Saturday, May 26, 2012

senior portrait promo

i just wanted to let all of your special blog readers know that i'm offering a fun deal on senior portrait session for the next two weeks.


when you book your session in the next two weeks, and just so you know, book means pick a date for your session (your session doesn't have to take place within the next two weeks, you just need to pick your date). so when you book your session, you will receive 7 of your favorite high-res digital images. digital images are not usually included in the typically purchased package. these files come with printing rights, so you can print images anytime and anywhere you'd like. since the other two packages include all of the high-res images, you will receive a pack of 25 custom designed graduation announcement cards.
this offer only lasts until June 7th. however, if you find the representative from your school they each have 6 cards to hand out. with that card you will receive 5 high-res images and you will be able to book your session from now till August and still receive this offer. so go find the representative in your school, get to know them, and find out about their experience with Laurajane Photography. they can't wait to tell you about it!

if you're ready to book your session, email me at: laurajanephotography@gmail.com

Friday, May 25, 2012

meet the 2013 senior models.

the time has finally come for me to introduce you to the class of 2013 senior model representatives. the shoot was so much fun and i couldn't have had better girls as models. they were all so wonderful to work with. we were having so much fun, that there's WAY too many photos for one blog post, so as of right now, i have it planned to be posted in 3 different post, so keep your eye out for the rest of the photos in the next week or so.

now here are the girls. i asked each of them different questions so that you can get to know them a little bit.

Reagan.
she's home schooled. you may recognize her from photoshoot that i did with her last year. she is definitely a natural in front of the camera. reagan has a super fun personality and loves video games. and she describes her style as a "feminine tomboy". i'd say that fits her perfectly.
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Q. If money didn't matter, what job would you have?
A. "Probably hostage negotiation."

Q. If you could choose which time period to live in, what would it be?
A. "The future with better videogames. :)"

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Q. What is one dream that you'd like to accomplish in 2012?
A. "Win a Glock competition! A Glock competition is a pistol shooting competition where you shoot targets, in this case using a Glock (The type of pistols that police officers use). You're scored on how many times you hit the different targets and how fast you do it. I'm currently being trained for them and will probably be entering at least one over the summer, I'm so anxious!"

Q. What was your favorite part of the photoshoot?
A. "The picnic!" (and yes i realize that's not going to make much sense to you right now, ooo the suspense is going to build so much for you. haha)
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Lydia.
she goes to Liberty High School in Bethlehem. she has the cutest personality. i love how funny and outgoing she is. lydia is super involved with her youth group and seeing her love for jesus is precious.
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Q. What super power would you most want to have?
A. "strength"

Q. Who has impacted your life the most?
A. "Dustin & Christy Thompson-- my youth pastor and his wife"

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Q. What celebrity do people say you resemble? Do you agree with them?
A. "Cat from the tv show Victorious- no (: haha"

Q. What was your favorite part of the photoshoot?
A. "Meeting the girls and everyone who was involved."
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Emily.
she goes to Nazareth Area High School. emily was the first one to sign up to be a model. i loved her enthusiasm for this shoot. she has a sweet and confident personality. emily is super awesome at mixing sound for bands. i always loved when she was the one running the sound when i was in the band at church.
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Q. If you could only shop in one store, what would it be? And why?
A. "If I could shop at one store it would be...American Eagle. They have classic clothes but then they have the trendy items too. Also I think that they have items that fit into my style or I can adjust to fit my style."

Q. What is one dream you have for your future?
A. "One dream is to get married and have a beautiful family!"

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Q. What do you think defines beauty?
A. "I think what defines beauty is how people portray who they are inside in how their appearance is on the outside. If people are truly beautiful on the inside it should shine through on how they act, dress, and carry themselves."

Q. What was your favorite part about the photoshoot?
A. "My favorite part of the photo-shoot was taking pictures in the field. I love natural, beautiful landscape backgrounds and everyones outfits showed their true style!"

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Elizabeth.
she also goes to Nazareth Area High School. i used to babysit elizabeth when she was younger and i have loved getting to see her grow up. she's a super talented musician and she's been in the high school marching band since before she was even in high school. i love her bright and friendly personality.
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Q. What is your absolute favorite food?
A. "gnocci. I really love the richness of gnocci especially because my
mom makes such a good cream sauce to go with it."

Q. If you had a day where you only had to do what you want to do, what would you do?
A. "I would hang out with my band friends because they are some of the greatest people I know."

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Q. What are you most passionate about?
A. "I'm really passionate about music because of how much it has affected my life. I practically breath, eat, and sleep music. I really want to share my passion for music with others (which is why I plan to go into music education)"

Q. What was your favorite part about the photoshoot?
A. "I loved the cute outfits because my wardrobe is not very coordinated so it was neat to be able to wear perfectly put-together outfits."
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Talene.
she goes to Northampton Area High School. i'm pretty sure that talene could be friends with absolutely anyone that she meets. she's just so bubbly and genuinely friendly. i learned from her application that she's the president of her school's cancer awareness club, which is super awesome.
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Q. What childhood memory makes you smile the most?
A. "One childhood memory that makes me smile the most is when my best friend, Grace, and I would make up dances and perform them ever year for our whole neighborhood at the block parties."

Q. What is your dream job and why?
A. "My dream job is be a model. It's always been my dream! I love being in front of the camera, it's where I feel the most comfortable."

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Q. What is one thing that you like most about yourself?
A. "What I like most about myself is my outgoing personality. I love meeting new people and talking to everyone. I used to get made fun of because I say hi to everyone that walks by me on the street, whether I know them or not."

