Goodbye 2008...hello 2009!

Happy New Year!!! I cannot believe it has been a whole year since my photography adventure began. It seems like just yesterday that I started down this path and I want to take a moment before the year is over to thank all of you who have believed in me throughout the year! I feel so blessed to be doing what I love, and thank you to everyone who welcomed me into your lives and gave me the opportunity to document your lives by photographing your children, pregnancies, and families in 2008!

It's been a fun year, and I am SO incredibly excited for 2009 and all the great things I'm sure it will bring! I look forward to many great sessions this coming year!

Here are some highlights from my family's holidays this year.

Beginning with a tree:





and then there was lots of snow:







a Little Miss Claus:







A Fire-Breathing Dragon (because Christmas isn't Christmas without a fire-breathing dragon if you are a 4 year old boy):



And the funny outtakes from trying to take pictures of a 4 year old who would really rather do anything else but:


and finally we got a good one:



And lastly, since everyone has now received theirs in the mail, here is our holiday card this year:

Front:

Inside Spread:


Happy Holidays to everyone and hope to see you all in the new year!

SNOW DAY!!!

We woke this morning to snow falling lightly and a few inches on the ground. We are currently having an "artic blast" all over the Pacific Northwest, and the kids were really juiced up to get ouside. Little A didn't last long. It was a bit windy and in the mid 20s, and she was giving us looks like "what on earth are we doing out here".

I didn't bring my camera out this morning, but I did go back out with the boys this afternoon and got some fun snaps!

Getting ready


Waiting to go outside...








Snowball fight!






P.S. Excuse the pink scarf. It was really blustery so I tied my scarf on him not thinking about the whole photo thing. :)

Stuff I've been working on!

I've been such a bad blogger, but this has been a busy month for me. One of my goals in 2009 is to become a better blogger, along with being a better businesswoman and revamping my sad little blog.

But until then, here is an assortment of stuff I've been working on:

This is one of my favorite images I've taken. I just love those expressive eyes!


This little guy was all smiles, and just LOOK at those incredible blue eyes!!! Both I and his parents loved this more serious one:




This little guy had the longest eyelashes I've ever seen!


This cutie was so into my camera, she even did exactly what I told her to (sit there, look up at me, etc.) That was a nice change of pace for me as the photographer!!! :)


This one was a challenge. He really just wanted to play 'elephant' instead of get his picture taken.


But eventually we did get some smiles out of him too.


Can you believe she is only 10 years old? She is so mature, and such a beautiful girl!


And finally a sample card from an early bird who was on the ball and ordered early this year! Thanks Christina!!


Just a note: LRP will be closed from December 15th through the end of the year. The only exception is newborns. If you are interested in booking a newborn session, contact me and we'll set up some time to make it happen within the first 10 days.

Thanks to all my clients who believed in me this year, I look forward to a great 2009 and hope to see you again!

-Laura

Featured Product: Storyboards--updated pics

I wanted to post some pictures of an actual storyboard, so everyone can get an idea of what it looks like on an easel, and also see the texture and the mounting thickness.

These are really neat in person,and make a great statement!



Here you can see the mounting:



And here you can see the light texture on the print. All storyboards are textured and sprayed, so they won't show fingerprints or be damaged by handling.

Our family photos are up!!!

A week or so ago we did a photo swap with another local photographer, and she has posted our family photos. I am so in love with each and every one of them! To view them, visit her blog at: jennifermahoneyphotography.blogspot.com!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!!

From Pebbles & Bam-Bam!



After 2 hours of sugar indulging, they were not interested in pictures, only in doing this: BAM! BAM! BAM!

Photographing a Photographer

Last weekend I had the opportunity to photograph another local photographer, Jennifer, and her family. And in turn, she photographed my family as well! Most of our family pictures don't include me, so I was so excited to get some pictures with our entire family in them!

But talk about nerves!!! I normally don't ever get nervous on shoots, but for this shoot I was certainly feeling a little nervous about getting that perfect shot! She has 4 kids, which might seem like a huge challenge, but they were so well-behaved and literally did exactly what I told them too. They sat still, smiled, so my job was easy!

Here are a few of my faves. Hopefully you like them too Jennifer!

Family. Friends. Pumpkins.

October wouldn't be complete without some pictures from our multiple fall trips to the pumpkin patch. This year we were lucky enough to share our annual tradition with friends and out-of-town family. The kids love going to the farm to ride the hayride and see the tractors, and search for that perfect gourd. My favorite part is eating fresh roasted corn on the cob afterwards!

This year was a particularly gorgeous year. We had awesome 60 degree sunny weather, and ended up at the farm twice in the same week. It was great! I have a picture of my kids here out in the pumpkin patch from every year. It's fun to see how big they grow in relation to the pumpkins that used to dwarf them when they were little!

The weather was so gorgeous that I'm thinking next year I'll have to hold some special autumn themed sessions out here.

Here are the highlights!