Model Shoot

I was introduced to shooting with flash a couple of weeks ago, by members of a group of photographers in Calgary.  Here are a couple of pictures of our fabulous model, Xander.

Julie & Mike’s Wedding, 21-Nov-08

I was delighted to accompany Shawna Coates to Julie & Mike’s wedding just outside Acme on Friday. Despite the sun it was a chilly day and Julie was an absolute trooper, working it for the camera long after my fingers stopped working the camera! It was a beautiful and intimate ceremony on the family farm.

I have been bad at posting recently but I promise there is lots of good stuff to follow, after this selection of my favourites from Friday.

The Jimmy Choos weren’t the most practical choice of footwear for the pre-ceremony shots around the farm, so Julie put on her “shoe-wellies”… a girl after my own heart!

my new lens

I treated myself to a new lens at the weekend, and I already love it; just don’t ask me why the only subject matter I’ve found so far is poor old Petra, who has never enjoyed having her photo taken. Look at the shallow depth of field, and the sheer amount of light it lets into the camera!!  Can’t wait to try it out on more stuff!

The OK

Now I know what all the hype is about!!  Once I realised how beautiful the Okanagan is (and how many vineyards there were to keep me busy), I got over the fact that we only went there for a footy tournament!

Okanagan Lake near Naramata

I can't believe Petra still has this stick. It came back from Alaska with us 4 years ago!

Can you believe Dan let me buy these seat covers for the van? I think he is going soft in his old age!

 

Mission Hill Estate door

Mission Hill Estate terrace

:-)

This one’s for you, Mum:

Have the producers of SCD been getting it wrong all this time?!

Nguyen Family

It’s not often that you have to postpone things because of rain in calgary, but this photoshoot was re-scheduled from a couple of weeks ago.  I’m not complaining, because we were treated to some fabulous autumn colours.

Gus is a half!!

You can try and call me a biased Godmum, but I don’t think there’s any doubt that Fergus is the cutest baby ever!  I took these in celebration of his 6 month birthday… and we had bucketloads of fun during the photo session.  Thanks for being such a good model, kid xxx

Kash & Tanner

I must have started something when I did the doggy shoot for Janet & Sheldon.  Yesterday I was asked to photograph these two handsome boys.

(favourite coming up!!)

Janet plus Sheldon plus 5

Janet & Sheldon presented me with a new challenge last week when they asked me to do some photos of them and their five dogs.  Getting them all to sit still and look in the same direction was a real triumph – even although they weren’t looking at the camera! (I’d like to point out that Janet and Sheldon were very well behaved and always sat still when required)

more Chanel

Photographing Chanel again the other night was bittersweet, as it was our last opportunity to see the family before they moved to Vancouver this weekend.  Although the evening light was fading fast, I managed to get a few shots before we sat down to dinner.  All the best Brian & Carine, I hope we can visit you once you are settled in your new place in Vancouver.

Ajele Family

The other night I had the pleasure of photographing the Ajele family.  I started off with the three gorgeous girls and mom & dad and big brother joined us at the lake for the last of the daylight. Here’s a selection of my favourites: