~Winter Wonderland~

I recently had the moment to enjoy some relaxation in the Adirondack Mountains.  My husband and I started the tradition of spending a day in Lake Placid, NY every year before the stress of the holidays.  Though mind you I ALWAYS seem to find a way to still stay stressed out about 1:  all the wrapping left to do while I am lounging by a fireplace completely relaxed.....and 2:  all the glorious food I have left to prepare for our annual family Christmas Dinner.  This year is a very strange year for NY living up here most of my life;  I remember how most Halloween are spent bundled up in snowsuits due to being the first day of fallen snow.  Not this year!  This year it was 50+ degrees and amazing enough you didn't freeze your fingers off.  So far this has been a continued trend...to the point that we even reached some 50+ degree days in November (again VERY unheard of in the "mountains").  Going to Lake Placid we figured we could at least see snow (because at this point its Christmas time and us NYers are ready to see some snow so it REALLY feels like Christmas) in the mountains.  Upon our arrive it was breezy warm and no less than again...40 degrees.  As a true North Country girl I was starting to think that I was not going to see a white Christmas after all (and I don't think I ever remember there NOT being a white Christmas!).

As an example this is what we arrived to:

Come on this is home to the 1980 WINTER Olympics Should be snow and no green :-/   

But....Then we woke up to this and all is right in the world again.....

Yes there is a Santa and indeed he DID bring us the "white" Christmas we had all been waiting for.

Happy Holidays to all the fans and friends of Lori Hickman Photography.  May 2012 bring you all excitement and joy.  As always as you are enjoying your Holidays please think of those that are overseas protecting our country and not sitting at that chair at a family's dinner table this year.

~Class of 2012~Taylor~

Today I had the great opportunity to capture Miss Taylor's Senior Portraits.  Note that this was our 2nd attempting at taking them as the past few weeks have decided to give Upstate NY all the rain it has been needing in the past year (all this week).  The beautiful fall foliage and an afternoon sunset on the St. Lawrence provided the perfect backdrop for this sweet senior.  Congrats Taylor on your Senior year!

~Class of 2012~Becca~

Today I had the opportunity to photograph a beautiful senior.  Becca has a beautiful smile and a great sense of humor that made the session go by so fast!  The end results were amazing with so many beautiful edits to choose from!  I wish you nothing but the best the remainder of your Senior year and look forward to capturing your portraits in the spring with the official cap and gown! 

~R Family Portraits

Today I had the pleasure of capturing that special family moment for the R family!  This is the 2nd year that I have photographed this family and this one was SO special.  First being the new family member baby Benjamin that has joined the family this year and second being this year the portrait was NOT taken during a R&R!  As always daughter Molly always puts a smile on your face the moments were priceless!  Unfortunately thanks to the military having their ways The R Family will be moving to another duty station soon but I do hope the military has us cross paths again...if not we will definitely be long time friends. 

Something about a Daddy that will do anything to make his little princess laugh!

Baby Benjamin has grown SO much since his newborn portraits!

~Class of 2012~Jeremy~

Today I had the pleasure of doing senior portraits of a one of a kind guy!  You may remember Jeremy from Jr Prom portraits that I did of him and fellow Senior Rep Emily C.!  Jeremy is a fantastic senior that keeps you on your toes.  The senior session went by so fast only due to the laughs that Jeremy creates.  As you can see it took a while to get him serious but once he did we got TONS of splendid portraits!  Congrats Jeremy on your Senior year!  I have no doubt you will do awesome!

~Buck Wedding~

On a glorious Labor Day weekend I got to spend the beautiful (and hot!) day with my childhood friend as she became a lovely glowing bride.  I have known the bride since Jr High and the groom since High School.  Seeing them join their two families into one was such a beautiful inspiring moment.  The vows were so touching and personal and left not a dry eye (even the said photographer!) .  The theme/atmosphere of the wedding was FUN!  Let me tell you there was nothing short of fun at this wedding.  In a way it was a reunion of so many friends it felt like we were back in school again (only this time a bit more mature...mind you only a bit).  The evening ended off with the groom's band taking the stage making the event one you will never forget.

Thank you Kris and Justin for letting me be your photographer and capture all the moments for your wedding (even the posed shots I dragged you guys through!)  I wish you nothing but the best and a lifetime of happiness!

Emily~Class of 2012

This weekend I had the pleasure of capturing the Senior Portraits of Lori Hickman Photography's Senior Rep for the Class of 2012 Miss Emily C.  You may recognize Emily as I have photographed her recently for her Jr. Sr. Prom!  This was a very special Senior Portrait for her family as it was photographed in the Adirondacks; Plattsburgh, NY.  The hometown of both of her parents; a Military family.  A lot of the locations for Emily's photoshoot were places her parents enjoyed growing up at her age.  It was a great surprise for her Dad who is currently deployed with the 10th Mountain Division!

There are so many favorites from this session it truly is hard to display only one for the blog.  I suggest you view the entire collection at the Lori Hickman Photography website!

As always trust in Lori Hickman Photography for all your Senior Portrait needs.  Senior Portrait schedules are filling up fast please schedule soon to ensure your photos are edited in time for your yearbook deadlines!