Here are just a couple from yet another gorgeous maternity session I shot last week! What a fun session! You can tell by the light that we had an insanely gorgeous evening to work with. I will definitely have to come back and share more of this session!

How cute is their little one? She was adorable with those big brown eyes, but wasn’t so sure about the camera lady at first…

What a gorgeous evening!  This is by the lake in Washington Park, it was just beautiful. I love the peaceful look on her face in this one.

I announced these special Holiday Sessions last week in my newsletter & on Facebook, and now I’m opening them up to my blog readers!  I’m excited for the 2010 Holiday Season and have some really beautiful Holiday Cards to share with you all.  I will be posting some samples of the awesome 2010 Holiday Cards in the next few weeks here on the blog, so be on the lookout!

Instead of shooting these all on one or two days, I decided to allow clients to book them whenever it fits into their schedules! These have limited availability though, as I’m getting booked up fast for the fall! September is already almost full! Contact me soon (laura@vibrantlifephotography.com) if you are interested in booking a spot. I will keep this post updated as things book up!

September: 1 slot available full
October: 4 slots available 2 left
November: 2 slots available

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Yesterday the littlest one went off to preschool to join her big brother. I can’t believe how grown up she looks in these pictures! These shots show me just how much she is growing up! Luckily for her parents, having her big brother in the same Montessori school made for an easy transition yesterday. She did great and was so excited to finally be going to school! So here I sit, home alone for the 2nd day in a row. Hopefully it will mean lots of productive work-time for me!

Here is my baby. (Check out the awesome bokeh in my front yard! Who knew?)

I almost can’t believe I’m writing this, but my oldest baby started Kindergarten this morning! Really, I cannot believe how fast those last (almost) 6 years have flown by. They really aren’t kidding when they say life is short, are they?

In any case, this Momma was the only one with a heavy heart this morning. He was beyond excited, armed with a brand new haircut (by yours truly…) from the weekend, and a TON of energy stored up over the summer.

I can’t wait for all the fun stuff he will learn at school this year. He’s already starting to read and his writing has gotten so great! Big summer filled with learning to swim, lots of playdates, losing his first tooth (not sure if the missing tooth is visible in any of these), traveling and playing. He was very excited to see his old friends and get back into the swing of things this morning! Such a big boy. <3

Here are some pics from this morning as we were heading out the door, such a big boy!

This next one is probably one of my faves ever…

I’ve got a ton of client work coming up on the blog this week (thanks for being patient everyone!) so stay tuned! Busy week for me (and the other one starts preschool Wednesday…yay for me!)

Look at this perfect little doll I got to meet yesterday. Baby K is seriously a total doll baby, so incredibly cute and sweet too! Mom and Dad wanted some outside shots, and I was slightly worried about the 100 degree weather yesterday, but turns out what we really needed to worry about was the crazy wind!  Even though she was only 6 weeks old, she was so awesome for our session, even in the wind! I suspect she liked the warm weather, but not the wind so much. She only cried a few times when it would blow really hard, she did so awesome!

In any case, she didn’t disappoint and she made my job easy. What a pretty little model!  Can’t wait to see you all again as she grows. Mom and Dad, I hope you like these!

I love how you can see her long curly lashes in this next one…

We got a few awesome sunbreaks…and this was one of them where we were ready and waiting!

Aren’t they just the cutest little family?

Thanks again C family, it was lovely meeting you all!

How cute are these two? We met up yesterday evening for a photo session, and as I was prepping for the session we started getting a massive thunderstorm. Luckily in Denver usually they blow over quickly if it’s not too black outside, so I thought we would still be good for a photography session! Well, as soon as I got to the location, the big black cloud that was already East of us started turning around and coming back! When does that happen?

Anyway, we sort of lost our pretty dappled sunlight, but managed to get some really cute shots anyway!  Little B is almost a year old, and in that perfect-for-photography “I can stand but not yet walk” phase. So cute, and the best part was that he wasn’t able to run from me.

Isn’t he the cutest? I love his little pout here.

Big sister E on the other hand was quite capable of running, and run she did! Away from the crazy photographer lady!  Though mom and I were able to coerce her into just a couple photos with baby brother.

And she did find my antics a tiny bit amusing…see, I got a smile!

Anyway, fun seeing you guys again! Hope you like these mama!

I met up with this little sweetheart a few weeks ago.  At only 10 months old, she had just started walking, and her mama wanted to get some updated portraits before she took off running.   I am in love with her chubby legs and her super cute pout. It doesn’t get much cuter than this!   She was an easy one to photograph because she was just taking slow steps instead of running all over the place. (It’s a great idea to have a photo session when your child can stand up supported on something, but not yet run away from me!)

