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Travel update

Olivia — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:28:20 +0000

A few months ago, I thought 2010 might be a little slower travel-wise for me, but now it looks like I’ll be dashing around just as much as last year. I always like to give people a head’s up of my travel plans in case you or a friend might be in a city where I’m visiting. I love shooting in new locations and find myself feeling extra-inspired by new locales. Here is an update of some of my travel for the next few months:

Feb 19-22: Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ
Feb 27-March 2: New York
April 9-11: Kentucky
May: Savannah/Charleston
June 26-27: Michigan

I will also possibly be in Vegas in early March.

If you are in any of these locations and want to do a unique connection session, family session or boudoir session, feel free to contact me, and we can discuss (olivia at olivialeighweddings dot com).

Out of the studio

Olivia — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:40:46 +0000

Just a quick note to let everyone know I will be out of the studio tomorrow through Monday for travel and weddings with very limited access to email. I will return all emails on Tuesday, so don’t fret if you haven’t heard from me, as I will definitely get back to you. Current clients may also feel free to call me for any pressing issues. Have a lovely weekend!

Quick Travel Update

Olivia — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:56:50 +0000

As per my last travel post, I’ve been travelling A LOT this year, and still have quite a bit to go. I unexpectedly booked a wedding out in San Francisco next month, and I am so thrilled to go back to one of my favourite cities. I will be there, most likely, August 11-13. I have room for 1-2 sessions if desired, particularly on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. If you live in the Bay Area or have a friend who might be interested in a connection session (great for engagements or a couple at any stage), potrait or boudoir, shoot me an email at olivia at olivialeighphotographie dot com.

Also a reminder that I will be out in D.C./NOVA next week and could do one session on Friday for someone out there.

Here is a quick photo that I took while at a boudoir session with a lovely bride-to-be yesterday. I have been very slowly and somewhat passively working on a collection of Chicago tilt-shift images from above to hopefully show in a gallery at some point, since the gallery showing has completely gone by the wayside since I’ve been so busy in the past year or so. Lots of days in hotel rooms prepping for weddings = lots of prime opportunities for photographing the city from up above.

New York

Olivia — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:38:00 +0000

I was in New York for the past week, shooting two engagement connection sessions, in meetings and seconding (something I hadn’t done in a few years, but was a great experience) at a stunning wedding in Manhattan. I also spent a lot of time catching up with friends who live in town or were visiting, and had a wonderful time walking around, eating delicious food and taking some rare pleasure photos.

It was my first trip to New York, and I really loved it. It can’t really be compared to any other city in the country; I was really shocked by how much larger and more intense it felt than Chicago, a big city by any means. I found myself falling more in love with Chicago on the trip, but now that I’m home, I’m itching to go back a bit. I think I’ll be spending some more time there later this year and hopefully quite a bit more in 2009.

Many more posts from the sessions and wedding coming later, but for now, enjoy some of the photos I took in my down time. It has been a while since I shot photographs for pleasure that I really enjoyed (more an issue of rarely devoting time to shooting for pleasure rather than not liking what I shoot), so I am quite thrilled with many of these.

Sun finally came out on Friday

Coming to New York!

Olivia — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:36:01 +0000

I’ve been to several countries in Latin America and Europe, have been to many states across the U.S., but somehow in my twenty some-odd years, never made it to New York City. Having wanted to go for so long, I’m so excited to say I will be paying a visit to NYC and Brooklyn in just a few weeks. I have a few great clients there, so we’ll be shooting engagement sessions in a new, inspiring location for me, and I’ll also be helping a friend shoot a wedding. I will also have time to shoot a few more sessions, either engagement/couple sessions (great even if you are just dating or already married), after sessions (get your dress on again and let’s go take great photos in the locations you wish you could have gone to), portraits or boudoir. Availability is very limited, and special savings will be in effect for sessions out there! If you or a friend is interested in this very special opportunity. contact me ASAP! I will be in New York from March 17-22. Dates can potentially be extended a few days for a small fee, and sessions can be done in close cities like Philadelphia or Boston for additional fees.

Downtown

Olivia — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:50:40 +0000

The Chicago boudoir weekend was so fabulous. I think it was such a wonderfully positive experience for both me and the beautiful women that participated. I feel so lucky to be able to work with wonderful ladies and also to intrepret and share their beauty. I will share photos from one of the women later next week, and certainly hope I’ll be able to share some from the rest of the women, but that will most likely happen at a later date.
While I was at the hotel, though, I took a few pictures from the beautiful room. It snowed again on Saturday, making me nervous about the light, but it ended up being quite bright still and the snow added this wonderful romantic downtown feel to the day.