Lorraine Marie Fotography

Lori

Lorraine — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:28:28 +0000

Friday afternoon in the studio for a little Mother’s Day pampered session with Lori.

Lori, you look amazing and are beautiful, don’t ever doubt that!

Blessings,

Lorraine

ONEclick Retreat

Lorraine — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:32:19 +0000

The first ONEclick retreat is officially a wrap and couldn’t wait to share a few images with you from the weekend. The cute little cottage we rented was Kara’s cottage, just outside of Sherwood Park (near Cooking Lake). Thanks Kara, the cottage was perfect as was the jam and coffee snacks, yum!

There were so many wonderful elements we enjoyed at Kara’s, no lack of objects or cute little subjects for teaching the gals how to use their new Canon DSLR’s.

Sonia N and Michelle S from Wetaskwin, along with Bailey ( the farm dog) who loved joining in on our photo walk adventures.

Thanks again Sonya and Michelle for joining in on the first ONEclick Retreat!

Blessings,

Lorraine

Unschool Travels

Lorraine — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:34:10 +0000

We like to roam, there is this road and it begs to be travelled upon. When the kids and I go on a trip, I don’t like to take the main highways, in fact, if it’s the secondary highway to anywhere, it’s almost always worth the trek down. We found ourselves in that situation several times on our travels to and from Leavenworth, Wa. this past week. Sometimes along the journey, you just have to take the moment, stop, get out and enjoy. Otherwise the trip passes you by. Moments that you will cherish will all too soon pass you by.

Blessings,

Lorraine

Aaron taking a pause on the trip to take in the surroundings of the Frank Slide. The site of the 1903 slide, that destroyed the mining site and town of Frank.

Sweet Sleeper

Lorraine — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:30:48 +0000

This little guy came into the studio at 3 months old. I can’t get enough of his perfect little toes and those praying hands. We didn’t think he was going to fall asleep for us, but when he did he slept so sound. And, to make it the perfect day, he had the sweetest baby scent and the best smiles! Ahh, I sure do love them babies in the studio!

Blessings,

Lorraine

Digital Images on Sale

Lorraine — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:14:27 +0000

On sale until April 15th is our Digital Image Sale. You can purchase your entire proofing gallery for $450, a huge savings from the regular price of $700. But don’t wait to long, this on only until April 15th, 2012 and is limited to our past clients.

Digital images will come with the permission to print release form and allows you to print images for all your family and friends at your local printing lab. Digital images can only be used for personal use. Sorry, no commercial rights will be granted on this sale.

Blessings,

Lorraine

ONEclick Workshops

Lorraine — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:08:58 +0000

Over the past few months, I have been putting together the resources for the women’s photography retreat over at ONEclick Workshops. So, here’s a little hint for the workshop attendees…. Wondering what marbles has to do with Photography, come to the retreat, and you’ll find out.

Manifesto

Lorraine — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:21:41 +0000

Manifesto; Such a word, there’s a weight to it, a substance.

Back in the new year, I dove in and challenged myself with a writing course, part of that course is to create your business manifesto. As the assignment went through and tossed out questions, I grilled myself, scribbled my thoughts and scratched a few down… riped out the page and started again…Then a hiatus was taken. It was a little frustrating and I chose the route of procrastination… which really just put things off, so after a long extended home work vacation I dove back into my writing assignment. This is the result of challenging myself to write about what my business is, what it means to me and to my customers. I never knew, never thought, that writing out one little paragraph would involve so much digging, but, it was well worth it. Without the digging, the challenge, I would not have been able to put together all my thoughts into a cohesive bracket. Thanks Kristen for the writing camp, thanks for the challenges!

Manifesto for Lorraine Marie Fotography

I capture twinkles and curiosity

I believe in sweet surprises and in the spontaneity of a child’s heart.

I value the cozy comforts of home and hugs.

I aim for my clients to have an enjoyable experience each time they visit.

Blessings,

Lorraine

Valentines Day Mini Sale

Lorraine — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:18:19 +0000

Join us up at the Studio for a Valentines Day Mini Sale, Limited Spaces Available, $79 for a 30 minute Session

January colds

Lorraine — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:16:50 +0000

It’s the beginning of January, and I can’t believe how under the weather I have been. Typically, colds don’t like me so they don’t stick around for any length of time. This cold has been gracing itself since Boxing Day…just to say, I’m not a fan of it. Normally, it would be time to start dismantling the tree and putting away all the Christmas decorations, but the lack of energy and in my pursuit of seeing how many Kleenex boxes I can go through (currently on my fourth box), the tree will just have to wait. In the meantime, I want to let all my customers know it will be back to the studio for me, once I am well and not sharing my lovely germs with everyone, we don’t need little ones getting this cold (as I’m sure all the momma’s out there can appreciate that). Time to sip back more Peppermint tea with Honey and find that little blue jar of Vicks.

Blessings,

Lorraine

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012

Lorraine — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:06:13 +0000

Another year has passed by and while I think about so many posts on Facebook that friends and family are posting, I am considering what it is I want from 2012 ( I say that like it already owes me something… maybe it does). Not that long ago I read a book by Don MIller, on living a better life, by living a better story . What I got most out of that book, was not to let life just idly pass by but to make living a better story, embrace life, put yourself into a better story, if you don’t like the way your life is going, change something. Make it Memorable. 2011 brought some wonderful rewards and Memorable Moments: I was able to go to WPPI, I attend an Alycia Alvarez’s class, met some amazing women from WPPI who daily enrich my life and encourage me in my walk of faith as a christian, we got a much needed new car this year (our Flex) after surviving last year with a van with no heat (the Flex was a much welcomed addition to our family), I found some AMAZING studio space this fall, photographed some wonderful couples and families this year for which I am truly blessed. 2011 also showed it’s ugly side but even with a little bad attitude I look at all the wonderful things it did bring and for that I am grateful.

2012, What are some of my goals for this year:

1. Attend an After Dark Education Workshop

2. Expand my client base becoming more specialized in children’s photography.

3. Go out on a Sail boat

4. Dinner Cruise on the Edmonton River Queen.

5. Travel through more of the States with the kids.

6. Be a better Blogger

7. Plan future Workshops and Retreats for Momma’s

8. Go Whale Watching

9. Go Hiking with the kids

10. Rent a cottage for a week

11. Get back to a healthy lifestyle

12. Complete 100 crunches in 100 days (Day One is complete!)

13. Spend more time reading my bible

14. Welcome in new clients

15. Be a better writer (joined P31 weekly writing challenge).

16. Go to NYC with Rod

17. Complete the Circus Camp writing course (working my way through it)

18. Enter a Print Competition

19. Read for enjoyment

20. Go on adventures , take day trips with the kids.

While it’s not an extensive list or exhaustive, they are some of my goals and desires I hope to complete this coming year. I’d love to hear some of your goals, dreams for 2012.

Blessings,

Lorraine