As I pondered when + where + how to share it, I realized the serendipitous nature of it all and KNEW that the Mother’s Day wishes I’d planned to send out to you should include this unveiling… honouring the woman who gave me life, whom we lost way too soon, and from whose life + memory I derive such inspiration. I love you Mom, and I will forever + deeply appreciate you + your example.
Read MoreLAST CHANCE...
No matter your age nor stage in life: let’s celebrate YOU!
The Garage Series is such a fun way to get a shot you love in an informal + very affordable way! PLUS, it’s fun! 🤗
Pssssst... Special Offer Inside 🤩
The Garage Series is a great way - accessible, affordable, and fun - to have your portrait made…AND, for the month of April, it’s available at 20% off for email subscribers! Book now and save! Dates and times TBA but will likely start up in late May and run through Fall. Can’t wait to meet you in the garage!
Read MoreIt's graduation time 📸
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With Spring comes one of life’s wonderful milestones: GRADUATION! Whether it’s moving from jr high to high school, graduation from high school, or convocating with a degree… celebrate this pivotal occasion (and gown 😉) with portraits!
2024: Expansion
Bigger and deeper breaths, a broader perspective in my work, and an intentionally abundant mindset. In 2024, I plan to allow - nay, CREATE - the space + attention to further build on my existing offerings, develop new ones, and to be more fluid in saying ‘yes’…more colouring ‘outside the lines’ 😉! I’m also cognizant that recently, on a day mid-December, I became the exact age that my mom was when she was diagnosed with breast cancer…
Read MoreAre you still looking for that perfect, meaningful gift? OPEN THIS NOTE! 😘
Looking for the perfect gift? … You may think I’m biased in thinking portraiture the ultimate gift; however, it is not as a photographer that I passionately advocate for women to have this experience, rather it’s as a daughter, sister, and mom.
Read More"The barn's burnt down, and now I can see the stars."
…I was scrolling IG, as I sipped my coffee one morning last May, and was admiring one of Stacey Walyuchow’s most recent paintings. Stacey’s a friend, client + colleague and so, on a whim, I texted her to ask if I could commission a painting to celebrate my 50th…
Read MoreFamily: Holiday Edition! 🎁
It’s official —> I'm offering: Family: Holiday Edition 🎁
Read MoreBlack Friday SALE on Safer Beauty!
I’m so proud to be aligned with as it embodies the mission of providing the highest quality beauty products, that also protect our well being, WHILE also changing a trillion dollar industry for the better. 💪
Read MoreArt Cards are HERE! 🤗
In that vein, I’m SO EXCITED to announce the addition of 12 art cards to my online shop! (and YES you can purchase online and your cards will be mailed to you or held for pickup!) A more affordable way to purchase pieces you love but for a fraction of the price AND with the added bonus of being able to share art you love with the people you love! 💞
Read MoreThe Garage Series
I’ve been intrigued with the idea of this offer for - ahem - years! An opportunity to provide mini-sessions in my garage, an opportunity for people (women, men, kids!) to come ‘as they are’ (which is something I normally encourage anyway 😉) OR to throw caution to the wind and adventure with a new style, an opportunity to ‘play’ in beautiful NATURAL light without the extra demands of studio lights + setup, and an opportunity for those who may not be able to spend on a full portrait session right now but would love the experience: YES, PLEASE! …ammm’I right?! 🥳
Read Morefor the love of THIS mom!
Her close friend Kyla had seen my post about the contest and quickly sent in a nomination saying, in part, “She can see the calm in the storm and the good in situations when others cannot. She is the most fun, it’s so contagious being around her and feeling her energy.”
Read More"Believe"
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”…INSTEAD, what if we asked, “What are you proud of doing?”
A shout out to the 2023 graduates!
'for the love of moms' ...update! 💞
What a beautiful experience my Mother’s Day contest has been! Nominations came in from kids wanting to honour their moms, from girlfriends who stand in awe of women they love + admire, from husbands who - with humility - admit that they may have let too much time pass without doing something that was ‘just for her’, that his gifts of activities + gifts were almost exclusively family oriented, and from women who self-nominated because they aren’t ever IN the pictures… the diversity in circumstances was - unsurprisingly - as diverse as waves in the ocean… but strength, grit, and grace was woven throughout each nomination.
