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    I'm Leslie. I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister and a friend. Here are a few things that make me tick...
    I have an unhealthy obsession with Coke, real not diet.
    The previews at the movies are my favorite part.
    My favorite drink at Starbucks is a tall, skinny, hazelnut latte.
    I love shopping and fashion, anything from Saks to Jcrew and everything in between.
    I live for the mail to come on Saturdays with my newest issue of People Magazine.
    My hair is naturally curly {and crazy}.
    I love to get the scoop and tell your story through photos.

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February 15, 2012

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

Nothing like waiting until the last minute to get Valentine’s Day photos of your kids!  Well that is exactly what I did this year!  These photos were taken today after the kids got off the bus right before we left to go get their hair cut!  So, while I don’t think this is my best work, it was quick and it documented the day!  At least I have something that says Valentine’s Day 2012!!

Because I was doing this so quick, I pulled out my handy dandy DIY chalkboard for the backdrop!  If you haven’t read my post on how I did this, you can check it out here.  I must admit, I discovered something about this…you don’t have to actually draw everything on the actual chalkboard!  Yes, I admit, I totally thought all these cute photos I have seen on pinterest and other blogs were drawn, by hand on the chalkboard.  So I have been practicing my drawing and creating pictures of igloos for the winter chalkboard photo and hearts for today’s chalkboard photos.  But, I sat down at my computer tonight and started googling and discovered that there is a whole world of overlays and elements to help make your chalkboard backdrop for you!!  No more drawing, erasing and redrawing.  Just take the photo and add the drawings later.  Who knew?:)

I have to tell you I feel a little bit like, “duh, why didn’t I think of that?”  But I guess that is all part of learning!  Anyone else out there drawing everything by hand to create these chalkboard backdrops?

I thought I would share a few links to some sites that have awesome overlays, etc to help in your chalkboard perfection quest!  Trust me, after today, I will be using these and not drawing it all out by hand!

Jen’s Fabulous Stuff

Posh Prints and Design

In the meantime, I created these two backdrops with the help of my little artists!  Check it out!

I also waited until the last minute to come up with this year’s teacher valentine’s!  And because of that, I ended up recycling a photo from last year’s Valentine’s session!  Shhh!  Don’t tell!  Anyway, this is what I came up with!

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February 4, 2012

Glitter and Gold – {Greenville, SC Senior Photographer}

Collaboration is a word that is used a lot in the photography world.  It is an idea that people in this industry can come together to use their strengths to produce amazing work.  I love this idea!  One of my favorite things is to work with other talented people such as makeup artists, stylists and other photographers.  I feed off of it and working with others always produces a better result.

Conceptual shooting is another word that is used in this industry.  Coming up with a concept for a photo shoot is fun.  It is a time when you, as the photographer, can do something out of the box, out of the norm.  You shoot for yourself and do things you wouldn’t normally do for a regular photo shoot.  It is a time when you can try new things, practice new techniques or improve on something.

Over the holiday break, my friend and fellow photographer Lisa Carpenter and I talked about doing a fun, styled shoot just for us.  I thought of a concept and ran it by Lisa and we started brainstorming from there!

Since it was around New Year’s, we decided on a Glitter and Gold Party Theme!  Once the theme was set, I went shopping!  I love to play stylist so this was right up my alley!  I ordered some awesome clothes from Urban Outfitters and Forever 21 and everything looked awesome on the models.  Accessories and jewelry were key to these looks and I loved playing with different colored tights and sparkle everything!

We decided on a location for the shoot, which was this awesome spot that Lisa got for us!  The exposed brick on the walls and the concrete floors gave the shoot the look we were after.

I called my good friend Katie Cotton to do the makeup and hair and we just all had fun being girls!!:)

Thanks to my great friend, Brantley, we found some awesome girls to model for us!  Lauren, Haley, Bailey and Allie were all beautiful and they had a ball in front of the camera.  It really just ended up being a party!

Below are the images from this shoot!  I learned a lot about artificial light which is not something I typically use.  So it was fun to try something new!  If you are a photographer, I encourage you to do a shoot just for you!  And if you ever want to collaborate on a conceptual shoot, give me a call!  I am always up for it!!

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February 1, 2012

New Look

For a long time I had a template website that serve my purposes.  But, I was ready for a change.  My friend, Holli True, suggested I use Showit and she even offered to help design it!  How could I say no to that?:)

Holli and I talked about the fact that I wanted my website to showcase all the different things I am involved in such as Seniorologie, Twitter, Facebook, etc.  So we came up with the concept of having different shapes that would be links to the different ways to find me and what I do.  Of course, I had to incorporate some pattern and some fun colors so we filled the shapes with turquoise, yellow and chevron!  I updated some of the photos and even included a section of things I love so you can get to know me and what I am about.

I absolutely love how it looks and hope that you will too!  Check it out!

 

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January 27, 2012

Fashion Friday – {Young Love}

I think February is a great month to schedule engagement shoots or couples photo shoots.  What better way to document you love story than in the month that is dedicated to Love!

I saw this super cute heart sweater and new it was a must for a love photo session!  Pairing it with green jeans and some fun heels, keeps this look fresh and young!  For the guy, a vest, jeans and a red checked shirt pairs perfectly with the girls wardrobe.

I envision a fun, themed photo shoot with heart cupcakes, big heart balloons or a giant wooden heart as props!  There are so many fun things you can do with this theme!

I hope to inspire you to book a shoot today!!

Girl – Sweater: Spool72.com; Jeans: shopbop.com; Shoes: jcrew.com

Guy – All clothing items from jcrew.com

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January 24, 2012

Interview on Launch

Not sure if any of you know this, but I have a separate blog called Seniorologie.  It is an inspirational blog dedicated to the study of senior portrait photography.  I started this blog as a way to combine three of my loves….blogging, interviewing photographers and senior portrait photography.  I love it!  I have met such awesome people and I have learned soooo much!

Every now and then, the tables are turned and someone actually asks me for an interview!  I always find it odd to be on the opposite side, as the interviewee instead of the interviewer.  I definitely know what others go through when I send them my big, long list of questions!:)

Stacy Larsen is a wonderful photographer in Tampa, Florida and she has a workshop called Launch.  With the workshop, she has a blog in which she interviews other photographers on their businesses and experiences.  When she asked if I would participate in an interview, of course, I said yes.  But, as with any interview where I actually have to answer the questions instead of ask them, I get nervous!:)

The interview is on her blog today and I hope that you will check it out!  If you are a photographer looking to learn, Launch is a great workshop to attend!!  Thanks Stacy!!

http://launch-workshop.com/meet-and-greet-seniorologie/

 

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