"A moment of silence"

Hi all!

Started my day feeling very tired after a busy week.  Then I remembered today is a very important anniversary...9-11....they did a moment of silence on the radio and then Carrie Underwood sang God Bless America.  I could not only feel my goosebumps, I couldhear them too.  There is no way to have a moment of complete silence after such a tragic event.  I remember exactly where I stood when I heard the news.

After looking through my photo collection....I found some images that depicted life in a tired and worn out sense.  Then after looking further I found some "fun and energetic" photos.  We are truly blessed with each day--the anniversary of 9-11 brings that home.  I try to find beauty in most instances and you can if you look and listen....

Remember to stop and dance a little, sing a little, and notice the beauty in something that seems worn out....

We have two tired ladies...

A down dog....

A very tired man in N. Vietnam...

then we have...

Two people singing...

A ladie dancing....

An old worn door with beautiful flowers around it...

I choose the second category...just sometimes I need a reminder such as this day.

Love to all of you!

LA

Hi all! I want to celebrate Moms !!! Sometimes life gets so hectic we can't see the forest for the trees...my week has been like that. Sometimes I think I can't see the forest because I am too busy looking at the sky~~~ or on to the next thing which leads to something else and then something else...by then there is no way I will ever see the forest... Until I opened up my email one morning and the following email appeared from my son Liam....(he is 8 yrs old) It read: Happy Mother's Day!

This is my first day on gmail.com.I've had a good day what about you?I got to ride my bike to school today it was fun!On the way home I fell off my bike because i'm a dork and someone laughed at me i'm not saprised.The kid's name is Bingum.schoThe bad part of the day was school. How was you're day send me an email!I love you so much by! Liam

After reading that, the forest appeared and became very clear! Life is such a gift and so are our Mothers and our children and our families! They are what the forest is made of:)

Attached is a picture of my son running to first base and I included two pictures I took of a historical building in Wimberley. I love windows and doors! It reminded me that life is an opportunity...we have to go through open doors and look out all the windows..the forest is right before our eyes~

Love to all of you! and Happy Mother's Day!!LA

Check it Out!

Hi All!

Check out this link www.lakeway.com

It is a great place to look at things that are happening around Lakeway Texas. It is a very informational website for services, real estate, schools, and general information. It is a great website to find information and to advertise!

I did the photography work for the website!

LA

Last Minute Holiday Photography Needs?

It is still not too late to book me for your holiday photography needs here in Austin, Texas and surrounding areas....Spicewood, Marble Falls, Burnet, Lakeway, Driftwood, Bee Creek ...

Give me a call and I will do my best to fit you in! For those holiday cards...it is not too late. Family portraits, candid event photography at your party! Call me at 512-809-2329 and we will get it scheduled!

Lori Ann

L A Scott Photography

Images and Words Photography Newsletter 11-14-08

Hi All! Guess what is playing 24 hours a day on 95.5??? Christmas music! Oh my!

I read something this week that really is quite special. It is a beautiful poem. Gene Wilder included it in his book call Kiss Me Like a Stranger. It is a memoir.

I have seen it before and came across it again in his book. After reading it I thought how pictures go with words. I went through my files and attached two pictures that I thought fit the words.

"After A While"

After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company does not always mean security.

And you learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes a head with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child and you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.

After awhile you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure,that you really are strong and you really do have worth.

and you learn and you learn with every good-bye you learn.

Veronica A. Shoffstall

Holiday Photography Services

Hi all!

The holidays are approaching fast! Call me for your photography needs 512-809-2329! I do all types of photography including Christmas card photos and event photography. If you don't feel like toting a camera around at your special event or party, call me and I will take those candid images for you! This gives the host/hotess freedom to enjoy!

Product Photography--Still Life vs. Live Photography

Hi all! Another week is drawing to a close. Busy week! The election is over ... now we can concentrate on something else! My topic today is Still Life photography. While in Northern Vietnam I took the attached shot at a roadside stand. I love taking photos of natural beauty. I am sure when setting up shop they did not intend for the display to be eye catching but it did catch my eye. I took several shots like this one of goods for sale all over Northern Vietnam. Product photography in a sense. Product and website photography is creative. I enjoy doing it and have done quite a bit professionally. The subjects are quite "still" which is good but live subjects give me the advantage of catching animated expression. My style in the studio with live subjects as many of my clients know...is to talk and make them feel at ease. Then I click away and capture personality. It is almost like you catch the twinkle in the subject's eye. Attached you will find one still life and one image of Sam Watkins that I believe shows personality. Check out his website for more pictures and give a listen to his music! http://www.samwatkinscountry.com/ It is worth your while! Love to all of you!LA:)

The Holidays are Approaching Fast!!

Hey Everyone! Clients, friends and family! Halloween is over! What fun it was!

