Seattle Photographer Lara Grauer
Official Photography Blog
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Hiring for Traits Over Skills
Great teams are made of people with complimentary traits. Things like creativity & big-picture thinking are embedded in someone’s personality and values. Skills, on the other hand (while important), can be taught to someone who wants to learn. Managers are catching on, and these days I hear a lot about hiring for traits over skills. Know what that means? Your…
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Last Drops of Sunshine
School will be back soon, so make sure you squeeze out the last few drops of sunshine before the winter rain returns. Lots of summer festivities are over, and friends in other parts of the country have already started sharing their first-day-of-school photos. But that won’t stop us! I’ve got some ideas to help you…
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AI Headshots VS Seattle Headshot Photographer
A.I. (artificial intelligence) seems to be all the rage these days. I’ve heard people in the Seattle Headshot Photographer space wonder about whether computers will replace the need for photographers – especially for business and company headshots. There is certainly A.I. headshot software out there for you to try. While it’s interesting to see what…
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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 a lot of photos when we’re out and about. Here are three tips for taking better ones. Whether you use your phone or pack your high-tech gear, these will help…
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Unsung Seattle Day Trips
Time together with family and friends is precious, especially during our warm summer days when daylight hours stretch far into the night. When out-of-town guests arrive, we happily show off the Pike Place Market, Seattle Center and the Space Needle, the Seattle Waterfront and other quintessential (and awesome) attractions. Yet… There’s so much more to…
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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 cutest poses and true natures. Here are my best tips for photographing—and celebrating—our four-legged companions. May is National Pet Month, after all. Ways to capture the looks you love. It…
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Add Zing to Spring Gatherings
No pressure but…here come all the spring events! Mother’s Day. Father’s Day. Graduation parties. We celebrate kin with brunches, barbecues, dinners and casual gatherings. What if you made that time even more precious by planning something fun for all ages?! Here are five ways you can bring family and guests together, creating memories that last…
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Customers Like Visual Stories
Every picture relates an entire story—we know it’s true because the sentiment is repeated in prose, poetry and song. And we see and experience it all the time! Sharing stories about your business attracts more customers, especially the ones that identify closely with who you are and what you represent. In the last Shooting Star…
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The Whole Story In A Portrait
For most of us, personal experiences with portraits trend on the boring side—school or work pictures taken in front of a bland screen or while posing in a nice venue. On the other hand, many famous and well-loved artworks are portraits. The Mona Lisa, Whistler’s Mother, self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh and Frida Kahlo—each tells…
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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 and play with your kids, partner, friends, pets—whoever? Getting cozy in the winter comes naturally. And cozy makes for great pictures, the kind you look back on later with a…
