Kate Awtrey Photographer. Writer. Designer.
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Forward
I shot the Forward Conference this summer at The Arena at Gwinnett Center. It was a great event, I can’t believe I haven’t posted these photos sooner. The three-day youth conference consisted of several speakers, awesome bands, hilarious games and a visit by the Governor of Georgia, Nathan Deal. I photographed Mac Powell and his [...]
Annual GSWA Convention
Every year I attend the Georgia Sports Writers Association to photograph their convention. I always like shooting this event because everyone is always nice and I get fed — which is always a plus. The Georgia High School Association’s Executive Director, Ralph Swearngin spoke after lunch, before the awards ceremony. Here’s a look at my [...]
Medieval Times
This summer I had the privilege of attending the VIP night at Medieval Times Atlanta as they unveiled their brand new show. It was a great night of food and entertainment. I documented the cocktail hour as well as part of the show and had a total blast. Here’s a look at the event through [...]
Product Shots
Last month I was hired to photograph an abundance of product at a local grocery store. I love photographing events and emotion but it was fun to change it up and do some mobile studio work. I used a long lens and one light, which I combined with the natural light coming from the store [...]
Too Much Cute
Recently I shot a children’s portrait session in Atlanta. I photographed big sister Clara with her new twin siblings Jonah and Camilla. I set up my studio lights in their living room and put up a white muslin backdrop. When the lights came on two-year-old Clara said, “Oh my wow!” She immediately jumped up to [...]
Artistic Exploration
During the spring I photographed actor, Travis Grant during a shoot in Madison, Georgia. We explored different locations and found the most photogenic areas. The light was great and each spot had varying textures which was fun to shoot. Travis did a quick wardrobe change at each place, which gave each scene its own look [...]
Lady Antebellum Owned the Night
The Arena at the Gwinnett Center hosted the grammy-winning country act, Lady Antebellum last Friday night, June 22, 2012. Darius Rucker (frontman for Hootie and the Blowfish) opened for the sold out crowd. It was a great show and so fun to photograph. Here are my favorites from the show.
Simon Fashion Now
I shot the Simon Fashion Now show at Lenox Square Mall on Friday night. Each year the show tours the country and this was my second year to shoot it. All looks shown at the fashion show are already available in-store, and gives ideas to fashion show attendees that just want to update their wardrobe. [...]
GHSA State Basketball Championships
I shot five GHSA state basketball playoffs at the Gwinnett Arena a few weeks ago for AOL’s Patch.com. I was hired to cover the AAAAA teams, including the girls and boys state championship games. After filling my time with feature assignments lately I was really excited to shoot some sports again. The light at the [...]
Stop Hunger Now
The Reporter Newspapers hired me to photograph the Stop Hunger Now event that St. Jude the Apostle Catholic School hosted last month. I watched as hundreds of kids created food packets for countries in crisis with the hope to end world hunger. Plastic bags were stuffed with dehydrated rice and soy meal as well as [...]
Presidential Hopeful Gains Support in Georgia
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke at the “God and Country” rally at First Redeemer Church in Forsyth County, Ga. on Sunday night. Santorum was greeted by thousands of supporters, so many that the church sanctuary reached its occupancy of 2,500 and spilled into the overflow room. Interrupted by several standing ovations, Santorum connected with [...]
17th Annual MLK Jr. Day of Service
Yesterday I photographed the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service at Mount Carmel Christian School in Stone Mountain, Ga. for Patch.com. The event was great. Tons of volunteers came out to clean the entire school, paint, build benches, write thank you notes to the American troops and construct bird houses. I really enjoyed seeing [...]
Ellis Family Portraits
In November I photographed the Ellis family. At first we had planned to do in-home portraits using my mobile studio with backdrop and lights, but the weather was unseasonably warm in the high 70s, so we opted for an outdoor shoot. I was really glad the weather was so beautiful because natural light is always [...]
Buckhead Bash
A couple of weeks ago I was hired to photograph a private party in Atlanta. The party was to celebrate Joyce’s 40th birthday, and attendees were asked to dress in costume as a famous person or famous couple. The costumes were great and everyone had an awesome time. Here are some of my favorite images [...]
Color Me Organic
I just finished editing the Savi Urban Market photos I shot for their website. Savi has a wonderful selection of colorful produce, which make for nice pictures. Anyone who knows me (or stalks my photo Facebook page) knows that I love taking pictures of vegetables, farms and farmers, so taking pictures of Savi’s organic produce [...]
Savi Urban Market
Recently Savi Urban Market hired me to do some promotional photographs for their business, specifically for a marketing mailer to advertise their newest additions: beer and wine machines at their Inman Park location. Savi Urban Market is a unique local grocer in Atlanta, Ga. Savi opened in the heart of Inman Park a little over [...]
