didn’t want to spoil the announcement with a blog post, but, since I just got mine in the mail today, I’m assuming we’re good to go. These are some of my favorites of baby Lucy.
Tags: baby, family, infant, photography, portrait
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