A Softer Image

That’s right! Please update your bookmarks to our new blog site: http://www.laraswansonphoto.com/blog
Our new site allows us to post huuuuuge images and is more connected to my new portfolio! There is so much there -new photos, links to our second shooters’ portfolios, more from my thesis on gender roles perpetuated by wedding traditions. I’m so pleased!
If […]

I Love Sloths.
I saw this photo this morning while eating breakfast/reading blog feeds and it really cracked me up. Sloths are my favorite animal; I couldn’t help but post this image this morning. But it has nothing to do with the new logo!
We’re getting a new logo!
To make a long story short - a photographer […]

So I decided to try out Etsy! I do so much CD and DVD packaging that I have lots of leftover supplies from past clients and decided to put them together and sell them. I had a blast making, photographing and listing items. Here’s what I’ve listed so far:

Each item holds one disk (CD or […]

Yesterday, Creative Montage named us their Featured Vendor for March! They put up some of our favorite photos and we loved answering the questions. Head on over and check it out!

We’ll be doing a series today, tomorrow, and Friday on the different albums we offer. While these few days will go over our standard albums, we’re always open to more ideas and vendors! If a client wants to try something new we’re totally up for it. Today we’re looking at the KiSS wedding albums. These […]

As part of building this photography business, we’ve made a huge decision about our branding. This’ll have no effect on any current clients, and also won’t affect some future clients - it’ll help us strengthen our nontraditional business and allow it to grow even more. We have been LOVING the work we’ve been getting in […]

Just a handful of things for the end of the week:

Brad and I are heading to LA for the weekend for [b]ecker’s Party of 5! This means that we’ll be flying back (and not posting) on Monday. I’m spending all of tonight working on albums/proofs/retouching requests before we go away, so if you want something […]

Okay, so maybe using our “black and white fridays” theme to write about some legal matter is a stretch, but over the last few days I’ve gotten a number of brides asking whether or not they receive copyright of the images from their wedding. This is a common misconception, and I’d like to clear up […]

Our welcome package
Lots of new and exciting things are happening for ASI clients! As many have already noticed, we’re providing links to tracking numbers in your client information pages so that it’s easy to figure out when your welcome packages, albums, and more are arriving!
Also, Creative Montage is offering $30 off custom invitation design fees […]

As a client or prospective client, you may be wondering how the engagement portrait sessions work. Here’s some insight into what we do, what you can do, and what you get. As always, if you have any questions, email us!
How it works
We meet at a specified location (and I’ll even send you a map of […]