by Laura Cottril | Oct 22, 2014 | Charity, Fundraising, Inspiration, Personal, Portraits
I wish I had the right words to express the wonderment and awe I feel after attending the Earth Island Brower Youth Awards last night! For the fourth year I had the extreme privilege to photograph the youth winner portraits. They feel like I am giving them something,...
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 | 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...
by Laura Cottril | Nov 7, 2013 | Charity, Personal, Portraits
“Anything you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” Goethe The Brower Youth Awards is a cause that is close to my heart. When I was in high school I wanted to Save the Whales. In my speech class I gave a...
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