Who are you?- Kirsten
In a contemporary portrait, is it enough to just portray a beautiful woman? Or should the portrait convey who she is besides beautiful? This image of Kirsten was part of a concept shoot to illustrate who she is. Personally I think we nailed it. I would love to hear opinions from others who know her. If we were to photograph you, who would you be?
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Contemporary portrait of a woman and her children
This mom went a step beyond what we have done thus far in that she wanted pictures with her daughter, but also her son.(much to his dismay) Boys and later Men, as a rule aren’t much into pictures, but I think this time we pulled it off. We got some abosolutely gorgeous shots of Tiffany, and then daughter Grace and son Landen. Then we put them all together and had a little fun! I hope she enjoys these images as much as I loved taking them! Hair and makeup by Stefani Smith.
Mother/daughter portraits – Caitlin and Melinda
OMG!!!! Caitlin is a quiet, laidback, pretty 16 year old. Her mom Melinda decided to surprise her with a mother/daughter contemporary portrait shoot at our studio. And Caitlin came to life in front of my camera. She became this self confident, graceful, gorgeous modelesque person that had been lurking beneath that shy shell. And mom did pretty well too! Their images of them together are a real treat, as you can see just how much they look alike! The first image you will see here is what is referred to as a beauty shot. Its pretty much all about the face and not alot of people can pull this one off, but Caitlin totally rocked it. That shot says it all! Hair and makeup by the talented and wonderful Stefani Smith.
Mahomet Senior – Morgan
Morgan is a beautiful senior from Mahomet who wanted some fun, unique images before graduation. Hair and makeup by Sarah Kellems.
Contemporary portrait – Crystal
Crystal used her 25th wedding anniversary as a reason to indulge in a contemporary portrait session. She is an amazing woman with a unique sense of humor and we had a great time. I had several klutz moments, but we all survived, and there are some really wonderful images to show for it!
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Mother-Daughter portraits
If there is one word to describe Ja Nelle, it would be FUN! She and her daughter Aria brought so much fun and energy to their portraits! There was dancing and singing between shots and just this amazing, wonderful vibe. And it all has led to these amazing images. Hair by Carla Jones, co-owner of Rose & Taylor Salon, and makeup by Antonia Jackson. Happy Mother’s Day Ja Nelle!
Family photos – keeping it real!
I had the pleasure of spending Thursday afternoon with this lovely, lively family! Any time you deal with more than one small child at a time, things get a little crazy, schedules get adjusted, and plans go a little awry! I did not create a perfect portrait of a perfectly posed family. That would not have been real. I do feel that I created several precious portraits of a wonderful family being who they are at this point in their lives. Happy Mothers Day Mary-anne!
Laura Trovillion Photography Goes Naked…
Yep, made you look didn’t it! Okay, so not so much naked as transparent. And not in actual photographs, but in pricing of our portrait products. We have ditched our packages and now offer one short, simple price menu for all of our portraits. If you are interested, you can stop by Laura Trovillion Photography studio for a copy. We think you will like the straight forward, buy only the portrait products you really want, pricing. We wll also be offering special products, such as our smartphone photo albums, for clients purchasing a given dollar amount! Of course, you will still want all of the images from your portrait shoot, but that’s a different story!
The New and Improved Fisher High School Spring Sports Poster
What makes the sports poster “new and improved”? The inclusion of Senior Softball player Hannah Spaulding, who was inadvertantly omitted from the original poster. These posters will be available at the High School Office next week. My sincere apologies to Hannah, and I hope she likes the new poster!
Toddler Photos – Ava is 15 months
This is beautiful little Ava, youngest of three darling little girls! She wasn’t really sure she wanted to do this whole “get photos taken this morning”. The weather was less than co-operative, but we snuck a few outdoors anyway. In the end she was great, and nothing in this world beats a cheezy 15 month old grin!
Contemporary Mother- Daughter Portraits – Jenn and Alex
Wow! So much fun with this mom of 5 and her about-to-be-a-senior daughter! I am so glad we had the opportunity to create these amazing photos for them! I can’t wait to show them the rest!!! Can you say Awesome Mother’s Day Gift? Hair and makeup by Stefani Smith!
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Portraits of Women – Mother-daughter
Last week I had the pleasure of photographing Paula and her daughter Jansyn as part of my series, Portraits of Women. This is my favorite of the images of them together. It speaks to me, reminds me of my mom, and makes me wish I had a similiar portrait for myself. Beautiful portraits are considered a luxury, but when the opportunity is gone, they become priceless. Hair and makeup by Sarah Kellems
Portraits of Women – Kirsten
Our portraits of women series include young women too! Can you imagine how much fun this would be getting hair/makeup and photos with your best girlfriends? Seriously though, Kirsten is a super sweet person and a beautiful young woman inside and out! Hair and Makeup by Sarah Kellems.
