Hello 2016! I hope you've all had a fantastic holiday season, and a huge congratulations to those of you who got engaged over the holidays. Big year-end news from us! Just over a month ago was the awards night gala for the 2015 BC Wedding Awards, and we're still[...]
So we took the kiddos to the pumpkin patch this week, and I actually brought my camera. And no, I don't mean I shoved my iPhone in the diaper bag as I rushed out the door....I actually packed my REAL CAMERA. Every time I photograph my own family I realize 3 thin[...]
At the end of last summer, I was given a rare, wonderful opportunity. I was hired to photograph a Liberal Party event hosted by Vancouver Centre MP Hedy Fry. It was an intimate event hosted in her home, a meet & greet with then Liberal Party leader Justin Trude[...]
So, here we are...the 5th annual Cherry Blossom shoot. Wow. I have a 4 year old...and now a 1 month old as well! Doing this same shoot annually really reminds me how fast time is flying by. I feel like I JUST posted last year's photos very recently. We're s[...]
Last year I said I couldn't believe it had been 2 years already, and that post feels like just last week. Even though we moved from the area this year, we still had to make the annual trip back to the park by our old apartment for the birthday cherry blossom photo.[...]
It's not easy to think of Mother's/Father's Day gifts for your parents after 30-some years, but since we've had Quinn it's gotten a lot easier! The photo on the left was hanging in our basement (24x36" no less) during my entire childhood. I didn't find it nearly as[...]
It's amazing how quickly your concept of "normal" can change. I can't figure out how 6 weeks have flown by already...but at the same time it's hard to believe a time existed when I didn't know her. Quinn Maelle was born at 8:29am April 30th, weighing 7lbs 13ozs.[...]
This may be the first and last time I appear on my own blog. But I wanted to avoid falling into the common trap of being the professional photographer who never has any photos to look back on of herself, just of everyone around her. And I need to get all these th[...]
My favourite time of year as a photographer...feels like a deep inhale of inspiration. "In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt". ~Margaret Atwood[...]
As I mentioned in a previous post, while in Arizona, we got together with a bunch of other wedding photographers and did a shoot swap. This was a great way to put into action what we'd learned about making sure that we as photographers get in front of the camera on[...]
As I mentioned in the last post, we just spent the last week in Arizona for the Digital Wedding Forum photographers convention. It was such a great trip, completely inspirational and rejuvenating. I spent up to 12 hours a day indoors at seminars, so didn't get to e[...]
As I mentioned in my previous post, I managed to get away with the family for a little much needed R&R. I had never been to Salt Spring Island before, and I fell in love instantly. So many great independent shops, fresh organic produce galore, a gorgeous waterf[...]