Archive for the ‘Life’ Category
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Clothing Ideas for your Portrait SessionOctober 8th, 2011When hiring me for your Portrait Session, whether it be for an engagement or for a family… bring your ‘bag of tricks’ and I’ll help you plan the perfect outfit based on the location and your body type. If you are wondering what goes into your ‘bag of tricks,’ read below for some standard ideas, then look at the images posted for ways to break the rules! No CommentsRead More |
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Family Portraits for the UrbansSeptember 27th, 2011Well, I’ve been flown to Denver for family portraits before, but I’ve never had a family fly to me before! And from Germany, no less! {ego exploding moment} No CommentsRead More |
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Italian Adventure in PhillyApril 25th, 2011Vacation part 3. Philadelphia area. This part of the trip was long overdue. One of my 2007 wedding couples had a baby over a year ago and has been wanting me to come down to photograph their growing family… So, I finally made it! It was awesome to meet Izzie and have brunch with the [...] No CommentsRead More |
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Eco-Friendly Weddings in NYApril 22nd, 2011In celebration of Earth Day, I’m revealing some of my new green/eco-friendly wedding and portrait products… Eco-friendly wedding guest books and albums with green ink jet printing process and bamboo mounted prints are the newest addition to McKay’s Photography’s already environmentally friendly line of products. No CommentsRead More |
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Denver Family PhotosJanuary 2nd, 2011Well, here they are folks…. a few images of the fabulous Denver family, the Bergmanns! These fine folks flew me out to Denver just to photograph their family for their annual holiday cards. What a fun weekend and what a great family. 3 CommentsRead More |
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Snowy Holiday PhotosDecember 21st, 2010 |
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Facebook pays offDecember 9th, 2010Totally random and totally awesome turn of events…. I use my Facebook status update as a diary or ‘mood ring’ of sorts and today it paid off! One of my 2006 wedding clients (and 2008 Portrait customer) called me up out of the blue and offered to fly me out to Denver for the weekend to take their holiday family photos… and take me snowboarding! 2 CommentsRead More |
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Ontario Beach Park with the Gourlay FamilyOctober 3rd, 2010The Gourlay family is amazing. Little Joey was scheduled to have craniosurgery and Melissa wanted to capture his adorable face before it was changed permanently. We took family pictures at Ontario Lake Park in the early morning and it was so much fun. Joey was a trooper and Danny learned all about walking in sand. No CommentsRead More |
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First Year Baby Plan in Rochester NY with IsaacSeptember 21st, 2010What an honor and a blast to photograph the new baby of some very dear friends! I’ve known Tracie & Pano since before I started my business. Now, I get to see their family grow! These two are the definition of a unit. And this unit just got a little bigger. I couldn’t be more honored to document this first year of Isaac’s life for them. No CommentsRead More |
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Webster Family Portraits with the Lukasiewicz’August 30th, 2010McKay’s Photography has been photographing this lovely Webster, NY family for years now and the kids have finally warmed up to the whole thing… Toby was cracking me up the whole time! No CommentsRead More |
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The Smith Family Portraits in Pittsford NYAugust 24th, 2010These are my favorites from the multiple family portrait session. I love the life and reality of these images… these are the types of images I wish I had of my family growing up. My biggest memory of my Dad was wrestling with him after he got home from work! We were all laughs and chases and tackling, including myself. At one point, I think I had 4 of the 5 boys jump on my back. 2 CommentsRead More |
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Fun Senior Portraits with KeighleyAugust 12th, 2010Fun, yet hot and sticky senior portrait session in Rochester, NY for Churchville High School Senior, Keighley! We took some classic and some creative images for this beautiful senior! 2 CommentsRead More |
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Beachy Sunset Engagement Portraits with Shawn & JuliaJune 30th, 2010Tuesday evening was a gorgeous and cool summer night for Lake Ontario Beach Engagement Portraits for Julia Rosato & Shawn Parker in Rochester, NY. We had a ton of fun running all around the Port of Rochester while waiting for the sun to set over the lake! 2 CommentsRead More |
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Washington DC Family Portraits with Deena & BradJune 16th, 2010Deena and Brad were one of my very earliest Bride and Grooms, so this was an amazing opportunity to be able to photograph their growing family! My trip to DC was the perfect opportunity! Lucky for all of us, Brad’s sister and her family were also visiting so we were able to get images of all of the kids playing together… 1 CommentRead More |
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NY Engagement Portraits with Daniela & Brad!June 7th, 2010Saturday was an interesting day for Daniela & Brad’s Engagement Portraits at High Falls in Rochester, NY! The wind was whipping, the sun was shining and these two were tired of smiling after their Bridal Shower! 5 CommentsRead More |





















