I am looking forward to speaking at PDN's PhotoPlus 2010, an International Conference & Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, this October 28-30th! A big thank you to AsukaBook and Simply Canvas & Color Lab for sponsoring my talk on Friday, October 29th, running from 1:15pm - 3:15pm. If you're planning to head up to NYC for this major event, I hope you can make it to my seminar.... or stop by and say hi on the trade show floor - I'll also

Hello! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jessi and I am the newest member of the Tamara Lackey Photography team. I am looking forward to sharing my photographs and experiences here on the blog. Check back soon for more photos and updates. Below is one of my favorites from my first shoot. This image just makes me smile:)

Hello! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jessi and I am the newest member of the Tamara Lackey Photography team. I am looking forward to sharing my photographs and experiences here on the blog. Check back soon for more photos and updates. Below is one of my favorites from my first shoot. This image just makes me smile:)

After a great experience speaking at the National Association of Professional Child Photographers' Retreat, I joined my good friend Dane Sanders for another episode of askdane.com, and we continued our ongoing discussion about the elusive concept of *balancing it all*. Since I've heard some pretty interesting feedback from this fun, casual chat (commiserations, observations, questions, and suggestions), I thought I'd share it here, as well. Would love to hear if any of you

After a great experience speaking at the National Association of Professional Child Photographers' Retreat, I joined my good friend Dane Sanders for another episode of askdane.com, and we continued our ongoing discussion about the elusive concept of *balancing it all*. Since I've heard some pretty interesting feedback from this fun, casual chat (commiserations, observations, questions, and suggestions), I thought I'd share it here, as well. Would love to hear if any of you

I will be heading out to Napa Valley, California later this June for the National Association of Professional Children's Photographers Retreat. I was thrilled to be asked to deliver the Keynote Presentation for the retreat, which will be offering a few days of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation for portrait photographers who work really hard at what they do - not just in their photography careers but in the way they tie it all together with the rest of the lives. The entire

I will be heading out to Napa Valley, California later this June for the National Association of Professional Children's Photographers Retreat. I was thrilled to be asked to deliver the Keynote Presentation for the retreat, which will be offering a few days of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation for portrait photographers who work really hard at what they do - not just in their photography careers but in the way they tie it all together with the rest of the lives. The entire

Contact the studio here to lock in your San Francisco area or Napa Valley session!

Contact the studio here to lock in your San Francisco area or Napa Valley session!

Join us in our Chapel Hill/Durham, North Carolina studio for a one-day fun-filled, inspirational portrait photography workshop on Monday, August 16th, 2010. Registration is limited to 17 participants, and spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Instruction will include studio & lighting set-up, efficient studio management and operations, post-processing walkthrough from out-of-camera to finished portraits, in-studio and on-location shooting (including

Join us in our Chapel Hill/Durham, North Carolina studio for a one-day fun-filled, inspirational portrait photography workshop on Monday, August 16th, 2010. Registration is limited to 17 participants, and spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Instruction will include studio & lighting set-up, efficient studio management and operations, post-processing walkthrough from out-of-camera to finished portraits, in-studio and on-location shooting (including

WPPI 2010 was a truly phenomenal experience - with estimates ranging from 12,000 to 16,000 photographers trekking out to Las Vegas (anybody know what the final number was??), it was quite a show, and I was grateful to be any part of it. Speaking to over a thousand looked-so-beautiful-to-me photographers at my platform speech was a serious honor. Was blown away by the great energy in that (wow, large) room :) Before WPPI officially kicked off, though, I partnered with Audrey

WPPI 2010 was a truly phenomenal experience - with estimates ranging from 12,000 to 16,000 photographers trekking out to Las Vegas (anybody know what the final number was??), it was quite a show, and I was grateful to be any part of it. Speaking to over a thousand looked-so-beautiful-to-me photographers at my platform speech was a serious honor. Was blown away by the great energy in that (wow, large) room :) Before WPPI officially kicked off, though, I partnered with Audrey

A huge thanks to Crash Taylor for a very fun interview. Crash is an exceptionally talented England-based photographer who has interviewed some exceptionally intriguing people ... and then, recently, lowered his standards a bit (sweet soul) and interviewed me... You can check out the rest of the interview here. A special thanks to Australian-based Sue Bryce for the new headshot - she also photographed a few other lovely images while we were in Las Vegas, which I'll post next

A huge thanks to Crash Taylor for a very fun interview. Crash is an exceptionally talented England-based photographer who has interviewed some exceptionally intriguing people ... and then, recently, lowered his standards a bit (sweet soul) and interviewed me... You can check out the rest of the interview here. A special thanks to Australian-based Sue Bryce for the new headshot - she also photographed a few other lovely images while we were in Las Vegas, which I'll post nex

I am at the 2010 WPPI Convention (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) in Las Vegas right now, getting a chance to meet up with about 12,000 photographers from around the world. I just (about 30 minutes ago!) wrapped up the Audrey & Tamara Workshop, taught alongside Audrey Woulard. We had a chance to meet a great group of photographers who came in from all kinds of different cities. Not just the U.S. but Canada, Spain and ... hmm, forgetting one ... A r

I am at the 2010 WPPI Convention (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) in Las Vegas right now, getting a chance to meet up with about 12,000 photographers from around the world. I just (about 30 minutes ago!) wrapped up the Audrey & Tamara Workshop, taught alongside Audrey Woulard. We had a chance to meet a great group of photographers who came in from all kinds of different cities. Not just the U.S. but Canada, Spain and ... hmm, forgetting one ... A r

Thank you so much to those of you who have contacted the studio with an interest in calendaring dates! We are ready to start booking sessions now :) I will be traveling to Bald Head Island, North Carolina June 27th-July 3rd and will be shooting two sessions a day - at morning light and again at sunset. Please contact the studio to reserve your spot, unless you have already been in touch with Lisa, our Studio Director, in which case she'll be contacting you very shortly to