A girl and her dog - Grayson & Dixie!

This afternoon, I will be meeting up with Grayson again for her college graduation session on the campus of UNCG where she'll be graduating in May.  Its hard to believe she will be graduating from college, as I've known her for nine years now - since she was in middle school at St. Pius! Grayson has become such a lovely young lady & she's always a pleasure to be around. 

Its been a long time coming, posting these photos of Grayson from late last summer.  Somehow my crazy fall schedule got in the way & I never got around to posting them - until now! We got together on her parent's farm, Three Oaks Farm, out in Gibsonville, as she needed a head shot for her debutante listing. Towards the end of her session, we did some fun portraits of Grayson with her sweet dog, Dixie. Many of these are my favorites!

This afternoon, I secretly hope that Grayson includes Dixie in part of her session!  We will be doing some "cap & gown" shots as well as some informal fun shots around campus. Stay tuned for photos coming soon. This time, I won't wait so long to post them. And in the very least before her college graduation!  

all images © elizabeth larson photography 2015

JUNE 2015 SPECIAL - professional head shots - in the studio or environmental

Many of you do not know that I offer professional head shots.  So to get the word out, today I'm posting a few samples for you to see what I do.  Head shots are offered on location in an environmental setting or in the studio {or I can bring a backdrop and lights to you}. There are black, neutral grey, white, or blue back drops to choose from.

June seems like a great time to offer a special on head shots. Normally we charge $150.00 for a studio and/or environmental head shot, however this month only {June 2015} we are offering them at $100 if you come to us or $125 if we travel to you, which can be anywhere in the Triad or some areas of the Triangle {North Carolina}. To check availability and/or to set up an appointment for your head shot, please contact me via my website by filling out the contact form or feel free to give me a call.

So without further ado here are samples I've done for two of my clients, along with a little bio of each.

Jenny Viars, Photographer

Jenny Viars is the owner and photographer at Dancing Lemur, based in Winston-Salem. She also works as the youth manager at the non-profit organization, A Brighter Path Foundation.  Jenny is involved in the Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance, with the River Run International Film Festival, and is the official photographer for the band, Big Daddy Love - among many other things. She is quite the busy gal! 

Jenny & I met at Old Salem Village & Salem College for her headshot.  This location always makes for a beautiful setting for a portrait of any kind.  Many of my own clients have met or will have the opportunity to meet Jenny in the future, as she often works for me as my second photographer at weddings. Every now & then she has been along to assist me while I'm shooting a bridal, engagement, or other lifestyle session as well.   We also got to work together at several of the events during the 2015 River Run International Film Festival this spring.

Jenny can be found on facebook at Dancing Lemur Photography or via her website.

Ross Howell, Author 

Ross Howell Jr. is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of English at the University of Elon. He is currently writing his first novel, Forsaken, based on historical nonfiction. Be sure to visit his website for more information. Ross chose to do environmental & studio head shots, so that his publishers would have a variety to select from for marketing as well as an author photo for the book jacket & for his website.  

Ross & I have known each other for about 18 years now & met when we both lived in Charlottesville, VA. A publisher at the time, Ross worked with my father, Chiles T.A. Larson, on publishing his first book Virginia's Past Today. Ross moved to the Greensboro area about year after I did & we reconnected shortly thereafter. I was honored when he asked me to photograph his wedding in 2010.  

Forsaken is expected to be available sometime in February 2016. Be sure to follow his website and/or blog for more information. I look forward to receiving an inscribed copy and to of course to reading his novel.

all images © elizabeth larson photography

our new website has launched - elizabeth larson photography - www.elarsonphoto.com!!!

As of yesterday, my new website "Elizabeth Larson Photography" has launched, so please be sure to go take a look!  The URL is the same as before but to get you there quickly without closing out this page, follow this link here.

There are 3 weddings featured and 4 galleries of portraits including engagements, brides, graduates, and families • children • pets {grouped together}. We are working on a fourth wedding gallery which will consist of several of our favorites from weddings we've documented. Stay tuned! 

all images & content on website © elizabeth larson photography 1990-2015

engraving for the kiss books {wedding albums}

back in september, we posted information on our gorgeous wedding albums, the KISS Books which we've made available to our wedding & portrait clients since 2011. last summer, 17 new leather colors were added as well as engraving on the cover for 2 lines. offered in 12 fonts, the imprinting can be placed pretty much anywhere on the front cover of the album.  

shown below is the cover of one of my wedding client's albums. the font is called "alex brush" and jessica & derek chose the chocolate leather for their cover & to have it placed on the bottom right corner. the engraving is a pale grey & i think it looks gorgeous. offered as an option, you can add your name & wedding date on two lines.  the darker colored albums all have the pale gray engraving & the lighter colored leathers have black engraving. please contact us to see additional fonts. 

