Behind the Scenes

day 224 photoshoot from Lauren Parker on Vimeo.

The other day I filmed a behind the scenes video for one of my photoshoots and I wanted to share it with you guys! I hope you enjoy it.

The final image Aly and I produced is here.

little black rain cloud

day 225

Moriah and I went to a new location to shoot, just a couple minutes from our house, and man I wish I had found this spot sooner because it is perfect for taking photos! Hopefully I'll get one more outfit post in before I leave for college (but I'm not making any promises), because I need to take more pictures there.

Also, Moriah got herself a little blog. You can check it out here.

my week in instagram #12

sang in church with my brother William // Mindy wanted to help me sew // Emmie (the girl I babysit) was really excited about the red leaves // Oscar in his most comfortable position, obviously // videochatting with Matt // photoshoot with Aly // wearing Matt's pokemon hat (I made it for his halloween costume) // Matt winning at arcade games // Joel and Marquel not winning at arcade games (actually they beat us this time around, but whatevs.

Whew! What a week. It's been really long and busy, but that's the way I like it. I hope you had a fantastic week as well. What all did you do? I would love to know! And as always, you can follow me on instagram @impulsings.

sing for the sun

day 224



I am now convinced I can do anything with photoshop. It took me nearly five hours to edit this, from rebuilding Aly's skirt and completely painting in her foot, to adding the clouds and airplane and other flying things. But it was totally worth it, no? I could spend the rest of my life doing this and be absolutely happy. In a few days I'll post a behind-the-scenes video from this shoot, so watch out for that!

A big thank you to Aly for modeling for me despite walking around barefoot and getting eaten by mosquitoes. And thank you for paying for my ice cream after we chased down the ice cream truck man. :)

Detail shot here. Seriously go look at it, there are little surprises.



Other than running around with Aly, Matt got to come over for a family dinner, and then he and I got to go to the arcade with Joel and Marquel! Oh, and I'm finally allowed to tell you guys this awesome news. Joel and Marquel are pregnant! I'm super excited about this because I love babies and them and fun secrets that I finally get to share. Matt and I were one of the first people they told (even before their parents, hah), but we had to keep it a secret so that they could tell other people. Marquel sent me her first ultrasound via text this morning and man oh man there's a baby inside her! I just find it completely fascinating and exciting.

But anyways, after hanging out with them, Matt and I came back to my house to play video games and card games with the family. It was a ton of fun and hopefully we'll get a few more family nights in before we leave.

I hope you all had a super fantastic day as well!