Red Wagon Ramblings

| thank you |

Dear Friends,

When I began my journey into the wonderful world of photography at the age of 16, I had never imagined it would take me to where I am today. But after a year of struggling to find balance between my family and business I have come to the conclusion that I need to let go of Red Wagon Photography as a business.  As difficult as this is to write I feel at peace with my decision.

My daughter is turning ten next month and my son with soon be eight. They are growing up so fast and they are becoming increasingly independent as each day passes. I feel strongly in my heart that I need to spend my time and energy being there for them as they transition into the teen years.

Also, as much as photography is my passion, business is not.  Although I have learned much, it takes much of the joy out of creating for me.

I have been so blessed to have had all of you in my life and to watch your families grow over the years. Thank you for entrusting me with capturing some of the most important times in your lives, it truly has been a joy for me.

Thank you so much for being part of my journey.

Sincerely,

Lara McAllister

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| Winter beauty |

Picture a Day - January 6 2012

My girl

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a wonderful break and are excited for great things in 2012.

I am now currently booking sessions into February and March so if you were thinking of booking do it soon!

I will leave you with a sweet little pup we are looking after at the moment. This is Skye.

 

Italy 2011

I apologize for the lack of blogging. It has been a great fall, but so incredibly busy. Part of this has to do with a trip Joel and took to Italy at the end of September. We had an amazing time exploring Florence, hiking the Cinque Terre, and getting lost in Venice.

I'm hoping to catch up a bit on here, so I will start with Florence. I was absolutely shocked at how quickly I fell head over heels in love with this city. I am not a huge city loving gal, but this city was unlike anything I had ever experienced. The architecture, the cathedrals, the people, the langauge, the shopping, the entire culture of this city filled me with such an incredible feeling that is so hard to put into words.  I felt so close to God while walking the cobblestone streets and sitting in age old pews surrounded by candles and images of Jesus. The sense of peace was overwhelming and a life changing experience. 

I quickly learned that I am not a landscape photographer. I stuggled a lot with trying to capture the vistas that were laid out before me. I finally realized that I needed to stop. I needed to let go of trying to capture the perfect image and just breathe in the beauty of this culture. For me, it was so much more about the feelings and emotions I felt during our days there, and trying to freeze these moments were impossible.

So, with that being said, here are a few images from our time in Florence.

I {heart} vacations

We just returned home from one of the most wonderful and relaxing vacations ever. Our family had the best time playing at the beach, flying kites, surfing, swimming, and just overall relaxing! I have loads of images I am dying to work on, but I wanted to post these ones first!  I hope y'all are having a super great summer so far!

~L 

I felt these above images cried out for a softer, more vintage feel. But this last one of Connor I felt required a more clean edit!

holiday time!

I will be away from my office from July 24 - August 1.  

Off to spend time with my family on the coast! 

 

a perfect day

pender island. a morning run. sunshine. swimming. great friends. my amazing family. the beach. boat rides. impromptu games of football. pancake breakfast. summer. ice cream. laughter.

 so blessed.

                            

 

 

Canada Day long weekend

As many of you were partaking in parades and fireworks this past weekend, our little family also celebrated in a big way on a little gulf island. We had an outdoor pancake breakfast, waving of flags, sparklers, a parade of sorts, and of course the singing of the national anthem...many times. I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend and are enjoying our summer weather!