pretty in pink

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Kristina never fails to dazzle me .... and dazzle she did in the afternoon sunshine with lil' Sasha. Miss K and her brothers celebrated Sasha's first birthday earlier that week with frosted doggie cookies! They looked tasty and I doubt I would have even known the difference. Its like a protein bar, right?! I like Cliff bars and this looks good..... ;) Happy birthday, Sasha!

xo, Laura

cakes grand finale - part 3

Its here! Part three of Cakes grand finale! Chelsea is oh, so lovely... and wonderful to work with too! This has been my second time photographing her and its always a treat. She fit the era perfectly and the hat (a last minute addition to her outfit) - was like icing on the cake...er, buttercream on the cupcake! Once again, our thanks to SJK Studio, Cakes on Walnut, Jennifer North and of course Chelsea for your part in making the 2010 Cupcake Girl Calender possible.

xo, Laura

cakes grand finale - part 2

It was a busy afternoon as we finished the last three photo shoots for Cakes on Walnut. Alex and Chelsea are both wearing French Connection dresses from Jennifer North. If you keep up with my blog you may start to think Alex and fur are BFF! Her hat, compliments of Carrie's Vintage Collection, was such a find! It even has a matching muff... I was too afraid of covering it in buttercream to get it in the photographs... ;) Thank you Carrie for trusting us with your treasures! Stay tuned for part three of 2010's Cupcake Girls grand finale!

xo, Laura

cakes grand finale

The time has come for the grand finale of Cakes on Walnut! Making an appearance in this upcoming year's cupcake girl calendar is... Miss Ashley! Inspiration for her look was stolen (ha, my awful pun! - if you've seen the movie this may solicit a chuckle) from "The Brothers Bloom" I loved this movie! Loved, as in watched it 3 times in the last 3 weeks! This was purely a fact finding endeavor! At least that is what I told my husband as he poked fun! Either way, I would absolutely recommend renting it. The wardrobe used in the film was tremendous and the humor quite snarky! Lovely job to SJK Studio, Jennifer North, Cakes on Walnut and Miss Ashley for contributing to this great session.

xo, Laura

The po-po and Mr T.

Trevor and I were enjoying a nice quiet afternoon shooting his graduate pictures. The quaint town of Washington was somewhat quiet for a Saturday afternoon - with out rain. (Rare, I know!) We laughed as I pulled into the Mayor's parking spot at the City Building, joking about our "fugitive" ways... I don't usually shoot on or even near the train tracks. I'm not sure why, really. Just seems a bit over done perhaps. For some reason that afternoon Trevor and I started walking in the direction of the tracks... Just a few min later I am behind the camera telling T one of my lame jokes when I notice him tense a bit. A squad car rolls by.... and stops. I can't think of anything I'm doing wrong (other than occupying the Mayor's parking spot - in a otherwise empty lot) but, he seems to be very interested in us. Trevor and I purposely start walking towards my car-still talking-avoiding eye contact with the officer. I have never been questioned by the po-po before (let alone heard my name over the police radio!) and it seems almost funny to me that its happening now! Advice to anyone still reading... It is illegal to be on or even near the train tracks (in Washington)! Apparently, it is an offence worthy of jail time! This is news to me!! - all you fellow photogs take note next time you are tempted to shoot here! On a lighter note, Trevor is TeRiFFic! I felt like I was hanging out with a old friend all afternoon. He leaves to join the Marines in December - I wish you all the best in San Diego and hope to hear about it when you are back home for graduation in May!

- Laura

Pierce n' Breck

These two have grown up so much since last years' session! Pierce and Breck's cheerful banter kept us laughing the entire session. I really thing its become a competition of which one of the two can get me to laugh harder! I don't mind at all and have come to the conclusion that laughter some how makes you forget how cold you are... :)

xo, Laura

katy

Tuesday afternoon was just as I figured it would be... cold and blustery. Katy didn't care, she was sporting a great hair style by SJK Studio. You guessed it, Katy will be appearing in the new design book "BIG". Wind whistled around us as we braved the cold - laughing about our "snotsicles" ... Katy had me cracking up with her hilarious terminology and practical jokes! Here's the highlights from the afternoon. Enjoy!

xo, Laura

tess

Another perfect afternoon just like she ordered! Sunshine, curls and a big open field. Have I mentioned before how much I love photographing Tess?... Well its true! She is terrific! Amazing hair that I can't get enough of... We even survived multiple sneaky attacks from her new puppy (you may remember this little scoundrel from part one of her shoot - earlier this summer.) Tess and I had just crossed the creek... carefully... and I have hunched into my shooting mode (just about puppy level) - totally ignoring a little leaf rustling in the distance. I should have expected it. Shotsie splashed through the small stream, her paws covered in mud the next second as she lunged at Tess. We both screamed and dodged her playful attempts to ruin Tess' cute outfit. I didn't really care about staying clean (obviously, as I had been lying on the ground just a few shots earlier) but, was caught up in the excitement of the little adventure - screaming and jumping up and down all at once... The mayhem ended and we continued our shoot... Spotless!

xo, Laura