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  • Portfolio
    • Family Photography
    • Senior Portraits
    • Pet Portrait Photography
    • Studio Headshots
    • Corporate Headshots
    • Personal Branding Photography
  • Projects
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Category / Photography Techniques / Learn Photography / Making Memories

This is our archive of postings about photography techniques. Lara has been a professional working photographer since 1996. Here she talks about all the tricks of the trade that she’s picked up over the years. Everything from what to wear to a family photo shoot to lighting techniques and more. We share these photography techniques with you so that you get a better sense of the depth of Lara’s photography knowledge. Sometimes I’ll post about some of the techniques that I use as a photographer’s assistant. It’s a jack of all trades role that can provide an interesting behind the scenes look about the business of photography. Which often involves lots of gaffer’s tape and contorting my body into silly and uncomfortable positions.

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  • funny distorted photo of a dog's nose

    Take Aww-Inspiring Photos

    Whether on a road trip, a camping weekend, cruising on a boat, flying off to a dream destination—or a Seattle staycation—we humans tend to take…

    June 12, 2023
    Photography Techniques, Learn Photography, Making Memories
  • Portrait of a dog on sofa by Seattle Photographer Lara Grauer

    Pet Pic Tips – Photos at Home

    It’s hard not to appreciate the spontaneous joie de vivre expressed by our furry friends! For that reason, it’s always a challenge to capture their…

    April 8, 2023
    Cat Photography, Dog Photography, Photography Techniques, Learn Photography
  • A mother and father pick up their young child and hug them together while laughing

    The Fun Begins Now

    Now that you have your life back after the holidays, doesn’t it feel good to relax a bit, let go, hang out in your pj’s…

    December 22, 2022
    Family Photography - Seattle Photographer Lara Grauer, Children Photography, Photography Techniques, Learn Photography
  • Fantasy image of woman walking out of an oversized old book, standing on a city street at night

    Imaginative Portraits – Model of the Month

    For this project, Seattle Photographer Lara Grauer was focused on imagination. The goal was to explore stories that went beyond the Seattle photography studio, and…

    September 7, 2021
    Special Offers, Fine Art Photography, Photography Techniques
  • man in black suit in front of black wall with text saying why choose studio portraits vs environmental portraits.

    Studio Portraits Vs Environmental Portrait Photography

    An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject's usual environment, such as in their home or workplace. A typical environmental portrait simply will…
    February 26, 2020
    Headshot Photography, Fine Art Photography, Photography Techniques
  • apple maps images of pine ridge park

    Pine Ridge Park, Edmonds, WA

    Lara Grauer Photography,  Scouting Photo Shoot Locations in Edmonds It was a downright balmy 70 degrees and sunny here in Seattle today, a perfect day…

    April 25, 2018
    Behind The Reflector, Seattle Photography, Photography Techniques
  • brown haired teenage girl with a smiling expression and hands on her face

    Fun with flash

    I got out my speedlights and told my daughter it would be fun if she had her picture taken. To my delight, she agreed! I…

    May 9, 2014
    Photography Techniques
  • black and white small dog sniffing the ground in the forest

    5 reasons why I like to leave my lights at home

    I’ve been a photographer for quite some time now. I’ve worked both in and out of the studio, with and without lighting equipment. Back when…

    March 21, 2014
    Photography Techniques
  • american bald eagle mid flight in the air

    That Lucky Shot

      I spent last week up at Fort Casey, in Coupeville, Washington last week. I was volunteering at the parent-run camp for my kids’ school.…

    June 4, 2013
    Photography Techniques

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