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Gainesville Florida Baby Photographer – Lucas at 9 months

Laurel — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:00:07 +0000

Lucas is very special to me – as I was there from the very beginning of his life! I was honored to photograph his birth and now I get to see him every few months to capture his milestones. Here is one of my favorites from his recent 9 month session in the wildflower field!

Gainesville Florida Lifestyle Photographer – Maria’s Teaser

Laurel — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:19:20 +0000

Hanging out with this stunning lady yesterday morning at the Haile Plantation Village Center to capture lifestyle portraits for her updated website and blog! More to post from this session soon!

Kid Session | Aidan’s Personality Portraits – gainesville, florida children’s photographer

Laurel — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:29:57 +0000

I had only a 20 minute block of time to capture Aidan’s personality portraits for his portfolio. We went to a new location and I have to say – it was perfect!

Before & After – Portrait of a kid – gainesville florida children’s photographer

Laurel — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:55:38 +0000

There is so much attention to detail that goes into creating a finished art print for my clients. The artistry behind my photography includes more than just a snap of the shutter. I love to create dramatic portraits and spend hours behind the scenes hand editing each digital file to enhance my final artistic vision. Here is an example of a before and after from yesterday’s family session blog post. Since I get a lot of questions about editing – I plan on sharing more examples on the blog and explain how I get from SOCC to a finished print.

Here is the digital file SOTC (straight out of the camera) – I think it’s a very nice image – his eyes are simply amazing and you can see the catch lights in his eyes (very important to capture). My 70-200 2.8 lens compressed the image nicely and blurred the background (which was a mix of mulch and rocks).

Here is the final edit of the same picture. I was going for a more dramatic feel and used the color saturation to enhance that look.

My Family | The End of Year Portraits – gainesville, florida modern children photographer

Laurel — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:01:10 +0000

So a few weeks ago I shared my personal holiday cards. You can check it out here. I finally got around to making a album with some of my favorites from the evening. I love having these pictures of my children but gosh – it’s such a pain to get. I have visions of urban funk and trendy European magazine layouts that have inspired me but when it comes to getting that all together for my own personal use – I FAIL! I can’t stand the dragging of the kids to the store – the whining when they don’t get something they like – and then putting it all together – that’s a whole nothing bag of tricks! This year I decided I’d take what they would give me and try not to get any tears. I had a last minute cancellation so I took advantage of the time and as the kids came home one by one – I threw them in the car and took them to a local field. I had thrown in a brush – a colorful sweater and a black hat for Aidan – a blue scarf for Madison – and Rowan – well…she took care of herself. For the most part – they all cooperated albeit with minimal tears and screams. As I take a second look at this series of photographs of my precious clan – I couldn’t be more thrilled with how they turned out. I feel that I’ve captured each one of their personalities and as a mother and a photographer – I’m very proud of that accomplishment.

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