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Apr

02

2024

Moving Pains

This is harder than I thought it would be… and I thought it would be rough. But after 14 years in Prairie City, Iowa, my family is relocating to Alameda, California this June. That means Katherine McClure Photography is relocating, ...

Mar

01

2024

Taking The Worry Out!

I have been parenting a high school senior this year… Her name is Lorien. And while I have not been an emotional mess 100 percent of the time, there is a reason so many moms talk about how hard this is. Because it is hard. It ...

Feb

01

2024

My Special Valentine

Have you met Vivian?In real life?To borrow the words of Lin-Manuel Miranda, "That girl is NON STOP!"But in the image below?I feel that time is frozen just for us. I see that she is both my little girl and I get a glimpse into the magnificent ...

Jan

15

2024

HOT 100!!!

We Are In The HOT 100!!!So much fun to be recognized as one of the Top 100 High School Senior Photographers in the world this year!A staggering 8,619 images were submitted, and it is an honor to have one that stands out in the crowds of incredible ...

Jan

01

2024

I almost gave up...

I almost didn’t enter… I almost gave up this year… I really didn’t like how they changed the rules in the middle of the fight… Today, I’m talking about image competition, specifically, ...

Dec

31

2023

MIR 2023 Results!

Press Release MIR Painted PortraitsLocal Photographer Recognized in the 2023 Merit Image ReviewKatherine McClure of Katherine McClure Photography is Recognized for Outstanding Painted Portraits in Professional Photographer of America's Merit ...

Dec

01

2023

Make a Joyful Noise

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth; make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.Psalm 98:4 KJV Well, we have making it loud down perfectly... It is a gift to have so many musicians in our home, rejoicing and singing praise to ...

Nov

30

2023

International Print Competition 2024

Press Release IPC Photographic PortraitsLocal Photographer to Compete in the 2024 International Photographic CompetitionKatherine McClure of Katherine McClure Photography is a Top 32 Finalist in the High School Senior category for IPC ...

Nov

05

2023

PPI Awards 2023

Press Release Professional Photographer of Iowa Fall AwardsLocal Photographer Honored at Professional Photographers of Iowa Fall Print CompetitionKatherine McClure of Katherine McClure Photography is First Place in the Master ...

Sep

30

2023

If You've Never Liked Yourself in Pictures Before...

I’ve been a portrait artist for 31 years. I’m counting since the first time I developed my own film in middle school because it was already clear that I had a natural gift. A talent. Some images I created way back then would still ...

Aug

01

2023

You are a Work of Art!

You are a work of art. You.Right there.Yes, I’m talking directly to you.I really can see the beauty in every single person. And I see it in you. This is what sets me apart as an artist. I talk about professional hair and ...

Jul

01

2023

I hate Sorry!

I hate Sorry.Not authentic apologies! The board game. Ugh.I was not a competitive kid. Poor eye hand coordination meant I avoided all activities with fast moving spherical objects… and my desire to have friends above all else meant I never ...

Jun

01

2023

I just want to be alone right now. said Katherine, never.

Hi. My name is Kat! And I would love to spend time with you!No, seriously. Of all 87 emotions Brene Brown discusses in her book Atlas of the Heart, there isn’t a single one I want to experience by myself.Alone. Ever.("I just want to be alone ...

May

01

2023

Northgate Cafe Podcast

It was such a pleasure to be invited on the Northgate Cafe podcast! You can listen to my conversation with David all about Celebrating Your Legacy with Portrait Art! 

Mar

01

2023

Paradise

I am really good at being the new girl.My family moved from Mississippi to Alabama to Georgia to Florida before I began moves of my own from Michigan to Illinois to Georgia to Massachusetts to Michigan to Iowa.I am a textbook extrovert, who is ...

Feb

01

2023

The Break Up

I was in denial. I had been for years. But I could no longer ignore what was really causing the problem. No matter how beautiful they were, I had to break up with high heels.I remember my first pair of stilettos. A black, pointed toe, with ...

Jan

31

2023

Portrait Art that Celebrates!

I was recently interviewed about my journey as an entrepreneur for Subkit.Katherine McClure Photography began as the passion of a young artist who loved her camera. It has grown into a boutique portrait studio creating museum-quality painted ...

Jan

15

2023

Cliff Diving, Anyone?

It felt like I was falling off a cliff. I was trying to listen to the doctor, but everything else seemed muted after he said the word spectrum… The following weeks turned into months. The same questions. The same answers. The same ...

Dec

15

2022

Merry Christmas from the McClures

Merry Christmas!John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.The Christmas tree, with its evergreen branches, is a symbol of the eternal life we are promised in Christ, whose birth ...

Dec

01

2022

Playing Barbie with Kat

I’ve always loved playing dress up - and not just for Halloween! From the toy box in the playroom to my best friend’s closet, I knew clothes had power to transform very early on.But as we age, our dress up changes. Sunday best becomes ...

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