Featured Photographer // Remember Me Images // Shenandoah, Iowa

I want to introduce y’all to a friend of mine – her name is Katelyn and she’s a photographer in Iowa! While we’ve never met in person, we’ve found ourselves in the same photography circle for the last few months – isn’t the power of Facebook amazing? She has a guest post coming up tomorrow, but I thought it would be fun to do a little interview with her & show off some of her latest beautiful images first! Do her a favor & leave her some love in the comments!

Image courtesy of Meri Valentin Photography

About Katelyn..

Hey y’all! I’m Katelyn. I am a photographer located in Southwest Iowa. I’ve loved photography since I was in middle school and really started making a business out of it in 2011- looking back now I was HORRIBLE – I have come so far! Other than photography, I am a wife to a hard working man and a mother to two beautiful children; Madelyn who is 4 and Jace who is 1. They keep me on my toes 100% off the time!

I am located in Shenandoah, Iowa. It’s a cute little town in the southwestern part of Iowa. If you know bigger cities, it’s located approximately and hour away from Omaha, Nebraska.

Katelyn’s Photography Journey..

My love of photography started in middle school with a trip to De Soto Bend. We took the good ol’ film cameras out and had no restrictions! I kept it up since then. When I got into college my friend and I got some cheap point and shoot cameras and went wild. We both now do photography and still help and encourage each other to be better than ourselves yesterday!

I love Senior Portraiture the most – I love getting to spend that one-on-one time with a young adult transitioning into the adult world. It’s such a vulnerable time in life. Right now though, I have been spending a lot of time with children! Capturing the innocence in their eyes and making them feel like the sky is the limit is very rewarding.

Fun Q&A with Katelyn..

What is your favorite photography memory from 2015?
Gosh- my favorite memory is probably the other night. I found my speed light that I’ve been looking for months for!! Who would have known it was in my child’s closet? Seriously though – I think it will be amazing for my upcoming Santa mini sessions. My own father is playing Santa and if you knew him, you would be as shocked as I am!

What is your favorite quote? 
My favorite quote to date is “Everything happens for a reason.” Kind of cliché, but I have said this a million times this year alone!

What is your favorite flavor of Skittles & why? 
Yuck. I’ll stick to my peanut butter filled m&m’s! I LOVE peanut butter…nuff said.

Best advice you’ve ever received? 
Wow. That’s a tough one. I’ve received a lot of advice over my short 25 years. My mother has always told me during tough times, that everything will work out. It never seems like it will, but it always does.

Find Katelyn on Facebook here! Be sure to stop by her page & leave her some love!