Larry at work

Mother and Daughter portraits

Being a father of two daughters made this photo shoot especially enjoyable.

My good friend Margaret (and partner in many photographic escapades) asked me to photograph she and her college bound daughter Morgane. Of course I was ‘all about’ that and we made plans for an evening above the Yellowstone River near my home.

The light was fantastic, the river was full and rolling through the valley below as the mountains filled the entire eastern view of Paradise Valley. Picturesque??? You bet! Enjoy the view…

Margaret is a highly proficient yoga practitioner and teacher who created a yoga retreat that takes yoginis all over the globe … a yogini for sure! I have been honored to work with Margaret for a couple of decades capturing many yoga retreats and meeting hundreds of wonderful souls. However on this day, I was capturing Margaret and her daughter Morgane who is taking off to college in the months to come.

Morgane grabbed onto one of my cameras and in an instant the tables were turned. She handled my Nikon D like a pro!

Cheers to Morgane! ‘You go’ young lady and create the life of your dreams. With best wishes, warm regards and many fun memories. Larry, Heather and all the Stanley family.

Splendorous winter wedding

I could say a lot about this wedding… About the below freezing temperature… About the gorgeous, authentic couple… About the warm and friendly folks we met and photographed at the reception… About my freezing hands as we roamed about on the hillside below the mountain peaks and above the Paradise Valley for nearly two hours in advance of the wedding. However, I’ll keep it simple.

Thanks to Mariah and Justin for seeking me out and choosing me for their wedding photography. And to my second shooter, Rachel Mascari for being willing to ‘layer up’ and take on the challenge without a second thought! And to all the folks at Chico Hot Springs that make every wedding very personal and extremely fine.

frozen fingers and big smiles! photo by: Justin

In front of the camera

I have been photographing people, places and things for years. However, I am not always the ‘Montana Wedding Photographer’ dude wading into the river and squatting down on the rocks with my camera strapped around my wrist like some sort of high tech appendage! hahaha. Occasionally, I’ve been known to venture out in front of the lens.

The latest episode was a project that I was happy to be involved with. Billings Clinic serves many Montana communities and beyond in other states. I was selected for a part in this production and had a tremendously enjoyable day running around with a talented crew of professionals in the making of this and other TV commercials.

Enjoy this little 1 minute piece!

Billings Clinic – We care where you are – 60 Final – v2 from Billings Clinic on Vimeo.