Lara Swanson Photo » Nontraditional, Offbeat and Alternative Photographer

It’s official – we’re moving to Massachusetts!

Though I’m incredibly sad to leave my wonderful clients (and friends!) in the DC area, Brad and I are beginning an exciting journey up north. I’m so thankful for the wonderful clients I’ve had here; I hope you all keep in touch! I want to shout out a few particular people -

Kim, Jenn, Brit, Liz, Suzzanne, Lisa: thanks for being terrific clients, blog readers, and most importantly, friends.
Michelle: thanks for agreeing to befriend me a year ago; in the words of Lost, you’re my constant.
Kelly: you’re the strongest woman I know; thank you for being my best friend and business partner.

As many of you already know, I shifted my business to focus on portraits (rather than weddings) last year. It’s been a great decision – one that has allowed me to focus on my health – and I’m planning on continuing to do a few portrait sessions each year. But to keep up on my adventures, be sure to subscribe to So You’re EnGAYged, and feel free to shoot me an email anytime! I’ll miss you all and hope we keep in touch :)

My best friend is Michelle. Her husband is Tyler. This is their wedding.

Much more photos to come as I go through all of Anne Ruthmann’s and my favorites! Thanks, Anne, for being a stellar co-shooter!

Why am I blogging photos from the fall? Because Aaron and Rich have officially adopted these two beautiful children, Dayanna and Dajour.

The above picture is my #1 favorite photo I’ve ever taken of a family, and we had to keep it under wraps until Dayanna and Dajour’s legal adoption day! I was elated when I received the email from the family about photographing it, too!

Thanks, Aaron and Rich, for inviting me to be a part of such a special day :)

John Waire is an amazing photographer out of Baltimore, MD. I came up with the idea of getting a portrait session done of me and Brad at an eco-friendly tulip farm in Brightwood, VA and asked John if he’d be interested in shooting us – and volunteered to shoot his family as well! :) We had such a blast hanging out with them!

I’ve been working steadily on some side projects over the past few months. Here are a few images from them…

I’ve partnered with Anne Ruthmann to launch The Moxy Girls, a pinup styling and photography studio for girls with moxy. ;) If you’d like to sign up for the next group shoot, become a fan for updates!

Here are some of my favorite photos from our first calendar shoot!

Suzzanne and Nate had a wonderfully offbeat wedding in Old Town Alexandria last summer. So I knew that they needed an out-of-the-ordinary album, one that reflected their personalities and truly awesome union. Enter: Alaska album!

I love, love, love how clean and straightforward it is. One picture per page (makes it really easy to design!) and a cutout on the front and back for text.

Be sure to check out the other album styles I offer: Iris, Kiss and coffeetable are my top three!