Laudon Photographic Arts, based in Bozeman, Montana, is a small business devoted to capturing the moments that will be cherished memories for a lifetime. Rachel Laudon, lead photographer, received her Masters Degree in Fine Art from Montana State University. She has over fifteen years of fine art portraiture and wedding experience. Her extensive background and training in photography as well as the fine arts has enhanced her creative eye and compositional skill with a flair for capturing the unique qualities of her subjects. Her proficiency in journalistic, documentary, and traditional methods of photography gives her work a visual richness not ordinarily associated with wedding photography. Rachel offers digital services but remains one of the few wedding photographers capable of shooting a wedding entirely on film, including medium format and classic black & white portraiture.

There are innumerable spectacular and unforgettable locations throughout Montana and nearby Wyoming for loving couples to exchange their vows. The venues and towns in which Rachel has worked include Springhill Pavilion, Gallatin Gateway Inn, Soldiers Chapel, Big Sky Chapel, Moonlight Basin Lodge, Chico Hot Springs, Paradise Valley, Deer Park Chalet, 320 Ranch, Broken Hart Ranch, The Woodlands, Rockin TJ Ranch, Gallatin River Ranch, Sacagawea Inn, Ennis, Livingston, Big Timber, Billings, and Yellowstone National Park.

Rachel has called the Gallatin Valley home for over 15 years, She has shot weddings all over the country, from California to New York. Rachel's love of travel has allowed her to photograph many different countries and cultures with destinations including the Caribbean, Hawaii, Mexico, Europe, Thailand, Cambodia and China. Rachel strives to listen and meet the needs of each individual client, whatever the nature of the shoot. Please browse through her website to see the breadth of her photographic versatility.

All images ©Laudon 2007

"self portrait" '07