Kim Kelley Photography
2025-11-14T22:31:58.193Z
I had such a disappointing experience with Kim. I fell in love with her classy, burlesque-style photos on her website and booked with her in celebration of a huge personal milestone. We had great convos where I shared my intentions with the shoot and I spent hours creating and sending her a shot list from her previous work (which she responded to saying we could definitely hit them all in my session). Without phones or clocks in the studio, time slips away and it wasn’t until the end of the shoot she told me she failed to review my notes and shot list in her preparation for the day. I felt blindsided in the reveal by an almost complete lack of what we’d discussed and by the overwhelming amount of smut when I specifically and clearly stated in writing how much of myself I wanted revealed in the final photos. After giving myself 24 hours to process the experience, I asked her to delete all photos and fit me in anywhere for an abbreviated session to get the photoshoot on which we’d agreed. She declined and instead refunded her fees, but left me $600+ and countless hours of hair/makeup, outfits, preparatory appointments, and travel wasted. We all mess up, but our character is shown in how we make things right. This agreement and photoshoot was not handled with care or respect and I hope you do not have this same experience. 💔 (Five stars to Chelsea, the hair/makeup artist, for not only following my requests, but also educating me on how to duplicate the look in the future.)
I had such a disappointing experience with Kim. I fell in love with her classy, burlesque-style photos on her website and booked with her in celebrati... More