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About Red K Photo

Our Style: Red K Photography specializes in capturing action.  Our photo sessions take place using natural light and comfortable surroundings.  We want to catch your kids running, your teenager smiling, and your spouse laughing.  It's these unexpected emotions that make the best photos and capture the true essence of those you love.  Instead of posing perfection, we want to see the true movement and interaction of everyone in the photo.  To do this, we use a long lens, and capture the moment as it happens.

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About Kelli

Lead Photographer: Kelli Boling is the owner and lead photographer of Red K Photo.  Kelli earned her bachelor's degree in marketing from Winthrop University and her master's degree in integrated marketing communications from the University of South Carolina. She has 9 years of experience in the marketing industry including graphic design, photography and project management.  Her creative eye and passion for adventure introduced her to travel photography at an early age.  Since then, she's enjoyed using her photojournalistic approach to capture the spirit of any subject or location. 

Kelli is best described as a: Nikon shooting, animal loving, mac using, ipod obsessing, flip flop wearing, burts bees applying, tae kwon do learning, southern, South Carolina football fanatic, fiesty red head kind of gal.

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365 Day Challenge – Feb Faves – Charlotte Area Photographer

One thing that I’m really starting to enjoy about this challenge is looking back.  We go through the days, weeks, and months so quickly that we tend to forget all of the fun times we pack into 4 weeks.  It’s already March, and I’d swear we just celebrated Christmas – where does the time go?

February was particularly challenging because we had so much rain, ice and snow – lots of overcast days with no time outside for pics.  I found myself taking pictures of dish towels, books, broken garage doors and reflections in door knobs.  Yes, these were dark times, literally.  But even with all of the short, overcast days, looking back at February reminds me of how much we packed into the non-overcast days.  Geocaching, Julia Child’s Beouf Bourguignon and even a few pup pics.  Since I’ve already blogged about Snow 2010, these faves are basically runners-up to everything shot on that beautiful day (how could you beat that day?) And how unfair is it to call Julia Child’s Beouf Bourguignon a runner-up?  Oh well, that’s February!

CIAA Week in Charlotte – February 2010 – Charlotte Event Photographer

Anyone that’s lived in Charlotte for at least a year knows that CIAA week basically turns uptown Charlotte into one big party.  Lots of events, DJs, food and restaurants to visit, and Red K Photography was fortunate enough to be hired as an event photographer to document the fun!  On Thursday night, I shot an event at the new Harvey B. Gantt Center.  WOW – that center is beautiful.  The architectural lines, natural lighting and art galleries make it a great venue for any party.  The food that evening was from Something Classic Catering, and as you can see, I had a great time capturing the edible art!  The second night, I was at the Wachovia Atrium enjoying music by DJ Irie and more amazing food by One Catering.  I had a great time hanging out with the folks from Wachovia and enjoying CIAA week!  Here are just a few of my favorite pics. Warning – if you’re hungry you might want to skip this post!



Snow 2010 – 365 Photography Challenge – Fort Mill Photographer

One thing I’ve learned while doing the 365 day photography challenge is that some days are easier than others.  There are days when I find myself struggling to find something to take a picture of at midnight, and other days when I wake up at dawn totally inspired.  And then there are days like last Saturday, when Mother Nature decides to turn our backyard into a winter wonderland.

In South Carolina, we only get about one snow per year, and I’ve seen so few “big” snows in my lifetime that I can remember them all.  This past Friday night was the 3rd time that snow has been in the forecast for our area this year, and we’ve seen everything from ice to rain, so we didn’t know what to expect.  But what happened was absolutely perfect.  While we were sleeping our yard was covered with about 4″ – 5″ of fluffy white powder.  When we woke up it was the most beautiful thing we’ve ever seen – the sun’s rays were shooting through the trees and the snow was just sparkling.  When you’re doing a 365 photography challenge this is the type of day that you only dream of.  Being the proud Mom of 2 black labs, I immediately strapped on my camera to capture the moment.  And wow.  Just wow.  Here are a few of my favorites – enjoy!

