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2012 Senior Videos | A Bunch :)

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:33:48 +0000

In case you haven’t seen them yet on Facebook, I thought I’d post some of my 2012 Senior Videos here on the blog, too. I know not all family/friends are on Facebook so this will allow you to share with them as well. I’ve been blessed with yet another group of fantastic seniors to work with this year! I hope you enjoy their videos as much as I enjoyed photographing their sessions. Still a few more to come later …

*Note: click on the links to view sneak previews.

Ashley | 2012 Senior

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:55:05 +0000

On Thursday, I met up with Ashley and her parents, plus her sweet little dog Heidi. I’m kind of evil so I’m going to make Ashley wait to see the ones we took with her dog. I’m so excited about everything we captured and narrowing it down is going to be so difficult. Despite this awful August heat and humidity, Ashley managed to look beautiful and put together the entire time. I, on the other hand, did not! And she was so easy to pose it made my job a breeze.

Kylie | 2012 Senior

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:05:12 +0000

Once again my blog is need of some serious catching up (tell me you’re surprised!). I’ll be catching up on several 2012 senior posts in the next few days. Hint: check Facebook if you’re too impatient to wait. I’m going to start a little backwards since Kylie hasn’t seen her sneak peek at all yet. I met Kylie and her mom at her school first for a couple of composite shots to represent all of her sports. Kylie is an amazing athlete, playing softball, volleyball, and basketball. I’m in awe, especially since I’ve never been good at any sports myself. Then we headed up to Monte Sano to shoot the rest of her senior pictures. We lucked into a beautiful day, even if it was still hot. This time I remembered the bug spray so the mosquitoes weren’t able to attack! We managed to squeeze every last drop of sunlight out before the sun set … and I think it was worth it, don’t you?

Ashley | 2011 Senior

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:43:00 +0000

Remember Ashley? She’s one of this year’s Senior Spokesmodels, from Buckhorn HS. For Ashley’s full session we met at her dad’s farm so we could do pictures with her horses. I was thrilled that we were able to get a few shots with Ashley’s momma horse and her baby. And I was so impressed with how good Ashley is with her horses, how calm they are and how they respond to her. Her dad’s farm was a gorgeous location for pictures and he was great at helping with whatever we needed!

P.S. Are you a senior still needing pictures? Are you a junior ready to get on the schedule for next year? If you know Ashley be sure to ask her for a card with a special offer, and mention her name when you book.

Kyla | 2011 Senior

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:19:57 +0000

Remember Kyla? She’s one of this year’s Senior Spokesmodels, from Westminster Christian. Kyla is as sweet as she is beautiful and I’ve really enjoyed working with her! When we did her full session she requested that we do some in front of Harrison Brother’s Hardware, in downtown Huntsville because its a place that has special meaning to her family. I think it turned out to be a fabulous spot! Kyla also asked if we could get a few shots of her and her older brother … of course I said YES.

P.S. Are you a senior still needing pictures? Are you a junior ready to get on the schedule for next year? If you know Kyla be sure to ask her for a card with a special offer, and mention her name when you book.

Faith | 2011 Senior

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:21:32 +0000

Remember Faith? She’s the second of this year’s Senior Spokesmodels, from Sparkman HS. I have had a blast working with Faith! She has such personality and is a natural to pose. And since she’s studying photography its fun to talk a little shop, too.

P.S. Are you a senior still needing pictures? Are you a junior ready to get on the schedule for next year? If you know Faith be sure to ask her for a card with a special offer, and mention her name when you book.

Hannah | 2011 Senior

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:16:50 +0000

Remember Hannah? She’s one of this year’s Senior Spokesmodels, from Sparkman HS. And does she have the most amazing eyes, or what?! What I loved about Hannah’s senior session was that both her mom and her dad came along. I almost never get dads that show up to the session so it was fun for a change! And while most moms are great at spotting a hair out of place or a shirt that needs fixing … Hannah’s dad had them all beat.

P.S. Are you a senior still needing pictures? Are you a junior ready to get on the schedule for next year? If you know Hannah be sure to ask her for a card with a special offer, and mention her name when you book.

