About the Photographer

Hello, I’m Lara and I’m passionate about beauty, in all its many shapes and forms.  I believe photography provides a way to interpret the world and share my vision with others.  I find myself particularly drawn to portraiture because I love working with people and I particularly enjoy showing people a side of themselves that they might never have noticed before.  Think you’re not photogenic? Let me prove that you are.  I believe that everyone is beautiful and I think I have a talent for bringing that beauty out.

My Style

I specialize in natural light, on location, lifestyle portraits.  That means photos taken at a location of your choosing.  I prefer to shoot natural light and natural poses, though I will break out the flash (or multiple flashes) if needed.    I aim for the sessions to be fun and relaxing.  I want to see your true beauty come out by you being yourself.

The artistic quality of portraits is important to me.  I want your photographs to be interesting even to people who don’t know you.  If that sounds like something you want, then we’ll probably be a good match.  I personally find studio photography to be generally very boring, and I don’t do it myself.  If you’re looking for traditional posing and excessive glamour or soft focus retouching, then you should look elsewhere.  You won’t find any cheesy Photoshop effects here.

About the Person

I’m obsessed with doing and creating.  I’ve never been able to just watch others do fun things.  I started watching hockey in grade 10. In grade 11, I went out for my high school hockey team, even though I could barely skate.  I’ve always loved music, and have been writing my own songs since I was twelve.  I’ve written novels, had various blogs, sewn many things including a traditional Victorian corset, knit, crocheted, painted, drawn, took Irish dance and hip hop lessons, studied something from every faculty at my university, taught myself to hoop dance, taken dozens of road trips, travelled to Ireland for a month on my own, and done pretty much everything else that came my way that sounded like it could be fun, even if it was scary.  I never found anything I was really good at until I found photography, and it took me years to realize it could be more than just a hobby.  And yes, that’s a little scary in itself, but I’m determined to make this my life.