Your life is not your own, well it is, but it’s become so much more outward focus than inward. I constantly ask myself “am I being kind, patient, loving in my responses as their mama?”.
Often when I stop amidst the chaos I can hear their childhood ticking away in the background, barely audible, I feel the sense of time moving.
This feeling is what made me a photographer, how I look at the everyday with wonder. I try to look through new eyes on how I could create magic through the imagination of my children and future clients.
Whether it’s playing with your kids on the floor or saying goodbye to a season of their life graduating into adulthood. I want to photograph the in between, just as well as the big moments for you.
You deserve to be remembered throughout their lifetime in authentic candid photographs. We don’t take very many things with us through our lives, but pictures… they are passed on for generations.
As a photographer, I’m mindful of the fleeting moments I might otherwise miss, yet grateful for those I’ve captured.
Ready to preserve your own motherhood journey? Gift yourself—or the special mama in your life—a motherhood session, a timeless keepsake celebrating the beauty of this chapter.
Deanne glowed in the white blossoms that framed her face at yesterdays Spring Session. I adored this session, the start to the bright new season, and the epitome of springtime joy.
Have you booked your session yet? Come take advantage of this beautiful spring setting with me. I would love nothing more than to deliver high quality prints for you to frame in your home, and an experience that will leave a smile on your face!
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
Deanne Ratzlaff, Spring Sessions, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, Fraser Valley Photography, British Columbia Photography, Canadian Creative, Stephanie Lauren Photography, SLPHOTO, 2016.
I am so incredibly in love with this session with Kirsten, the little Disney princess inside me is gleaming from ear to ear humming “When you wish upon a star” as I pressed the shutter.
Show your little girls images like these, ones that inspire them to believe anything is possible!
Thank you Kirsten for being a spectacular subject to photograph!
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Yes this was the moment, the expression that made the princess within her to come alive! I loved adding a fairy element to the scene.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Kirsten Olson, Fairy Tale, Creative Portraiture, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Sardis, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Summer, 2015.
Summer Love Session, Slphoto, Stephanie Lauren Photography, Fraser Valley Photographer, Chilliwack Portrait Photographer, summer 2015.
I wanted to officially announce that my photography business is operating out of Chilliwack again, for past and future clients I wanted to let you know I am here to photograph your biggest and smallest moments again. I know a lot of people are still asking if I am in town, and YES I am!
So to say hello again Fraser Valley I am doubling up my portrait sessions. More time, more photos, and half the price!
If you would like to book please feel free to contact me at 604.378.4678 info@stephanielaurenphotography.com
One reason I started down the path of photography was for the sheer pleasure of creating something of substance. Through the years my love of portraiture resulted in photographing countless amazing couples, families, and individuals. I can remember each fun memory, instant connection, and candid photograph that built me into the artist that I am today; sometimes however I crave the freedom to create work like this, no guidelines, restrictions or expectations (but my own).
In 2013 I had the pleasure of doing a fine art session with Ashley Young, a model I absolutely love working with. Ashley’s dancer precision and ethereal quality is rich in each photo. I wanted vulnerability, delicate qualities of the female form, and lush texture of earth to collide in a gallery of photographs that captured this essence.
I am currently attending University for the Visual Arts Diploma. In the process of taking courses like drawing, sculpture, and art history; I also must complete the required photography courses.
Yesterday we had the opportunity to work with strobe lighting. I already have some experience in the field with my own lighting gear but what made this exciting and new was the use of some of my wish-list gear; Profoto lights and big beautiful soft-boxes.
… I’m in love!
Below are three portraits of my fellow classmates, I hope you enjoy.
Stephanie Lauren Photography, Portraiture Photography, Fraser Valley Photography.
Stephanie Lauren Photography, Portraiture Photography, Fraser Valley Photography.
Stephanie Lauren Photography, Portraiture Photography, Fraser Valley Photography.
Yes its official, I am now living in Chilliwack again, and as a “hello home” and “thank you for your years of support” I am offering Fall Mini Sessions for a great discount on my original package price.
As a part of the package I will be offering 30 minute sessions at a location provided upon booking, and 15 high resolution digital images as well as a gallery for private download and sharing features to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and so on. Add On’s such as Holiday Cards and Prints will be available at an additional cost.
If you need a family portrait, photos with you and the one you love, or are expecting; I am booking mini sessions for this upcoming weekend, October 25th and 26th as well as November 1st (and now offering Sunday November the 2nd as well).
If you are wanting to book your session drop me a line, send me a text or give me a call. Spaces are first come, first serve and are LIMITED.
Laura Muir is a close family friend who I have shared many laughs with throughout the years. After photographing her sons graduation 2 years ago; she had talked to me about the possibility of a private portrait session. As life often does; we both got busy and I eventually moved away. With the trip down this week she was adamant that we meet up and finally do the photo-session.
Laura is a constant joy to those who meet her, her humor livens any conversation, and her compassion is true to a fault. I was honoured to spend the afternoon with her, and overjoyed with the summer sun that glowed on her beautiful face!
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
Laura Muir, Prospera Centre, Chilliwack Portrait Photography, British Columbia, 2014.
I had two separate sessions with Jennifer and she is such a creative soul. Our first session was very soft and romantic, whereas our second one (shot today) was very much inspired by the “Black Swan”.
I hope you enjoy these as much as I had photographing them.
Kathleen and Evelyn have been best friends for years so when their graduation rolled around they wanted to do their Grad photos together. They were both gorgeous and had so much fun (even with sinking into the grass with stilletto’s. Congrats to you both on this milestone in your lives.
