Beautiful People

How lucky am I. I get THE best clients. Good looking, nice, funny. They make me happeeeee!

Check out these two awesome couples I will be photographing some more in August.

Olivia and Neil -


Thanks to WhitleyGoodman Photography for reminding me about this awesome painted back alley.

And here are Caitlin and Scott.

How hot is this picture.

Just a quick sneak peak. I will post more in a few days. When I sat down to back up these sessions tonight, I couldn't help but edit a few for you to see.

Dear Nicola

This is the 4th set of images I have been privileged to capture of Nicola. It keeps getting easier to capture her personality on camera. She is such a sweet baby. She's 6 months old now.

A little patty-cake.
I love this shot. Her expression, the colours. The adorable rolls on her arms.
How cute are those sunglasses?!
And finally, Nicola and her fabulous mom.

Ms. Piper

I got a call from a friend I went to elementry school with to ask if I would take photos of his daughter. We'd seen each other occasionally over the years, and it was good to catch up. I love seeing people who've known me forever, and I have been really blessed to re-connect with several people from my childhood.

This is the amazing Ms. Piper. Looking all demure. Which may be the only photo they ever catch of her looking demure, because she is a spitfire. And a half!

She's got an opinion, and is not afraid to share!
Ian and Piper.

Heather and Piper.

It was great to see you guys again!

And the winner is

Renee!

(from my mother's day contest)

Thank you everyone for participating.

Sisters

Here are the beautiful Courtney and Chloe.

Courtney is as smart as a whip, and one of those completely unmannipulatable children (I know this well - I've got two!). Often I'll ask children to help me as I'm doing my work. Courtney just looked at me like I was crazy! It worked far better when I told her what I needed, and then she was more than willing to co-operate. At one point, I asked if we could take pictures in her bedroom, which she was ok with. Then she proceeded to sit down and write her family's names. With complete letters. She's three. Wow.


Chloe is three weeks old, and is going through an "I'm going to stay awake and scream all evening" stage. Apparently my camera has a positive effect on children like this. We did get a couple pictures of her awake for 5 minutes, and caught her beautiful brown eyes.
I love this picture. Courtney is a busy kid, and at one point flung herself into her mother's arms long enough for me to capture this shot.
And finally, the sweet sisters.
Thank you to Heather and Todd for inviting me to share these special moments with your family.

Louise and Ian

I am photographing Louise and Ian's ceremony later this summer, and I am really looking forward to it.

These two like to hang out at Hawrelak Park and Louise had the fabulous idea of me photographing their yoga poses. (I think it is so cool they take couples yoga. So cool.) I loved her idea, and the light was amazing for these.

I have no idea what this bug is in the picture, but I thought it was pretty cool (there is a bug-free version of this shot too!)



Even when not doing yoga, they look so balanced.

It was great meeting you and I am really looking forward to your wedding.

The Boys of Fort McMurray

At the end of May, I had some wonderful mothers (and fathers!) invite me to Fort McMurray to photograph their children.

Coincidence or not, they're all boys. A lot of them.

This is Jacob. His mom was surprising his dad with a picture for father's day. Note the "my dad rocks" t-shirt.


Jacob is a thinker, who uses his hands. He's sort of serious in this picture, but his personality shines through.

Having two boys of my own, I am in awe of people who decide to invite even more children in to their lives. You mamas and papas are AMAZING!

These wonderful boys are Bryan and Jared . . .

. . . who are pretty happy about the most recent addition to their family, Andrew.
This (I think) was my favourite picture of the weekend. Wee Andrew being held by his dad and his grandad. He looks so safe and secure.
Another amazing parent, also with three boys, is Carmalee (the boys in the previous pictures and the following are all the same ages and have their birthday parties together.)

This tiny redhead is Alister. I forgot how little (and soft and cuddly) newborns are.

This big redhead is Ardon. His hair is amazing.
And in the middle of the three boys is Rowan. Although he's the only blonde in the family, he's got some spit-fire in him.You may remember Alexander from a few months ago. If its possible, he's even cuter now than he was then.

His mom is so clever, she found blue paint, and its also called Alexander. I hope he appreciates it when he's older!
I had to include this picture. Tasia and Andrew travelled a lot before Alexander was born. The map on the wall behind him has stick pins in all the places they've been. They say that as soon as Alexander can carry his own backpack, they're off again. Parents after my own heart!Thank you to all the parents of these wonderful boys for having me up. It was a pleasure to meet you. A special thanks to Tasia for organising it all.

Red eye and childhood eye cancer

I tend not to freak out about stuff I have no control over. Ok, well, sometimes I do. But I try to stick with the things I can control.

That caveat out of the way . . . I came across this site today about red eye and childhood cancer.

http://photomagic.fotosource.com/downloads/flyer/eye_cancer_en_CA.pdf

If eyes DON'T show normal red eye (one eye is normal red with flash, but the other eye has a yellow or white dot), it is something that should be checked out by a doctor.

Easy-peasy check.

If you want me to do this for you when I'm taking your child's photos, remind me.

Now, stop worrying and give your kids a hug.

Metis Nation of Alberta

You might remember Felice and Trevor who had her maternity pictures a few weeks ago.

Well, Trevor is running for President for the Metis Nation of Alberta and asked if I would take a few pictures for his campaign.

Here he is, looking rather dapper.

We did a couple of shoots to get this shot right, but I'm pretty happy with the results.

90 days until the election - so if you're a member, get out there and vote!