Evelyn & Tony

This weekend I met up with Evelyn and Tony for their engagement session. I had a lot of fun getting to know more about them. We took some shots in front of the pub where they met and Evelyn told me about how she all but spoiled her own proposal by trying to guess what Tony was planning. Evelyn and Tony are so cute together and I can't wait for their April wedding. Here are a few favs from their session...

It's the Final Countdown!

I hope you all heard the Rocky music in your heads as you read the blog title. :) Only two more weeks remain in the year 2010! I don't remind you of this to inspire a little holiday panic attack but rather to give those of you planning on scheduling a session in the upcoming year a chance to nab your 2011 session or wedding at our current 2010 rates. Come the first of the year we will be rolling out new services and pricing. All sessions and weddings booked before January 1st will receive our current rates no matter when they fall in 2011. This can mean some pretty serious savings so don't delay email loren@topbananaphotography.com today to take advantage of this offer.

Katie & Billy

Katie's sister Lauren has been a terrific client for some time now so I was very excited when Katie contacted me at the beginning of the year regarding her December wedding at Level Two. Katie made an absolutely beautiful bride and there were quite a few tearful moments throughout the evening. It was a pleasure to be able to capture and experience such an emotional and magical night.

I'm baaaaack!!

...in the saddle again! Haha, ok enough Aerosmith inspired ridiculousness. Seriously though, we are back and ready for action. We had a terrific delivery experience and brought home one of the sweetest most easy going babies I have ever had the pleasure of laying eyes on. Thanks to Miss Olivia's demeanor it's been a quick recovery and I am so happy to get back to my other baby, photography! November is already booked up with the exception of couple slots and December is filling up fast(whoohoo!! :P) so if you have been thinking about booking a session now is the time to jump on it. Our pricing will be changing after the New Year so book now to get our 2010 pricing for your 2011 session or Wedding.

And since a blog post isn't complete without a picture I'll sign off with a couple of my little princess...

An Angel is Born

It's not the first time I've gushed over my absolute adoration of babies and it most certainly won't be my last. I can't think of anything else more precious, beautiful, and full of promise and hope than a new little baby. This is why I jump for joy at the opportunity to capture some of the first bonding moments between a new baby and it's family. I was lucky enough to have such an opportunity just recently with the arrival of little Angel.

Please join me in wishing this family all the happiness and prosperity the world can bring.



If you or someone you know is expecting and interested in having a Newborn Hospital Session please contact me at loren@topbananaphotography.com

Beautiful Bridals

I heart these photos so much they deserve a post all their own. I couldn't have asked for a better client or location and the proof is in the pudding...

Excerpts from the Whirlwind

As promised I'm playing catch up to be able to share with you all some shots from the first half of what has proved to be a whirlwind year.





























Too many favs for one post :)...

Maternity Leave

Well as some of you may already know I have been busy cooking up baby number two. So far this pregnancy has proved far more challenging than my first. This coupled with our rather extreme schedule has begun to take it's toll. So we have decided to take a break so that we can all make it safely to the end of this pregnancy and enjoy a little time together as a family before it's back to being busy busy beavers. We will be back starting in November and will be taking on a limited number of sessions through to the end of the year. If you planned on scheduling a fall or holiday session/event please contact me ASAP to hold your spot. In the mean time check back in from time to time as I will be going through and posting highlights from the past couple whirlwind months.

More More More

Hello everyone! Like always I've been busy busy busy. The beautiful spring weather has me out and about shooting like mad. We just wrapped up a whole bunch of Easter Portrait Sessions that were a complete blast. We were so lucky to have such lovely flowers and absolutely perfect weather. I kept eyeballing the forecast and for a while I was quite concerned that April showers would bring a severely disappointed Loren but as luck would have it that was not the case! I've also been busy collecting all sorts of new lovely props for our newborn/baby sessions. I've got some colorful wraps for those oh so sweet "baby burrito" pics and the pièce de résistance of my recent acquisitions is a vintage wicker baby carriage! My mind is absolutely on fire with tons of new ideas for pictures. I cannot wait to get me hands on these new props and some sweet little babies, it's gonna be magic!

New Products and Goodies!!

Ok, so enough with the cliff hanger already it's time I filled you in a bit on what's going on. I am super super excited to announce that we have a new printing house on our team and the products we are now able to offer through them are to DIE FOR!! Mini Accordion books, Image boxes, Press Printed Albums and Books, Bound Proofs, Custom CD cases printed on gorgeous metallic paper and much much more. The quality is fantastic. They sent me some samples and this stuff is just amazing. No flimsy cheap cardboard wrapped junk here, no no sir!! You can feel the weight and just how substantial everything is the second it's in your hands. This is very exciting for me because I have been desperately trying to find something just like this. I love that I can now confidently recommend these products to my clients and KNOW that what they get they will absolutely flip over. You are gonna want some of EVERYTHING! :D I know I do! As I build up my collection of samples I will get some examples posted for everyone to see, but to really appreciate these products you need to experience them firsthand so that you will know what I'm talking about when I say these are just phenomenal products. Yay Yay Yay I am doing a little happy dance and so will you once you get your hands on these too.

Changes

Big changes are on the horizon. I'm just gonna leave it at that for now. Stay tuned.

Hospital Sessions

I'm pleased to report that I am now offering Hospital Sessions which will include a photo montage video. I think there is hardly anything more precious and worth remembering than the experience of birth. I am so blessed to be able to share such a miraculous and personal time with my clients. It makes my heart swell to think about how the images I create will be treasured and shared for years and years. I picture the little babies I photograph growing up and showing their little babies what they used to look like.
Life is beautiful.

Please join me in welcoming little Sonny Andrew

Busy Busy Bee

Well, the year has really started to take off. I have been going full steam ahead for the past two weeks and it doesn't show signs of slowing down any time soon. :) I couldn't be more thrilled. Amidst all the shooting and editing I did have to find a second to come chitty chat here on the blog just so everyone will know that I haven't died or disappeared, I'm just busy...really busy. Of course I can't come on here and tell you I am busy and not have anything to show for it so...

A couple of sneak peeks, if you please:

~Gwendolyn & Adam~





When people think of being tough they often picture some big buff dude looking real hard. I'm here to tell ya, tough is being able to stand in a sleeveless, sheer wedding gown in near freezing weather and look gorgeous all the while. Hats off to Gwendolyn for being one tough cookie!



~Mamá Contemporánea~

The chilly weather isn't holding us back now! Yesterday I had the pleasure of shooting maternity pictures for Mamá Contemporánea. She is another tough cookie who braved the cold to get some beautiful shots of her precious bump. She is also an avid blogger with tons of helpful information for moms and moms to be. Check her out at:
http://www.mamacontemporanea.com
Facebook: Mamá Contemporánea
Twitter: @Mcontemporanea

New Year

It's a brand new year and I am so excited for all that it will bring! It's been a bit of a bumpy start but things are starting to settle back down into the normal swing. The cold weather has kept me indoors more than I would prefer lately. Little L and I have become quite the window watchers. Actually, I have always been a window watcher. My old home in SC had wonderful windows. More than most homes I think. We always had tons of beautiful birds to watch at the feeders. It amazes me how much time I can spend just staring off into the trees. Watching their leaves flutter past each other. Listening and imagining that the rushing sounds are waves of the ocean...Maybe little L is a daydreamer like his mommy.

How cute is this face? I could (and will) kiss it forever!