Heather Lauffer for Tamara Lackey Photography: I was contacted by the Davis family fairly soon after Kim learned she would be expecting a sweet little boy. Kim and I exchanged messages of excitement, in preparation for Owen's very first photo shoot. "Do you have props, cute hats, what if I buy something for him to wear....can you PLEASE do that adorable chin in the hands pose?!" Of course my answer to each question was a "yes, I have it or yes, I can do that pose"...and h

Heather Lauffer for Tamara Lackey Photography: I was contacted by the Davis family fairly soon after Kim learned she would be expecting a sweet little boy. Kim and I exchanged messages of excitement, in preparation for Owen's very first photo shoot. "Do you have props, cute hats, what if I buy something for him to wear....can you PLEASE do that adorable chin in the hands pose?!" Of course my answer to each question was a "yes, I have it or yes, I can do that pose"...and h

Jessi Blakely for Tamara Lackey Photography: I love when parents want to capture the important life changes in their children's lives...for example, the loss of teeth! Cameron came in last week to see me missing the two teeth front and center. I asked him how he lost them and he told me that he lost one zip-lining (yikes!) and his dad pulled the other one out....all in the same day! Now that is a momentous occasion!

Jessi Blakely for Tamara Lackey Photography: I love when parents want to capture the important life changes in their children's lives...for example, the loss of teeth! Cameron came in last week to see me missing the two teeth front and center. I asked him how he lost them and he told me that he lost one zip-lining (yikes!) and his dad pulled the other one out....all in the same day! Now that is a momentous occasion!

Jessi Blakely for Tamara Lackey Photography: It is so inspiring to see a couple that has been married for 50 years that treat each other with such deep love and consideration. Ben and Brenda met on a blind date on Halloween in L.A. Little did they know that blind date would blossom into a lifetime of happiness together. It was such an honor to be a part of their 50th Wedding Anniversary! Thank you Brenda and Ben for everything!

After a tumultuous season of hard-to-predict weather, we were blessed with a beautifully sunny day when this little one and her family drove up from Atlanta for a fun romp outside. Many more to come, but a glimpse of a little modified sun salutation ...

After a tumultuous season of hard-to-predict weather, we were blessed with a beautifully sunny day when this little one and her family drove up from Atlanta for a fun romp outside. Many more to come, but a glimpse of a little modified sun salutation ...

Jessi Blakely for Tamara Lackey Photography: It is so inspiring to see a couple that has been married for 50 years that treat each other with such deep love and consideration. Ben and Brenda met on a blind date on Halloween in L.A. Little did they know that blind date would blossom into a lifetime of happiness together. It was such an honor to be a part of their 50th Wedding Anniversary! Thank you Brenda and Ben for everything!

... we all scream for ice cream! I will soon have a fresh batch of fall portrait sessions to share here, but first I need to give you a final taste of summer. This was one of my favorite sessions, a delicious combination of smiles, laughter, ice cream, and a brother and sister who are sweat-as-can-be! Enjoy...

I am heading to Phoenix, Arizona this January for a double-header in terms of spreading the photography education love :) First off, I'll be co-presenting a (late decided-upon, very late announced!!!) pre-con class at Imaging USA on Friday, January 9th, along with my exceptionally multi-talented teacher/photographer/product creator friend Jesh de Rox. We will presenting a class entitled, "The Client Experience Workflow: Connection, Capture & Post-Processing". We are de

I first met Donnabeth & Barry nearly two years ago, when they bid on a gift certificate that I had donated to an auction for an excellent cause. I photographed the two of them with their immensely precocious son and struck up a great conversation with Donnabeth about a variety of topics, not least of which was the significant life transfer of Big City Corporate Woman to Mom in North Carolina. It's interesting to love your life and love who you spend your time with but s

... we all scream for ice cream! I will soon have a fresh batch of fall portrait sessions to share here, but first I need to give you a final taste of summer. This was one of my favorite sessions, a delicious combination of smiles, laughter, ice cream, and a brother and sister who are sweat-as-can-be! Enjoy...

I first met Donnabeth & Barry nearly two years ago, when they bid on a gift certificate that I had donated to an auction for an excellent cause. I photographed the two of them with their immensely precocious son and struck up a great conversation with Donnabeth about a variety of topics, not least of which was the significant life transfer of Big City Corporate Woman to Mom in North Carolina. It's interesting to love your life and love who you spend your time with but s

I am heading to Phoenix, Arizona this January for a double-header in terms of spreading the photography education love :) First off, I'll be co-presenting a (late decided-upon, very late announced!!!) pre-con class at Imaging USA on Friday, January 9th, along with my exceptionally multi-talented teacher/photographer/product creator friend Jesh de Rox. We will presenting a class entitled, "The Client Experience Workflow: Connection, Capture & Post-Processing". We are de

We've had a lot (lot!) of questions about the specifics of the 3-day course for creativeLIVE. Most questions are simply asking what to expect from a course outline perspective. So, let's start with full disclosure: um, to be quite honest, I don't quite know exactly what to expect. Much of this we'll be doing for the first time. But, now that that's out of the way, here are a few things we do know ... I'll be heading out to Seattle early to film a few shoots of children

We've had a lot (lot!) of questions about the specifics of the 3-day course for creativeLIVE. Most questions are simply asking what to expect from a course outline perspective. So, let's start with full disclosure: um, to be quite honest, I don't quite know exactly what to expect. Much of this we'll be doing for the first time. But, now that that's out of the way, here are a few things we do know ... I'll be heading out to Seattle early to film a few shoots of children

Well, that wasn't ridiculously difficult or anything! We just finished watching all the video submissions for creativeLIVE - many for the 4th, 5th, 6th time ... and we now feel like we've had the pleasure of making about 60 new friends. Kinda crazy to see so many clips, given the very short deadline! Here is the full list of video submissions, which doesn't include the errant straggler videos we found here and there! It was an extremely tough call - my first short list in

Well, that wasn't ridiculously difficult or anything! We just finished watching all the video submissions for creativeLIVE - many for the 4th, 5th, 6th time ... and we now feel like we've had the pleasure of making about 60 new friends. Kinda crazy to see so many clips, given the very short deadline! Here is the full list of video submissions, which doesn't include the errant straggler videos we found here and there! It was an extremely tough call - my first short list in

I'm quite excited to teach what is proving to be a rather brainstorm-driven, technologically-boosted, wow-comprehensive 3-day course at creativeLIVE headquarters in Seattle, Washington this November 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2010. The details are all still coming together, but I've been tasked by Chase Jarvis and Craig Swanson & the ultra-talented creativeLIVE crew to co-create a "dream workshop experience" about photographing children. We'll be streaming live to a worldwid

I'm quite excited to teach what is proving to be a rather brainstorm-driven, technologically-boosted, wow-comprehensive 3-day course at creativeLIVE headquarters in Seattle, Washington this November 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2010. The details are all still coming together, but I've been tasked by Chase Jarvis and Craig Swanson & the ultra-talented creativeLIVE crew to co-create a "dream workshop experience" about photographing children. We'll be streaming live to a worldwid