joy and aaron's preview

Here is just a peek at the afternoon we spent together... more coming soon - I promise!

xo, Laura

the wild side

Wow, Emily! Your images are wild! I wasn't able to put my finger on it until just now but, I am quite sure of one thing .... If you were to combine Kate Moss, Jane from Tarzan and Meg Ryan... place all of them in the wilderness or, better yet, a jungle ... I'm pretty sure you would end up with images that look strikingly like yours! I absolutely enjoyed our afternoon together and was tickled by your fun, carefree personality and wild shoes! Compliments to SJK Studio for Emily's hair and makeup. Her images will be appearing in the new design book "BIG".

xo, Laura

Shelly Jo

This fall has become a whirlwind of one amazing shoot after another! 5:45a.m. last Monday morning I realized that there is, in fact, a reason people get up at the crack of dawn. It might be to go to work of course, but I have to thing for some its worth it to see those first golden rays of sunrise... BEAUTIFUL! This was my first attempt at a sunrise shoot and I think (even as tired as I was) it was worth it! Shelly Jo dazzled us with her glam 50's look. Her blonde curls and red accents - totally perfect! .... And who could make Jeni's Ice Cream any better than it already is?!

xo, Laura

shop till you drop

A long day of shopping ends perfectly ... if its ends with a cupcake. I am excited to share the next sequence of images for the 2010 cupcake girl calendar! Amanda's summery white sundress and lavender scarf are all compliments of Jennifer North, who never ceases to disappoint the fashionista in all of us! Check back soon to see images from our next model shoot with Shelly Jo!

xo, Laura

ice cream and pupperoni

The weather was warm and a bit cloudy - just the way I like it. The entire family, even miss Sasha, and I paraded through ISU campus, stopping occasionally as I Ooo'd and Ahhh'd over different photo opportunities. The kids are used to humoring me and my grand ideas - as I seem to always be asking the impossible. ;) "Can you grow about 6 inches taller to fill that gap?" or "hold that pose...." and the infamous, "just one more!" So, we have established what great sports the kids have been over the last three years of photo sessions... It seemed only fitting that we end the night at Emack and Bolio's for ice cream. Miss Sasha had her main course of "pup"eronis early on (bribery... you are my friend)... and was ready to move on... Cookies and Cream on a sugar cone, please! As the sun set just beyond "Uptown" I giggled as I noticed that Sasha had sampled every flavor!

xo, Laura

cupcake goes punk

Cupcake girls are back in all their glory! Trisha the creative cupcake genius and co-founder of Cakes on Walnut modeled this session. Stay tuned for more highlights from the 2010 Cupcake Calendar shoots!

xo, Laura

love that red!

I don't know if I have ever been quite so envious of the color red.... until last week! .... Take a look and I think you will understand my envy! ;) On a more serious note, thank you to Chelsea for modeling. Your session was so classic and beautiful! SJK Studio can't wait to see you featured in her new design book "BIG"... Check back later this week to see Samantha's next model... Emily!!

xo, Laura