In the Air

I am just amazed at the talent and strength of these girls and really love to capture them at the peak of their jumps and leaps.

Finally, the NUTCRACKER PHOTOS ARE DONE!

I will post here when the 2007 book is done and provide info at the studio as well.

Please email or call me with any questions. I am currently filling print orders for the Nutcracker and the photos can be viewed at http://www.loriejohnson.photoreflect.com.

A few from Christmas

We have my in-laws visiting from Norway, my daughter pestering my son as he is playing his new Nintendo, my daughter with her High School Musical karaoke, my son as a shepard in the Christmas Eve enactment at church and my sister with one of her daughters. By the way, my daughter insisted on wearing her red boots with her brown and aqua dress and although I protested, I lost the will to fight over it!

I am almost done with the Nutcracker photos and hope to have them finished in the next few days. I took so many that it is a big job to get through them all. I will do a book from the performance and will post details later this month.

Also - my new website is finally done - view it at http://www.loriejohnson.com/!!! Please let me know what you think - comments are always appreciated. I will be adding to the galleries and adding an information page soon.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Merry Christmas!

I just want to wish all my friends, family and all those who visit my blog a wonderful Christmas and all the best for the new year!

I feel very blessed to have a terrific family and thank them for all their love and support. I also am blessed with wonderful friends and a very kind and supportive community. I'm not great at expressing my feelings, especially in writing, which is one of the reasons I love capturing special moments with my camera.

Here's a few from our Christmas card this year.

ps - I am continuing to post Nutcracker photos!

Last of the Christmas portraits

Here is the last family I photographed for Christmas. The weather didn't cooperate for outdoors, but their beautiful home made a great background. The kids are adorable and the family was very relaxed and easy-going. The big challenge were the gorgeous dogs who didn't want to be in the pictures!

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I've added to the Nutcracker photos the Candy canes and Arabian. More to come later tonight and throught the week.

Also - my Christmas post coming up this weekend!

Nutcracker Preview

I am starting to post photos from this past weekends' 3 Nutcracker performances.

The shows were terrific and all the girls were talented and beautiful. My little one had a great time. It is really amazing how the production can be so professional and yet really enjoyable for the little ones. The older girls really make an effort to encourage the younger ones and help them to feel special!

Congratulations for a terrific weekend to all who contributed!

I am posting the photos by dance and the direct link is http://www.loriejohnson.photoreflect.com/.

The first dance to be posted is Snow and here are a few. I'll post back here on my blog when the photos are finished.

Gap boys and Gap girls

These were taken for Christmas cards.

As I went through the photos of the boys, I kept thinking it looked like a Gap ad and then their mom mentioned that's where she got the scarves. They are stunning young boys, full of personality and charm.

The girls had coordinating outfits that worked so well for their photo. They all have beautiful eyes and smiles and are also charmers!

My new gift certificates

I just ordered these gift certificates. They can be in any amount over $25 and can be used toward portrait sessions, reprints, event photos, etc.

If you are interested, feel free to contact me by phone or email for more info.