out for a walk

There is this little thing called HDR Photography.  High Dynamic Range Photography.  It is something that I have wanted to try for a very, very long time.  There is a photographer, who just happens to be from Austin, who photographs the world in HDR imagery.  I have stalked his blog for a very long time and I have so admired his work.  I can not even begin to express to you how excited I am that I finally have had an opportunity to try this technique out.

Here you go.  This was my fun for the day.  Now it’s time to get back to work.

sunny but cloudy

The weatherman said that today was supposed to be sunny with a high of 70.  The weatherman was so very wrong.  These two little girls were such troopers.  They were so cold but it didn’t slow them down not one bit.  They ran, they played, and like all toddlers had absolutely no interest in having their pictures taken.   Believe me, I know how that goes.  How often do you see pictures of my 2 year old around here?

Laura - Very cute!! Your girls are getting so big! Cant wait to see the rest of the pictures!March 7, 2010 – 7:45 am

sara - Awesome work! You captured the love Erica & Josh have for their girls!March 7, 2010 – 7:52 am

Janet Jones - Love the pictures. Great family pictures. GrandmaMarch 7, 2010 – 9:24 am

Kristen A. - These are great pictures, Erica! You will be so glad you had them done. While Sears and the like aren’t bad, these are so worth the money! Enjoy them for a lifetime :) March 7, 2010 – 9:42 am

LaNell - This is a beautiful family. I like how the pictures are not
posed and Laura caught some really nice shots of them. Beautifully done!March 7, 2010 – 12:23 pm

April - Aw, J&E have such a nice fam! Love the toes and the hug! And she’s wearing one of my bows! =o) Very nice pics.March 7, 2010 – 2:07 pm

Susi Jones - Jones Family pics….great job capturing the moments!March 7, 2010 – 2:15 pm

Cynthia Jones - Awesome photos! My grandkids :) The family one is sweet. My favorites of the sneak peak are: the one of father/daughter at the pond and the one of Mommy comforting daughter. They are ALL beautiful though!March 7, 2010 – 2:33 pm

Tim Jones - What an Awesomwe looking family. I sure do love my Granddaughters.March 7, 2010 – 2:51 pm

Amanda - Wow, these are great! What a beautiful family. :) Love you guys!March 7, 2010 – 5:21 pm

aunt kristi - Such beautiful photos!! Love the one…oh come now i cannot pick just one. They are all so beautiful done. I love when photos are just poses but real life. Great job, Laura. Love you L&A <3 <3 and Yes love you to J&E. :-)
love, aunt kristiMarch 7, 2010 – 10:57 pm

aunt kristi - So sorry for the miss-takes in my comment. I meant to say, “I love when photos are NOT just poses but Real Life.”
aunt kristiMarch 7, 2010 – 10:59 pm

Jessica - So, So, So cute!!! Love all the photos!!
Cousin Jessica <3March 8, 2010 – 1:00 am

celeste - they are getting so big and cute….these pics are greatMarch 8, 2010 – 12:56 pm

Ashley C - Great pics.March 8, 2010 – 2:30 pm

Tanya - Great pics!March 8, 2010 – 3:05 pm

Miss Attitude

Immediately I knew that this was going to be a fun session when Miss A told me that I could title her sneak peek Miss Attitude and she fulfilled that expectation and then some.  I can not even begin to tell you what an exceptional and dedicated girl this is.  Not only will Miss A be graduating from high school this year but she will also be graduating from Central Texas College with an Associate’s Degree.   All at the ripe old age of 18.  She is playful, full of personality and spunk and in just spending a short amount of time with her you can tell that she just plain loves life.  She is the daughter that any mom would be proud to have, and her mom is.  Thank you Miss A for letting me help celebrate such a huge accomplishment in your life.  And thank you Mom for being the most cooperative mom that I have had the pleasure of working with.

Sasha - Great job Laura!March 1, 2010 – 10:45 am

Ashley C - Love the bubbles!!March 1, 2010 – 10:47 am

Loretta - I love the pictures. They are too cute. I love the one of her with the bubbles and her jumping. That is so totally Little Miss AMarch 1, 2010 – 10:47 am

Joy Pasco - Awesome pics! They really capture her personality!March 1, 2010 – 10:59 am

Grandma Pear - Nice pictures. I like the ones where you are in the bubbles and also jumping over the brick wall. Those 2 are more like the Alicia that I know.March 1, 2010 – 11:03 am

A.H. - “great photos. She looks like she’s really enjoying herself.”March 1, 2010 – 11:07 am

stacie benjamin - Great pics!March 1, 2010 – 11:19 am

Anne C - Very nice photos!March 1, 2010 – 11:19 am

Shaun C - Great pictures! Can’t wait to see the rest of themMarch 1, 2010 – 11:29 am

Alicia - Sweet.March 1, 2010 – 11:53 am

Julie Rivera - What a great variety! I know she will love these…you rocked Salado! :) March 1, 2010 – 12:02 pm

Nancy G. - I am very impressed with the photos! Good job by both subject and photographer!March 1, 2010 – 12:22 pm

Jennifer G. - Great pictures! And such a variety. She did a great job.March 1, 2010 – 12:30 pm

Eddie B - Great pics! Congrats!!March 1, 2010 – 1:20 pm

Lucas - I am extremely impressed and cant wait to see more!March 1, 2010 – 1:41 pm

Patricia Gentry - What a beauiful young lady,these pictures are great.March 1, 2010 – 2:22 pm

