Hi! My name Is Kayleigh (they/them, but I will not get fussed over she/her) and I'm an on-location portrait photographer located in Sacramento, California who also moonlights in the Bay Area, Seattle, and LA, as travel permits, specializing in family, children, portraits, and boudoir. My style leans towards an attention to detail and a love of candid authenticity.
I want to capture you or your family showing your true selves. I don't want to show a Pinterest-based idea of you, I want to you show you as you are and as you normally interact with the world and other people. I have no pre-conceived notions about what beauty or love look like; I want to showcase YOUR ideas of love and beauty.
I want to capture you or your family showing your true selves. I don't want to show a Pinterest-based idea of you, I want to you show you as you are and as you normally interact with the world and other people. I have no pre-conceived notions about what beauty or love look like; I want to showcase YOUR ideas of love and beauty.
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Mike K.
Jan 26, 2022
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Max G.
Jan 13, 2020
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Hez B.
Jul 20, 2019
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Julie James
May 21, 2019
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I saw Kayleigh in action when she shot my niece’s wedding. She was graceful, kind, comfortable, and without ever getting in the way of the flow of the day, managed to get SO MANY amazing, gorgeous shots, including my favorite picture of me ever and it wasn’t even my day. Her ability to capture light and flow and texture and color and faces and… relationships and ALL of that shows her artistry and craft. I was going to say magical, which implies there’s something unknown happening. But it’s not magic. It’s hard work, attention to detail, and innate brilliance
Kate Fox Janzen
Feb 05, 2019
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Besides the fact that Kayleigh knows her way around the camera, and besides the fact that she understands composition and lighting and all that jazz that actually makes for professional photos, SHE herself is an amazing human being and will make you feel like a celestial deity, worthy of all you desire. ❤️ 10/10 would recommend.
Dezirae H.
Jan 19, 2019
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Kayleigh is an amazing photographer to work with! She has taken our newborn photos for both of my sons and I did an incredibly fun boudoir shoot with her! Kayleigh is incredibly talented and really great at making everyone in the shoot feel super comfortable! I prefer to work with her over any other photographer I know!!
Brianne T.
Jan 18, 2019
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I've been working with Kayleigh for more than seven years; and her work never fails to astonish.
She has done product photography, event photography, as well as taking all of our best family portraits. She has been my choice to document every aspect of my life, including business ventures and my girls' childhoods. Her photos cover my walls and photo albums.
All of those photos have been priceless. She is worth every penny of her sitting fees, and I gladly would pay extra for travel and hassle to make sure she is my photographer for all things.
She has done product photography, event photography, as well as taking all of our best family portraits. She has been my choice to document every aspect of my life, including business ventures and my girls' childhoods. Her photos cover my walls and photo albums.
All of those photos have been priceless. She is worth every penny of her sitting fees, and I gladly would pay extra for travel and hassle to make sure she is my photographer for all things.
Caitlin P.
Jan 18, 2019
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Pam M.
Aug 07, 2016
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Melissa E.
Mar 07, 2016
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I am long overdue for this review.
Kayleigh was such a delight to work with. We had the pleasure of hiring her to do our engagement photos in February and she did an absolute FANTASTIC job. During all of the detail planning, she was extremely friendly which made her such an easy person to work with. She asked what we were looking for in terms of feel & I have to say she definitely executed our view. Communication with her was easy. She was great with following up with emails too! Definite plus.
During the photo shoot, she kept us laughing & made the most (typically) awkward scenarios
Kayleigh was such a delight to work with. We had the pleasure of hiring her to do our engagement photos in February and she did an absolute FANTASTIC job. During all of the detail planning, she was extremely friendly which made her such an easy person to work with. She asked what we were looking for in terms of feel & I have to say she definitely executed our view. Communication with her was easy. She was great with following up with emails too! Definite plus.
During the photo shoot, she kept us laughing & made the most (typically) awkward scenarios
Roberta M.
Dec 21, 2015
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We used for our Christmas card photos. She helped us find a good spot at the Redwood Regional park in Oakland. Very nice and we didn't feel rushed. We brought a few props of our own and shot multiple scenes. Wished we would have taken more photos at particular scenes. With a family of 5, we had a few cases where someone's smile wasn't just right or they weren't at the right angle. Never the less, we came out with a good holiday card to send to family and received tons of compliments. Would definitely use again
Aaron W.
Sep 09, 2015
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If you are looking at reviews to decide whether to use Kayleigh as your photographer or not, I believe 53 perfect five star reviews says it all. Don't higher anyone else...stop researching right now, read her "The Photographer" "Why me" "Why Not Me", if it fits...call her, what she wrote is truth.
We met Kayleigh when she was working in Sacramento, CA; however, we are originally from the Seattle area. We thought she belonged in Seattle even when we first met her in Cali. She has taken photos for us on 3 separate occasions including infant photos, toddler photos
We met Kayleigh when she was working in Sacramento, CA; however, we are originally from the Seattle area. We thought she belonged in Seattle even when we first met her in Cali. She has taken photos for us on 3 separate occasions including infant photos, toddler photos
Geneva H.