Portraits of Women – Brooke
I am having so much fun photographing these women, and Brooke was no exception. She was constantly cracking jokes during her sitting and making all of us laugh until our sides hurt. Brook has amazing eyes, and I love the combination of her blonde hair and brown eyes…
Portraits of Women – Sarah
This beautiful woman is Sarah. Would you believe that she is mom to three very active kids? I just love how easy going and laid back she is, and her gorgeous hair…..don’t even get me started. I think sometimes as women, we get stuck in a mom rut and forget that we are beautiful and a little bit sexy!
Portraits of Women – Kat
First I should apologize for taking so long between posts, it has been a crazy few weeks, but I still feel like I should have gotten something posted sooner. This photo is one of our contemporary portraits of women. The model is Kat and she is absolutely beautiful! Hair by Jenn Foster and makeup by Toni Jackson
Family photos – The Murray 5
Sounds like a gang in the old westerns doesn’t it! In this case though, The Murray 5 are the Murray grandchildren. They range in age from 6 to 2 weeks. It was wild, crazy, stressful….and wonderful! Their expressions and attitudes are open, natural and so unique to each child.
Fashion Photography – Leah and her Lashes
Leah is part three in my creative fashion photography series. She is an awesome model and great fun to work with! Hair and Makeup by Stefani Smith, video by Carli Wilson( video coming soon) and creative direction, photography and Dove Bars provided by yours truly, Laura Trovillion Photography. Be sure to let us know what you think!
Mahomet baby pictures – Mimi is 1!
It doesn’t seem like a year ago that we were photographing Mimi as a newborn, but it has indeed. Now she is no longer baby, she is moving into the great realm of toddler and all of the joys and gray hair that come with it! Happy Birthday baby girl!!!
Looking for class of 2013 LTP ELITE SQUAD MEMBERS
Laura Trovillion Photography is looking for members of the class of 2013 to become part of the LTP ELITE SQUAD! Squad members will receive: complimentary mini session, complimentary full senior sitting with free upgrades including our ever popular sportrait, complimentary product upgrades to senior portrait packages, discounts on sports action photos, a bigger variety of images in portrait packages. the coolest products around and above all, some of the most awesome senior pictures in the area. Membership is limited, so do not delay. Call me at 217-239-1658 or email me at tlaura@trovillionphoto.com for details. Elite squad membership is open to all High Schools in the Champaign, Piatt, Moultrie and Sangamon county areas.
Fisher Basketball at SuperSectionals – Go Bunnies
Tonight the 2012 Fisher Basketball team will play in the Supersectional in Bloomington IL. I have had the pleasure of photographing most of these boys for their senior portraits, as well as the sports action basketball photography for Fisher High School and I am thrilled for them and everything they have accomplished in this season! Best of Luck to Boyd, Carson, Dylan, Parker and Taw!
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2012 senior girl pictures – Laura Trovillion Favorites
So here are a few of the beautiful 2012 senior girls pictures that I like best. I cannot wait until we are shooting 2013 senior girl pictures, as I have LOTS of new ideas!
Laura Trovillion Photography rolls out a Cutting Edge NEW Product!!!
We have just taken image sharing in the Champaign-Urbana area to the next level! Now exclusively at Laura Trovillion Photography, you can get your favorite images from your Family, infant/child or Senior Portrait Session as an album on your smartphone!!! Share your awesome images from LTP with all of your friends and relatives, just by pulling out your phone! This works on iphone/ipad and android phones and tablets! Stand out from the crowd with Laura Trovillion Photography, where Awesome is just the Beginning!
Drive your tractor to school day!
Yep. Small farming town where you get to have drive your tractor to school day! Anyone driving down Rt. 136 in Fisher IL can enjoy this view!
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Photography business cards- The best EVER!!!
I am not the kind of gal who gets really excited over business cards….until now!
Check out the coolest, most awesome business cards for a photographer ever……These are translucent plastic. Steve at 405media.com was incredible. The customer service was above and beyond, the price was reasonable, and they got here a day ahead of schedule….Steve and 405media.com just became my printer for life!!!!
Sports Photos – Order your Individual Senior Winter Sports Poster Now!
A great way to rememer you athlete’s senior winter sports season! These 18×24 posters are laminated, include name and number, and feature your favorite photos from the 2011-2012 sports season! Order yours today!
Baby Photos – Aiden at one month!