And on a completely unrelated topic – if you haven’t already signed up for Red K News sign up today!  The first newsletter will go out in early March and will include a 10% off coupon to anyone that signs up this month!

365 Day Challenge – January Faves – Charlotte Area Photographer

I’ve learned one major lesson during the first month of this challenge – I need to get outside more!  The short days of January have proven to be very challenging for helping me find interesting subjects so I’m hoping things get a little more exciting in February.  But for now – here are my favorite pics from the month of January.  Enjoy!

Top 25 of 2009 – Fort Mill Photographer

Last year brought many challenges and opportunities.  The truth is, it came and went before I even realized it.  As I started the 365 Photog challenge this year, I decided to go back and revisit a few shoots from 2009 to take a moment and just reflect on how awesome last year was.  From New York to a 2 year old birthday party, 2009 was filled with fun and plenty of laughs.  Here are my top 25 favorite pics from last year beginning with #25…. (please feel free to comment and let me know which one is your #1!)

Valentine’s Mini Sessions Now Available – January 30, 2010

I’m teaming up with Tish Mackay Photography to offer some mini-sessions just in time for Valentine’s Day.  Take a picture with the one you love or for the one you love!  We’re offering 15 – 20 minute mini-sessions in the Uptown Charlotte area (location will be indoors).  Reservations are required, so book your spot today by e-mailing info@redkphoto.com or use the contact form on the blog.  Everyone is welcome – kids, couples, pets, families!  Sessions are $50 each, and include up to 5 photos posted online at Wolf/Ritz Camera for easy ordering.  Happy Valentine’s Day!

365 Day Challenge – Charlotte Area Photographer

I was recently inspired by the movie “Julie & Julia” and decided to create my own year-long challenge.  I never seem to find time on the weekends to just play with my camera, learn new tricks, or take pictures of the daily insignificant details, so I thought this challenge would be a great way to force me to think of new things to photograph.  At the end of the year I’m going to put them all together in a book as a “2010 Photography Journal.”  Our lives change so much each year, I think it’s going to be very interesting to look back at all of the images and remember each day through the lens of my trusty D300.  Each month I’ll try to post a sample of a few faves, and here are a few from the first 2 weeks of the challenge.

Glencairn Gardens – November 28, 2009 – Rock Hill Photographer

I had 2 clients ask for a “different place with a lot of color” to do a kid/family shoot for Christmas card pics.  I’d been wanting to do a shoot at Glencairn Gardens in Rock Hill for a while, so I threw it out there as an option.  Both families loved the idea so I booked back-to-back shoots on the 28th and really got to enjoy all this park has to offer.  Glencairn is a photographers dream and a kids playground!  2yr old boys can chase a ball, hang from trees and throw leaves, and a 2 yr old girls can look at reflections in the water and watch Daddy roll down the hill.  Everyone had a great time!  I can’t wait to come back to Glencairn in the spring.

LB + C Wedding – November, 2009 – Charlotte Photographer

I had a great time shooting this wedding with Dana from Tish Mackay Photography.  It was my first shot at someone’s big day, and I had a great time.  Congrats LB & C, and have a great 2010 and beyond together!

Bright Lights, Big City – NYC 09 – Charlotte Travel Photographer

What started out as a cool weekend has become a Christmas tradition.  My husband and I love to travel to New York at Christmas time.  The lights, the people, the stores, the sights – they are all 10 times better in NYC during the holidays.  We’ve been 4 times, so when I was packing for this trip I tried to think of a way to capture the city that I’ve never tried before.  I always take my 15mm because the buildings are huge, and I’ve enjoyed my zoom lens to capture unexpected things that I don’t really want to get close to. :-)   So this year, instead of packing all of my lenses, my flash, etc, I decided to take just my 50mm, and see if I could capture a side of the city that I’d never seen before.

I couldn’t be happier with how these turned out.  The 50mm gave me the flexibility I needed to get lots of low light situations, and also turned the Christmas lights into beautiful bursts of background color.  Enjoy!

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