Kym Ventola

Loves.....

*the rain                                         *making forts out of cardboard boxes

*vintage jewelry                               *family

Listens to.....

*Pink Martini                                   *Tom Waits

*Arcade Fire                                   *Belle and Sebastian

*FOTC                                            *Brad Mehldau

Life is about.....

*raising happy little people              *traveling and discovering

Photography is....

*awesome

Kym and family

My hubby, Dan, is awesome. Perfect father and hilarious husband. I fell for this guy because he had a guitar and a great voice....but I loved the fact that he resembled Buddy Holly. Dan keeps my I-Pod updated with new, obscure bands and for that I am so lucky. Just a few months after I met him in 1998, he swept me off my feet and we moved to Boston. After just one year there, we decided that our true home was in Phoenix. We came back in 1999, got married in November of 2000 and had a beautiful baby boy in 2007.

Johnny....little Johnny rocket. My son is the epitome of awesome. He can play trains like nobody's business.....hours of it. He loves Mickey Mouse, but calls him Hot Dog (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song goes, "hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog").

My dogs: Finn and Lucy. Finn is a freak; I love him, but he's crazy. He thinks he's a circus dog. You'll know what I mean if you ever meet him. Lucy is adorable, but not very smart. She has the typical Lhasa-Apso under-bite and runs into stuff all of the time. Yes, she's named after Lucille Ball; appropriately named after a troublemaker.

Other animals at our home (but that I have NOTHING to do with):  a tortoise, birds, koi, turtles and a frog. Dan thinks he's getting a miniature horse someday.

Category Archives: fashion

fashion images & photo shoots

“Mignonne Handmade” Photoshoot

My amazingly talented friend, Jenn Wood, of Mignonne Handmade and Jolie Jour created these accessories. You have to check out her etsy stores!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/mignonnehandmade
http://www.etsy.com/shop/joliejour

Thank you Samantha Franklin for modeling for us!
And thanks to Holli, of Kensington Makeup!!!!!!

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Kensington Makeup Artists

I had a chance to work with some of Kensington Makeup’s newest artists last week. They did an awesome job!
And once again, it was great to work with Jill DeAndrea, wardrobe stylist!
Last, but not least, the models….thank you all…I had a blast working with you guys!

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A2Z Photo Booths at Inspirador

The Inspiration Lounge (at Inspirador), in Chandler, had their Grand Opening on November 19, 2009. This venue is unbelievable!
Chris, owner of A2Z Photo Booths contacted me in October and asked if we could put together a photo shoot to highlight his new photo booth.  Luckily, we were able to coordinate the photo shoot at the...

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One model, two looks

Just signed with S.I.M., this model was a lot of fun to work with! I wish her all the best!

Hair and Makeup by: Kensington Makeup
Wardrobe: Jennyvi Dizon

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Bottom Half

The first time I photographed a bride and groom from the floor, they looked at each other and panicked. “Kym, what are you doing?!?!”
When they saw this photo, they fell in love. It was one of the bride’s favorites, and it made it onto a two-page spread in the Arizona Weddings magazine.

From that point on,...

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