Kate Keep Photography

Name: Kate Keep Photography
Address: Wellington, NZ
Telephone: +64273307221

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Wellington based Family Photographer that specialises in Film Photography, with a timeless, documentary aesthetic. My packages are available NZ wide.

Fine-art images that you'll be proud to hang on your wall.

03/11/2026

Terrible twos? Banned phrase in my sessions.

After 11 years photographing this age, toddlers are one of my favourite ages to photograph. No self-consciousness, no performing for the camera, just whatever they’re feeling, right out in the open.

Lets call this age the incredible twos. A soul that hasn’t been taught to hide parts of themselves yet.

If you’re sitting in that same spiral I was in, wondering if your toddler is going to wreck the shoot, I promise you, they’re going to make it better.

Link in bio to enquire.

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31/10/2026

A woman stopped me in the street last week to ask if I was okay because of the absolute scene we were making in the street.

I said “oh no, it’s fine, he’s fine, all good.” Her face told me everything was in fact not fine.

This is episode 3 of Real Mum Chat - finding joy in the hard. What’s your take on this? Would love to hear what crazy moments you’ve been able to find joy in.

29/10/2026

"I'm just not photogenic." - I hear this from so many people, and it makes sense when most of the time you're put on the spot when having your photo taken. We grew up hearing "cheeseeee" as your Mum forced your face to contort into a perfect smile, or the awkward photographer for class photos. Unless you're a paid model, it's very normal to not feel photogenic.

But here's what I've learnt after 13+ years of photographing people: you're not unphotogenic, you just needed the right photographer. When I photograph you I'm not asking you to know what to do. I'm gently guiding you throughout our time, into moments that feel natural.

I'm watching for the in-between moments. When you forget I'm there. When you're just being you: anticipating this baby, loving your partner, enjoying the scenery.

That's when you'll see the photos that make you go "omg that's me?!". Yes this is you, relaxed and not under pressure, your true self.

27/10/2026

With weddings and my own family, summer is my busiest season and weekends go FAST. If you want in, I'm already booking the summer months and would love to capture your beautiful fam in the salty sea and sun rays.

Summer weekends and week-days available:
Jan: 1 weekend left - Waikato only (9th Jan) weekdays still available
Feb: 2 weekends left - Wellington only (13th Feb, 27th Feb) weekdays still available
March: 2 weekends left - Hamilton & Wellington (6th March, 13th March) weekdays still available

DM or link in bio to book.

26/10/2026

Booking family photos with a two-year-old felt like rolling the dice.

At age 1, all I worried about was outfits and packing a bag. At age 2, I never know which Finn I’m gonna get: tiny dictator or happy-go-lucky.

I’m a photographer and I still felt this, so here’s what I do for your toddler.

1. Build trust before the camera. I talk with them and get to know them as people before I start snapping. It makes a huge difference.

2. Play. Yes you bet I’m gonna be embarrassing to the passer-bys but if it means your toddler starts enjoying themselves then I do it.

Your toddler doesn’t need to cooperate, that’s my job. Save this for when you book.

25/10/2026

Sunday spotlight: The Slacks first ever family photoshoot!

These guys know how to live the kiwi dream, and we had TOO many fun ideas of what we could capture for family photos. But ultimately, Jesse & Leah wanted photos that felt like them.

Despite Jesse being used to being infront of the camera, he still felt nervous the day of so we started the session with a G&T & chat. I'm all about reassuring people that we're not gonna be doing anything generic & stiff and you actually can be very low effort in the session. Its a collaboration, not just me telling you what to do.

After the shoot these guys were so surprised at how easy and fun it actually was, and wished they'd got family photos sooner.

Jesses words: "We love the photos so much, they're better than we could have ever imagined! You're so skilled at what you do"

All film shoot developed & scanned by .nz

22/10/2026

We’ve started toilet training with Finn and have had sooo much conflicting advice.

Did I miss anything? 😂

20/10/2026

The photos you take today become the doorway back to the sound of your kids' laughter, the way their little hands fit in yours, the season of life that felt like it would never end (but did).

One day these photos won't just show you what life looked like - they'll let you feel it again.

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Wellington

Telephone

+64273307221

Website

http://katekeepphoto.com/

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