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sisters and their puppy

Monday, August 30, 2010 Posted in portraits

a beautiful evening, with two incredible sisters. i adored both girls so much. the older one was fun, sweet and had the most gorgeous hair i had ever seen. the colour, the cut, how perfectly straight it was. i had serious hair envy. the little sister, giggly and adorable. she skipped around and was pretty much up to do anything asked of her. we played in the grass, found a wonderful old tree and then headed to the water to test out some rubber boots. it didn’t take long to walk in a bit too deep and fill them right full of water. i know the girls mom has been waiting patiently for a peek of the images for a little bit now, so hopefully this really long blog post has made it worth the wait.

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kelowna family session

Friday, August 27, 2010 Posted in portraits

i love kelowna. so much. our favorite family friends live there, and since we seem to go there each summer i am starting to build a small network of clients there too. its a wonderful thing. it is such a beautiful location and so inspiring to me.   we have met so many wonderful families while visiting. one thing that i have found is that i love to photograph children around water, in pools, in lakes or oceans. they have so much fun, they are so vibrant and alive and fun. i had a terrific evening with this family, they have such a wonderful playful spirit. they live on a gorgeous piece of property that i totally fell in love with. a pool, a tennis court and sport court, fruit trees, a kitchen that made me want to put my camera bag down and start making dinner… so many things that just made me feel at home. the house was warm, lived in and welcoming. i left with a bottle of local wine and a huge bag of ripe plums from the tree we climbed. next summer i plan to take a few more kelowna family sessions so i will post a notice on my blog to give families lots of notice.

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a summer party

Monday, August 23, 2010 Posted in events

i had the pleasure of photographing the most gorgeous dinner party last week. working with such wonderful hosts and amazing vendors such as verbena floral designs and feys and hobbs catered arts it truly was a dream assignment. every detail was just stunning and perfectly thought out. here are just a few images taken throughout the night.

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happy birthday ty guy!

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Posted in events, my life

i could photograph this baby pretty much every day. i can’t believe how happy he is. well i guess i can, considering he has the most carefree, happy go lucky, silly mommy ever! at any given moment, little ty is in full on belly laugh while his mom is making crazy faces or noises at him. last week was his first birthday. it was a beautiful day, the backyard party was wonderful and our family had a great time eating great food and hanging out with wonderful people. here are just a few images randomly taken while i sipped cold beverages from my lawn chair.

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so you know that perfect photo…

Friday, August 13, 2010 Posted in my life

the one of the child drinking from the hose. it is in my head. i talked about it with my friend. it is there, in pretty light. i see it so clearly. should be simple. put two kids in bathing suits. give them a hose and wait. sooner or later as i sit there out of spray way… that image is going to appear in my view finder. the one image that is burned in my mind. oh not only does it not come. i come dangerously close to loosing my camera to mass water damage. many times. my kids were wild. wild!  it was like someone gave them sugar without my knowledge. i am sure the neighbours were out on their decks wondering what all the yelling was about. (and they are not even close to us) so i left. left the kids to do what ever it was they were doing, anything but drinking out of the hose civilized. i mean really how hard can it be for them to see what i see in my head. either way, i look at the photos now and i can laugh. they do make me laugh, they do remind me of summer. a warm perfect summer night, just as it is tonight.

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it all started with a peach

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized, my life, portraits

i came home from the market today with a bag of peaches. as i was unpacking and placing them in the fruit bowl i held one up and showed it to jordan. it was so pretty, had leaves and was bigger than the rest. she grabbed it, my mom walked by and asked her if she could balance it on her head and… it sparked an idea for photos. of course it did, that is just the way things happen in my brain. so the day carries on, i think about this peach all day long. we run some errands, i buy some amazing frye shoes i have been loving for a long time… the kids get their hair cut and we finally get home at 5:45. i race to make dinner… still thinking about the “peach on jordan’s head photoshoot” and realize that we are running out of time. i have tennis lessons at 7 we still need to eat, i still need to make dinner… and i am the most impatient person ever. so i have to take photos right away, i can’t wait until tomorrow. so we eat, i am watching the clock, we race outside and i have about 8 minutes. i decide to make my task slightly harder than i should and take one lens. my manual 50 1.2. i leave it at 1.2 and i try and try and try and shoot at moving targets. i have this vision. my kids are not working with me. i have 2 minutes left and still nothing. i have about 30 images all blurry. i start to think my lens is malfunctioning. then i stop. breath. quit. go to tennis and have the most amazing time. did i mention i bought a new tennis skirt tonight? its cute. it made me play better. anyway… here are my images. my 8 minute session with my very adorable children, trying their best to humor me. i love them. i love that they still try. and i love my 50 1.2 lens. it truly is awesome.

