Elizabeth Larson Photography Blog

May

2025

Reynolda Gardens - Smartphone Photography Student Work - April 2025

Last month, on Saturday, April 19th, I enjoyed teaching another "Smartphone Photography" workshop at Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem, NC. We spent a few hours that morning taking photos together throughout the gardens ...

April

2025

Love All Around at a Springtime Garden Wedding

It's truly hard to believe that Andrew and Crystal's one year wedding anniversary was just yesterday! They were married on 4.14.24 in a lovely garden wedding on the patio terrace overlooking the Cranes are Dancing Sculpture and water feature at ...

March

2025

A Greensboro Springtime Family + Maternity Session

It has almost been a year since Ben, Emily, and their baby girl got together with me in Greensboro for their family and maternity session. We scheduled for early April and it turned out to be a beautiful spring day in the park. Last spring was such ...

February

2025

A Milestone Celebration - Happy 35 Years in Business!

To think I started out my business in 1990, I owned just two film camera bodies, along with a couple of lenses, one flash, a reflector, and a few other accessories, a business plan, Virginia license, and as much liability insurance I could afford at ...

January

2025

Upcoming Photography Workshops + Private Instruction

This could be you, in one of my photography workshops! I'll be at Reynolda Gardens in April to teach a Smartphone Photography workshop and at the John C. Campbell Folk School in June to teach a digital travel photography ...

Hannah's Gorgeous Bouquet - Claire Paige Floral Design

December

2024

Celebrating Our 2024 Wedding Couples!

This year, I've truly enjoyed working with these seven couples documenting their special wedding days. We started off the wedding season with Chris & Stephanie's wedding in March and closed out the season with Brody & Parker's ...

December

2024

Merry Matrimony - A Christmas Winter Solstice Wedding at Ciener Garden

A week ago from today, Brody and Parker were married in a Christmas wedding at Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, which was also the first day of Winter Solstice. They were the only couple who took advantage of Merry Matrimony, an elopement and vow ...

December

2024

Tanglewood Park - Holiday Session With Andrew, Crystal, and Their Baby Girl!

Last month, I got together with one of my wedding couples at Tanglewood Park for their fall and holiday family session. It was so great to see Andrew and Crystal again and I really enjoyed meeting their baby girl "K" for the first time. What a ...

December

2024

A Romantic Fall Wedding at The Meadows at Walnut Cove

Kevin and Jordan recently celebrated their one-year anniversary on November 4th. We met for the first time in April 2022 for their engagement session at Cedar Rock Park in Alamance County. Over the next year and a half, Kevin and Jordan planned ...

November

2024

Merry Matrimony - Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden - December 21, 2024

MERRY MATRIMONY!I'm really looking forward to photographing such a festive event at Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden on Saturday, December 21st, 2024. Get married or renew your vows with Santa Claus - All inclusive package for ...

November

2024

A Boho Rustic Autumn Wedding on the Family Farm

Addison and Alexis are celebrating their two year wedding anniversary today! They were married on his family's farm in Gibsonville surrounded by their families and friends on a perfect and most beautiful fall day. What I really loved is that ...

November

2024

Engaged in North Carolina, Getting Married in Arizona!

We are coming up on Alexis and Stuart's wedding in just over two weeks! We got together in February of this year for their engagement session at Haw River State Park. Joining them was their sweet dog, Bleu. He loved the trails and was such a good ...

September

2024

A Fall Destination Wedding at Caswell Beach, North Carolina

It's hard to believe we are coming up on almost a year since Shane and Holly's destination wedding at Caswell Beach, located on the coast of North Carolina. They were married on October 21, 2023 on a gorgeous sunny day and the fall weather was ...

August

2024

Melissa + Cody's Maternity Session at Haw River State Park

Not quite three weeks ago, I got together with one of my wedding couples, Cody and Melissa, for their early morning maternity session at Haw River State Park. Melissa reached out to me a few months ago with their wonderful news and that they ...

August

2024

Student Work - Smartphone Photography Late Summer Blooms at Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

Just over a week ago, on Tuesday evening, August 6th, I taught another Smartphone Photography Workshop at Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden, this one during the "Late Summer Blooms" in the gardens. Five ladies joined me in my class and four ...