Meet Aiden. This darling little guy is one month old and not in the least bit thrilled to be having his picture taken. So, we went to plan b which means mom becomes the baby poser and gets her photo taken as well. Fortunately mom is just gorgeous, so we had beautiful mom, adorable but slightly crabby baby and some sweet little outfits. I had a blast!
We have Video – Bedazzled
Once again Carly has created an awesome video of our Bedazzled session!
Take a look!
Senior Fashion shoot – Connor Bedazzled
ALong the line of our Midas Touch shoot, I bring you bedazzled. And who better to model than Ms. Bling herself, Connor Hawk!
Special thanks to Connor who was sooooo patient during the 4 hours of makeup. To Stefani Smith for 4+ hours of creating amazing hair and makeup, and Carly for all of her help and video expertise. ( Watch for the video next week!!!)
And so I bring you………………………………….BEDAZZLED by Laura Trovillion Photography!
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2012 Fisher Senior – Megan
Megan is my first senior girl of 2012. When we set the date for the sitting, I was hopeful we would luck into some more incredible weather, but no luck. Cold, wind and rain/sleet forced us to stay in the studio to create magic. Hair and makeup artist Sarah Kellems created great looks for each outfit, ranging from fun and flirty to Audrey Hepburn elegance. I was my usual insane, “oh my god, we’ve gotta try this” self, and Parkland intern Carly Wilson was tasked with lights and props. Thru it all Megan was AWESOME. She totally rolled with all of my crazy ideas and contortions. I feel like we captured the heart of who she is with her senior photos. See for your self!
The Video – The Midas Touch
Here is the video, created by Carly Wilson as a behind the scenes of our Midas Touch Photoshoot.
Stuff…
Lots of new, exciting and fun stuff going on here. First and formost, this week is “update the website week” here at Laura Trovillion Photography. This means that at any given time, you may or may not be able to access us. But don’t worry, its going to be “Fabulous, dahling” when we get done! And if you don’t think so, drop us an email and tell us why!
We are also getting really psyched about some changes taking place and cool new offerings, but more on that later!!!!
And if you loved our Midas Touch post, stay tuned……More way cool images coming soon!
The Midas Touch – fashion photography
So sometimes I get these wild ideas for photoshoots and convince a bunch of people that it will be very cool…and it ususually is. Special thanks to Dakota – very patient model, Stefani Smith – hair and makeup extrordinare, Carly Wilson -video ( yes there will be a video) and lighting tech, dress from Karen’s Kloset. Photos by yours truly here at Laura Trovillion Photography! So without further adieu….I present …..THE MIDAS TOUCH
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2012 Fisher Senior – Kristian
Senior shoot in January….OUTDOORS! We so totally lucked out with the weather yesterday! Kristian brought lots of great prop stuff, clothes and a totally awesome attitude! We walked around downtown Fisher, kicked back on a “beach”, and rocked some very cool photos in the studio!! But don’t just take my word for it, take a look below and tell me what you think!
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Holiday hours at Laura Trovillion Photography
I will be closed December 23-Jan 2. Beginning Jan. 3, 2012 I will be open by appt. only
May you have a safe and happy holiday season. I look forward to seeing you again in the new year!
Mahomet kids and babies – Amelia at 9 months
This is Amelia, or Mimi as her mom calls her, at 9 months. What could be more fun than baby pictures under the Christmas tree?
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Fisher Kids and Babies – Jack is (almost) 1!
Jackson is one of those fun ” birthday at Christmas” babies, so we took the liberty of photographing his birthday a little early this year! One year olds are always a great unknown when it comes to a photoshoot…Will they fuss? Will they cry? Will they heave cupcake across the room? Thankfully, Jack is a laid back kind of baby who was quite happy to play with the cars and rocking horse. It was a toss up over eating the cupcake or the candle, but ultimately the cupcake won out!
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Holiday closing
Just a quick fyi – Studio is closed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Studio will officially reopen on Monday. Be safe, eat turkey, be thankful for your loved ones!
2012 Fisher senior – Boyd
Boyd’s senior portrait shoot was alot of fun in spite of the weather and the late date. We were in the woods where the wind was blocked and it was quite a bit warmer than the shoot the night before, which was a blessing. Boyd has gorgeous hair and the colors of the autumn woods really complimented his coloring. He smiled alot, which was great. He seemed to be having a good time. We shot a couple of looks in the studio, and then decided to play a bit with a football shot. I think it turned out pretty cool!
2012 Fisher Senior – Mike and his dog
Mike was another senior that got a really cold, windy day for his senior portrait shoot. He was game though and toughed it out even though I think his teeth were chattering! Luckily the second half of his shoot was in the studio with his puppy, Mia. Mike wasn’t mr. smiley, but I like the images we got and I hope he does too.
