Family Photographer | January | 11 on 11

I am SO excited to share a new project I will be doing this year with some insanely talented photographers!  I am humbled to be a part of this group and KNOW you are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE all the images shared by these ridiculously talented photographers!

You may have heard of the project 10 on 10, where photographers share 10 images they took that month and share it on the 10th of the month. Well, in honor of Spinal Tap, we’re doing 11 on 11. If you don’t know what my Spinal Tap reference is, here’s a clip:

 


So, yes, indeed. These will go to 11! I will be sharing 11 images I’ve taken of my family and will share them on the 11th!  The catch is, that 11th picture needs to be something different. For me, that something different will (hopefully) be a self portrait of me with my kids. I am so seldomly in front of the camera, and so desperately want pictures of me with my kids, so this project is my little push to make sure that I not only document my kids’ lives, but also include me in some of those pictures!

Let’s get started!

My freakishly tall daughter had the honor of placing the star on the San Francisco Union Square Christmas Tree this year. We’re so proud. Hehe.

My son graduated to yellow belt in karate. He already has a black belt in Cute.

My beautiful mom celebrated another year on this earth, for which I am incredibly grateful. Also pictured here is my amazing dad who lended his lungs when my mom couldn’t get those candles out. For those who don’t know, my mom has been battling brain cancer for almost 3 years now. Good thoughts and prayers are always welcome. It’s been tough.

The dude got a Flashrider 360 for Christmas and clearly owns the neighborhood now.

 

 

We went up to Reno to ski and play in the snow.  She allowed me pretty much this one picture in the parking lot before running off but dang, how I love it.

Taking a break from sledding to eat some snow. He may have eaten his weight in snow that day.

 

We stayed at the Circus Circus in Reno. I woke up to see my little guy sitting on the heater, peering out the window at the newly fallen snow.

Up the escalator to go to Circus Circus’s Midway of Fun.

She bought some light up glasses with her winnings.  It took her a gajillion minutes to decide on what to get and then she wore them for about a minute before she was done.

A shot of my daughter’s eyelashes while she was doing some artwork at the table. Love finding quiet moments like this.

And now for the 11th picture!  This was shot by me, using a tripod, one light set up, and my remote.  My remote has a 2 second delay, so once I fired it, I had two seconds to hide it and get ready for a shot!  LOL!  We had SO much fun!  I couldn’t decide how to present it, so I went a little crazy. :)

I will have to do a separate blog post to share all the fun pictures I got!  I rarely use studio lights and hope to try to use them more this coming year. I’m so glad I am challenging myself with this monthly self portrait. I hope I can keep the creativity going for 12 months!

(Hey! I DID do a separate blog post of our striped pajama insanity! You can check it out right here!)

 

If you like what you see, you can always FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK.

Next up is the incredibly talented Australian photographer, Leah Robinson of Leah Robinson Photography. I absolutely adore her work and know you will too!  Go have a look!

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19 Comments:

  1. sally
    January 11, 2013
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    wow oh wow! You so rock, Laura!! LOVE the self portrait, love that escalator shot, love it all.

  2. Susie
    January 11, 2013
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    Words can’t even describe how in love I am with your work! Your images are fun, colorful, and oooooze personality!! Just stunning. AS I scroll down, I can’t wait to get to the next one. :) That self portrait with your kids is one they’ll treasure forever!

  3. Sarah Cambio
    January 11, 2013
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    Laura you do such an amazing job documenting your family! Seriously love it!

  4. Taryn Boyd
    January 11, 2013
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    hahahahahahhahhahaha! The spinal tap reference is all sorts of hilarity! I LOVE YOU
    wonderful moments captured. The tree picture is crazy creative and the picture of your son gangstered out made me LOL! Love em all!!!! xo

  5. Alison Janki
    January 11, 2013
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    RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED!!! You never cease to amaze with your insane creativity and rockstar camera skills. You rock the wide angle like no other and I can’t wait to see what you pull out in our little project… Gorgeous images, Laura! My fav is the last shot of beautiful you and your perfectly, gorgeous babies!! xoxo

  6. Linsey Wilt
    January 11, 2013
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    Gorgeous images! I Love the one of your son on his new bike, seriously cute!

  7. Summer Murdock
    January 11, 2013
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    Laura, seriously the energy and life you capture blows me away…love these and that mirrored selfie is off the charts cool!

  8. Fran Barker
    January 11, 2013
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    How many different ways can I say that I love you? Your talent is off the charts. Your pictures are just plain FUN! I love that you have a whole series of pictures to edit of you with your kiddos, that is what makes this project so incredible.

  9. Marie
    January 11, 2013
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    How I am lucky enough to be in a blog circle with you I will never know. You continuously blow me away with your creativity and skillz. You nailed this one girl! LOVE all of these pics!

  10. Anne Kerr
    January 11, 2013
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    There is are almost no words to describe how awesome you are!! So talented it is INSANE…Every shot so creative and fun! Love the ones in the snow! You rock my friend (now off to research Flashriders–how cool) !!

  11. Lindsay Faber
    January 11, 2013
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    Laura….you are ridiculous. These are AMAZING. Looking at your work simultaneously makes me gasp in awe AND want to quit…why bother with what I’m doing when I see what YOU are doing?! LOL. So so so awesome.

  12. Leah
    January 11, 2013
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    Laura, you never cease to amaze me with your talent and creativity. Just when I think you couldn’t possibly outdo yourself, you….do. I adore these, and that selfie is the most fun selfie I have ever seen. The energy that flows from your images is mind blowing. I love them, and you.

  13. Irene
    January 11, 2013
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    You inspire me like you could NOT believe to delve into more wide angle photography!!! Your wide angle shots are truly TO. DIE. FOR. I love all your work actually.

    I would love to hear which wide angle lens you have and what your settings were on some of those shots. SO FUN!!!!!

    Oh – and I need to understand that last shot. SO fun and creative but I have no idea how you did that!!!

  14. Reena
    January 11, 2013
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    totally LOVE each and every image you posted! That last image is so fun!! Many prayers to your mom, she is amazing!

  15. Azure
    January 11, 2013
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    Laura, I LOVE the way you see things so so so very much. You are insanely talented and I love how your personality totally shines through in your work. These are FANTASTIC! What a fun project, and I can’t wait to see more!

  16. Tonya Teran
    January 11, 2013
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    I know this has been said over and over but these are SO FUN and SO LAURA :) I love seeing life the way you do through your images…such fun perspectives and well, just FUN! Can’t wait for next month :)

  17. jennifer
    January 11, 2013
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    haha! Love that little video clip Laura! And your photos are so gorgeous, I love how you rock that wide angle. Your selfie is one of my most favorites of yours ever. Just perfect! <3

  18. Christie
    January 11, 2013
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    I have always been in love with your work, and I think it is because of the way that you see things … you have such a gift, I just FEEL childhood in your images. Love these Laura, as I love all of your work!

  19. Carrie
    January 12, 2013
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    You are a whole new level of awesome Laura. I will call you “Laura the Awesome” from now on!


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