Contest Results

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:31:03 +0000

So you probably thought I forgot all about the results of the Favorite 2011 Senior Spokesmodel Contest. Um, well, actually, yes I did. Sorry! Between school starting and getting a new puppy, life got a little crazy (excuses, I know!) and it completely slipped my mind. Please forgive me girls, for making you wait so long for the results. Let me take a minute to thank everyone who voted, it was a huge success!! Between Facebook votes, blog votes, and email votes, the response was fantastic. The voting was close, but there has to be just one winner. So congratulations to Kei, #10!! And I drew a random name from the voters and the Starbucks gift card goes to JENNW. Jenn, email me (marla@marlalaramie.com) your mailing address and I’ll get it in the mail to you in the next few days.

Who’s Your Favorite 2011 Spokesmodel? | Vote

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:26:15 +0000

So it took me more than ten days (HA!) but all 10 2011 Senior Spokesmodels have now been featured. You’ve seen their favorite images from their spring mini sessions, you’ve seen their favorite images from other senior sessions, and you’ve gotten to know a little about them. Now its time to vote for your favorite! First let me say that they are ALL fabulous … each one is beautiful inside and out. So no way am I voting!!!

So how do you vote?
View the 2011 Senior Spokesmodels below (each image is numbered) and choose your favorite. You can leave me a comment (with the image number) in the comments section here on the blog, or you can email me your vote (info@marlalaramie.com), or you can vote by leaving a comment on the group shot on my Facebook page. I’ve included a link back to each girl’s blog feature so you can find out more about them if you missed it originally.

When do you vote?
Starting NOW, voting ends at MIDNIGHT on FRIDAY, August 8th Sunday, August 10th — extended because I forgot to send out a reminder notice.

Who can vote?
Anyone!

Restrictions?
Just play fair, please (Golden Rule and all that). Its up to my personal discretion if I think someone isn’t playing fair in soliciting votes.

Remember the Spokesmodel who receives the most votes will win a special prize (its a secret!). And as an added incentive to vote, I will randomly draw one voter’s name for a Starbucks gift card.

Kyla (view her feature)

Jasmin (view her feature)

Ashley (view her feature)

Tori (view her feature)

Kimberly (view her feature)

Valerie (view her feature)

Faith (view her feature)

Hannah (view her feature)

Jessica (view her feature)

Kei (view her feature)

Marissa | 2011 Senior

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:47:05 +0000

I was super excited about Marissa’s session, especially knowing she was making a two hour drive to get here. It was touch and go all day due to the crazy weather we had that day. First the weather forecast predicted storms for later that night, well after our session. But we were having these awful high temps with a heat advisory and a heat index of 105+. Then of course the sky darkened and the thunder started. And the bottom fell out. It seriously POURED. Marissa’s aunt called from the road to tell me about the monsoon they’d just driven through on their way. But we lucked out and the rain stopped in Huntsville literally just in time for our session. And the best part? The rain cooled everything down and gave us a nice cool breeze. We so lucked out. And it was worth it. I had a blast, Marissa, and I think we captures some fabulous images.

2011 Senior Spokesmodel | Hannah

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:46:55 +0000

Remember, there will be a different 2011 Spokesmodel featured each day. After all 10 girls are featured, I’ll announce the contest and voting details here on the blog. The spokesmodel who receives the most votes will win a special prize (its a secret!). And as an added incentive to vote, I will randomly draw one voter’s name for a Starbucks gift card.

Next up is Hannah, a 2011 Senior from Sparkman High School. If you know Hannah and would like to schedule a session, be sure to ask her for a card with a special offer. Don’t forget to mention her name when you schedule your session!

I asked each Spokesmodel to tell me which was their favorite image from their spring mini session, and why. And I did a little Q&A with each girl to get to know a little more about all of them. Read on to learn more about Hannah …

Q: Which is your favorite image from your spring mini session, and why?
Hannah: The one up close that is black and white on my cards! its my favorite because its vintage looking and makes me look older!

How did you hear about Marla Laramie Photography, and what made you want to be a spokesmodel?
I heard about you from Kandi Armstrong. I knew you took good pictures and senior pictures are very important to me. So I wanted to be a spokesmodel and then you take my senior pictures!

List 3 random songs on your ipod play list:
Our God- Chris Tomlin
The House That Built Me- Miranda Lambert
Airplanes- Beob

My ideal way to spend a free day is:
To sleep in late.Eat yummy food.
Do my quiet time.
take a shower.
and just relax around the house or go shopping!

