I was doing some spring cleaning today and found this poem handwritten by a dear friend on a piece of parchment, hidden behind a stack of books on my fireplace. I was brought back to last summer when she gave it to me. I read it a dozen times that night, crying harder than I ever...
Author Archives: lauradart
odessa rose / nashville, tn
Every photographer desires a muse. Odessa is mine. We met on a 5am photoshoot three years ago in Nashville and have been friends ever since. A shared apartment, European travels. I moved across the country, she travels the continents, we seen one another in the cities that we share present tense with, and we return...
Lands End Canvas / Holiday 2012
Last August, I gathered a group of Portland friends to be a part of the Lands End Canvas holiday campaign I was hired to photograph. We packed up Amos Lanka’s wagoneer and headed to the mountains for a weekend of winter wear, canoe carrying and dinner parties. Although it was still summer, we got into...
Kinfolk vol 7
The latest issue of Kinfolk magazine was released this week and I had the pleasure of shooting a feature on a dairy farm. I am always thrilled to explore outside of Portland because there are so many hidden treasures in the Oregon countryside. Pick up your copy of Kinfolk Vol. 7 to read more about...
Zinzi + Jesse / santa monica, ca
Zinzi and Jesse are two of a kind. I was able to spend a late afternoon with them in Santa Monica this past January and became enamored with them quite quickly. Although our first attempt at photographs was a fleeting moment due to the setting sun, our conversation following seemed to continue on effortlessly into...
ACRE / Malibu, CA
I met Brad and Leanne for the first time in person on New Years Eve 2012. This was, however, after several years of almost meetings, countless emails, text messages and phone calls from various parts of the country. With so many mutual interests and friends, it was meant to be. When our paths finally did...
Friends&Giving pt. 2 / Crate&Barrel Holiday Catalogue
My dear friend, Robin Frost, was the lead model in my first Crate & Barrel photoshoot. Although she had never ‘modeled’ before, I knew that she would be a perfect fit for this project. Her natural beauty and effortlessly chic style lent themselves beautifully to the story we created together. I was so lucky to...
Friends&Giving / Crate&Barrel Holiday Catalogue 2012
Due to the whirlwind of work and travel that I found myself in over the past few months, this post is long overdue! I had the wonderful opportunity to work with the famed home furnishing company, Crate & Barrel, this fall on a series of photoshoots for their Holiday 2012 Catalogue. It was truly a...
Blue Bus / Boulder, CO
When I find myself on the road, I like to make it a point to share a meal with friends who live in the cities that I travel through. It was a sunny day in early May, when I met Amie and her blue bus downtown Denver, Colorado. A month earlier, when I...