Laurie's Life Book

Monday, February 2, 2009

Laurie's Life Book

Remember this gorgeous Femininity session? I had to share the life book Laurie got in the mail last week. I loved how it turned out and have wanted to post the spreads, but of course didn't want to ruin the surprise until Laurie was able to see it in person. A lot of photographers leave just plain white backgrounds in their albums. My life books like to live a little...

4 comments:

Colleen said...: WOW. Very beautiful! I love the colors you've used! I am so jealous! It always helps when the subject is beautiful too.; February 3, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Colleen said...: WOW. Very beautiful! I love the colors you've used! I am so jealous! It always helps when the subject is beautiful too.; February 3, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Anonymous said...: This is a beautiful album. I love how you have done the pages. Good work.; February 3, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Laurie Smith said...: it is in my hands at this moment and I am loving it all over again! thank you!; February 3, 2009 at 3:46 PM

ELIZABETH TAYLOR FRANDSEN PHOTOGRAPHY

What if you woke up one day and realized you had two passions in life: your family and your photography. And you weren’t willing to let one or the other go. Well, let me tell you. The time on your phone would brightly glare out, 4:13 am. You’d wonder why you were awake. Oh, that’s right. Your baby still doesn’t sleep through the night.

What if the next time you checked your phone, still awake mind you, it said, 5:17 am. You’d again question your not sleeping awake status. But oh, that’s right. You can’t turn your creative little mind off and it’s always on photography.

You know what your husband is dreaming about.

It’s not photography.

So you slip out of bed to squeeze in a few uninterrupted hours of design time. Then, like clock-work, your family comes alive, oh say around 7:14. (Well Ella wakes up then, Jordan’s a minute behind, because seriously, who sets their alarm for :14 anything?)

By noon you’re beat. Exhausted. This is madness you think. And then you realize it’s nap time. Suddenly, all the world is well. You lay down next to your angelic daughter (all children resemble angels when sleeping) and think how lucky you are to have the best of both worlds, madness included. No studio hours to keep, no baby sitters to pay. Just you. Your family, your business. At home. Loving Life.

It works for me.

Thanks for stopping by and welcome to my life.

Monday, February 2, 2009