from a fun family session with Macey, Chun and little Lauren. It’s always a pleasure to catch up with my wedding couples as their families grow!
from a fun family session with Macey, Chun and little Lauren. It’s always a pleasure to catch up with my wedding couples as their families grow!
I’m honored to announce the winner of the Giving is Awesome portrait session…well winners . There was no way I could choose between these two wonderful people. I will be doing sessions for Avery and her family and for Dianne and her family. Avery and Dianne don’t even know each other but have one thing in common. They both have cancer. Avery is a little girl about to turn 4 and Dianne is a single mom raising a family while going through chemotherapy. I have a feeling I’m going to be the one who feels blessed after this project. With permission I will come and share their photos on the blog after the sessions. Thank you to everyone who sent in entries.
On a side note I will be out of the studio and visiting family January 1-12. I will be back in the studio on January 13th. Wishing everyone a peaceful and happy 2009. Now a photo from one of my favorite peaceful places.
I’m so excited to be joining the Giving is Awesome photography giveaway. You know someone. You know someone who’s experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can’t afford custom photography, but who would cherish it this holiday season and in our poor economic times. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their family’s spirit, love, and beauty. You know someone. I guarantee it. I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography — $1000 worth, to be exact. The person who nominates the winner receives $500 towards photography of their own!
*You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home in Paris does not qualify as sincere financial need.)
*The nominee must reside in the San Diego area. Tell me who you know, what they’re experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself.
*This contest is for portrait photography only. Not good towards wedding photography. I will announce the winner here on the blog on New Year’s Day.
*To nominate someone send an email to leigh@leighmillerphotography.com
really I’m still working but a few more pics from Sunday’s shenanigans.
just wanted to share two pics from sunday. Now back to work.
when Carrie of Urban Baby contacted me about shooting a portrait session for her family. I don’t shoot a ton of family sessions and find them both challenging and fun. The challenge for me is that usually there is at least one family member who doesn’t want to be there (example – see below! haha). But the fun for me is that like weddings, family sessions can tell a story. They tell a story about where that family is at that point and time and more specifically where the individual members, mostly the kids, are. I find when I approach the session with that in mind I LOVE family sessions. So here is the story of the Cooke family, Carrie, Jonathan, Finn and Harrison, November 2008. Thank you all so much for letting me record a moment in your lives!
while I was out in New Mexico for Amy and Ana’s wedding I shot some bridals with Nicole. Nicole came out to shoot the wedding with me and brought along her gown so we could have some fun. She’s getting married next year were just not sure when yet. I wish more gals in CA would do bridal shoots. I kind of think of them like a day after shoot without the groom who doesn’t want to be there! I’M KIDDING! I know all MY grooms really love the day after shoots! Anyway here’s a little peak of Nicole’s bridals Part I. I say Part I cause who knows if we will do more. These were done in about 45 minutes at about 7 am. After shooting a wedding the day before. And it was cold, cold. My fingers were frozen. And poor Nicole was turning blue towards the end. I think you’ve got the picture. But still, I think I might want to move to New Mexico, what a goldmine of shooting opportunities.
well lots. I just returned from Amy and Ana’s amazing wedding in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, it was great! Now I’m home for a full 10 days before heading off to Jamaica for a destination wedding I’m so excited about. Before I leave I plan to blog a few weddings (I think there are 6 in a holding pattern waiting to make an appearance on the blog!) and a few other fun things. So please hang in there. I know things have been quiet on the old blog lately but my shooting schedule is slowing down a little and wedding season is coming to an end. That means time to share some of the wonderful weddings I haven’t had a chance to share yet. Meanwhile…here’s a photo from a bridal shoot I did for my good friend, and wonderful photographer, Nicole while we were in New Mexico this weekend. This was taken with the 45mm tilt shift and I love the dreamlike quality. More coming soon. And yes, some in focus.
