by Laura Cottril | Aug 28, 2014 | Business, Children, Displays, Family Portraits, Inspiration, Portraits, Video
It all started with a dream. I’ve photographed this beautiful family since the first born was five days old. Now they have a new little sunshine in the family. My role as documentarian is an extreme honor with the added bonus of a beautiful friendship grown from...
by Laura Cottril | Aug 10, 2014 | Business, Charity, Children, Family Portraits, Fundraising, Portraits
It all began in Kindergarten. Well, my first son’s Kindergarten. As a parent of young children I was passionate to make a difference for the place where my children would spend most of their days for the next nine years. I was new to the school community and I...
by Laura Cottril | Apr 15, 2014 | Charity, Family Portraits, Inspiration, Personal, Video
This project isn’t about making images. It’s not about creating the world’s largest camera. It’s about doing what you love. If you had been searching your whole life for something you love, what would you be willing to sacrifice?” ~Ian...
by Laura Cottril | Mar 19, 2014 | Children, Costumes, Family Portraits, Personal, Portraits
Not too long ago I was looking for a local store that sold baby gifts. Many of the stores I used to go to had closed and so I was hunting online when I found Wish, Walnut Creek on Yelp. They had such amazing reviews I had to check it out! Little did I know what was in...
by Laura Cottril | Feb 12, 2014 | Children, Family Portraits, Portraits
I can’t get this image off my mind. The stillness of the glade, opening to the ring of trees, the kids running ahead and finding the old tree stump, perfect for a perch. Then the light, this magic light, greeted me. Never seen before or after, it could only be...
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