2012 Fisher Senior Pictures – Chaney
Chaney is our senior from last night. Yep, we were shooting outside, freezing our butts off. However, as you will see, it was totally worth it! Chaney had some really great ideas for her senior pictures, and was game for anything! Finally we came into the studio so she could have some photos with her adorable dog and to show off her great new smile!
2012 Fisher Senior – Justin
Justin got to be my first indoor senior of the season. While indoors was not necessarily his first choice, I think he had a pretty good time, and I think we got some Amazing shots!
2012 Mahomet Senior Pictures – Maggie
Maggie’s senior portrait sitting is hands down the most unique shoot I have done yet. Her portraits are a combination senior portrait and senior photostory. If you cannot guess from the images, Maggie likes to bake….alot! She wanted something that would speak to her passion, so after a few formals in the studio, we went to her kitchen! She proceeded to demonstrate her awesome culinary skills and her “signature” recipe for blueberry muffins! I can tell you for a fact that they were very, very good!
Studio will be closed.
The studio will be closed Friday November 4- 6. We will reopen on Monday November 7 full of new and creative ideas! Have a great weekend!
2012 Gibson City Senior pictures – Jordan
Jordan is from Gibson City and his senior portrait sitting was just about what you would expect from someone who eats, sleeps and breathes soccer. The first half of the photoshoot were shots for mom. These we took in funky places and alleys in downtown Champaign. The second half of the shoot was the “fun” half and taken on the soccer fields at Parkland College. It didn’t really matter which half it was, cause Jordan totally rocked the shoot! Special thanks to Storm for helping with the lights and being the defender for the soccer shots.
Mahomet Baby pictures – Amelia is 6 months
Actually this portrait sitting was closer to 7 months, but they are still adorable! This age, when they are sitting and starting to babble, is such a hoot! We had the bonus of being able to photograph her in her Halloween costume. Isn’t she just too cute? And I love how mom and dad totally focus on her in the family photo. Who wants to look at a silly old photographer when you can look at a beautiful baby girl?
family photos – Jason and his puppies!
Those of us with pets know that they become part of the family. They seem like one more kid. Photoshoots with pets is just like having kids as well. We had a perfect morning, a gorgeous location and two completely unwilling dogs. But we did end up with some pretty nice photos!
I said "look at the camera!"
A photostory – Mary and Danny
28 years ago a single mom of three met her neighbor’s brother, and the rest as they say is history! During our photoshoot, Mary and Danny told me many stories about their lives together. Stories about how they met and stories about the kids, and grandkids. I knew this would be no ordinary photoshoot. This isn’t about posing and lighting, its the story of their love for each other and the family they raised. Its a beautiful story, and I can only hope my images do it justice.
Fisher Sport photos – Congrats Fisher Football
Congrats to the Fisher Football Team and especially the seniors for making it to playoffs!
Fisher Kid Pictures- Teagan is one
One is such a fun age to photograph, and Teagan was such a hoot! The weather didn’t co-operate, but we had lots of fun in the studio instead. Mom brought lots of her favorite things, among them her wagon and a giant zebra. Mom also brought cake, and as you will see, Teagan was into cake.( although she did share with mom!)
Engagement photos – Barbara and John
I just love shooting engagement photos. It is so much fun to shoot two people in that wonderful so-much-in-love stage. Barbara and John are no exception! We had a wonderful time in the overcast October weather at Lake of the Woods. Its hard not to take awesome photos with a gorgeous couple, beautiful light and a very cool motorcycle!
Family Pictures – The Holidays are Coming Sale
Laura Trovillion Photography is happy to announce our Family Holiday Picture Special!
We are offering Family Photo Mini-sessions October 22 -23 and October 29-30.
Sessions are $35 We are also offering special Holiday packages with gift prints andcustom holiday cards. Packages range from $45-$225 with special discounts on Wall Portraits and Metal Prints!
We have a limited number of sessions available. Hurry and call 217-239-1658 to reserve your Family Holiday Mini-Session.
2012 Fisher Senior Pictures – Dakota
Senior photos in the fall are so, so much fun! You have fallen leaves, temps that don’t make you break out in a sweat if you think too hard, the beautiful colors of the turning leaves, and some really, really sweet light. Dakota was very insistent about being outdoors in the woods, but also admitted being addicted to bling and other things that sparkle. Hmmm! I provided the woods in and around Fisher, and she brought the bling and a total willingness to try anything. We had such a blast and got such wonderful, wonderful images!!!!
