Designed For Life Giveaway!

Back in the fall of 2010 I was asked to help with a lunch that James River Assembly was hosting for the teenage girls attending their Designed For Life conference. I wasn't attending the conference, but agreed to come help out with the lunch.
It was the first time Mike watched Liam by himself. I was running late. Traffic was horrible. And then I show up and it seemed like everyone was bubbling with happiness because of this amazing conference.

 Except me. I was frustrated. Annoyed. Feeling left out. You get the picture.

The conference only had one session left and a few of my friends convinced me to attend. The theme was "dreams". I seriously thought you could not have picked a more lame theme. As I sat there, arms folded, pouting in my seat, I asked myself, "What are they talking about, dreams? I've graduated college, married a wonderful man, had a child, bought a house. All of my dreams have been fulfilled. This is such a stupid theme!"
And then, as crazy as this sounds, in my mind I saw our camera. About a year prior to this, my sister and brother-in-law graciously gave us their DSLR camera so that Mike could take pictures of his lighting design productions. I had no desire to even touch the thing.

I left that session feeling excited, hopeful, and renewed. I didn't know why, but God put that camera on my heart for some reason.
As soon as I got home, I told Mike, "God told me to learn how to use the camera!" Thankfully, Mike is a man of great faith (or a man who knows how to keep his mouth shut when his wife is acting like a total crazy person) and he said, "Ooooook. I'll teach you what I know."
For months I practiced, read everything I could, scoured blogs, and took pictures of anything and everything I could get my hands on (these pictures were terrible, by the way. I mean really just laughable!).

I had no idea that in the midst of a bad attitude, God was orchestrating an entire life-shift for me. It is because I was at the Designed For Life conference that He laid this vision on my heart and He has been blowing me away ever since. Never in a million years did I think that just three years later my life would be filled with so much joy from pursuing a dream and filling a void I didn't even know I had.

All of that being said, I want YOU to come to the conference!

We are giving away 1 free ticket to the conference! 

All you have to do is e-mail me at Laura@foster-photo.net and say, "I want to go to DFL!" and your name will be put in a drawing for the ticket! You do not have to be a client of Foster Photography or be a member of James River Assembly. In fact, women from over half of the states in the U.S. are attending this conference!

The conference is September 26-28th and the deadline to enter the drawing is Monday, September 16th. at 5 p.m. I will contact the winner on Tuesday, September 17th!

Please, please don't let excuses hold you back! God has something that He wants to share with YOU my sweet friend! James 4:8 says, "Come near to God and he will come near to you." I know this to be true!

I am praying for all of you beautiful girls that God is tugging at your heart and saying, "This is for you! I have a message for you!" So take a chance, send me an e-mail to enter yourself in the drawing, and see how God will work in your life!

Visit the Designed For Life website for more information about the conference http://designedforlifeconference.org/

Sarah | Senior

I have been seriously remiss in the blogging department, but on a chilly day like today I figured we could all use a little sunshine from this summertime senior shoot!

Sarah is the perfect definition of someone that has an infectious personality! She is full of energy and life, has tons of creative ideas, and possesses the ability to make anyone smile! I don't need to mention the fact that she's gorgeous because good grief, just look at her! If we were in grade school together, I would totally make her a friendship bracelet.

When Sarah's older sister was a little girl, she had a picture taken in a studio for Father's Day where she was happily painting a white backdrop. Sarah is crazy artistic and wanted to re-create this image. One of the things I loved most about working with Sarah was the amount of trust she placed in me to make this happen even though I don't have a studio. Sarah painted the backdrop herself (amazing!) and brought it to the shoot. 

We set this up on a golf course.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, a girl covered herself with paint while a 7-month pregnant photographer (with lots of help from Sarah's parents) set up a backdrop stand and this custom-made background.

I can't even imagine what people must have thought at the sight of us!

It. Was. Amazing.

Sarah, thank you SO much for being the most fun client! Enjoy the rest of your senior year! And trust me, you are going to make it far in this beautiful world of ours!

For information about availability and pricing please contact me via email at

 Laura@Foster-Photo.net

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