Author: stepnn2me

I am seriously honored to present this awesome couple as they celebrate the beginning of the next chapter in their lives. J and D, may your union be filled with joy, peace, and goofiness. May you cherish everyday as the gift it is. May you always find safety in each others arms. May you grow closer to God, and be a bright shining light for Him always. May you continuously find tenderness in each others eyes. May your home overflow with laughter. And may your every step be side by side, into the hope filled future God has for you.

With purpose may you walk into your future pursuing your destiny. We love you guys!

There just really never is a dull moment capturing this family! There are moments of surprise, moments of laughter, moments of wonder, and moments where the most important thing is the awesome community of a family you are a part of. I love capturing your moments. Enjoy!

We are often asked what products do we offer to our clients, and really, our list is quite extensive. So I am going to feature some of them here, a bit at a time, to tell you all about them.

One of our biggest sellers is our Translucent Image Bags. If you have ever been a POL customer of ours you know that we deliver your images in a Large Portrait Bag. Our Translucent Image Bag is similar. It stands roughly 4 inches tall, the perfect size for custom favors. Especially weddings (where the bulk of our orders come from), anniversaries, birthday celebrations, graduations… We just love the look!

We also make a Photographic Image bag in this size, as well as a CD Image Bag. We love seeing our images in various forms, which is really the heart behind the creation of all our products. This order here is complete and ready for delivery!

So, I am kind of getting into this video journaling thing when it comes to my garden. Here is an update. Enjoy!

For years LaShunda Smith Photography has offered FREE Newborn Sessions to our POL Clients. Yep. It’s a perk, a thank you, a we are glad you chose us to celebrate your family with, kind of gift to you.

And nothing has changed about that. Expecting? Give us a call!

Congratulations to all the 2013 Graduates as you begin yet another chapter in your life. May you move forward in excellence with hope and excitement for the future. And now for the mini grads in my life, K and K

May you always run to and embrace with joy a bright and happy future!

I absolutely love this time of year. A time for hope and a promise for a prosperous future. Instead of images, I have a quick video tour of a bit of what we have been up to. Since this video, we have added a green bean totem, and compost pile, a new lettuce bed and are prepping for our dried bean garden, cucumbers, cantaloupe, bok choi, and hopefully soon to put our sweet potatoes in the ground. Yes it is late in the season, so we may not have a super bountiful harvest, but then again, who’s to say? We do know however, that we will have a harvest.  Enjoy! Today is a good day to plant something!

So my Fav took us to see The Katinas in concert and it was awesome! We have been long time fans of this group, and my Fav found out they were touring locally promoting their newly released CD, Love Chapter, so off we went, and I am so glad we did. Here’s a taste

While we were there, we found out about Katina Missions and the work they are doing as a family. Our hearts were touched as we hope yours will be when you visit their site, www.katinamissions.org

A truly lovely way to spend an evening. If you are in the Oceanside area this Sunday June 2, 2013, You too can experience this amazing group of brothers whose life truly exemplify the love of Christ.

OH!!!! And did I mention we are giving away a CD? Yes one of you will win your very own copy of The Katina’s Love Chapter! Yay! Just comment on this post and you are entered. That’s it. One winner randomly selected will receive their very own copy of Love Chapter. We will announce the winner on Friday, June 14.

You can also purchase your very own copy by following this link

Love Chapter

And just for fun, here is one of my all time favorite songs by the Katinas, Destiny

Ok that’s it for now!

But we are still here and busy as ever YAY!. So what have we been up to you ask? Well we’re in the final editing stage for a feature length Documentary Film that we were blessed to come along side and contribute to.

It is truly a touching and inspiring film!

Then we have been documenting events, capturing some special moments for our awesome clients. You know I struggle with whether to post event images here or not. Let’s just say the jury is still out on that.

We’ve been in and out of town at conferences, and working on an awesome venture we can hardly wait to release! Oh and while I am here, I must give a shout out to one of our favorite clients Rae Ann with Desired Events, who happens to be a fantastic event planner out of Los Angeles. We truly enjoy making images for her family and her business.

Then there are all the non business related projects we are involved in but that will wait until next time. Til then have a beautiful!

It was such a pleasure photographing Miss. MB, a truly gorgeous and gracious young lady. Her parents truly have a reason to take pride in this respectfully intelligent young woman who truly seems to know her mind.

And what would a champagne party be with out friends and family to share it with

A truly fun group. I know they had an wonderful time partying!