Lana Ortiz Photography

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For The Love of Art: Why Prices Must Reflect Reality

January 07, 2025 • Leave a Comment

As artists, our greatest joy comes from seeing our work bring beauty, connection, and meaning to your lives. Whether it’s a stunning portrait hanging on your wall, a photo that perfectly captures your unique personality, or an image that boosts your confidence and tells your story, our mission is to create something truly special for you. We don’t...

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What do portraits have to do with divorce?

June 30, 2018 • 1 Comment

A while ago I was approached by the office of Colwell Law Group, LLC asking me to grant them my permission to be guest bloggers on my blog and to share their ideas of how updating your family portraits post divorce, helps in the healing process for families. At first I was reluctant, but when I read their essay, I agreed with their point of view an...

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Mother's Day Gift

May 05, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Every child thinks their dad is the strongest and the smartest, and their mom is the most beautiful woman on this planet. But for me, she was also a fairy. There is nothing this woman couldn't do that didn't come out amazingly beautiful: she could knit, sew, crochet and my family depended on her skills to dress us in her creations for all weathers...

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Not Photogenic? Here is how to fix it!

March 05, 2018 • Leave a Comment

I can't tell you how many of my interactions with future clients have started by them stating: "I've gotta warn you - I am not photogenic". My standard response to it is "No one is". Which is not true, but it is the easiest way for me to move on from this subject, and hope they will give me a chance to prove them wrong. For a while now, I pondered...

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The Olde Tater Barn Wedding of Anthony & Rebecca

November 21, 2017 • Leave a Comment

The Olde Tater Barn is located in Central Bridge, NY and is one of the nicest barn venues in Upstate NY. I've shot several weddings there over the past couple of years, and not only it has always been a top notch service and food, but I appreciate how wonderfully they treated the vendors: Jay Rozell (DJ) from Upstate Sounds, Ed Rozell, who manned a...

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