USC's Alpha Chi Omega goes to the Beach

A million years ago when I was in college at the University of Southern California, I joined a sorority. I never thought I would be a sorority girl. But I was and my four years as a member of Alpha Chi Omega were some of the best times that I had. I made some of the best friends who are still my best friends years later.
Now I am helping out the current members of my chapter as an advisor and it has been so much fun. Even with the move to Austin I still helped, and I came back to L.A. for a week and spent an afternoon with the entire chapter taking some great photos of the girls. It was a fabulous day and these new young women of AXΩ are just amazing. Here are some of my favorite photos from that beautiful and fun day.
Enjoy!

The Executive Board 

Well hello there!

Has it really been four months since my last blog post? Yes, yes it has! Well, summer is upon us and the time has come to fix that and start blogging again. If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook or read previous posts, you know that I moved to Austin, TX, at the end of January, only to move back to Los Angeles at the beginning of April. Austin is a wonderful city, but realized that L.A. is truly the love of my life and I had to get back. So with two major moves in two months along with booking and shooting weddings & portraits, something had to give, that was blogging.  My promise to my readers of my blog is to get back on the blogging train and try to blog at least once a week.
So this is the first post back. No job photos to share, just a little personal info and a personal photo. But Thursday I will have some gorgeous pics to share, so get ready! :)
Have a fabulous day everyone!!

How could I leave this light, these views and these friends? Beyond happy to be back!

Maya's First Christmas

Last Holiday season, I had a photoshoot with Katie & Roberto for their holiday cards.  In the next year, they had the beautiful Maya, who I got to photograph as a newborn.  So this holiday season, I got to photograph her as a four month old.  My what a difference a year makes!  The future USC Trojan was all smiles and her beautiful big eyes just melt your heart.  These are a few of my favorites from the day of Maya and her awesome parents (and her doggie big sister, Lola).

... Then comes baby - Maternity Portrait

One of the great things about being a wedding and portrait photographer is that you get to be a part of capturing some of the most precious events in a person's life.  I have been so lucky to be allowed into many couples lives as they got married and then started their families.  This year was a landmark one for Jade and Dom.  After 17 years together, they got married back in May, which I got to photograph up in beautiful Carmel (remember the Celebrity Wedding contest?). And then in early November, they welcomed their son to the world!  Before his arrival, Jade and Dom asked if I would capture the pregnancy.  And just like their beautiful wedding, their maternity shoot just glows.  Here are some of my faves from that afternoon in late October.  Enjoy!

Ode to Great-Grandpa Groucho

AMAZING NEWS FOR 2012!!

In case you missed my tweet and Facebook post yesterday, I have some pretty big news I am announcing for 2012: Stacy Conner Photography is moving to Austin, TX!!! Yes! I am moving to place where I actually came into existence. See I was born in Austin and then raised in Fort Worth.  I moved to Los Angeles to attend USC and I never left.  I love L.A. but I feel it is time for a change, hence the move to Austin.


HOWEVER, I want to be able to be back in L.A. often, so I am still offering wedding and portrait photography at the same prices for Los Angeles. NO TRAVEL FEES!  In fact I am already booking weddings for 2012 in L.A.  How awesome is that? 


Also, to start off 2012, I am starting a referral program that any one can be a part of.  Doesn't matter if you are in Austin, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York, etc.  You can check out the details of the program by viewing this link: http://mim.io/37e902  You pass it on to friends and sign up for future announcements. :)


I am so excited about this next phase in my life and my business and cannot wait to make my mark bigger in Texas, because everything is bigger in Texas! 

Happy Holidays!

What a wonderful year 2011 has been! Thank you everyone for being a part of it. Here is to a fabulous 2012! I hope all of y'all have a safe and happy holiday season.

Card designed by design lotus for Minted.com

Adam's Perfect Smile

Unless you have had a baby or photograph them regularly, you might not know that they don't really smile until they are about 3 - 4 months old.  I didn't know this and learned this little fact when I started photographing babies almost 2 years ago.  And for the most part, it is pretty much true.  Occasionally you get a smile, but usually it is either a reflex or gas (most of the time, gas).


Let me tell you, little Adam is the exception to the rule!  Adam had just turned 2 months old when I photographed him before Thanksgiving.  Normally I would wait until he was 3 or 4 months old, but again Adam was an exception.  Adam's mom found out about my photography from a wonderful online mommy forum and contacted me asking if I would mind doing a baby/family portrait session rather quickly because Adam was going to have surgery right after Thanksgiving.  Adam was born with a cleft palate and his parents wanted some nice pictures of him before his surgery and before the precious face he was born with changed forever.  


How could I not?!


At two months old, Adam already has a LOT of personality, which was undoubtedly inherited from his sweet and energetic parents.  Their positivity and love just radiates from them and from Adam!  Below are some of my favorite photos from that morning.  


In case you are wondering, Adam had his surgery the first weekend in December and he is doing very well!  His mom sent me a picture of him post-surgery and he does look very different, but still just as adorable. She is already missing his "old face." I am so happy that I was able to capture such a special time in their lives.


Enjoy and I hope every one is having a wonderful holiday season!