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!

Santa Baby

This little guy has endless cheeks, and was way too interested in the world to want to go to sleep for a silly ol' photographer. But mom and I persisted - closed the drapes, covered him up, turned up the heat, stuck a paci in his mouth.....and then waited........it was worth it, too, because once he was in the zone he was golden.

Perfect fall foliage

This family session could not have been more perfectly timed - the fall foliage was *per-fect* this weekend. And the park gave us some beautiful little areas in which to shoot. We captured lake, rocks, trail, fence, leaves, the works! Besides being beautiful (and handsome), these 2 little boys were so well behaved, they even endured a costume change and still came out smiling.

Take note of their excellent clothing choices - nice solid, bold, colorful choices that work well with the autumn colors and yet 'pop' (especially the reds).

Catching Up

Whew! Is it the New Year already?? I am seriously behind on blog posting (but they all got posted on Facebook, so if you're a Fan, look there first!).

These cuties are from a family session that took place in October, and it was one of those rare, early-freezing days. The little girl kept me running with my camera - but she probably had to run to keep warm!! when I first saw their outfits, I was drooooling at how beautiful they are, and wanted one for my little girl so badly....but they are one-of-a-kind, made by their very talented Mommy. I just loved the red hair on big sis, and the expressions on the little guy cracked me up.

Mom is also one of my business partners - check out http://www.theenglishpea.com/ for quality custom children's stationary.

Beautiful Bows

With Thanksgiving complete, I can now allow myself to decorate for Christmas (I don't allow myself to do so before Thanksgiving). And this year, I was able to help those in need while doing it. A member of a local church is making beautiful bows - and even wrapping gifts, decorating your house, etc. - with all proceeds going to their Families in Need fund. I cannot make a bow to save my life, so I certainly took advantage of her talent!

I had fun shopping for sparkly wrapping paper to go with my sparkly bows. I wrapped up some old boxes I had laying around (yes, I keep every box that is every shipped to me), added my bows and voila! Christmas decor for the mantle, sofa table, etc. etc.

I also had a few pink & blue bows made - so I now have picture-perfect bows for all those newborn sessions!

You're Famous!!

While I was shooting this brother and sister, I told them they would 'be famous' since I would be putting their pictures on my blog, website, facebook, etc. So, kids, you're famous!

I'm sure mom won't mind if I tell this story (at least I hope not).....the little girl's room has this great window that gets amazing natural light. And the room is a pale yellow, so it was just filled with beautiful light, the kind that makes photographer's drool (as long as no one sees the drool, we're OK...). So when I said to mom "oh, I would love to start shooting in here!" her response was "are you kidding?? It's such a mess!!". But I knew that in the end, we wouldn't see any mess, just beautiful children in beautiful light.

This Old Saddle

At a recent session, out in 'the country' (as I call it), even though I was actually shooting the 2 children (their pictures coming in another post), my eye was caught by a saddle. The mom (and a dear friend of mine) told me it was her saddle, she had used it lovingly for years on her sweet horses that have since been put down. She could tell in an instant that I wanted to shoot it....I loved trying to capture all the little details. So, with some beautiful natural light, here's something a little different....

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