Thank you for taking a few moments out of this whirlwind we all call life to peek into my world and the collection of images I have the privilege of calling work.
My name is Katie Watkins and I am a Mother, a Wife, a Daughter, a Child of God's, and a Photographer. My passion is photography and my priorities are my husband, beautiful children, and spending time with those I love. I am so thankful that God has given me a way to enjoy my family, be home for my children, and pursue my love of making things beautiful through the lens of my camera.
My career in photography began in college and continued as I had the opportunity to apprentice and learn the art of wedding photography. Within a few years this led to running my own business and studio where I graduated to indoor newborn and child photography, as well as “natural light and on location” family, senior, and engagement portrait sessions.
I absolutely love living and working in Redding, California. The natural beauty that the foothills, Lake Shasta, Whiskeytown Lake, and the Sacramento River provide is a lush backdrop for the amazing people I have the opportunity to photograph. Having grown up in Chico, California I appreciate the splendor of the Northern California area and have had the opportunity to visit and photograph almost all areas of Northern California as well as Northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe area.
As a mother I am keenly aware of how quickly time goes by with our children. One day they are little babies and then it seems they have grown up overnight! I love capturing those fleeting moments of my own children, that I want to remember forever, and I would love the opportunity to do that for you as well.
It has been a privilege of mine to move with my clients through the beautiful moments of their lives from engagement and wedding day portraits, to the portraits of their newborn children.
I encourage you to treasure these precious moments in your lives and to consider allowing me to help you capture them forever through beautiful portraits.
Contact me today!
I’d love to hear from you, and creatively match my work to your ideas. Please feel free to:
Phone @ 530-410-7174
E-mail @ 107,97,116,105,101,64,107,97,116,105,101,119,97,116,107,105,110,115,112,104,111,116,111,103,114,97,112,104,121,46,99,111,109moc.yhpargotohpsniktaweitak@eitak
Facebook @ www.facebook.com/katiewatkinsphotography
Thanks so much!
Katie

The North State Bridal Show | Redding Wedding Photographer

I had a really great time preparing for the wedding show and meeting all the new brides! I put off preparing for the show until after Christmas and I pretty much started from ground zero. I haven’t done a wedding show in years! The last one I did in Reno was in 2006 and it pretty much launched my wedding photography business there. I think I booked 16 weddings that summer just from that one show. Since that show all of my weddings have been on a referral base because all of my beautiful brides have friends getting married and I have been honored to do many weddings this way.

So when I went to prepare for this bridal show I had to start from scratch since most of my portraits are still packed in boxes in our garage until we purchase a home this spring. I sorted through thousands of wedding pictures that I had stored in my hard drive pulling all of my favorites. I had a really hard time narrowing it down to just my 20 favorites for my screen. I have had so many beautiful weddings to photograph over the years!

We were going back and forth on what to use in the booth when Josh remembered the beautiful wood screen that I had purchased for use in my last studio. We pulled it out and I knew it would be perfect for the booth. Joshua put some hours into building the platform for the screen to stand on and I spent several hours tying pictures onto the screen. I love the way it turned out!

If you came by and saw us at our booth this weekend you probably received a card for 20% off our collections until the end of the month. If you are thinking about booking me for your wedding this summer now is the time to do it because that little card can save you a few hundred dollars.

We also have our free wedding package give away going on and the competition is fierce over on my facebook page. If you came by my booth and had your picture taken to enter the contest you can find your picture by clicking here.