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Honor || Roanoke Virginia Newborn Photography

lara — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:25:04 +0000

I always take it seriously when I’m invited into a home to spend time with a brand new baby. We take pictures within the first 2 weeks of a new ones life, and to me, there is maybe no more magical a time in the life of a family. And for someone to invite me in to share and capture it, is a compete honor.

And meeting Mr. G and his parents was *absolutely* an honor. Their sense of humor, the intimate nature of their family…. was unique and beautiful. I enjoyed every minute i was there. And i adore the moments we captured…

And i can’t share from this session without mentioning the dogs. Because they were funny and fun, and i might just have to invite myself back over and do a dogs only session. Oh, and they have 5 dogs. And the last one they got wanna know what they call him? One Dog Too Many. Um, I’ve laughed about that many times since i left their home. And One Dog Too Many is featured below (and i do think he has a proper name… .

Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Halloween and i’ll be back around later this week!

{lara}

Beautiful Babes || Blacksburg Virginia Photography

lara — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:20:29 +0000

Phew. This week has been nuts, and i managed to lock myself out of my website on the ONE office day i had (because i’m brilliant like that, lol…).

I want to share a few images from a session last week — and this family is *so* lovely, and i’ve gotten to know them well through a few sessions now. I know they’d prefer to see a peek that hear me gush, so here is your peek W family. Your babies are sooooooooo sweet and beautiful…

And i’m off to meet a brand new baby boy this morning… Gah, i love newborn sessions!

{lara}

Disappearing Act || Blacksburg Virginia Photographer

lara — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:43:48 +0000

Where have you been!?!? Oh wait, that’s probably a question better suited for ME….

I have been HERE!!! Just flying under the blog radar. Bad, i know. And i’m sorry! I’ve had a lot going on, some fabulous some not so fabulous… but i’ve been working as usual and going to try to put blogging a little higher on the “to do” list, lol…. But here is a peek on a few of the projects i’ve worked on in the last many months!

and i’ll try to be back soon. i’ve had some CRAZY fabulous sessions the past few days, and i’m shooting again tonite and again tomorrow (yay for FINALLY good weather so we can squeeze some weather postponed sessions in)!

{lara}

Rewards || Virginia Portraits

lara — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:26:21 +0000

Mr. J is his own little man. Because he should be. He’s one and a half, and he’s got things to do. People to see. Snacks to eat. Naps to take. Lawns to mow. And lucky for me, Mr. J added spending time with me to his schedule! And as a reward for their hard work at his session yesterday, a little peek into his session for his parents!

And holy wow, is he handsome…

See everyone soon!

{lara}

Brother and Sister || Blacksburg Virginia Photography

lara — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:51:45 +0000

First — LBH Photography’s calendar is nearly full for the remainder of the year. I have a couple of spaces on weekends in early fall, and space for weekday minis but that’s about it. Please let me know ASAP if you would like to schedule a session as i suspect it will be completely full very soon!

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Next, if you have any pull, could you PLEASE do something about this whacky unpredictable sopping wet weather. Its wreaking HAVOC on my sessions. THANKYOUVERYMUCH!

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And finally, you guys know I am a sucker for portraits. Pretty simple, i just love them. I had the opportunity to work with a REALLY lovely family a couple of weeks ago… and the portraits we made together really make me smile. Beautiful & real kiddos make for some pretty fabulous subjects. They were so fun to work with, and reminded me so much of a time long ago with my big brother. He and I used to periodically torture each other but with love in our hearts. Well, i *think* he loved me back then… HA! Anyway, thanks so much to the H family for the evening we spent together – you guys were a joy!

I’ll try to be back soon…. been busy (which translates to blog absent!). Hope you all are doing great!

{lara}

Double Peek || blacksburg family portraits

lara — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:44:54 +0000

Phew! Busy days, huh? Its all been wonderful — i’ve been working on a commercial project over the last couple of weeks, met several brand new babies, and had the joy of working with a few families and we got to shoot OUTSIDE! YAHHOOIIIE for spring!!! And its a couple of those sweet family’s I want to share with you this morning!

