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Lauren

i guess we dont blog enough

sr. portraits


and delivery

for michelle

cause i havn't posted in a loooooooong while

i took this while doing some headshots down in LA



just an update, i'm really close to finishing my official photography blogsite, i'm working on it like crazy, which is why i havn't given this one any love.

but i'll let you guys know soon when it's up!

Gare&Care

Gare&Care
Originally uploaded by Lauren Hurt

little kisses

love, sweet love

feets

Date Night/Silly pictures

this is what a new camera does to people

joei

joei got the proud distinguishment (is that a word?) of being the subject of my very first shot out of my brand new camera :)

more wedding shots

Gotcha

pearls

nyssa and eli

just loaded this friday night's wedding pics onto my computer, i think there are like 6 or 700, but i just wanted to process one for fun tonight

baby bump

Sam's tummy. I love how this turned out! I used a wider angle than my usual portrait 50mm and her tummy looks like a perfect circle! I love baby bellies they make me want to melt inside

latte art

Ashtyn

I just finished processing this shoot, man it turned out so beautiful! I am seriously loving these photos.

here are my favorites from the shoot, they are tied for first so i have to share them both..

shoots!

I've been neglecting this blog this week!! Sorry guys. Actually I've been really playing catch up this week. I some how stepped over the line where I'm doing more photography then I can keep up with. I finished Jake promo shoot this week, had 2 more shoots, trying to get my website and business blog (yes I soon will be busting up to a professional Lauren Hurt Photography blog complete w/ portfolio and prices), and I have 3 shoots scheduled for this weekend. This is on top of working full time and trying to refinance our house (prepping for appraisal on sunday) and doing taxes! I'm feeling a little overwhelmed but trying to step back and enjoy this crazy season for the blood*sweat*tears work it is (casey keeps telling me not to worry, starting a business&following your passion is sacrifice and hard work but so fulfilling in the end).

Here's some more from Jakes shoot, I simply love them. I find my self saying this with every shoot now though, I think that's a good sign...

Hello, nice to meet you

Possibly my favorite image yet

Jake... Yo

loved every minute of my shoot with jake this after noon, its so fun shooting with another artist because the creative ideas just flow and then piggy back on top of each other and its all just awesome. I love the shots came out of it today

Go Raiders

I never know wrestling could be so interesting until i saw it through my camera lens...

CV wrestling

i shot the CV wrestling meet this evening, very interesting!

rotten apple

never leave the house w/o your hose

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels

for some reason this picture just reminds me of that song... if you know it you get a gold star

Andrew n' emily

the last i'll post of this set, i love them all though. Click on any of the pictures to go to my photostream and check out the rest

light

andrew n' emily

Andrew and Emily volunteered for a couples shoot, and for all the weird things that went wrong (i was late b/c we impromptu-ly decided to buy a car right b4 the shoot, i forgot you had to WALK forever to get to the covered bridge, we lost sunlight, and my flash card crapped out mid shoot) we got some pretty sweet shots. Thanks guys for being up for the adventure :)

Brian

brian in a big yellow chair

Art Tea

more loves

they are such hip models

NnG

tilt shift

Nate and Grace "InLove Shoot"

daah, i couldn't choose which one of these were my favorite so i had to post all three. Grace told me that she really likes the "overexposed look" so i tried to deliver it with this set. I really like how they turned out!

Lens

so this is more of a concept photo, i was just thinking a lot today about world views and how the lenses that we choose (or are taught) to see the world through color all of our encounters and experiences in different ways. What lens am I using to see the world around me? (no photography pun intended!) And how is that forming my thoughts, beliefs,and reactions. I want to see the world through God's eyes (or lens..) but am far from understanding the full extent of what that means and looks like. But I'm optimistic and excited about the process....

In other news, i haven't posted all week because I've been a busy bee researching websites and preparing to take the next step towards starting my own portraiture and event photography biz.. Right now I'm in the process of figuring out what areas of my portfolio are lacking and trying to set up shoots to add to those. for the next couple weeks I'm going to focus on babies and couples. So if you out there have any babies I can take pictures of, or couples that don't mind looking really in love for the camera, then send them my way! Actually i'll extend the babies offer to entire family shoots, just let me know what you are looking for!

thats all for now, i shot nate and grace potts today so i'm going to load them onto my computer now

see ya'lls

business headshots anyone?

this among others was today's project :)
i really need another flash to correct shadows like the one to the right of shirl's head

but watch out Olan Mills, Lauren Hurt is coming!
(joking, seriously...) :)