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beautiful family

Saturday, August 7, 2010 Posted in portraits

just before leaving for holidays on a warm summer night, i had probably the most special night as a photographer i have had. i had the honour of capturing two very special families at the same beach at the same time. the families were not related to one another through blood, but through friendship, love and they have a special bond that only  certain parents ever will have. both families have children with special needs. both families have endured so much stress that i can not image. both of their children have gone through so many  painful medical procedures and yet still are joyful. both families have love oozing out of them and through all they have been through and all they have to face in front of them they are a true inspiration to me. i came home from this photo session with a heart full of love and feeling so much admiration for both families. we had so many smiles and so much laughter during our summer session i feel so blessed to have been asked to capture them. this blog post is part one. and the sweet little girl under the tree in a few photos belongs to next family you will see in part two. it seems the boy and girl are forming their own special friendship, there were even kisses when they parted ways. the session was taken at queen alexander hospital, they have the most lovely beach that is wheel chair accessible. both families have spend a considerable amount of time at QA and it was a perfect place for our session.

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zoe in b&w

Friday, August 6, 2010 Posted in my life, portraits

my sisters dog. she is sweet, calm and so darn cute. we had a very short but such an enjoyable visit with her in calgary. i loved being in her home and visiting with her and her wonderful love,  larry and of course cousin hayden. my children love having an older cousin, who is generous and shares and showers them with love, affection and … all his cool old toys!  seriously our road trip was amazing…. the zoo in calgary is so fun and strangely enough, the prairie dog exhibit stole our hearts. all those amazingly beautiful animals in the zoo and we spent the most time watching gophers dig holes. laughing our heads off at how cute they were.

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summer with the siebens

Friday, August 6, 2010 Posted in my life, portraits

we love this family. so much. we love spending time with them and time after time the four parents in this relationship sit and talk and marvel at how well our children get along. how they giggle and laugh and play. they play so hard that the second their heads hit the pillow each night they are snoring. a few days ago we surprised them with a visit. we have a longer trip planned later in the summer to their home, but we just sort of dropped in on them and ended our road trip with two days at their house. it was perfect. the perfect ending to our great adventure. whether it was going out for sushi with the kids, playing in the lake and swimming at night fully clothed, eating ice cream, reading books and telling stories, or playing in the most amazing backyard pool ever there was not a moment that we were not so proud of our children and the connection they have formed with such a special family. we are counting the days until our next kelowna trip.

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such a perfect gift for me

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Posted in beautiful food, commercial

on my mailbox today as i drove down the driveway were two beautiful birds, quails, sitting there so pretty. i raced to get my camera hoping by the time i got to the house unlocked the door and found my camera they would still be there. i ran back up the driveway and they were there. but the first snap scared them and they jumped down. they were so gorgeous. i loved that little puff of feathers on their head. a little defeated i opened the mailbox to find the most amazing gift ever. thank you steve and jodi. i have no idea why you sent me such an amazing gift, but i totally love it. the spices smell so incredible and over the past few months i kept using my old spices and wondered when i was going to invest in fresh spices. the box and presentation from this store is so gorgeous. i am just so excited to try them out and create some wonderful dishes with them. i opened the tarragon and the smell is just out of this world. i am already dreaming of soups and chicken dishes that i can use it in. here are a few photos of the gift and i can only image how brilliant the store must be to shop in.

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