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    Hi! My name is Kristen Morgan and I'm the owner of LanierStar. I photograph Weddings and Portraits throughout NE Florida and I'm available for travel. My personality is fun and laid back, which helps people feel comfortable around me. I'm also a self described laugh enthusiast (when you meet me you'll get it). At the same time my years spent managing businesses ensures that your experience will be positive and professional. Our photography style is candid, using photojournalism to capture you in real life. No stuffy poses or forced smiles! The portraits I take are artistic and I use creative processing to bring them to life.

    Please scroll down so you can read the blog. This is where the action happens since it is updated much more frequently than the website. Primarily I use it to showcase the latest sessions, but I also talk about my life. Hopefully by reading through you can get a feel for what I'm like and how LanierStar operates. And, if you click on those green tabs to the left you can hook up with LanierStar on facebook, twitter and get emails!

    Use the Contact tab to get in touch with me so we can plan your portrait session or talk about your wedding. I can also be reached at 904.639.5960.

    Talk soon!

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Custom Built by Kneeburg Guitars | Jacksonville, FL Commercial Photographers

03.04.10 Posted in commercial 1 comment

I recently did something a little different.  I took product shots for a guitar company to use on their website and materials.  Chris from Yagerlener Guitars (Jacksonville, FL) designed it and Kevin from Kneeburg Guitars (Dallas, TX) built it.  What a gorgeous piece of work!  Kevin has been building fretted instruments since 2000.  He attended the Galloup Guitar School in Big Rapids, MI to learn more about guitar electronics, repair, and to become an authorized Buzz Feiten Retrofitter.  Every guitar is 100% handcrafted by Kevin; no pre-made parts or kits.  If you are looking for a custom, one of kind, handcrafted guitar or need yours repaired or set up, then I highly recommend contacting Kevin!  Kneeburg Guitars is located in the Alliance area of North Fort Worth Texas.  You can give him a call (214- 562-5213) or drop him a line (kneeburgguitarsatgmaildotcom).  And, check out his site to get a look at his workshop- http://www.kneeburgguitars.com.

 

I did some standard shots for them to use on the web and then shot some more artistic stuff for myself.  Turns out they loved them all!  Chris sent this message to me:

I got home today and quickly rushed the cd you gave me into the drive bay on my computer.  As I clicked through the photos, I couldn’t help but smile.  It was as if I were seeing my guitar for the first time.  Fresh out of the box.  Pure wonder dancing on the screen….right in front of me…AND I GET TO TELL PEOPLE IT’S MINE!!!  I just wanted you to know I am ’struck’ with your photos of my guitar.  While this guitar is my brain child, it was Kevin’s hands that built it….and now your eyes have captured all the things a guitar can be.  Thank you so very very much.  If there are any other photographers on this earth, it is likely I will never know them….BECAUSE I KNOW LANIERSTAR!

Thanks a lot, guys!  It was my pleasure.  :)Kristen

All text and images ©2010 Kristen Morgan of LanierStar Photography | All Rights Reserved

 

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Jay - 01.22.10 - 2:21 PM

looks amazing…

Hard Hat Area! Under Construction!

03.01.10 Posted in news No comments

If you have been poking around www.lanierstar.com lately you may have run across some virtual dust.   We are in the process of updating our websites with wedding and portrait images from 2009, moving a couple of things around and generally freshening things up.  If you are interested in viewing our recent work your best bet is to check out the blog.  Simply click on the “Category” you are interested in (it’s a tab in the menu bar up there) and look away!  Or, if you have time just keep scrolling down and then click on “older posts” when you get to the bottom of the page.  We should have everything dusted off and ready to go within the week and would love for you to stop back in.  If you click on the green tab to your left that says “subscribe to email” then you  will be notified when the construction is complete!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

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Brotherly Love: Fleming Island, FL family portrait photographer

02.28.10 Posted in children, family portraits No comments

Just a quick share of some family portraits I did for the “L” family in Fleming Island.  It’s always nice to work with “neighbors”!  The oldest son is a Senior in high school this year, so we incorporated some shots for him that show off his personality and hobbies.  The youngest son was such a ham (if you can’t tell from the photos!).   Before any portrait session I send the family a survey so that I can determine what they want from the session and what is going on at this time in their lives.  It was important to the family that I get some shots of the 2 sons together since this is the last year that they will all live together before the oldest heads off to college.  There is a lot of love there and it was really wonderful to watch the boys interact.    Although at the same time heartbreaking to imagine what they’ll be going through in the fall.

To view the gallery simply click on the boy’s portrait.  Then click at the top right of each photo to forward on to the next.

 

Thanks for choosing LanierStar to capture this time for you!  I hope you enjoy these last couple of semesters together.

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Nicole & Corey wed at St. John’s Golf and Country Club | St. Augustine, FL wedding photographer

02.14.10 Posted in weddings 26 comments

What better way to say Happy Valentine’s than by sharing a wedding with red as the main color?  :)

Nicole and Corey first contacted me in 2009 about photographing their 2011 wedding.  I knew then that Nicole was a planner and wanted to take her time and do this right.  However a couple of weeks later she emailed me to say that there had been a slight change of plans.  Surprise!  Nicole was pregnant and they were moving up the wedding just a bit…  Like by a year!   Having been in a similar situation when I planned my wedding I knew she had her hands full.  After meeting with Nicole and her future MIL and GMIL (that’s Mother-in-Law and Grandmother-In-Law, haha) I could see she had plenty of  loving hands to help her out.  And, can I just tell you a funny story from when we met for our consultation?  Nicole’s future GMIL took photos of us with her disposable film camera so she could use them in a scrapbook she was making for Nicole.  I rarely have my photo taken, and never at a consultation, so I won’t soon forget that.  Plus, I love how all the grandmothers I know use disposable film cameras!  In just a few short months Nicole and Corey put together a beautiful event at St. John’s Golf and Country Club in St. Augustine, FL.  The wedding was full of good times- between their crazy friends, golf cart races and dance moves!  Now it’s on to Phase 2… Baby!

