Sophia (Round 2) - Albuquerque Child Photographer

Remember my post about my gorgeous one year old Goddaughter Sophia from just a few days ago? Ready for round two?!?

I am so beyond thrilled to finally be able to show these! One day, with Mama and Dada both off for a good chunk of time and my own kiddo napping, my camera and I had some private time with Sophia. With just us, she HAMMED it up for the camera...smiling, posing, giving me shy little glances, giggling, and at the end? She got REALLY curious and brave :) Little did I know, a mere 2 days later she would be shy and distracted during her birthday photo session.

I'm hoping I was able to catch a small piece of the "real" Sophia for Mama and Dada. My kiddo is as shy as they come... and knowing that, I can never expect to have any pictures of her (from another photographer) that REALLY, really, really capture *her*.

My big goal when photographing anyone (but little ones especially) is to be able to truly capture them - their quirks, silly looks, little habits. I want to make sure those things peek through these moments in time... and can be captured for many years where you can look back and see those things; feel those things. Little ones grow so fast, and some of the sweet, silly and unique things go away so fast - faster than we want at times. It's important to capture what we can :)

Enjoy the many, many faces of Sophia Jayne!

- laura

















This last one makes me giggle. I love seeing that inquisitive look on her face, her little tooth peeking out. Right after this - she grabbed my lens and then moved along to squish some ants.

90 Days of Summer - Albuquerque, NM Photographer

For years we've wanted to garden. Well, garden something more than strawberries which we've done before and the porcupine that visited us enjoyed eating the entire plants.

So - this year, we're gardening. We built a few raised planting beds along the west side of our home, and got a little planting-happy a few months back. Spring forward a few months - a few months of Albuquerque sun and rain from the monsoon season and I think we've overplanted. The chives are being smothered by the crookneck squash and the watermelon and cantelope vines are now intertwined. Our tomato plants are over 3 feet tall and of course, the strawberries have only flowers. Figures, right?

Recently we were able to "harvest" our latest treats. They're STILL in the windowsill and I promise you, this is a shot from last week. Possibly even 2 weeks ago. I am NOT the tomato eater of the house...I'm a texture kinda gal, and this texture? Not my thing. So I fully expect this little pile to grow over the remainder of the summer! :)

- laura

90 Days of Summer - Albuquerque, NM Lifestyle Photographer

Wondering where my 90 Days of Summer personal project disappeared to? Yeah, me too!

I have been pulling out my camera to shoot, but for lack of time, they rarely get processed or posted for sharing. Nature of the beast of photography :)

So, with me having no clue what day of the ninety it is, here is one from yesterday.

Living in Albuquerque, home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, you'd think we would get our fill of hot air balloons in the 8 day period the Fiesta is rocking our town. Little do you know, we have balloons all.the.time. At the spot my house sits, we're below one of the prime sailing paths for the balloons and many, many mornings I wake up to the sky scattered with brightly colored, sometimes funny shaped, so-close-you-can-hear-them hot air balloons. I love it. Does my dog? Not so much!

Even growing up here, seeing the balloons year round and battling the tourists yearly during the International Balloon Fiesta, I still love 'em. I still love turning a corner and seeing them landing in a parking lot or empty field, I love waking in the morning and seeing 15 over my house - close enough we can shout "Hello!" and wave to the pilot and passengers. It's just home.

- laura

Sophia - Albuquerque, NM Child Photography

Ready for a shocking moment? My goddaughter, whom you will remember from here, is now one! Last month I headed up to see her celebrate the big O-N-E, dig into a giant pile of gifts and smash some cake on her face. Not only that, but we did her one year portraits too.

Nothing screams birthday to me quite like balloons! Sophia loved these balloons and even had fun letting they go after our session was over. She's a balloon girl just like me :)

I was there, with Sophia, my own daughter and a ton of other family, for an entire week and I feel so lucky to have been able to spend that chunk of time with Sophia at this age. She reminds me so much of my own kiddo at that age - she was content laying in my lap and reading books for at least 8 hours out of the day! LOL Snacks and naps worked their magic to keep her happy and she was so inquisitive about what everyone else was up to. I'm so overjoyed and proud of her... and I'm so lucky and thrilled to be her godmother!

So, without further ado, here she is! Toddler Sophia!

- laura

J - Albuquerque Boudoir Photographer

I've been dying to have a boudoir session that I could show - many women choose to keep their boudoir images totally private, and thus, many of my blog readers might not know that I offer these sessions. So finally, here is a mini-sneak peek of one of my boudoir sessions!

There's something different about these session...something special. It's empowering to help assist another woman, mom, friend, sister, any woman really celebrate themselves. Let themselves take a day to be beautiful, pamper themselves, crack open a bottle of wine at 10am... and not to mention buy themselves some new gorgeous lingerie and some fancy new pumps!

These sessions (so far) have just focused on women. Would I be up for doing a couples boudoir session? Absolutely. So, if you want some intimate portraits with your man (or your lady) contact me to book a couples boudoir. If you want to stick with the traditional route, these images make FABULOUS anniversary, wedding, Valentine's Day, Christmas, ANY type of gift. Give him the gift of YOU!

- laura

babysisterdesign - Commercial Photography

I recently teamed up with Danielle, owner and designer-extraordinaire, for some product photography for her fabulous items. She is one of the most talented ladies ever, making beautiful, quality and TOTALLY custom items - using your child's measurements to make a perfect fit. She has some fabulous fabric choices and combinations to pick from making modern, comfortable and durable children's clothing easier to come by.

You can check out her etsy store here: babysisterdesign and you can 'Like' her designs on her Facebook Fan page too! Trust me - you will not be disappointed!!

Contact Daniellemto get some custom items for your kiddos - she's as sweet as can be as so utterly talented too!

-laura

This is her Grace outfit: sweet, ruffle bottom capris with whimsical pillowcase halter top.




You can also get a custom t-shirt to pair up with the Grace ruffle pants... creating a funky and fun combo. Perfect for playing outside and still looking fabulous!







And this....this is my FAVORITE! This is the Paige dress. Isn't it just adorable? The perfect combo of fun and bright fabric, beautifully crafted and sewn with love in such a sweet, feminine cut. My girlie "Ooooo'd" and "Ahhhh'd" over this baby as we pulled it from it's package (she loves this beauty just as much as I do) and she adored wearing it too!

Happy 4th of July - Albuquerque Lifestyle Portrait Photographer

Need a little red, white and blue in your life today?

- laura