One cold spring day...

My new client and I ventured out to take a headshot for her work. Knowing exactly what we needed I offered to take some fun shots just for her as well. We managed to tuck inside some buildings in town and discreetly do what we had to do. I had such a fun time with her and she was so flexible with trying out different locations and ideas. Thanks so much Christine for a fun morning!




Love the shoes!!

Love that Strap!

What a nice surprise!! Thanks to the Ells for this fun b-day gift that arrived today. I've wanted one of these for a while, but just never got around to getting it. The funky strap is from Elisalou Designs, how stinkin' cute is it!! Her site has all kinds of cool fabric bags & totes.
The best thing is that it got me motivated to blog again! I couldn't wait to share!!!
I've been so busy with our remodel this spring and then spring sessions started up so now I'm getting back on a new summer work schedule.
The kids have started with swimming and softball again and our evenings and weekend are spent at the pool and ball field.Today however is the first nice day in weeks and until we are off to tonight's game, I thought I'd share what I've been up to, while sitting on my deck of course. Next up...headshots!

just between friends

Well, I've had so much fun creating unique and personal sessions for seniors this past year, but I thought, what better way to finish off your senior year than a group session of you and your best friends.
As you can see each of my senior sessions is completely customized to fit your personality and individual style. The YOU + TWO sessions are no different! We will consult as a group to come up with great ways to show off who you are as friends.

Available dates: March 22nd through June 14!!

Special Package Pricing of $95 per person includes:

A free no obligation consultation to design your group session
1-2 hour photo session for you and up to 4 friends
at the fabulous location we choose together
Online proofing
Mini Accordian album with 6 images
2 digital images for Facebook or MySpace, etc.
24 wallets
PLUS...when you pre-pay your session, you'll receive a free 8x10!!

Since this is not 'an ordinary, mass produced just like everyone else's pix' photo session, there are a limited number of spots available.
Contact me today to reserve your best date or if you have ANY questions.

Here is another peek of some recent Senior sessions

I MET ANNIE!!!!!

In the photog world this says it all, maybe even outside of that world too. Anyway, this is somewhat old news, but still very exciting. Annie Leibovitz was in Chicago in early December and no matter what it took I was determined to go and see her speak. About 3 weeks earlier I told my husband that all I wanted for Christmas was her new book. As it turned out I went with my friends Cathy and Will, and we had a great time. We were about 50th in line and as it turns out there were over 1000 people that showed up! We sat in front and listened to her read from the book and tell some stories about some of her famous shoots.
Ahhh...what I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall at any session she has ever done--I mean, Lennon, Demi, Springsteen--wow. It was truly one of the most inspiring moments in my photographic life.
So here are some snapshots my friend Will was able to sneak (and from my iphone-supposedly no photos were to be taken-but I was regretting not bringing mine).
Enjoy!

Happy New Year!!

Time to celebrate and start anew! So as you can guess, I didn't get very far with posting on Christmas Eve. We got started with family time and just kept on going throughout the break.
I hope you had a wonderful time with those you love and are looking forward to 2009 as much as I am.
I am determined to continue to develop the online presence of LVP this year starting with more blogs, updating the web photos and starting a new Facebook fan club the end of this week!! So check back often!
So where does that leave us...Catching up on previous work I suppose.

And what a better place to start than with this singing and dancing free spirit! I've known this little ones mom for over 20 years-yikes! When we started this session we were fighting the rain and ended up having to re-start later in the afternoon. It was worth the wait, we saw all of her personality come out and play. In the end we also created a storybook and a mini-album which are just adorable.






Thanks Meg for a fun play day with Kelsey, she is a wonderfully exciting young girl! I had a great time!!

The Coat!!

Well I am here on Christmas Eve with everything wrapped, well mostly, and I've got a few hours before the celebrations and cooking begin. I wanted to do a little catch up on the latest posts. let's see how far I get...

So the coat. When I got to this session I noticed right away that she was wearing a beautiful outfit by Matilda Jane. Their clothes are just precious and I've been dying to photograph someone in them. This is the Audrey coat AND it is reversible too! (sorry no shots of that though). Anyway, you can get these gorgeous clothes through trunk shows and art fairs. Check out their site for a trunk keeper near you.

Here are some additional shots from that session that we used to create an adorable storyboard. (sorry I'm having issues with the image size and posting)

True Fall

I told her mom today that although it seems like I should have, I've never done a true fall session. You know the kind with leaves and all the cliches that go along with that. But when we said we were going to hang close to home and just see what we could come up with, it all 'fell' into place. This too is part of a card, so a bit of a sneak peek here. Oh, and she totally went and grabbed the rake on her own-honest! I think that is what made this all so genuinely sweet.
OH, next post...let's talk about that coat!!

Jeans & Hoodies

This shoot was so much fun! This year mom decided to go casual and let the kids show of their vacation hoodies and we just let them giggle and play (you may remember their gorgeous red velvet dresses & sweaters last year) (it is part of her Christmas card, so only a sneak peek here).


I love his laid back stance, he just looks like one of the guys in this.Don't you just love this? We grabbed the bench that is in their foyer for this one and I just let her do what felt fun. And I love her new glasses--such the big Sis'!
Ah, and a private moment to play in the mulch. I think we can all learn something from this one. Funny how it is usually the simplest things that make us the happy.

Nicole you're the best, thanks for another chance to play with your kids!!

We Sisters Three

Although I've known these girls for a long while, I saw them in a whole new light during this session. Previously I've only seen them individually, but the way interacted together was just very special. We went nearby the house, but to a park they hadn't been to before and just let them explore.
I had so many favorites from this session it was hard to pick what to post, so here's just a few and then it looks like mom and I are going to work on a mini album later on so I'll keep you posted.

I love love love this one. The repetition of the semi-circle with the land and water...it played right into my lens!

All the little treasures they found exploring




Thanks guys for letting us play!

Beautiful Dancer-Part Two

So when this mother daughter team approached me this summer about a senior session we went over the ideas for the 'typical' session for my seniors. But then, mom REALLY wanted a dance shot since her daughter has been dancing since she was a little one. However, all her daughter could think of was all those dance poses she's done in the studio, in costume, with staged smiles and she said 'NO!'
I said give me some time to think of something that can work for us both and WOW!! look what we came up with. I had so much fun scouting for this one, I knew EXACTLY what I wanted and scoured all over to find a location that would suit our needs.
Here are the individual shots and the storyboard we printed in the end.





Thanks Karen & Paige for a wonderful session experience!

Breathing Room

I am finally at a point where I can catch-up on whats been going on around here. Keep an eye out today and tomorrow as I am planning on a huge post-o-rama!
ready??....

Two Big Announcements!!

So things have been crazy around here, but I didn't want to forget to tell you about this:And I'll be there with all of this:
Lynda from Greenstar will be there with lots of really cool vendors she's come across the past few years. It should be a fun night and I'll have lots of new things for you to check out. Oh, and I'll have fine art jewelry pieces for sale as well!
Hope to see you there!!