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  • Hello and THANK YOU for taking time out of YOUR busy life to look at the latest updates from Lana Williams Photography. PHOTOGRAPHY is my passion!! I Love, LoVe, LOVE taking photos of people like YOU, it makes my heart smile.

    My photography business is located in Panama City, Florida. I specialize in Newborn, Maternity and Boudoir Photography. I LOVE encouraging women to feel great about themselves and what better way than to dress up sexy and have photos taken! If you've ever wanted that "Special" photo for that certain someone, but didn't know who to ask, now you do!

    I also Love to shoot Beach Portraits here in the Florida Panhandle on our sugar white sand beaches and what can I say about engagement sessions, you guessed it, Love them too!

    Yes, I know, I have used the word "LOVE" a lot, but I do Love what I do and it's how I feel. I hope I can share my love for photography with you. Please subscribe to the RSS feed which will notify you when I have posted a new update on the blog. Lovin Life, Lana

Panama City Beach Photographer – Seabreeze Jazz Festival

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Another fantastic Seabreeze Jazz Festival is under our belts!  I have been attending the Jazz Fest for the past 10 years and it gets better each and every year!  Yes, those of you that were there know that Saturday wasn’t the best day for weather.  It’s the first time I can remember in the past 10 years that we actually had rain during the day!  Kudos to those that braved the weather and still put on fantastic shows for us!  I even forgot my sunglasses thinking it was going to be rainy and cloudy all day, so I made the easy walk over to Pier Park and bought a great pair of Sunglasses.  I don’t need to much of an excuse to go to Pier Park and shop anyway,:-).  It wasn’t an hour later that it started to FLOOD, but we really cannot complain too much because it was a great weekend by all accounts.

Sunday turned out to be just a marvelous day on Panama City Beach and was a photographers dream.  Gorgeous humidity-free blue sky and a true “Seabreeze” during the day.  Look at Mindi Abair’s hair in these photos and you will see the breeze flowing through her golden blonde locks.  Mindi always puts on a FABULOUS show and has been bringing in local high school band members to play a number with her.  Cheers to Mindi for keeping the young musician’s dream alive.  This was the first time for Trombone Shorty to play our festival and boy, did he ever play!  He had everyone on their feet dancing and we even had a parade of his fans from NOLA start a dance line through the crowd!  FUN TIMES!!  The last artist to play at this year’s festival was the ever amazing Dave Koz!  He, too, knows how to get a crowd on their feet.  It was hard for me to take these photos of  the artists for wanting to dance!  I did manage to get a few moves in between clicks though!

Tickets are already on sale for next years event.  Click here to go purchase yours now and SAVE BIG BUCKS!  Believe me, it is well worth the money and why not stay a few days longer and make it a true vacation here on beautiful Panama City Beach?  We have many wonderful condos just a few minutes from the Festival site and of course do not forget about the great shopping and eateries at Pier Park where the festival is held!

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PANAMA CITY BEACH PHOTOGRAPHER – LANA WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC

Contact Lana for all of your event needs at her local Panama City Florida Photography Studio.

1137 Jenks Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32401  (850) 215-7555

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Panama City Beach Pet Photographer

Monday, April 16, 2012

There could not have been a more perfect day for a fun pet photography session than this past Saturday afternoon on Panama City Beach.  I had photographed Michael and his two adorable pups, Jack and Shelby, two summers ago but this session was extra special as Chris and Baxter were there for the shoot as well!  Living near the marina at Bay Point, we had such great opportunities to photograph in wonderful locations.  This was the first time for me to photograph here and I loved it!  Palm trees, yachts and the sun in the background make for a wonderful backdrop.  The new park was perfect for the pups to run and play.  We thought they would tire out and pose for us, but they were having too much fun-and I don’t blame them for not wanting to sit still very long.  It’s no different then trying to make a child quit playing when they are having fun to pose,:-).  Even with all the puppy energy, we got some great shots.

Oh, and after you have oooh and ahhh’d over these pics,:-) Please go to the following link and vote for me, Lana Williams in the Photography section,  of the “Best of Bay” contest.  Don’t forget you have to hit “submit” on the last page after you have checked by my name.  I would greatly appreciate your support! http://www.newsherald.com/sections/bestofbay/

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Family and Pet Photographer – Lana Williams Photography, LLC

I’m sure that if you have a pet it is a special member of your family too, so why not include it in your next family photos!  Give Lana a call at her Panama City, Florida studio to schedule your appointment to have Professional Photos with your Pet!  850-215-7555

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Panama City Beach Sunset Photography

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

I’ve been overwhelmed lately with so many photo shoots that I need to edit and upload to their online galleries,  but I’m trying to do my best to blog here about more of those sessions.  This session was just last week – and what a gorgeous week we had  here for our vacationing families!  This wonderful family, The Siebers, were here visiting from their home state of Illinois.  Jaime had emailed me asking about my photography sessions after she found me online.  A couple of days later she decided I was the photographer she wanted to photograph her family while here visiting Panama City Beach.  We picked the date and we both were excited about their upcoming Family Lifestyle Photography Session.

