Projection Imagery

A while ago the wonderful Erika and I got together to try some images using a projector. These are the results!

xo ♥ laura

Accept what you can't change...

...change what you don't accept.

A few weeks ago my friend Sheena was staying at my house before her big move back to Hamilton. I miss her every day, but I'm glad I got to spend so much time with her before she left. These are a few quick shots we did in my basement on one of our last nights. Simple black and whites with a bit of attitude and a whole lot of beauty!

Miss you lady!

xo ♥ laura

Worst blogger in the world award?

I win!

Let the updates begin! To start, my boudoir marathon went really well, and I, as well as everyone else, had a great time! Everything ran really smooth and the time slots worked perfectly. I'm really happy with that - it was my first ever shoot like this and I was worried I'd run into time-issues. I'm considering having another one just before Christmas so keep a look out! I'll be sure to post well in advance...we all know how busy December is!

ANYWAYS

Due to the nature of some photos and the clients wishes, I'm not going to be posting a lot of them online, but here are a few favs!  April was a ball of energy and we got some really awesome and hilarious shots. Plus, come on, look how gorgeous!

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day! I know I did, and despite what this photo might lead you to believe, it was a super splendid day. This is a quick one I took while Cale was in the shower.

xo ♥ laura

Help!

I've been eyeballs deep in editing! My boudoir marathon went amazingly well and I can't thank my team and clients enough!

What to expect over the next week? A boudoir post, a shoot with my friend Sheena, and I'm thinking about creating a tutorial for the "floating" pictures I've done that everyone always asks about!

Lots of things going on! For now, it's back to editing for me!

xo ♥ laura

Fort in the Forest

On Thursday, Erika and I ventured into the woods to build a fort! I got a whole bunch of scrap fabric from a thrift shop here in Windsor, and tied them up to a nicely fallen tree. We placed a couple afghans down on the ground for a little "carpet," added some roomy touches and voila! A little home in the woods!

photo from instagram - follow me!!! LauraBerryPhoto

This was a rough shot of everything in place. It was a really fun afternoon! Thankfully the weather here has been unseasonably warm, and this day was no exception. Though it was a little windy, we managed to shoot for about 40 minutes without feeling chilly!

Here are a couple of my favs!

        

You can view more from this set on my facebook page!
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Enjoy your Sunday!

xo ♥ laura

Today's the Day!

So excited for my boudoir marathon! Thank you to my wonderful ladies who booked with me, and thank you to everyone else who showed interest, but didn't get a slot! You haven't been forgotten. Future clients!! I'll be hosting more of these, and of course, can book sessions on a one-on-one basis any time throughout the year!


Wishing you a beautiful Sunday!
Check back later for my shoot with Erika!!

xo ♥ laura

Who Sleeps?

I typically spend my evenings wide awake. I'm not sure how I ever got into this pattern of going to bed at 3a.m. and waking up at 9a.m., but it doesn't seem to really effect me during the day so I guess I'm alright - for now.

During the evenings I'm typically editing. Though I haven't had any shoots this week to edit, I did a little "back-tracking" while nostalgically flipping through last autumns wonderful vacation to Halibuton, ON. I've kept this week pretty shoot free as I have a prop-filled shoot tomorrow with my beautiful friend Erika, an entire day full of gorgeous ladies on Sunday for my boudoir marathon, and a "moody forest" theme with a vintage flare shoot scheduled for early next week. I'll be up to my eyeballs in editing! Maybe I'll make friends with 4a.m. haha.

Back to my edit from last night.

We stayed in the most amazing cabin. We had a stone staircase down to this cute little dock and what was (unfortunately) a dried up river. It worked in my favour in the end, as all the grasses were easily accessible and relatively dry.

This photo taken by my wonderful boyfriend and photographer Cale Best

This is the set up for the photo I'm about to post. I shoot with a Nikon D300s, and I had my wide angle on my camera, shooting at 16mm. That pretty little lady next to me is Chelsea - the BEST golden lab I've ever met ever! She was so adorable and always seemed to get so dirty. She loves mud. And me. She would not leave my side the whole time I was down there. Can you see her tennis ball? What a cutie.

SO this was the original shot...

...and this is what I did.

I used these textures that I found on Flickr, editing them each into their own layer. You can find more self portraits on my facebook page!