http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog Because Life is Beautiful Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:22:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here in the Carolinas we have been having a run of some gorgeous weather.  I mean extra special beautiful fill your heart with joy gorgeous.  It makes me happy and makes me want to spread a little happiness so I decided to run a little winter special. With every paid ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2012/02/a-special-for-you/ Eleven days new. So fresh. So perfect. Tiny toes and fingers just as delicate as you can imagine.  She is so sweet. I could have cradled her in my arms all day. Thank you Mom, Dad and Zach for letting me spend the day with you. For putting up with ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2011/08/zoe-at-eleven-days-asheville-newborn-photography/ I love maternity sessions. It is so fun and exciting to be a small part in the excitement during the last weeks of pregnancy.  I felt an instant connection with this mom. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that we both are crazy about the color purple. ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2011/07/awaiting-the-princess-asheville-newborn-and-maternity-photography/ I cannot believe that six months has already passed since I did the newborn photos for this little Miss. Oh how they change in that short time. Now she is sitting and even loving to walk while holding onto mom and dads hands. Poor mom and dad are going to ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2011/07/cayman-six-months-greenville-sc-baby-photography/ It is hard to believe that an entire year has gone by since I had the privilege of capturing Tommy's seventh birthday photos. You can find the blog post of that session here.  As I edited these pictures I was really struck with how much he has changed in the year. ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2011/06/tommy-is-turning-8-years-old-greenville-childrens-photography/ "A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost." ~Marion C. Garretty I first worked with this family a bit over a year ago to do mom's maternity pictures. That was followed up with a newborn session and now a year later we did a "sisters" session. ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2011/06/sister-sister-asheville-childrens-photographer/ Call me crazy but even after having five children I still would love to have twins. So it was a double treat for me to meet these two precious little ones. They are such beautiful babies (boy and girl) born full term and positively perfect.  I loved how mom and ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2011/06/double-the-sweetness-greenville-newborn-photography/ The weather on this  spring day was so on and off again that we almost decided to reschedule because of the threat of rain. Well I am glad that we went ahead and took the chance, because although it was quite chilly for late May in the Carolinas  we never ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2011/05/the-family-that-plays-together-greenville-family-photographer/ This is a bit of a continuation of my last post entitled "Family Ties". Before these kids had to head back home (they were here over their school break visiting grandparents) we got together for a quick session for just a few more shots. The day was very, very overcast ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2011/04/a-few-more-of-the-beautiful-kids-greenville-childrens-photography/ These kids are pretty much what we call "Irish twins".  You know...they are just around a year apart.  Goodness I can't imagine how busy life must have been for those first few years. Now they are at that perfect age.  The time between childhood and the preteen years. A time ... http://www.photographybylauraann.com/blog/2011/04/family-ties/