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.

09/06/2026

Packing for a city elopement and every single camera on this table is loaded with film.

No digital backup, no safety net. Just the right film stock for the right light and seven years of knowing the difference.

This is what it looks like when film photography is more than an aesthetic. It’s a decision made before you even arrive.

if you’ve been thinking about film for your wedding, follow for Part 2 coming soon 🎞️

08/06/2026

When you think "I'll wait until they're a bit older" before getting any photos.

I always ask what people are waiting for and usually I get a few variations answers. When the acne is gone, when their sitting up on their own, when their tantrums are more predictable, when I'm in better shape, when we've finished renovating, when we've moved house. List goes on.

It all boils down to assuming the future is going to be a better time than now. So I ask why. Why is now not as important as a future time?

And to be fair, sometimes you're in a season where it's not raining, it's frickn pouring, so sometimes it is better to wait. But rarely it's things that we can't work with to still get the photos you want.

So I ask you to reach out for the conversation, and lets figure out when the best time is together. Cause your kids and their essence don't wait. They are forever changing so if you wait till later you might get something else, but you'll lose something now.

I'm here to help you decide.

Family sessions booking now. DM me or find the link in bio.

07/06/2026

Some venues just do something to a wedding day and The Milk Station in Otaki is one of those places.

A restored 1919 dairy building on the Kapiti Coast - exposed riveted steel beams, European-inspired gardens with towering cypress trees, an intimate chapel room that glows with cathedral light, and a grand reception hall that feels like it was lifted straight from the Italian countryside. An hour north of Wellington, and a world away from ordinary.

Shot entirely on film, the textures of this place were made for it. The warmth through those arched windows, the shadows across the long reception tables, the light on the gardens during the champagne tower moment.

If you're planning a wedding on the Kapiti Coast and you've been considering The Milk Station - yes, it's as beautiful in person as it looks. And it photographs like an absolute dream on 35mm.

Scanned by .nz 🎞️

01/06/2026

You don't have to pose.
I tell my clients this all the time. Lots of them don't like posed photos.

But I also don't leave you to figure it out on your own.

As a Wellington family photographer shooting on film, I work with how your family actually is, not how you think you're supposed to look. When I photograph your family, my role is to be a guide. Sometimes I'm a tourist and watch a scene naturally unfold. Sometimes I ask you to move. Sometimes I ask you to look.

If you tell me you don't want any posed looking and smiling photos then we don't do them.

The moments you want captured are already happening without me having to pose you if we set the environment up right.

This is what documentary-style looks like. It's you being you. If you're avoiding family photos because you hate feeling awkward in front of the camera, this approach might be exactly what you need.

Winter sessions booking now. Link in bio.
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31/05/2026

Building something that’s in line with your values, your secret sauce and what you love about humanity is the coolest thing ever. It’s also so fricking hard. Small business owners are a different breed, I have so much respect for anyone daring to give it a real crack.

My attempt to not write war & peace. If you wanna hear more sign up for my newsletter.

If you asked me in the street “hows the business going?” I would say something like “good, but busy, but good. I’m so grateful”. But what I could actually say is...

- There is no greater thing than envisioning something that doesn’t exist, telling people about it, getting blank stares, creating it and people going “ohhh that’s what you meant!”. Manifesting creative intention is an endless source of passion and fuel for me, I’m so lucky to call this work.

- There's nowhere to hide. You are confronted with your whole messy self on a daily basis. I’m a really bloody good employee and leader when I work for someone else, but working for myself? I’ve had to dig deep into my why often and face some very uncomfortable truths.

- It’s super lonely sometimes. It’s nice to not have to compromise with others and lead everything, but it can be a lonely time building on your own so I’m looking at ways of expanding in year 2.

- When I feel like something is too big, scary or outside of my skillset (imposter) then I get excited. I know it’s something that’s asking more of me and will one day be a normal thing.

- Rejection is par for the course. Ghosting is the worst. Rejection I can take, I'm not cheap and not always the right option, it’s the ghosting that’s pretty hard to deal with.

- You wear all of the hats and some you suck at wearing. When you’re building from scratch, there’s a lot of things that need setting up. Screaming at the computer doesn't help.

Some weeks are balanced, some I work 80 hours, some I’m winning and some I ask why on earth did I decide to do this. It’s an absolute rollercoaster that is eerily similar to parenting.

What I get to gift families is ultimately a piece of my heart, and for that Im forever grateful.

26/05/2026

David Bowie was a collector of culture. The ultimate observer. The master of bringing so many worlds together and turning it into a story. Someone who chose to be uncomfortable almost all of his life for the sake of art. Someone who recognised art is a type of madness, and if you choose to pursue it then you must work to your vision, not how others expect you to.
An artist in the truest form.
I draw inspiration from him often, and while it's great to look to photography GOATS to push out boundaries we cannot forget that inspiration can be found just about anywhere.

25/05/2026

Laela pulling Christian through the streets like she couldn't wait another second. This elopement was epic!

Full album coming soon. 🖼️

24/05/2026

This ones a little controversial. If you're worried about your kids behaviour for family photos, my focus and work will actually be with you.

My sessions that fell apart have done because parents have tried to force things to happen, and probably expected too much. They also lacked preparation and customisation to the family I'm working with (my bad).

Kids play up in front of the camera when they being told to do something they don't want to do, wear something they don't want to wear, be in an environment they're not comfortable in. The more they're pushed, the worse it gets.

I work with your family to make sure it's actually going to work for you, and give you guidance on how we can mitigate tension and let the session be fun. The more chaotic the better actually.

Not all photographers work in this way, some dictate every detail and direction to get the shot. Both approaches can work, but not for everyone.

So if your kids wont cooperate - great, you're exactly who I want to talk to.

Family sessions booking now for the winter months. I promise, the chaos is welcome here. Link in bio.

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http://katekeepphoto.com/

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