The holidays are approaching and if you need pictures for your holiday cards or portraits to give as a gift call me now for a sitting! My prices are reasonable! I also photograph events ... think about it if you are the host/hostess the last thing you want to be doing is taking pictures. For an hourly rate I can do that for you and give those images to you on a CD after the event. I have done many events from weddings to birthday parties to an event with the governor. Candid shots are wonderful to have after an event. I am available during the holidays even on Christmas and Thanksgiving day! Remember L A Scott Photography for your photography needs! www.lascottphotography.com

LA:)

Call me soon at 512-808-2329

So Austin!

Hi friends, family and clients! We are so fortunate to live in such a diverse place as Austin. I was looking through my picture files looking for inspiration for today's newsletter and voila! I realized I have lots of images that are so Austin! Sometimes we forget how wonderful this place is to live until we step back and take a look...whether it is through a camera lens or with our own eyes~~~ Look at what I see!! Take a "look" around and see all there is to see!!! and have a wonderful weekend!
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Freezing Time With Photography[

Hi all!!!

I know I have talked alot about freezing time with my photography. This week fishing on the Pedernales River outside of Johnson City I could not help myself taking pictures. There was so much beauty to capture and "freeze" digitally.

The pictures I am attaching are prime examples of things I see that I am compelled to photograph so I always have that "moment" to relive.

The first is a sunset with the silhouette of two pretty intense fishermen....
The second I call a mom shot because it is a "moment" of my son Liam fishing....so sweet...he won't be that little forever and you have to capture as much of those moments as possible....
A dog running with a stick---look at the water splashing....it is amazing what the camera catches and freezes without my intentions...
My son Liam's fish---what a catch both by him and the camera!....
A wildflower along the river...
And, light coming through a barn door....naturally beautiful---if I were to take that picture 5 minutes later it would not be the same...

Go out and enjoy every "moment" you can!

Love to all of y'all!

Reflections on Photography.....

Hi all!

Another wonderful week!

I have been in a reflective mode this week....these two photos were taken in Tobago this past summer in a small fishing village on Castara Bay. I stayed in the village the entire time and spent big parts of my day walking the beach.

The boats they use to fish are very primitive with nets and oars. They are so rustic that they are beautiful. "Survival" and "Blessed" were hand painted on the sides of two boats in particular. They caught my eye. They summed up life for me while walking the beach. Life is all about Survival-- but how much do we really need in order to Survive vs. how much we think we need? Surviving in Lakeway, Texas is a whole different thing than surviving in a small fishing village. I am sure that the boat with Blessed on it is how the fisherman feels every time he is able to get up in the morning and go out on the bay and throw his nets out in order to survive.

Surviving in Lakeway, Texas is being able to afford the price at the gas station and feeling Blessed is not choking to death when you pay~~~~

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Lots of love to you all,
Lori Ann

lascottphotography.com

L A Scott Photography

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So Austin....

Hi all! These birds are so Austin....loud and peculiar.

Grackles....they are called.

I have no idea why they are always looking up at the sky. Maybe they love the Texas sunshine...or they have spotted something the human eye cannot see....I find myself looking up when I see them looking upwhile running the loop at Townlake...the only thing I can see are those beautiful condiminiums that are also projecting upwards. I did a little research and last year at about this time there were many found dead downtown Austin. We all know that Austinites are treehuggers(I don't necessarily hug trees) but I have a very kind heart. I remember when it happened because there were also lots of dead pigeons near the foot bridge where I run~~~ I felt bad for those birds....awhile back a pigeon had flown into the side of the supports to one of the bridges I run under down at Townlake and it had broken it's neck....it was struggling in the water so a bike rider and I fished it out of the water and we helped it by putting it out of it's misery. Ok ... so give me a tree in trouble and I would probably hug it too...Anyhow, that is my photo of the week...sorry I missed last week:)

Love to all of you,Lori Ann lascottphotography.com

What a Catch!

Hi Everyone! These are two of the five fish I caught one evening in Castara Bay inTobego. We threw the fishing line out and held it with our bare hands until there was a nibble and then pulled them in by yanking the line hand over hand...of course as Murphy would have it my line would end up in a tangled mess on the bottom of the boat after each catch.(you should see me fly a kite and use a garden hose...same kind of tangling goes on) It was a blast though ! I was out on a sunset boat tripto take pictures and never did take any of the sunset. I was too involved in fishing.The previous day, in the same waters, I literally held a stingray(yes,it was right after Steve Irwin's untimely death)...there was a family of three in the water that swam with us. What a thrill! They wouldswim under you and you could see their eyes looking at you and stroke their backs. Snorkeling was wonderful too...I found an electric eel...no I did not hold it!Have a wonderful week everyone! Love, Lori Ann Scott lascottphotography.com

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