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Welcome to the elle images blog!

Hello! Welcome to the elle images blog and thanks so much for stopping by! This is where you will find my most recent work.

A little info about me... my name is Laura, and I am the owner and photographer of elle images. I was born and raised in Aloha, Oregon but I have always been a sunshine girl which is a big reason why I found myself in Arizona for my last years of college. After getting my degree in photography from Northern Arizona University, I decided to move back to the Great Northwest. I started elle images in 2005 and I feel so grateful to have had the amazing clients that I have over the years, along with the support from my friends and family. And also starting my business lead me to meet my husband while we were both shooting a wedding in 2007. He was a wedding videographer, and still does video work on occasion, and always has a creative project in the works. In 2011 we welcomed our first son, Hayden, into the world and in 2016 we welcomed our second son, Ryland, into the world. My boys are my everything and being their mom is the thing I am most grateful for in this life! Motherhood has taught me so much and I think has made me a better photographer (and human) too. I love photographing people but children are what really inspire me the most. Each child is unique and I always try my best to connect with, and photograph who they truly are on my shoots.
No matter what I am doing my goal these days is to do my best to enjoy each moment as it comes and stay in the present. One thing I have learned is that life will continue to surprise us and we never really know what is just around the corner, but after all the highs and lows I have been through, I welcome it all and know everything and every person has something beautiful for me to embrace or to teach me.

I specialize in natural light, lifestyle photography and I absolutely love what I do. Being able to share special moments with people in their lives and create record of those memories for them makes me thankful everyday. Not to mention all the friendships I have made along the way. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

For more information please check out my main site at www.elleimagesphoto.com.

Better in pairs…

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Posted in Babies, Families

Earlier this week I got to spend the morning taking photos at the Giard’s home. Kemmie recently gave birth to twin boys and it was so much fun taking photos of them together and with their big brother. This was my first newborn twin shoot and while it was a little bit more challenging than one baby, I would definitely have to say that when it comes to babies… more is always better. They are so cute and I hope I get the chance to take more photos of all these boys as they continue to grow. Thanks so much to Kemmie and Bob for inviting me into their home during this exciting… and sleep deprived time in their lives. : )

I love how it looks like he is singing in this one.

Date night with Mike & Danielle

Thursday, November 18, 2010 Posted in Engagement, Portraits

Last night I took some photos of my good friend Danielle and her future husband Mike. We started shooting right as the sun was going down so we didn’t have very much natural light to work with, but we got some really fun shots. I have known Danielle since the 5th grade, and the majority of our time together is spent laughing. She has always been a beautiful person from the inside out, but I have never seen her more beautiful and happy than she is now with Mike. I couldn’t be happier for them and I cannot wait to take many more photos of them within the next year!!!

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The Kumar Family

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Posted in Babies, Families, Portraits

Last friday I had the privilege of take photos of the newest addition to the Kumar family, Sonam. She was born about 6 weeks ago and already has such a sweet little personality. I had such a fun afternoon taking photos of this little one. Congratulations to Hiral and Sunil on their beautiful baby girl, and thank you so much for having me take photos of your family!

A few of my favorite things…

Monday, November 15, 2010 Posted in Personal

I am really excited to share my new blog with everyone, so I thought I would make my first post about some of my favorite things… with some of fun photos that I have shot over the last year (or so).

My all time favorite thing would of course be my nieces…