Read MoreCarpe Diem 💫
Mom had just finished her umpteenth round of chemo and was so excited to have gotten the doc’s blessing to go on vacation… as she got settled in the passenger seat I hugged her, told her I loved her and that I hoped they had THE.BEST.TIME. … neither of us having any inkling that our hug + goodbye on the driveway that day would be my last with her.
Read MoreUnsung Heroes 🙌
…a collective energy acknowledging that we are all better when we choose to respond with empathy and compassion… whether it’s holding the proverbial door open for someone with fewer resources, mentoring those who could use a little kindness + guidance, or sentencing someone who has broken the law. Every interaction has the ability to move those involved forward…or not. 🦋
Read Morefor the love of moms 💞
Mothers’ Day fast approaches and I am so excited to be launching a contest to gift one über-awesome mama a free portrait session + print!
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others
but whose place no one else can take.”
~ Gaspard Mermillod
Moms are so often the ones organizing everyone else… capturing the kids on their first days of school or on vacation, ensuring they get pics of them with their dad, printing the shots of loved ones playing sports, at their recitals, and birthday parties… we know how important pictures are - hell, photos are within top three answers for what people would grab if the house was on fire! - and yet we moms are too seldom in them or, if we are, it’s an arm’s length selfie. WHY?
This Mothers’ Day honour the moms you love with the opportunity to be celebrated through portraiture.
A portrait session need not be intimidating… I will never ask for my clients to be anyone other than EXACTLY who they are, my aim is to always ensure a fun + empowering experience that results in authentic portraiture. One client described looking through her gallery with tears in her eyes and that her husband, upon seeing her + her portraits, said, “you finally see you how I see you.” 🙏🏼
From now through May 5/23 I’m running a ‘for the love of moms’ contest that will gift one session + print to a deserving mama (self-nominations encouraged!)! Submit your nomination here now! (see contest rules here)
no matter the stage of motherhood… every mom deserves a portrait she loves!
If not now, when?
~ Hillel the Elder
“ ‘Strength flows from grit and grace.’ A few months ago, I was scrolling through my photos and realized that the only photos of myself were impromptu selfies. Luckily Lori Maloney helped me rectify this issue. During the photo shoot we laughed, danced, and, in the process, captured both sides of who I am. I love these pictures.”
Nominate a mom you love today! I also have gift cards available and I can promise you that the gift or portraiture blows all other gifts out the water… we don’t need more cookbooks, or mugs, or flowers - of course they’re nice too - BUT… what better gift than one that celebrates our beloved moms by holding up a mirror so that they may see what we see in them… strength. authenticity. beauty. grace. Every mom deserves a portrait she loves.
All the deets are on the contest page… cannot wait to read the nominations - already feeling teary eyed thinking of the love that’s going to be poured into each nomination! 💞
With gratitude,
xo Lori
Dear sweet woman... 🌜🌝🌛
“You are so lovely and a magician with the camera. I absolutely loved the pictures and cried when I saw them, it was an emotional experience for my husband as well. He said “you finally see you how I see you.” I cannot express to you enough how much I enjoyed the experience, your empowerment and warm presence having allowed for that. It means a great deal to me that the smile on my face is authentic in those pictures. I felt joy for just being me. For having you help me celebrate it, well, there are just no words for the deep gratitude I feel.”
Read MoreIWD 2023
International Womens’ Day 🦋
A day to celebrate yesterday’s brave women, on whose shoulders we stand. A day to join in solidarity with the women raising their voices toward a more just society today. A day to advocate more openly for gender equality. A day to - intentionally + purposefully - dream of a better future for ourselves, our daughters, and granddaughters. A day to celebrate the enormous contributions we - WOMXN - make to this beautiful but imperfect world.
Read Morepozole, sunshine + safer beauty... + a reminder of graduation goodness
for the food lovers, for the readers (or audible enthusiasts), for those wanting a touch of sun kissed, for anyone looking for safer beauty, and for the graduate in your life… a little somethin’ for everyone in this list of current faves!
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