 

Happy Valentine’s Day, Nicole & Corey.  Hope you like the gift!  ;)  Kristen

If you would like to see more images from this wedding then check out our Facebook page!  http://www.facebook.com/lanierstarphotography Become a fan while you are there so you can be notified of Facebook-only specials and receive news before anyone else!

©2010 LanierStar Photography  |  All Rights Reserved

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Lori Robbins mother of the bride - 01.22.10 - 7:58 AM

one word…BEAUTIFUL!

Katie Davis - 01.22.10 - 8:46 AM

Your wedding was absolutely beautiful! Congratulations again!

Nicole Johnson - 01.22.10 - 9:09 AM

Thanks for taking pictures of our special day. They turned out better than I ever imagined!!! Kristen, you rock. :)

Sheila Cassata - 01.22.10 - 9:23 AM

I really love the way they used different film, black & white, colored tones, etc. You and Corey look great! Congrads on the
big day. It was a beautiful wedding.

patti wilson - 01.22.10 - 10:02 AM

you looked beautiful. i’m sure it was a day you’ll always remember

Amanda Smith - 01.22.10 - 11:15 AM

Beautiful pictures and beautiful wedding! Congrats!

Natalie - 01.22.10 - 12:33 PM

Aw…Love the last one ;)

Christie - 01.22.10 - 1:00 PM

all the pictures came out great! love them! :)

Robert - 01.22.10 - 3:33 PM

Congrats people!

Aimee - 01.22.10 - 4:30 PM

Wow. These pictures are great!!

Latoya - 01.22.10 - 9:02 PM

Congrats to the both of you! Many wishes and blessing! :o )

Lindsey - 01.22.10 - 10:02 PM

These pictures are STUNNING! Everyone looks beautiful!

jessica w - 01.22.10 - 10:27 PM

Your wedding photos are so beautiful !!

sherri mauney - 01.22.10 - 10:30 PM

Beautiful pics! I still need to see the ones of me and my sons dancing!!!! and me and my mom clogging!!!

Raul - 01.22.10 - 11:58 PM

The pictures look great, i can’t wait to see the rest of them!!

Mary - 01.22.10 - 6:52 AM

The pictures look great! Congrats again guys!

Marli - 01.22.10 - 8:41 AM

2nd wedding I attended where Kristen was the photographer, and WOW!! Once again, these pictures are amazing!

Kirk Stanton - 01.22.10 - 8:50 AM

You guys make the pics look great! Congrats again!

Beth Asbury - 01.22.10 - 9:11 AM

Awesome pictures! You guys look so happy!!

Ronnie Calder - 01.22.10 - 9:36 AM

Congradulations on both things,The pictures look great.

Cathy Isasi - 01.22.10 - 9:45 AM

Your wedding was beautiful. The pictures really captured how beautiful it was. Love the picture in Black and White of the wedding party running together! Congratulations to both of you!

Cindy Palencia - 01.22.10 - 9:58 AM

WOW! Pictures are amazing! You looked beautiful!:)

Threasa Sexton - 01.22.10 - 6:26 PM

Omg your wedding was gorgeous and you and Corey looked great. I love that cake it was incredible looking. Anyway Congrats again.

Stacy Siharaj - 01.22.10 - 9:41 AM

Nicole looked beautiful & the guys handsome! The wedding was a blast and the pictures turned out amazing!!!!!!!!!

Stacey Calder - 01.22.10 - 10:13 PM

Pictures are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!

melanie baucom - 01.22.10 - 3:33 PM

So beautiful!

LanierStar’s Wall Collections | Jacksonville, FL Wedding Photographer

02.10.10 Posted in babies, children, family portraits, news, specials, weddings 1 comment

Most of my clients have a problem.  They love the photographs I create for them.  The problem?  They love too many of them!  This make it hard to decide which ones to print, what size they should order them in or how they are going to arrange them on the wall.   So, one of my new offerings for 2010 is Wall Collections!  Check out the photos below to see the Wall Collections in action:

Red roomblue interior with green doorred and brown classic sofaHome theater

*Disclaimer: Like you, all of these spaces are way too clean to be my home.

Just a few of the great things about these collections is that your images arrive mounted as 3/4″ or 1 1/2″ standouts.  It’s the clean, modern version of a Gallery Wrap canvas.  This means when they arrive they are ready to hang.  Also, all images are protected with a lustre coating to provide you with a lifetime of enjoyment from these images.  And, the best part?  These Collections are priced at a special discounted rate over purchasing them individually.  And, if you need help deciding where to display your collection I am happy to help with that, too.

Now really, could I make it any easier for you?  What?  How to talk your hubby into hanging them for you?  Ummmm… Considering I have a stack of art for my own hubby to hang I’m probably not the best one to ask.  ;)

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Kelsey - 01.22.10 - 12:00 AM

These are wonderful wall gallery ideas!

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