Brooke has officially joined the ranks of people who will stand in freezing weather for photos with me! I have told all my close girlfriends that if they have any long, beautiful dresses, I will do photoshoots with them any time. Bridesmaid dresses, ballgowns, even a few costumes. I'm a sucker for a beautiful girl in a long dress that flows in the wind. And if you know me as a photographer or just as a person, you know I'm a sucker for magical, whimsical things. This year I p

I remember looking at my photography a few years ago and thinking to myself, This is it? Yeesh. I worked with the equipment I had, tried my best to edit the way I knew how, and used Pinterest to take photos like what I saw everyone else taking. But I didn't feel confident in my work or in my ability to do more than snap a pretty picture sometimes. Now I'm looking back on those years. Where there was nervousness and uncertainty, there's confidence. I've grown into my style, gi

I needed to do something creative, and a photo shoot is always a great outlet for so many reasons. I love that photography brings people together in some pretty cool and unique ways, and it can inspire all sorts of other creative avenues from it. So I hit up my girlfriends to see who was available and had a dress they'd be willing to put on. Michelle and I drove less than a mile from my house to get to this park. Originally, I had another place in mind, but on the day of it e

Whether you're just getting interested in photography or you've already dipped your toe into its waters, your head might be swimming thinking about all the little details that go into a good photo shoot. Everyone's going to have a different tried and true method--everyone likes to do things a little differently. But by and large, you'll find every seasoned photographer comes prepared for the unexpected because, well, you never know what'll happen! So today's Sunday Resource i

You know, I never made a blog post for these branding shots of Hannah! Which is crazy, because they're some of my favorites ever. I love working with her for so many reasons. And I'm so thankful she chooses me to take pictures of her! She's so natural in front of the camera, shoots with her are always just a bunch of fun. These were taken at the end of 2018, and I'm still kind of swooning over how beautiful she is. Also, she is playing Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady in Fort

I get it. You're hot, you're cold, you're on the move...but you have a job to do. You're a hustler, and you don't want something like your outfit to get in the way of doing your job. A lot of newer photogs have asked me, What should I wear to this type of shoot/event? Seniors, families, branding shoots, and the most daunting: weddings. Dressing for a consultation, a shoot, or even just a meeting with clients can be intimidating because we work in a world with no set rules--bu

I was in Phoenix at the start of the year, a fun week of awesome projects and adventures. My good friend Emma and her family hosted me in their home, and she and I spent a week doing all sorts of things that make a creative's soul happy. An adventure at the Grand Canyon caught on time lapse videos, recording a song + filming footage for a music video, and of course photo shoots. Some of our work you won't see for a while, like the shoot we did for my Bridesmaid Dress Project.

If you've been around for a while, you know I've been working as a photographer since I was 17 years old. Laurel Anne Photography was the name I chose because, well, I suck at coming up with cool names for things so I just picked my own and stuck with that. But in the last few years, I've felt like the name I chose was keeping me from really being able to do all I've wanted to. It's part of being a creative, I think, knowing how to brand yourself or market yourself and how to

Ah, the hunt. Engaged and excited about the wedding, you look up photographers. But, if you're in a place like Colorado Springs, where we have photographers galore, you might find the options overwhelming and the process a little confusing. Being a freelance photographer and a bridesmaid 6 times so far--can anyone say Katherine Heigl in 27 Dresses??--I've seen a lot of brides' confusion during this process. Photographers are all kind of similar, yet so different. They all wa

What a year it's been. I think the general consensus throughout the internet is that 2016 kind of sucked. Even so, many good things happened this year. Though I had to give up a lot of jobs due to living in the mountains during the summer, the final few months were packed! I'm so thankful for all the awesome clients and models I got to work with--some old and some new, all of them fun. Here's a look back at some highlights from this year! I'm so thankful I got to capture some

Back in 2013, I took on a photo project titled Hipster Princesses. Y'all voted and asked to see some of the "extras" from Rapunzel's shoot first! It was a tricky shoot, being inside and having low light, but this girl was a phenomenal model for me. Here's one of the photos that made the cut: Big thanks to this awesome girl, who portrayed this princess beautifully! We happened to already have this great handmade mug and tried some shots with it, like the one above, but in the