Posted: February 15th, 2012 | Author: Lara | Filed under: Competition, on-location, portrait, siblings | Tags: children, Competition, Dad, kids, SPPA, winner | No Comments »
Earlier this month, I participated in the Annual Print Competition for the Seattle Professional Photographers Association. I’m happy to announce that this photograph, entitled “Dad’s Joke” received the highest score for the Child/Children category in the portrait division! I’m really happy to receive recognition for these awesome kids who are always so fun to work with.
To see all the winning images, you can click here
Posted: April 1st, 2009 | Author: Lara | Filed under: General, portrait, Uncategorized | Tags: beauty, best, big kid, birthday, dora, elmo, expression, family, girl, grow, memories, outside, photography, pokemon, portrait, princess, SPPA | No Comments »
Yesterday was a big day in our house – Molly’s 6th birthday! It’s amazing how fast they grow, the things they can learn, and the wit that abounds at such a young age! We’ve been through Elmo, Dora, princesses, and now Pokemon.
We’ve been to many museums, beaches, parks, field trips, and parties. The adventure will continue and we look forward to many joys and challenges to come. I have loved watching her grow, and it’s through pictures that I am able to savor the memories.
You might recognize this cute face; I used to get a whole lot of personality from her, but things have changed. I love this expression – it’s very natural, and what I see in her. But it’s not so easy to get the variety and the exuberance that exploded from her as a toddler. We’ve reached the frozen grin stage. I knew it would come – and it will come to your family if it hasn’t already! It wouldn’t bother me much, except that it means she’s a big kid now!!! NOOOO!!!! I think one of my challenges for April will be to get a big expression from her and post it for all to see.
What I love so much about my job is that I’m going through the stages of parenting myself. I really relate to my clients because I know what it’s all about. I understand the joy and the frustrations. Most of all, I understand what a precious thing it is to capture that beautiful essence that we see in our children every day.
Posted: February 6th, 2009 | Author: Lara | Filed under: Competition, SPPA | Tags: commercial, Competition, entry, excellent, portrait, PPA, SPPA, winner | No Comments »
My big scorer was my “Little Primadonna”, scoring in the “excellent” category!
My next best, selected for exhibition was:
Other entries:
I loved hearing all of the feedback. I hope we can incorporate more critiques into our monthly meetings. I get a lot out of it. This is always a great way to get me optimistic and excited about the future! I look forward to making some creative and stunning images for you this year!
Posted: January 24th, 2009 | Author: Lara | Filed under: Competition, portrait, SPPA | Tags: Competition, food, judge, SPPA, submit | No Comments »
I am preparing for my annual entry into the SPPA annual competition. There are monthly competitions with each meeting, which are great fun, and low-key. But each year in February there is a formal competition with certified PPA judges, a nice banquet hall, yummy food, and a chance to view and study some fabulous work from local professional photographers. In addition, this year we’ll be having some work from area high school students on display! I can’t wait! Here is one image I’ve chosen to submit.
Posted: January 13th, 2009 | Author: Lara | Filed under: General | Tags: happy new year, photography, planning, Seattle, SPPA, thank you, travel plans, web site | No Comments »
’09 is here, and with it comes a fabulous new web site! I have some lofty plans to make this a fun place to visit, as well as a good resource for information. January is a great time for those of us in the photo business to make plans for the coming year. Stay tuned for this year’s travel plans, SPPA updates, portrait events, and glimpses into my world of photography. Happy New Year! Thank you for a wonderful 2008!
