Baby Mylia

On Monday August 16th I had such a special opportunity to photograph a 3 week old darling little girl named Mylia. I learned a great deal from that session and I so appreciate the patience of her and her mother as I tried out a few new props and ideas, not to mention a new lens for my camera as Mylia napped (as best as she could) on my fuzzy white matt while I snapped away. This is a SNEAK PEAK of a few of the shots we came out with.

Headbands by Rebeca

A good friend of mine and co-worker has been creating these adorable little headbands for girls of all ages lately and is looking to go into business with them. I personally have bought quite a few from her as photography props and they've made for gorgeous little accessories for some little ones in recent pictures I've done. Last Thursday evening I photographed a few beautiful ladies of various ages sporting Rebeca's headbands to help her get her business started. This is the SNEAK PEAK from that photoshoot.

If you are interested in any of the headbands you see in these photographs or other photographs I've done with them let me know and I'll connect you with her.

Baby Aydenne

On Monday August 9th I had the opportunity to photograph a 3 month old sweetheart named Aydenne. Unfortunately I got lost in Port Coquitlam trying to get to her to take photos and keeping a baby waiting is never a good idea. Aydenne tolerated me for 20 minutes but after that she was done, understandably so. Fortunately I do know that when your working with children of any age you need to work fast and so I used that 20 minutes for all it was worth and we did get some adorable photos out of her. I'm looking forward to another opportunity to photograph beautiful little Aydenne. Thank you to Brittany's mom for allowing me to interrupt their lives for a morning to try some things out with Aydenne and get more experience with little ones like her. Here is a SNEAK PEAK of some of the photos I took of Aydenne in that 20 minute window.

D&D Wedding - "When it rains...it POURS!"

I'm a little behind on my blog because of the busy'ness of this summer but here is my attempt to catch up!

On Saturday August 7th I had the privilege of photographing D&D's Wedding. That Saturday was the only day of rain in the whole summer and it didn't just rain...it POURED!!! The rain did not stop the entire day but the show went on and D&D weren't going to allow a little rain to stop them from enjoying their day and celebrating their love with all their family and friends. Needless to say, MANY umbrellas were involved! Thank you to D&D for allowing me to celebrate your day with you and capture a few of the moments that matter in your lives!

Pug Portraits - "Blondie"

Last Saturday when I was selling prints at Cultus Lake Market In The Park a young woman was looking through my portfolio and asked me how much it would cost for a photoshoot with me. I explained to her my costs and what they included but when I told her my price a look came upon her face that was listening but had already decided it was too expensive and not going to work. This surprised me because I'm fairly new in the business my prices are much lower than other photographers I know and so shouldn't be very surprising. It was then that I noticed that her hand was resting on the page in my portfolio that had pictures of animals - mainly my families dogs, cat and parrot - so I said "We are talking about photos of people right?" She said "No...I want pictures of my Pug." I still laugh thinking back on all the thoughts that went through my mind at that moment. So on the spot I ammended my prices and how many images were included and arranged to take pictures of her beloved Pug "Blondie" later that evening. A job is a job at this moment and I don't think there's any shame in photographing a persons pet. Animals make some of the best models! Blondie was definitely a character which comes through in many of the photos. Thank you to 'J' for hiring me to take photos of Blondie. I greatly enjoyed my time with her and the challenge of taking photos of her that would capture her personality.