Kim - “Absolutley Gorgeous”March 1, 2010 – 3:03 pm

Katie - I love these pics. They are amazing!March 1, 2010 – 3:09 pm

Tammy - Great Photos!!!!March 1, 2010 – 3:40 pm

Anne McDonald - Great pictures! I like the close up one the best. The bubbles one is a neat picture too!March 1, 2010 – 3:50 pm

Becky Shatto - Very nice. I love the boots.March 1, 2010 – 3:58 pm

Alice - Great pictures. Looks like she is really enjoying herself.March 1, 2010 – 4:07 pm

Aunt Elmina - Alicia, I love your photos. I can’t wait to see the others. I like the close up with the nice smile, and of course the bubbles and you jumping. Very nice!March 1, 2010 – 4:34 pm

Patti McElvian Murphy - Love these pictures how cute…..she is so pretty just like her momMarch 1, 2010 – 5:16 pm

shena - Great pictures!!! The bubble one was neatMarch 1, 2010 – 5:28 pm

Lahoma Jackson - The bubbles! I love it. You look great.March 1, 2010 – 5:28 pm

Yvonne Nikolic - Absolutely gorgeous girl…and I know your mom’s proud!March 1, 2010 – 5:38 pm

Mike - Watch out Loretta….she’s cute, photo’s are very good. Break out the shotgun.March 1, 2010 – 5:43 pm

Teresa Johnson - Great Variety – I like the close up (great smile) and jumping the wall.March 1, 2010 – 6:09 pm

Carolyn Shatto - I love the bubbles….the Jump look just like my love aliciaMarch 1, 2010 – 6:21 pm

sue - I love the pictures, they are so fun and natural! The bubble one is great!March 1, 2010 – 6:33 pm

Tiffany Brown - These pictures are really nice. Congrats on your
accomplishments that’s an honor to graduate
from highschool and college. I know you and
your family are proud!!March 1, 2010 – 7:33 pm

Pam Kirkland - Very cute! Can’t wait to see the rest.March 1, 2010 – 9:17 pm

Misti - Love the pictures!March 2, 2010 – 12:16 am

Amber - Those are great! I wish my Sr. pictures had been that fun. Congrats to the graduate!March 2, 2010 – 6:15 am

Tanya - Great Pics! Really like the bubbles oneMarch 2, 2010 – 9:27 am

Angela H - I absolutely LOVE the pic with the bubbles!!March 2, 2010 – 11:13 am

Heather - Fantastic photos! What a fun way to express the happiness of graduation!March 2, 2010 – 5:05 pm

Lindsey Beavers - Great Pictures! They are awesome!March 2, 2010 – 5:55 pm

Rebecca R - Great pictures! Wonderful job Laura!March 2, 2010 – 6:06 pm

Kelly Lyons - Fantastic pictures! Love pictures where you can see the personality of the person come shining through! Congratulations on your ‘double graduation’ Miss A! :) March 2, 2010 – 6:17 pm

Erica J - Awesome pics!!!March 2, 2010 – 6:30 pm

Charb Mitchell McClain - Awesome pics. Wish they would of taken pics like that when we graduated!!!!!March 2, 2010 – 8:53 pm

Marie - Great job, Laura. I love the one of her jumping in the air.March 2, 2010 – 10:26 pm

JamieK - These are great!!March 3, 2010 – 7:18 am

Paul - Very Nice pictures. Enjoy them, next set you get to pay for not your parents….March 3, 2010 – 12:47 pm

Annette White - Great Pictures…Pretty girl! I know her mom and she should be proud!March 4, 2010 – 10:12 pm

diane v - like theone thats she is playing with the bubbles.all of them are good like allof themMarch 6, 2010 – 7:50 pm

dvinson - LOVE ALL OF YOUR PICTURE ESPECIALLY THE ONE WITH THE BUBBLES. CAN’T BELIEVE SHE’S THAT OLD. BEAUTIFULL GIRLMarch 6, 2010 – 7:56 pm

Erica - Awesome pics!March 7, 2010 – 3:15 pm

Lauren - Great pics! I love the one with her jumping the best!March 9, 2010 – 12:11 am

Toni - Awesome pics!March 9, 2010 – 3:40 pm

Leslie - Great pictures! LOVE the jumping one!March 9, 2010 – 8:21 pm

Jasmin - Great pics! I love how they’re so different from the usual graduation pictures!March 9, 2010 – 8:35 pm

Spring Special

I have offically decided that the groundhog is my least favorite animal, ever.  The cold, gloomy, rainy, and snowy? weather has got to go.  I am so ready for spring to get here I almost can’t stand the anticipation.  I am ready for sunshine,  flowers, nice warm afternoons and flip flops.

Sooner or later Spring will come and what better way to celebrate than with a Spring Special.  So here ya go!

$300 All-Inclusive Special (Value of $600)

  • up to 2 hours at the location of your choice
  • password protected gallery for online viewing of your images
  • CD with all of your selected session images (with personal printing rights – you print where you choose)
  • black and white conversions on all images
  • resized and resharpened images for web sharing
  • 5×7 print proofs presented in a custom image box

*a $50 reservation fee will be due before you session may be scheduled
*there will be an additional $50 travel fee for sessions held in Austin

The months of March and April have already been booked.  I will begin scheduling sessions for May.
Contact me now with any questions or to reserve your session.

Andrea - “She is stunning!! I love the bubbles picture!!”March 1, 2010 – 2:59 pm

Lauren Cunningham - They came out amazing…such great shots!March 4, 2010 – 9:35 am

Operation: Love ReUnited

I am so excited to announce that I am officially an OpLove Photographer. 

Visit the website to find out more information about Operation: Love ReUnited.

Julie Rivera - Congratulations! What a worthy cause and what a gift you will be giving these deserving families!February 23, 2010 – 9:19 am

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