Kaori Zinke Becker - Cook, Teacher, Woman!

 

Kaori is an English teacher and cooking instructor currently residing in Columbus, OH. She and I have been one of closest of friends for 22 years and I'm thrilled to have been able to photograph her! She's grown to become a beautiful woman inside and out, excited about life - especially of one involving food. She has lead classes at Franklin Park Conservatory, Wild Goose Creative and Seasoned Farmhouse.

For this shoot, we decided to do three looks - First is a personal branding for her blog Kaori Cooks. We made cake and buckeyes that day and incorporated them into the shoot. Second is her as the English teacher and bookworm (Silly photo coming in the future!), and final series you see here is the celebration of herself as a woman. You don't need any more reason than that to have portraits made. Every stage of your life is worth celebrating and recording for the future.

More from the shoot in the gallery. You can visit her at Kaori Cooks for recipes like this comforting Chicken Soup and soon this gorgeous artisan bread!

Photo by Kaori on her Instagram. The prettiest loaf I ever did see...