July

2024

Student Work 2024 - Wanderlust: The Art of Travel Photography at the John C Campbell Folk School

From July 7th-13th, I taught "Wanderlust: The Art of Travel Photography" at the John C Campbell Folk School, located in Western North Carolina in the town of Brasstown. As always it was wonderful to be back at one of my most favorites ...

June

2024

Reynolda Gardens - Student Work - Fundamentals of Digital Photography - Spring 2024

Somehow spring got away from me and here we are, it's now summer! Back in April I taught another fun photography workshop at Reynolda Gardens. This one was for the DSLR or Mirrorless camera photographer who wanted to learn more about getting off of ...

April

2024

Reynolda Gardens - Smartphone Photography Student Work - April 2024

On the morning of Saturday, April 6th, I met with eight students for a "Smartphone Photography" workshop at the beautiful Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem, NC. We spent a few hours of instruction, tips, and ...

April

2024

Student Work - Smartphone Photography Spring Blooms at Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden

A few weeks ago, I taught another Smartphone Photography Workshop at Paul J Ciener Botanical Garden. "Spring Blooms". There were four students in my class and a few of them wanted to share their work. So here they are! We had a wonderful time ...

April

2024

An Engagement Session with a Sweet Surprise at Pilot Mountain State Park!

Andrew and Crystal are getting married this weekend & I'm really looking forward to working with this awesome couple again! Not only have we been planning their wedding since last fall, we also met up about a month ago for their engagement ...

February

2024

A Sweet Summer Wedding at Grove Winery & Vineyards

James and Candise were so much fun to work with last summer, for their intimate wedding. It was great to learn they are also neighbors of mine, as is the location where they chose to get married, Grove Winery & ...

February

2024

A Tribute to My Dad, Chiles T. A. Larson, Photojournalist & Travel Writer

All Photos Below © Chiles T.A. Larson. Please Do Not Copy or Share Without Permission! Today would've been my dad's, Chiles T. A. Larson, 95th birthday. He was born on February 7, 1929 and passed away peacefully just shy of his 92nd birthday, ...

January

2024

A Spring Garden Wedding at Chateau Vie

These super cold days we've been having here lately, sure have me dreaming about spring! Spring has always been a popular time of year for weddings. Thaddeous and Anna chose an April date for their wedding last year. We will be coming up on ...

January

2024

Update Your Business Branding Photography & Professional Headshots!

With a new year, start fresh by scheduling a professional headshot or business branding photography to promote you and your business with Elizabeth Larson Photography. If you are starting a new career or you are an entrepreneur, updating your ...

January

2024

A Romantic Southern Winter Wedding at Carriage Hill Farms

We are coming up on Hunter and Blake's one year anniversary in just over a couple of months away! They were married at the very end of winter 2023, on March 18th at Carriage Hill Farms in Ruffin, NC. It was a pleasure working with ...

December

2023

A Lovely Fall Wedding in North Carolina's Foothills at Luna's Trail

Cody and Melissa recently celebrated their one year wedding anniversary. They were married on a beautiful first day of fall last September 22nd. Their amazing day is still fresh in my mind! These two were such a dream to work with, ...

December

2023

Celebrating Our Ten 2023 Wedding Couples!

This year, I've had the wonderful opportunity to work with ten couples who tied the knot in 2023! We started off the year with Sam and Caley's wedding in January and then Kevin and Jordan's was the last wedding of the year for me, in ...

September

2023

Reynolda Gardens - Smartphone Photography Workshop 2023 - Student Work

On September 9th, I taught a super fun photography workshop at Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem, NC. We met for the "Smartphone Photography Workshop" that Saturday morning for a few hours of instruction, tips, and of course photography ...

September

2023

Smartphone Photography Student Work - August 2023 at Ciener Garden

Just shy of three weeks ago, I was back at Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden to teach another photography workshop "Smartphone Photography Among the Late Summer Blooms" on August 22nd. It was such a fun evening, and although it was quite ...