After graduation I can’t wait to:
Be in college and on my own!

My dream car would be:
Range Rover

If I had 24 hours to live I would:
Tell everyone about Jesus as fast as i could.

Last movie you just had to see on opening day:
Twilight

Celebrity crush:
Channing Tatum

Three things you could never live without:
Parents, Friends, and God

Three things that annoy you without fail:
Clingy People
Boys
Stalkers

Where do you want to go to college and what will your major be?
Alabama, or UNT and nursing

If you had an extra $10K to spend where would you go and what would you buy?
New York! Shopping!

Three random things people might not know about you:
I’m very open.
Used to be cross eyed.
Sister slambed my pinky in the door when I was little.

Describe one or two images that jump out at you as being favorites from the marlalaramie.com site or Facebook:
I like the image of the girl on the back of the horse in the dress. I also like the pictures of Kolton on the old car.

Friday Flashbacks

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:24:29 +0000

Note: I’ll be back to the Senior Spokesmodel features on Monday.

In the meantime, I wanted to fill you in on a brand-new feature coming up called Friday Flashbacks! Every Friday I’ll be posting an image from a past session. I won’t be revealing names or notifying you that your image was featured. So if you see yourself in the Friday Flashback shoot me a quick email and you’ll earn a complimentary 8×10 of the image as well as a gift certificate for $50 that you can use towards a future session. You can even pass your gift certificate on to a friend (but remember I shoot primarily older kiddos, tweens, teens, seniors and young adults). Once you spot your image, you have until the following Friday to notify me and qualify. Friday Flashback features will be posted both here on the blog and on the Marla Laramie Photography Facebook page. Click the LIKE button on the page to make sure you get the Facebook page feed automatically.

So what happens if I don’t post a Friday Flashback? The first person to email me and (nicely!) remind me I’ve forgotten, earns a $50 gift certificate good towards a session. Sorry but this one can’t be passed on to a friend, and is only good for 30 days. Also you can only earn this gift certificate once in 2010.

Now for a few rules. You can only redeem one certificate per session. You have one year from the time the Friday Flashback feature appears on the Blog to use it, and it can only be used for a session with kids ages 7 to young adult (with the exception being a past client). Certificates have no cash value and may not be traded or sold.

Friday Flashbacks start THIS Friday, 7/23 so be sure to check the Blog!!

And because I hate to leave you without an image to enjoy, here’s one of my two sweet girlies.

2011 Senior Spokesmodel | Kimberly

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:00:40 +0000

NOTE: I’ll be out of town for a few days so these blog features will resume on Thursday.

Next up is Kimberly, a 2011 Senior from Grissom High School. If you know Kimberly and would like to schedule a session, be sure to ask her for a card with a special offer. Don’t forget to mention her name when you schedule your session!

Q: Which is your favorite image from your spring mini session, and why?
Kimberly: I really like the ones with the Mustang, they were really fun and turn out so cute

How did you hear about Marla Laramie Photography, and what made you want to be a spokesmodel?
My mom found out about it though a friend I think

List 3 random songs on your ipod play list:
Everybody by Sister Hazel
Crimson Glow by The Benji Davis Project
Wonderwall by Oasis

My ideal way to spend a free day is:
At the lake

After graduation I can’t wait to:
Go on vacation, and just enjoy the summer before I go off to college

My dream car would be:
Mustang GT

If I had 24 hours to live I would:
Spend it with my family

Last movie you just had to see on opening day:
New Moon

Celebrity crush:
Channing Tatum

Three things you could never live without:
My sweat pants
phone
Taco Bell

Three things that annoy you without fail:
Alarm clocks
When people talk on the radio instead of playing music
Commercials

Where do you want to go to college and what will your major be?
Alabama and major in engineering

If you had an extra $10K to spend where would you go and what would you buy?:
Lucky Brand, clothes and jewelry

Three random things people might not know about you:
I love to fish
I love Hot Tamales
I love anything cheetah print

Describe one or two images that jump out at you as being favorites from the marlalaramie.com site or Facebook:
I really like the one with the girl on the railroad tracks in her prom dress, it was so pretty

Senior Spokesmodel | Ashley

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:16:23 +0000

Next up is Ashley, a 2011 Senior from Buckhorn High School. If you know Ashley and would like to schedule a session, be sure to ask her for a card with a special offer. Don’t forget to mention her name when you schedule your session!