Anyway, here she is:

check out this perfect pout…

Some of these you might have seen in my recent ad but I love them enough to show them again

I ADORE these next 3…first one she is shyly looking at her daddy wondering if she should really let go of that chair…and then there she goes…

and then she has a little clap for herself, she is so proud!  I love it

And here she is in her birthday girl party dress…

If you are a parent of a child older than about a year, you know how difficult it is to take photos of your child. Well, if you are a professional photographer and your kids have PCS (photographer’s child syndrome) then multiply this difficulty by about a million. That’s how excruciating it is to take pictures of your own kids that you actually want to hang on your walls.  My kids in particular are so sick of the camera that anything, even a speck of dust, is more interesting than me behind it (usually making really funny noises…come on kids, look over here, isn’t mommy funny? — that usually results in the blank stare).

Anyway, around where we live just south of Denver are these huge fields of gorgeous yellow weeds wildflowers. I’ve been eyeing them for over 3 weeks, but we’ve had company in town and have had a ton going on around here. Driving the kids around to their activities I even spotted THE FIELD. It had the perfect exposure, perfect light, and a sidewalk for easy access (since I’ve heard there can be snakes here in Denver, and I’m deathly afraid of snakes).

So I decide that tonight is the night. I get the kids fed early, make sure their clothes are clean and ready to go, and I have a bribe for when we get home (aka, strawberry shortcake they would have had for dessert anyway, but might as well use it to my advantage and get some photography out of the deal, right?)

So, we load up my new favorite prop, my red chair, and the kids and my husband assistant hop into the car and off we go to my perfect field. Only, where are those flowers? Why are there TRACKS where my field used to be? That’s right, someone has mowed down my weeds wildflowers, within the 48 hours prior. I was JUST here, it was gorgeous. The sun is setting and I’m in a panic. Luckily my husband assistant kept driving around and our area is still flush with these lovely weeds wildflowers. So we found a pretty unassuming spot and I had to make due with less flowers than planned.  But luckily, everyone was in a good mood, I got what I wanted, and they got strawberry shortcake.

A successful photo shoot indeed! And I got the shots I’ve wanted ever since we moved here.

Here they are. Aren’t these kids just the cutest?? I just love them. xoxoxo.

Summer is upon us and this gorgeous weather is the perfect time for getting some new portraits made!  If you don’t need a full custom photography session and just need a few shots to memorialize a birthday or milestone, a baby on the way (or a brand new one) or just want a few updated family portraits for your walls, then this Summer Special is for you!

To book, use the “buy now” button below (which will take you to paypal). Then, email me with your preferred date/time! Easy Peasy. I will try to keep this post updated with what is still available.

If there is a location you would love that I don’t have here, please let me know and I will consider adding a date! Look forward to seeing everyone!

On to the dates!

Summer Special Sessions are now Booked!  Thanks to everyone who participated!

Contact me for more detailed pricing information!

Oh man, the sickies have hit our house in a major way this past week. And now it’s my turn. I hate being sick because once I’m better then I have twice as much to do to catch up! We have a busy mother’s day weekend (not to mention the clients I had to reschedule) so I need my health back ASAP!

Ok, on to these amazing products! I am long overdue to start sharing pictures of some of the awesome stuff I offer, so here goes.

First up are Gallery Mounts!  They are one of the favorite items that I offer! Lots of clients are in love with canvas (and rightly so, because they are beautiful) but another option that I love that is a bit less expensive is a Gallery Mount. These pieces come with an actual print mounted on a substrate that is about 1″ thick, and they standout from the wall just like a canvas would.  They look like a really heavy piece of art, but the best part is that when you go to pick them up they are actually light as a feather! This is a really tailored and modern way to display your images either alone with other framed prints, or in a wall gallery together!

In this example it is just sitting on a bookshelf but these look awesome mounted on the wall!!  This is a 16×20 and it honestly could have been quite a bit bigger!

If you would like more information about a portrait session with Vibrant Life Photography and how you can create your own wall gallery with these gorgeous prints, shoot me an email! laura@vibrantlifephotography.com

Stay tuned for images of my gorgeous custom image boxes (that come with the full digital collections)! They are amazing and one of my favorite products! So far I’ve not managed to hold onto one long enough to take proper photos of it, but I now have my very own studio sample I can photograph to my hearts content. I will share that as soon as I get time (and get better!)