Q. What was your favorite part of the photoshoot?
A. "My favorite part of the photoshoot was meeting all the girls that were involved. It was really a great time. We all got along so well, and really enjoyed ourselves!"
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Getting to know these girls even more and hanging out with them has been truly great! And I hope that you enjoyed getting to know them a little bit too. Check back on the blog tomorrow for a super special deal on your senior portrait session.





Thursday, May 3, 2012

liz & the lions

hey so it's been awhile since i've posted a blog entry. well, sorry for that to all of you who enjoy reading these posts. i've been busy planning and preparing for my stylized shoot with my high school models, which happens to be this saturday. eeeeee!!!! i've been making craft projects like crazy. and it's fun. i need to do stylized shoots more often because they make me feel wonderful and like i've actually accomplished something.



anyway, that's not the point of this post. this post pretty much has nothing to do photography it all. it all has to do with this wonderful band called "liz &the lions". they use their music to help fight extreme poverty through out the world, as well as to raise awareness of poverty. to quote from their website,
"Liz and the Lions is an international folk band formed by a Brit, a German and a few Americans that formed together through our love for music and serving the poor. We just released our new album “Learning to be dangerous.” Learning to be dangerous is not only the name of our album but the anthem of the band. We are apart of a movement called “Pick a Pocket”. We are strong believers in the idea that art and music can bring radical change to our world. With one third of the word living in extreme poverty, we want to dedicate our music to bringing awareness and solutions to help end poverty. When we are not on tour with our music, we are working in Germany and in developing countries in Africa and Asia, to help support projects that serve people in extreme poverty. This summer we want to take our music and message to the youth of America on an East Coast tour and we are asking you to be apart of making this tour happen. "
right now they live in germany and they are planning their united states tour. so this is where the point of this post comes in. as you can imagine, flying a whole band from germany to the united states isn't all that cheap. so they are needing your help to be able to afford this tour. so far their funding campaign is really struggling. it would be so incredibly awesome if some of you who are reading this could donate to them. i'm not exactly sure of all of their playing locations, but i know for certain that they will be in bangor, pa as well as bethlehem, pa. they may also be in several places in new jersey, new york, and north carolina. they are also in need of a van that they can use to do all of their traveling in. so if you, or your church have a van that they could use, please contact them. they will love you forever.

p.s. liz happens to be the wonderfully talented artist who created my little logo drawings. and as further incentive to donate, if you donate $300 you can get a drawing of you in the band, plus other fun goodies like a photo print, cd, and stickers. how cute would that be?!



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Monday, April 16, 2012

Mother's Day Mini Sessions

Mother's love their children.  Mother's love pictures of their children, and especially photos of their children and them. So what could be a better Mother's Day present for your mom, or to get for your wife, than a photo session of the ones that she loves the most. So for the rest of April and May, I'm offering a mini session special just for Mother's Day. It's a perfect gift for any mother, because really, what mother doesn't love getting photos of their kids.

This session includes: a 45min session at the location of your choice, a CD of 15 high-res images with a printing release, and (1) 11x14 print.

What is the investment?- $200

In order to have your images before Mother's Day, please schedule your session date on or before Monday May 7th. If you would like to include your mom in the photo session and want to give her a gift card, please let me know, and I will happily make one for you. To schedule your session, just email laurajanephotography@gmail.com
*A 30% deposit is required to book your date.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Hillary- part 2

On Monday I posted the first set of photos that I took of Hillary. Today is the second part. And man is she gorgeous! I can hardly stand it. Like please, stop being so gorgeous. About a month or so ago, Hillary messaged me on Facebook saying that she wanted to give modeling a try. She had never done anything in front of the camera before and thought that it might be a fun job. Then I came up with the idea for that concept shoot and decided that Hillary would be great for it. Because as much as I love Annie, you're probably all wondering if I actually have any other friends besides her. As we were planning a date and where to shoot, I found out that Hillary lives literally right down the street from me. Which is pretty awesome because I basically live in the middle of nowhere and know of no one around my age that lives right near me. It was so great to be able to spend the afternoon shooting with Hillary. She's really such a wonderful girl. She's so joyful and energetic and generally just fun to be around. Well I don't have any more words, so get ready for the gorgeousness that is Hillary.

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Monday, April 9, 2012

the way you move- featuring hillary

Almost every day I drive by this wonderfully beautiful uprooted tree on the side of the road. I was wanting to take photos there in the worst kind of way. And then I heard this song by Audrey Assad and was completely inspired. I knew I just HAD to use that uprooted tree for some photos. Thanks to Hillary for offering to model. There will be more photos of her later this week since she's just so stinkin gorgeous and I couldn't get a single bad picture of her.

I was also inspired by God's love and how it changes you. It tears up sins and attitudes and hurts in your life that feel like they're just so much a part of you that there's no way they could ever be gone. It kinda hurts, but it's incredibly beautiful because He's making you into the person that He created you to be. And nothing can be more beautiful than living out the identity that God intended for you. I love that these sins don't stand a chance against the way that God moves. He's already conquered them through His death and all it takes is our willingness to surrender to Him.

Just click play on this video to listen to this song while looking at the photos.

The Way You Move - by Audrey Assad
I know that they hardest part of love is not the things I have to give / It's what I give up / I'm giving up ground / I'm trading in my solitude for safety now // All my pride / You know it doesn't stand a chance / Against the way you move / You're tearing up roots and breaking down walls / I don't stand a chance at all against the way you move // You're like a lion standing in my house / You're taking off the doors on your way in / 'Cause I got nothing left to hide behind / You're reading all my faith and all my fear in my eyes // I don't stand a chance //



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