Q: Which is your favorite image from your spring mini session, and why?
Ashley: My favorite picture was the close up in the little ally, by the black fence.

How did you hear about Marla Laramie Photography, and what made you want to be a spokesmodel?
I was just going googling “senior pictures”, and saw your blog. I checked out a couple of the pictures and liked your work. I knew that I wanted my senior pictures to be great, so I had to have a great person to take them! So I decided to fill out the spokesmodel application:)

List 3 random songs on your ipod play list:
One Time-Justin Bieber
Forever and Always-Taylor Swift
Baby-Justin Bieber

My ideal way to spend a free day is:
Lay out by the pool! Or Spend the day with my horse if its not too hot!

After graduation I can’t wait to:
#1. My senior trip!
#2. Start college and get out on my own!
#3. Get my own apartment!

My dream car would be:
Infinity-G37

If I had 24 hours to live I would:
Go sky diving, sing in front of a crowd of people, spend the most time with my horse, family and boyfriend as much as possible.

Last movie you just had to see on opening day:
New Moon

Celebrity crush:
I don’t really have one

Three things you could never live without:
Cell phone
clothes
FOOD

Three things that annoy you without fail:
People ignoring me
People lying to me
People who think their better than everyone else

Where do you want to go to college and what will your major be?
I plan on attending calhoun for 2 years, and then transfering to Bama. I plan to major in Medical.

If you had an extra $10K to spend where would you go and what would you buy?
My dream car first, and clothes, clothes, clothes!

Three random things people might not know about you:
I hide my emotions, that’s pretty much it.

Describe one or two images that jump out at you as being favorites from the marlalaramie.com site or Facebook:
I liked the pictures of Emily Hue with her father and her horse. And also the pictures of Paige in the fields.I really just like all of them !!

Senior Spokesmodel | Jasmin

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:25:38 +0000

Next up is Jasmin, a 2011 Senior from Hazel Green High School. If you know Jasmin and would like to schedule a session, be sure to ask her for a card with a special offer. Don’t forget to mention her name when you schedule your session!

Q: Which is your favorite image from your spring mini session, and why?
Jasmin: My favorite image was the one I chose for my business card with my arm over my head. I like it because everything seemed like the pose was really natural and my eyes stand out.

How did you hear about Marla Laramie Photography, and what made you want to be a spokesmodel?
I heard about Marla Laramie Photography by school and facebook, of course because almost everyone at Hazel Green seemed to do their pictures with her. I loved them and showed the website to my mom and she said we are definitely doing it. I wanted to be a spokesmodel because I loved the pictures, and I thought it would be super fun, which it is

List 3 random songs on your ipod play list:
Can’t be Tamed- Miley Cyrus
Major Tom- Shiny Toy Guys
Animal- Neon Trees

My ideal way to spend a free day is:
Relax! whether i’m with my friends or alone, i can occupy myself really easily.

After graduation I can’t wait to:
go on senior trip! and move out of the house!

My dream car would be:
Nissan 370z

If I had 24 hours to live I would:
I would share every second with everyone i love.

Last movie you just had to see on opening day:
Sex and the City 2!

Celebrity crush:
Channing Tatum

Three things you could never live without:
iPhone
Car
family

Three things that annoy you without fail:
FLIES.
when people tell me they do something and then dont.
when i dont have service on my cell phone

Where do you want to go to college and what will your major be?
Hopefully Auburn, and I want to be a high school English teacher!

If you had an extra $10K to spend where would you go and what would you buy?
I would take a vacation to Atlantis Bahamas and I would go on a shopping spree and maybe my 370z

Three random things people might not know about you:
My biggest fear is snakes.
My weakness is baby animals..i want to take them all home.
And I’m a really good public speaker

Describe one or two images that jump out at you as being favorites from the marlalaramie.com site or Facebook:
1. My favorite pose without even looking is when Brandon is holding Paige, it’s so cute and I would love to do that with my boyfriend!
2. My other favorite pose is when Tara is laying on her back on the ground with her feet on the fence, it’s really cute!