Apr 15, 2015
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Kayleigh doesn't usually do weddings, but by some stroke of amazing luck, she agreed when I pitched our situation.
Communication from her was so great from the time of booking through the day before. I definitely felt like she made it a point to get to know us and exactly what we wanted, and she kept us updated on everything the whole time (which was helpful for me as a frazzled bride).
On the day-of, she was so helpful, way above and beyond her photographer duties. She even helped my (now) husband tie his tie, lol. She did a great job getting everyone where they needed to be for pictures
Communication from her was so great from the time of booking through the day before. I definitely felt like she made it a point to get to know us and exactly what we wanted, and she kept us updated on everything the whole time (which was helpful for me as a frazzled bride).
On the day-of, she was so helpful, way above and beyond her photographer duties. She even helped my (now) husband tie his tie, lol. She did a great job getting everyone where they needed to be for pictures
Babybell M.
Apr 07, 2015
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Kayleigh is amazing! My mom absolutely didn't want to take pictures and I literally dragged her our to this shoot. Kayleigh made my family feel comfortable and worked extra hard to make sure we had everything we wanted. My family is also overly opinionated and absolutely fell in love with all our photos (thank god for me!)
Pros:
Flat rate- no hidden fees
Works great with dogs (we had three) and never got frustrated
There is no rush. She shoots until your happy
Kayleigh- She just has a magic hand. One of my favorite photos actually came minutes after the shoot ended when my brother decided
Pros:
Flat rate- no hidden fees
Works great with dogs (we had three) and never got frustrated
There is no rush. She shoots until your happy
Kayleigh- She just has a magic hand. One of my favorite photos actually came minutes after the shoot ended when my brother decided
Bri D.
Feb 13, 2015
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Kayleigh is very creative and makes the magic happen during her shoots. She made me feel extremely comfortable during our photoshoot sessions. It was fun, thrilling, and an adventure. I'm always surprised at how amazing the photos come out. I've never had such a good experience and I will always go back to her.
Ben G.
Jul 31, 2014
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Kayleigh is the best! Her sessions are fun and comfortable. She is absolutely wonderful with our 2-year-old and is always able to really capture her personality in the shots! Kayleigh gives you lots of shots (all electronic), so after each session, we've had literally dozens of great shots and a bunch of amazing ones! And you get to keep all of the JPEGs. Kayleigh typically gets the processed photos back within a week and is always willing to make processing adjustments on request (e.g., you want a particular shot B/W or overexposed), which most photographers won't do. She also includes
Samantha C.
Mar 19, 2014
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I LOVE HER!
I checked out her website late last year because my vanity reached new heights and I wanted portraits done. Just 'cause. (We all have our moments, yes? Talking to you, selfie addicts!)
She sounded like someone I would definitely want to hang out with so I sent her a message. She asked me what I wanted, and I told her I wanted lots of natural light, warm colors, sunshine, and fields; and she knew exactly what I was talking about.
And oh Yoda, how great the shots turned out! I'm getting tingles much like the ones I got when I saw the finished product. Everything was pretty
I checked out her website late last year because my vanity reached new heights and I wanted portraits done. Just 'cause. (We all have our moments, yes? Talking to you, selfie addicts!)
She sounded like someone I would definitely want to hang out with so I sent her a message. She asked me what I wanted, and I told her I wanted lots of natural light, warm colors, sunshine, and fields; and she knew exactly what I was talking about.
And oh Yoda, how great the shots turned out! I'm getting tingles much like the ones I got when I saw the finished product. Everything was pretty
Katrina F.
Feb 11, 2014
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Jess C.
Nov 29, 2012
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Kayleigh is wonderful, amazing, awesome, and any other superlative you can possibly think of. Straight up.
My family is full of cranky and camera shy people, and until a couple of weeks ago we'd never managed to get a family portrait taken. This is an issue as my grandparents are getting on in age and my cousin leaves for the military in a month or so. It seemed that my course of action was clear, and we had to fix this situation.
After frantically flailing around on the internet and freaking out over how much photographers COST (holy crap, most of them are WAY out of my price range
My family is full of cranky and camera shy people, and until a couple of weeks ago we'd never managed to get a family portrait taken. This is an issue as my grandparents are getting on in age and my cousin leaves for the military in a month or so. It seemed that my course of action was clear, and we had to fix this situation.
After frantically flailing around on the internet and freaking out over how much photographers COST (holy crap, most of them are WAY out of my price range
Laticia G.
Oct 31, 2011
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Kayleigh is one of THE best photographers I've ever had the pleasure of patronizing (and that's saying A LOT), my family is big on family pictures, pictures of the kids while they're growing up etc so over the years I can't tell you how many studios and photographers we've dealt with.
1. She travels! We live in Roseville and Kayleigh did a shoot with us out at one of our local parks.
2. She introduced herself to my children (9yrs and 8yrs), *asked* if it was okay if she took some pictures of them that day, and gave them an opportunity to get comfortable with her (BIG
1. She travels! We live in Roseville and Kayleigh did a shoot with us out at one of our local parks.
2. She introduced herself to my children (9yrs and 8yrs), *asked* if it was okay if she took some pictures of them that day, and gave them an opportunity to get comfortable with her (BIG