First — a sweet one year old whom I’ve had the privilege of working with before! She was *such* a doll as a newborn, and… well, equally as wonderful as a one year old! Miss O was so patient and content and i got SPOILED! Oh, her sweet cheeks and… those eyes…

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And it was SUCH a joy meeting the S Family – and their little man was such as little character! The weather was not working for us when we started shooting in the morning (hello never lifting fog) so we split the session up between the morning and afternoon — and it made for such a sweet session. I was able to capture lots of sweet moments with this family — and if you know me — i am ALL about the moments… cause thats what its alllllllll about…

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! I have the privilege of shooting the Virginia Tech Relay for Life tonite and then I’m off to Nashville with my girls for a visit with my brother and his family! I think this might be my 45.9th weekend straight traveling. Maybe.

{lara}

Baby Boys || Blacksburg Virginia Photography

lara — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:14:41 +0000

I’ve had a run of baby boys lately! They are so super sweet and have been sooooo good to me! And Mr. G was certianly no exception….

I have known and worked with this family for many years with their beautiful daughter (Hi Miss B!!), and had the privilege to photograph their brand new edition a couple of weeks ago. Baby G was about 6 weeks old when i met him, and he was just as sweet and wonderful to me as his sister was when i met her at 6 weeks old! Thanks to their parents for making the trek from Richmond to work with me, and thanks to Nana for allowing me to infringe on Sunday lunch! And here is a peek at their sweet family…

And i LOVE this pic of daddy and big sis….

Have a great Sunday! And please please make it be April… i cannot take anymore snow and March weather flopping between flip flops and snow boots….

{lara}

beautiful boy || blacksburg virginia photography

lara — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:17:04 +0000

Hey — did you see the article from Sunday’s Roanoke Times (in the NRV Current) about… um… ME? me?!? Weird, huh? I’m lucky enough to know and support the non-profit organization NRV Cares, and was even luckier that the Times contacted me to write a story about our relationship. NRV Cares is hosting their Annual Spring Gala and Auction this weekend at Virginia Tech”s Hotel and Conference Center to raise money to support their mission (which is to protecting children from abuse and strengthening families through education, advocacy and community partnerships). There are some AWESOME items up for bids, including a full LBH Photography session and all the digital proofs – YAY — I hope everyone BIDS HIGH and together, we can make a difference for our kiddos in the NRV!

Oh, and last week, i had the opportunity to meet a wonderful little man. Mr. N is so handsome at 10 days new and was *such* a little gentleman! I so enjoyed my time with him. And have a real soft spot for babies with hair and his was the BEST… yum.

See everyone soon and have a fantabulous weekend! Its supposed to be beautiful!

{lara}

Beauty || Blacksburg Portrait Photographer

lara — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:12:12 +0000

You are going to see more of this family later this year on my blog… but when mom had this sweet baby boy a couple of weeks ago, i just *had* to sneak over and grab a few images of Mr. R while he as still brand new. Or, at least, that’s what i told his mom. She didn’t realize it was just my ploy to get to meet, and dote over, her squishy new addition (who rounds out his family of 5 nicely!).

And i know, you’ve seen another variation on my blog of this shot before. BUT, this is the BEST door sign, ever. Right?!?

Have a fabulous night everyone!

{lara}

distracted || Blacksburg Virginia Photography

lara — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:55:56 +0000

ok. i cannot help myself. i just got back from this session with a fab little urban family. and now, i’m *supposed* to be moving on to other tasks. i mean, i have a LOT to do besides look at these images.

but i cannot help myself. oh.my.gawd she’s beautiful.

and i don’t think i’ve ever shown the same image in color and B&W on my blog… but i think this is a GREAT example to show how beautiful some images look in both color and black & white, AND just how different the very same image can look. To me, these two versions of the same images are *completely* different from each other….

and ok, off to the aforementioned tasks….

{lara}