Lara Kimmerer | photographer

New Website + New Blog!

 

Hello there! Thank you for stopping by! I now have a new website and blog for you to visit. Everything that's here I'm still very proud of though, so continue to look around. Afterwards – definitely come over to view newer work: larakimmerer.com. See you over there!

 

 

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Lydia | Harvard College | portrait shoot

Lydia will be graduating from Harvard this June. Her mother had the wonderful idea to do a shoot - capturing the places where Lydia spends her time on campus and in Harvard Square. We began at Cafe Pamplona where Lydia and her friends spend a good deal of time chatting over cups of coffee...and I'm sure there's a bit of studying done as well. We also walked around Harvard Yard and then made our way down to the Charles River. I hope that years from now Lydia will look back on these photos and truly feel this time in her life.

The months before graduating college have such possibility and openness to them - along with a freedom to dream, all while feeling secure in your dorm room and classrooms. Can you tell I miss this feeling a bit? I wouldn't want to go back though. Life after college is pretty fantastic too.

Thank you for a lovely afternoon, Lydia!

Long Summer Weekends

They are here! Weekends spent sitting with friends and family (some of my most favorite people) - and maybe a swim in the lake...especially at night. Summer is my most favorite season. I've gone back and forth with this for a while - I do love Autumn. There is something about this time of year that makes me feel free - I can accomplish anything. There's space to dream in the summer...and reflect on everything that has been, and all that is to come. There are fireflys to watch...and catch!

This weekend I hope to (in no particular order) swim, sit on an Adirondack chair and read a book (or just a magazine), plant some flowers, spend time with old and new friends, drink a glass of crisp white wine (perhaps more than one), drink coffee while watching the lake move in the breeze, and maybe get a few wedding details started.

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Peter and I spent the 4th of July with a three generations of a family a few years back. We photographed them enjoying their day...and I even took a swim in the lake too! What a lovely job I have. I've share some of these images before, but I thought I'd show a few again.

Happy 4th of July!  Yay to Summer!

 

What are your plans, or at least things you hope for your weekend?

 

Nicole and Conor (part three)

It has been a fun and wonderful and fascinating experience to photograph Nicole and Conor and their son over the last 5 months. Seeing Nicole pregnant was great because I could sense the excitement and the anticipation that both her and Conor had. Going back to visit them a few weeks later when their son was born was wonderful. I got to meet him and see the ease with which he fit into their lives, but also the small fumblings as Nicole and Conor learned how to do it - how to be parents. They seemed quite adept early on though. 

This time was even better! Their son has grown quite a bit. He's much more alert and very aware of everything happening around him. In just a few months, Nicole and Conor have truly "become" parents. Everything about their family felt right - they fit together well - including their dogs. 

This time, with the weather being nice (and not winter) we took a walk on a trail that starts right in their backyard. How great is that!? As he grows up, their son will have the woods as his playground.

I love the next two photos so much.

After our walk, Nicole and I sat for a while and talked. It looks like he's saying, "you mean me?" And...look at his little toes!

check back in a few weeks for my 6 month visit with them.