The date came and it was storming on Panama City Beach that morning, of all the days I thought!  Jaime called me at the studio around 10:00 am and asked what was the plan since it was raining.  I told her that here on the Gulf Coast you just never know and we would make our final decision 1 hour before we were supposed to meet late that afternoon.  The skies started to clear after lunch, but there were still some beautiful clouds left from the storm and we had a fabulous photo shoot!

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Panama City Beach Photographer – Lana Williams

Don’t wait until you arrive here on our beautiful beaches to book your families Panama City Beach photography session, call my studio today to save your date!

850-215-7555

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Panama City Beach Family Photography

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Happy Easter!  What a beautiful day we are having here in Panama City, Florida for this Easter Sunday!  Even though I am at the studio working I want to take a moment to give thanks.  I’ve been blessed with a very supportive husband and family, even though I could not be with them today for Easter lunch,:-(.  For my friends that call and pick me up with I’m overwhelmed with work letting me know that are thinking about me, and you know who you are,:-).  For my clients who are the BEST clients anyone could ever ask for,  BUT most importantly for Jesus who I love and look to for spiritual support.  This is not to be a religious post, but how can I not mention Him on this amazing day if I believe in Him?!  If you don’t, that is your choice and I do not judge you by your choice, but all in the same do not judge me because I do love and believe in Him.  This is just my opportunity to say it to the world and I’m not ashamed to do so!

That pretty much sums up my feelings for today, but of course I have to post some photos from a recent Panama City Beach Photography Session.  Michelle contacted me back in February wanting to book a family session in March while ALL of her family was in town visiting.  We all met on a breezy and cool Sunday morning and had a wonderful time together on Panama City Beach.  They are one large and blessed family and I was thrilled that they wanted me to capture their special day together with 4 generations!  I only wish all families had this kind of opportunity to be together for a weekend and share their love and company with one another!

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Panama City Beach Photographer, Lana Williams Photography, LLC

If you are planning a trip to our beautiful beaches and want to have beautiful photos of your family on Panama City Beach, please give me a call at my Panama City Studio!  850-215-7555

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Friends – Panama City Beach Photographer

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Friends, we all have them, or at least I hope you do!  This past Sunday I was blessed to celebrate 45 years of living and did it with some of my close friends.  I am SO very thankful for the friends I have made during these past 45 years.  Some were made through school,  some through church,  others through my career as a real estate agent and now I’m making friends as a professional photographer.  Thankfully some are still very close friends, but as we know life moves on sometimes and you loose friendships that you wish would last forever.

So speaking of friendships that brings me to the real reason for this blog post.  I had the opportunity to photograph 3 very best of friends on Panama City Beach recently.  One of these gorgeous ladies I already knew and she called me to set up a Panama City Beach Photography Shoot for the 3 of them while they were here visiting.  I met them on somewhat of a breezy afternoon at St. Andrews State Park on Panama City Beach!  We had a blast during their photo session.  These ladies are all amazing with families and careers, but make a point to spend time together every year, even though they do not live close to each other.  I think that is wonderful and I was so happy to photograph Gayla, Kimberly and Barbara’s gorgeous smiles while they were having fun on Panama City Beach at sunset.

Oh, and while still on the topic of friendship, tonight I am meeting one of my own best friends from Fort Payne High School on Panama City Beach to have dinner with her.  She is here on Spring Break and sent me a Facebook message last week saying she wanted to get together while she was here.   That really means a lot to me, as she only has a few days in our paradise, but is taking the time to spend time with an old friend!  It is going to be just she and I catching up on the past 26 years since we left high school.  I can’t wait to see my friend Lisa and hopefully watch one of our beautiful sunsets with her on Panama City Beach!

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If you are planning a vacation to Panama City Beach and want to have a Lifestyle Photography Session, please contact me at my Panama City Studio: 850-215-7555

Time is flying by and the only way to capture it is through images, whether in our minds or in a photo.  Let me help you capture these wonderful moments while you’re here in Paradise on Panama City Beach, call today!  For more information, please visit my website at http://www.lanawilliams.com

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