just had to include a favorite spread from jessica + derek's album - the black & white is so lovely!

all images © elizabeth larson photography 2014

products - canvas gallery wraps

for those who aren't aware, we offer custom canvas gallery-wrap enlargements from sizes 8x10" on up to 24x36" - the stretcher frames are offered in two widths 3/4" or 1.5"- they come ready for hanging on your wall, with a metal hanger on the back & rubber "bumpers" to keep from scuffing your walls.  they also can be displayed on an tabletop OR floor easel, depending on size of canvas. custom printed on archival giclee canvas paper, they are also uv coated for protection from fingerprints & moisture.  they are great for displaying bridals, engagements, weddings, or a portrait session in your home, office, or at your wedding reception. not to mention they make great gifts! please contact us for details & pricing.

all images © elizabeth larson photography 2014

newton family - christmas 2013

the newton family are so special to us - i've been photographing them these past few years & i am so grateful they allow me to follow them around with a camera - and so often! they have four beautiful daughters between the ages of 11 months and 9 years old.  its so important to document your family as they grow!  its hard to believe that their youngest will be a year old in just a few weeks.  

some of you who follow my blog may remember mamma jenn's maternity session a little over a year ago. and then photos of suzie magnolia as a newborn last january {which were posted on my biz facebook page}. a few months later i got together with jenn to photograph her with her two youngest {big sisters were still in school then & daddy greg at work!}, and then more recently the entire family in december.  

below is the photo they chose for their Christmas card this year :) its my favorite too!

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a beautiful momma and her sweet girls - a family session

it seems like yesterday when its already been over 4 months since i photographed my dear friend jenn and her two youngest daughters, sally blue and suzie magnolia.  at the time,  suzie was just shy of turning 5 months and her big sister sally at two and a half years old.  suzie and sally are just two out of a family of four girls! older sisters were still in school at the time of the session and now they are already back in school. where did the summer go - on that note, happy fall!

needless to say, we had a fun time the morning of their session!  you may recognize jenn from her two previous maternity sessions - due with sally blue almost three years ago and with suzie magnolia back in december.  sally blue has also been a popular subject via the blog.  here she is at one and again as a newborn. i am grateful this family has given me the opportunity to photograph them throughout the years!  i love you all so much ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥   

all images © elizabeth larson photography 2013

john c campbell folk school - brasstown, north carolina

from august 25th-31st, i taught a photography workshop at the john c campbell folk school . this was my second time teaching at the folk school & what a wonderful experience it was.  its such a magical place - if you haven't taken a workshop here before, you must.  in the very least, go visit them!  they have a fabulous craft store as well & you can even make reservations to dine there family style.

the folk school offers a variety of workshops from cooking, blacksmithing, woodturning, to weaving just to name a few. and of course they offer a variety of photography workshops. terry my better half joined me for the week, taking a music class.  he learned to play the hammered dulcimer, which to me looks like no easy task.  he also borrowed my mountain dulcimer and his wonderful instructor anne lough even showed him a few songs & now he is showing me how to play! his class performed for morningsong in front of the entire school on friday morning, which was fantastic.  

my class consisted of five students coming from as far away as washington state and texas.  they were wonderful and all of them learned so much.  especially in such a short period of time.  the class was "lifestyle portraiture" and we mostly worked with one another as models, but we had a few along the way willing to participate as well :) my students really were great and up for all kinds of adventures.

we hiked the nature trail on campus which was a bit overgrown but a great place for portraits. we even found a bamboo forest which was a fun spot. i took them on a few assignments around campus, including in the vegetable & herb gardens and of course we ventured into many of the studios. thanks to all of the instructors & students who allowed us to do so - and to photograph you & your creations! 

on friday morning, the last day of classes we took a field trip to the river walk in nearby murphy. its where i photographed four of my students in a group portrait pictured below.  its too bad my 5th student dave couldn't join us, as he had to make travel arrangements home.

at the end of the week, i had my students chose 3 to 5 of their strongest/favorite images {or more!} and then i put together a slide presentation for everyone at the school to see at the closing ceremony friday evening.  i heard lots and lots of compliments! please see for yourself - you can view my student's work here. 

below are just a few of my images from the week we spent there. if you'd like to see a more comprehensive gallery of images please come on over to my business facebook page here - elizabeth larson photography and give us a like!  i would love you for it ♥ 

it was such an wonderful week and almost like a vacation for us.  i look forward to coming back to teach this same workshop again march 16th-21st, 2014. to learn more and/or to sign up please do so here via the folk school's website. hope to see you there!