INNER PORTRAIT with Kristen Dacey Iwai

How to Enjoy the Lasts & Firsts of Senior Year

Mayla was just a toddler when I first met her but she was, as she is today, ready to grab onto life and do ALL the things! She was sweet and smiley and full of energy. So it makes sense that her mother describes her now as someone who “has so many patches on her letterman jacket that she looks like a NASCAR driver.” She is a busy lady. I get the sense that she doesn’t want to waste her time. She wants to get everything out of life that she can, and not miss a thing. Several months after her  [https://kdiphotography.com/senior-portrait-photos-in-flagstaff/]senior portrait session [https://kdiphotography.com/senior-portrait-photos-in-flagstaff], we sat down to talk about this transformative year.

Mother's Day Part 2 - Hannah

In Celebration of Mothers and Love Shaped Over Time More than two decades ago, we made a studio family portrait of Kelly holding her newborn daughter tenderly in her arms. This year, we did a personal project in celebration of Mother’s Day. Kelly and Hannah came back into the portrait [https://kdiphotography.com/family-portraits-flagstaff] studio AND the podcast [https://kdiphotography.com/innerportraitpodcast] studio to pay tribute not only to that first real portrait together, but to their relationship over time. Hearing what they had to say about their mother-daughter bond over this 21-year span warmed my heart. Part 2 - Hannah

Mother's Day Part 1 - Kelly

In Celebration of Mothers and Love Shaped Over Time More than two decades ago, we made a studio family portrait of Kelly holding her newborn daughter tenderly in her arms. This year, we did a personal project in celebration of Mother’s Day. Kelly and Hannah came back into the portrait [https://kdiphotography.com/family-portraits-flagstaff] studio AND the podcast [https://kdiphotography.com/innerportraitpodcast] studio to pay tribute not only to that first real portrait together, but to their relationship over time. Hearing what they had to say about their mother-daughter bond over this 21-year span warmed my heart. Part 1 - Kelly

Being Present - Part 2

In our earlier episode, I talked with Alex and Charlie about Addie's senior session. Here in part two, I sat down with Addie herself to have a lighthearted conversation about senior year, sibling differences, piggyback rides, creativity, her advice for enjoying high school, and even a dose or two of ASMR [https://www.brownhealth.org/be-well/asmr-what-it-and-how-it-could-help-you-relax]. Hope it makes you smile. To see the portraits and behind the scenes for this session, visit https://kdiphotography.com/podcast/being-present-conversations-about-time-parenting-and-high-school/ [https://kdiphotography.com/podcast/being-present-conversations-about-time-parenting-and-high-school/]

Being Present - Part 1

For Addie's senior portraits, we did something we'd done at her brother's senior session two years ago. We made sibling portraits at the end. We also laughed until our stomachs hurt, and you can read about why and see the behind the scenes on the episode page on our website. Their dad, Alex, was on hand to help and witnessed the shenanigans for the first session, and their mom, Charlie, at the second.  I sat down with Alex and Charlie to talk parenting, the difference between their two awesome kids, and what these bittersweet family milestones mean to them.  To see the portraits and behind the scenes for this session, visit https://kdiphotography.com/podcast/being-present-conversations-about-time-parenting-and-high-school/ [https://kdiphotography.com/podcast/being-present-conversations-about-time-parenting-and-high-school/]