Liz & Eric { Engaged!} – Grand Rapids, Michigan

As spring and wedding season are finally here, we here at Jill Kingsbury Photography are prepping for all our upcoming events! One fast approaching wedding is Liz and Eric, two awesomely fun people that I can not wait to shoot on their wedding day. If their wedding is anything like their engagement session, I know it will be full of laughs, love, and rock star moments....

Cold Weather Photography

Here in Michigan, the weather has taken a slightly chilly turn.  Over a foot of beautiful snow has fallen in the past couple days and the temps have dropped wildly (currently 3 degrees!).  While that can make for some BEAUTIFUL snowy photographs, it can also be a little treacherous for your gear if you’re not careful.  I was asked the question today,”isn’t it a little dangerously cold for your camera...

Bridal Show Afterglow – Now What?

So many things have happened to you this year. You are in love, you got engaged, and now, you’re planning a wedding! Congratulations!! It’s amazingly fun, isn’t it? I’m sure you were excited to hit up the local bridal shows and scooped up as much information and ideas as possible.  Believe me, walking through a bridal show is inspiring, to say the least.  But after you pushed through the crowds,...

Snow Dogs

Here in Grand Rapids, Michigan we’ve had a few snow days, so of course, we had to go out and take advantage!!  Hobbes and Kermit just love being in front of the camera.  In fact, they’re getting so used to it, they’re now asking for their own makeup trailers and are drafting up a rider.  Divas…    ...

Niki & Kevin

Wedding season is finally calming down a little and summer is coming to an end. So how should we celebrate? A lovely warm session from one of the last summer days of 2012! Niki & Kevin’s engagement session started out cool, but summer definitely gave us one last hurrah as we walked the streets of downtown Grand Rapids. I knew from the minute I heard of their love of craft...

Facebook Timeline for a Photography Business

For me, Facebook is a way to stay connected to family, friends, and also important, my clients.  To be honest, I love it, even with the constant changes and updates.  Change is inevitable, just as it is in life, and not always a bad thing.  And now, the newest update on Facebook is that pages will be changed over to the new timeline structure on March 30th.  What does this...