NEW BLOG

Hi everyone! Just a short and simple post to let you know my blog has *moved* - from now on, visit www.lauraalvisphotography.com/blog . And to introduce it, I'm giving away a $50 product credit in a drawing, so leave a comment there to be entered!

Little Em's Divine Hats

Every girl, big or small, loves a fun hat or headband to just be,well, girly! I have a wonderful business partnership with Little Em's Divine Hats, creator of custom hats and headbands. To show off the adorable headwear, we had a model day to photograph the hats 'in action' on very cute little girls.

The day dawned cold and windy, and we even had some rain showers come through. But these girls braved it ALL with smiles, and even some giggles. Thank you to all moms who drove out in the weather to bring your daughters!

Little Em's hats come with custom hand-made flower attachments - and the flowers are removable, so you can mix-and-match hats and flowers to match any outfit. Also, the headbands are adorable (that's my Sarah in the daisy headband for Easter). And here's a secret - I *love* wearing the headbands!! I have never been able to wear headbands, and I just love these - simple, cute and classy.

Visit: www.littleemsdivinehats.com

There are 5 models pictured below, and 5 in the next post....to see more, visit my Fanpage, www.facebook.com/lauraalvisphotography

More Hats....

I mean, can you stand all the cuteness and personality??

Senior in the Square

High school Seniors typically do their session the summer before their senior year or the fall as they start their senior year. But this time of year is when many seniors research their options for senior portrait sessions. Seniors can choose to be simply casual, or bring more formalwear, or even bring along the gear for their favorite activity or sport.

So I hit the streets around Marietta Square with this senior-to-be and did some fun & sassy senior casual portraits. when most people think of the Square, they think of the fountain/gazebo area. But I like to hunt the surrounding streets for great hidden spots - curbs, walls, doorways, and who knew a fence with a hole in it would yield amazing images?! And in case you're wondering, she really IS that beautiful (in other words, the beauty is not 'photoshopped' in).

Lulubelle's Couture

You probably know that I"m in looooove with LuluBelle's Couture - custom handmade clothing for little girls. Sarah has several of their handmade peasant tops, long-sleeve and short-sleeve. She also has this fab-u-lous girly pantsuit with a halter top that I will shoot her in soon.

The clothing has these really neat little custom tags sewn in - am I the only one who's been fascinated by them?? They're that extra little touch.

Now thru April 8th, LuluBelle's has a 20% sale going on in their Etsy shop - check it out now!!

'Re"-Wedding Portraits

Your wedding is one of the biggest days of your life - you wait for it, hope for it, plan for it, prepare every last detail. You return from your blissful honeymoon, anxiously awaiting to see your beautiful wedding pictures. And then you do.....and, well, they don't live up to the dreams of that day.

Now, I still do not photograph actual weddings (I leave that to talented wedding photographers). But this 're'-wedding session was so much fun! They went all out - suit, dress flowers, hair, the works!

Tey were married 5 years ago, and were not pleased with their wedding pictures. She told me that they didn't even have any of their wedding pictures up at the house! So when I asked her what she was desiring from our session, she said "sweet pictures of us" so that she can 'display them proudly in her home'. I think we accomplished that....

My Little Monkey

To this point, I have kept my blog all business - session images, business updates, specials, new products, etc. But I have decided to begin sharing more about myself - my life, my family, what inspires me, and so on. It's important for clients to know more about the person behind the camera, to whom they're trusting their family memories.

so I will begin by sharing a little about Sarah, my 20-month-old (yes, 20 months today - eek!). I captured her playing with one of her favorite toys, her Fisher Price Zoo. It made me giggle too that she was wearing her little monkey pajamas. I'm amazed at how much she's learned about these animals - she knows certain animals, makes some sounds, puts them in the right spot. She's even learned to say 'seal' (and sometime she makes the sound too). And of course, ev-ery-thing must ride on the swing!

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Little baby did what?

Newborn sessions are sweet and precious, and sometimes they can afford us a good bit of laughter. Mom and dad said I could tell this story, so of course I will....

we were about halfway into the session, trying to get little S. to sleep. Dad was rocking, holding, swaying, shooshing, and luckily he was holding her with her head in towards his body and her, er, bottom end pointed away from him. Because suddenly, there was this ominous sound, and before we knew it, there is a fountain of baby poo shooting into the air from little Miss S. we all sort of looked around like "where is something we can use to catch it??...."

Then the fountain stopped. But just for a second. Then it started up again, a fabulous brown arc into the air onto their wood floor. At this point, mom is laughing too hard to even look for a towel, I just stared, and dad was afraid to move. When we all stopped laughing, we marveled that it missed dad's clothing, the carpet and my photography equipment! The little one has good aim, I"ll give her that.

Eventually we got cleaned up, calmed down, and proceeded to catch some sweet images....thanks again for the laughs, mom and dad!

These 2 little guys are affectionately known as 'the tanks', and they are both fighters, to be sure. They entered the world a wee bit early, and it was a few months before they were both home together with their mom and dad. So this photo session was extra special, as we captured some time with this sweet new family.

The boys snuggled so sweetly together. Although prior to the 'sleeping' pictures, the chunkier twin was chewing on the head of his brother. It was just too priceless to miss, so I'm including it here with a few other sweet images from that day.

Divine Hats

As my Facebook Fans already know, I am teaming up with Little Ems Divine Hats, creator of unique custom hats for girls young and old. In the coming months, you'll be seeing my images on her website, and also a Model Day for girls ages 4-12.

The hats feature fun embellished flowers that are attached with a clip. I love this part!! So you can interchange the flowers between the hats to mix and match looks!! The red hat with pink flower is their Valentine's hat. The other hats below are in their newborn series.

Visit http://www.littleemsdivinehats.com/ today and pick out your Bloomin' Beanie!

I have been wanting to shoot this little guy for months and months, and was finally able to last weekend. He has the biggest, roundest, bluest eyes possible. Throw in the dimples, cheeks, tousled hair....you could eat him with a spoon. While I love catching smiles and serious faces, I think my favorite is becoming the picture of his little pout. Too cute!

New Year, New Look

I have all sorts of things in store for this year. First and foremost, thanks to Kimtown for the wonderful work on my new logo! I've been applying it to everything for the past couple months so I'd be ready to roll it out in 2010 - hey look at that, I'm on time!

Also in store for 2010 - new business partnerships, more Model calls, Senior Reps, new products....become a Fan on Facebook to find out the scoop first.

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Laura Alvis Photography - Your Life, Your Moments, Your Memories

Thanks to all my wonderful clients for a fabulous 2009. I look forward to capturing more priceless memories in 2010!