Meet your Lynchburg, Virginia Photographer

I’m Liz! I am a professional birth, baby and family photographer living in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

While I have more than 17 years of experience capturing meaningful moments with my camera, what I am really passionate about is creating safe spaces for my clients to pause and recognize their own strength and beauty. Sometimes this happens through the images I am able to create while other times it unfolds through conversations with my clients during breaks in shooting or after a session as we clean up and reflect together.

I started my business in 2006. My creative perspective helps me connect both professionally and personally with my clients, and thus provide a higher quality client experience alongside images brimming with authentic emotion. I’ve enjoyed the privilege of providing families around the country with timeless and priceless images to help tell their own stories to future generations. But more than that, I enjoy encouraging the mothers in my community as they grow alongside their children through both images and conversation.

To call this my job is a privilege I will never take for granted. It is because of my wonderful clients (and my supportive family!) that I get to live out this dream come true.

Whether I’m sharing my story with fellow entrepreneurs or enjoying quality time with my family, I am both present and passionate about capturing love and celebrating life.

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

— 1 Corinthians 10:31

Some fun facts about me:

This is my family! My husband Tommy, our oldest daughter, Sunday, our youngest girl, Izzie, and our sweet new baby boy Breckinridge. We also have Charis, our beautiful weimaraner, a sweet bunny we call Dynamic!
*Photo by my friend* *Jessica*.

I’m a sugar addict turned gym rat! (It’s a real life miracle, friends.) I joined our local Burn Boot Camp in spring of 2018 and it changed my life! I have since switched gyms but I will always be a #burnsister at heart!
My husband and I are big Mad Men fans and our youngest daughter was named after the actress who portrayed Betty Draper. (Also, I wish I lived in the 50's and 60's!)
In 2013, I took my family with me on my third non-profit assignment to Nepal for Allow The Children ministries. Traveling for non-profit work is an amazing opportunity I'll never take for granted!
My first ever job was at Kings Dominion when I was 15 years old.

I’m a little crunchy and prefer my home and body products be as non-toxic as possible. My babies wore amber teething necklaces and cloth diapers and at one point I was washing our laundry with soap nuts. No joke! Although, they are kind of a joke. I don’t recommend them if you like your clothes clean. :)
I was raised in a small town my whole life and I swapped one small town for another about 20 years ago. I love where I live. Country roads at sunset make my heart skip a beat!
I’ve had a lifelong dream of one day homeschooling my children and it’s one of the best things 2020 brought us. We are now a homeschooling family and proud of it!

The Liz Cook Photography Team

Hopefully it goes without saying, but the success of LCP would not be possible without the support of my family and the incredible members of our team. Meet the superstars of LCP who help keep the wheels turning around here so that I can better balance my roles as mom, homeschooler, wife, friend, and business owner! I don’t know what I would do without them!

Kelly

Kelly is our Studio Administrator. When you inquire through the website, you will likely receive a wonderful greeting from Kelly! She is the lady behind our booking system and helps enhance your client experience in a variety of ways. She is a long-time client turned employee who truly loves inviting you into our LCP family!

Kelly is a mama of two sweet girls with a strong work ethic and wisdom beyond her years. She is a past birth photography client and will be the first to tell you the investment is a decision she will never regret! Kelly loves attending her church, spending time with her girls, and savoring any rare alone time.

Ashley

Ashley is our Studio Ambassador Extraordinaire! If you’ve been to the studio for our popular Santa sessions, you’ve likely met Ashley.

She is a proud mama to three tow-headed kiddos and married to an Army guy. She loves quality photography, baking delicious cakes, and sneaking away to hotel rooms on her own. She’s a smart mama, if you ask me! :)

Ashley helps around the studio in a variety of ways and is always ready to serve others. She’s a gift to our team!

Charis

Charis is our 5yr old silver Weimaraner and she was affectionately dubbed the Official Studio Assistant! She basically lays around and looks pretty all day bringing joy to those who get to spend time with her! She is loveable, a major snuggler, and super silly. Her energy level is high but she knows how to find her calm when necessary. She’s our favorite dog in the world!

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