I’ve often received a raised eyebrow followed by “La Lu-what?” in regards to the name of my business. I have to smile – I anticipated a bit of confusion, but the name was important to me for many reasons. It is pronounced ‘La Loo-me-yair’ and is french for ‘the light.’

Photography always attracted me, even as a teenager. I was the girl who had Ansel Adams posters on my walls, alongside the usual teenage idols. His use of light in landscape photography seemed to make the images jump off of the paper and that completely awed me.

Life happens of course, and I let my interest in photography wane as the years went on, though I was ever an admirer. My wonderful husband was responsible for rekindling my passion for photography after he returned from a deployment. The night before we left for Europe for a visit with some friends stationed there, he bought my first digital SLR. I was humbled by the capabilities of my new camera and more than a little intimidated by the learning curve. The moment I fell in love with the craft of photography again happened one night in Paris, the city of lights.

As I was trying to decide on a name for my business I kept coming back to those photos of La Tour Eiffel (The Eiffel Tower) and I realized that I needed a name personal to me, as well as representative of photography itself.

What is photography if not the capture of light? “It is light that reveals, light that obscures, light that communicates. It is light I “listen” to. The light late in the day has a distinct quality, as it fades toward the darkness of evening. After sunset there is a gentle leaving of the light, the air begins to still, and a quiet descends. I see magic in the quiet light of dusk. I feel quiet, yet intense energy in the natural elements of our habitat. A sense of magic prevails. A sense of mystery. It is a time for contemplation, for listening – a time for making photographs.” -John Sexton

Thus, La Lumière Photography was created. I hope you will allow me to share my passion for capturing photographs with you and your loved ones. Photographs are not merely images to me, but memories, and they should be preserved in the best possible format with the utmost care and attention.