Let's Celebrate Fathers!

To Celebrate all the wonderful Fathers out there I am having a special sale.



$100 includes a mini session with all family members except the father (or just the children, your choice), a 5X7 print of your choice from the mini session, and a certificate for a full family session WITH Dad after Father's Day including an 8X10 print!



Mini session will be around 30 minutes and must take place before June 18th so that I can get your image to you in time for Fathers Day, and the full session with Dad must take place before August 31st.



So if you think Dad is tired of getting tacky ties, has all the barbeque accessories you can think of, or would really like an updated picture of those he loves, then this is a great opportunity to give him a memory to last a lifetime.




Call today to book your appointment!


These are my wonderful daughters with their amazing Father and my best friend, David.

Matt and Kristin May 22 2010

Congratulations Matt and Kristin on a beautiful day!

This was my first time second shooting for a wedding and I was so incredibly nervous that morning. Once we got started the nerves went away and I had fun getting into the groove.

The ceremony was a little wind blown but the day got nicer and turned out perfect for pictures in Polson Park after the wedding.

I have to say that when I first walked into the reception hall before the wedding I was thrilled to see black and pink! Anyone that really knows me knows that my whole closet it black, pink, or white :D

I am still working on some editing but have a few teasers done that I wanted to share.

The happy couple have two beautiful little children aged 5 and 2, and I'm working on some pictures of them right now.

Why do I do what I do? (Follow up to why do I charge what I do)

Every photographer has a personal reason for starting in this profession. I would bet that most photographers are sentimental people that feel the need to capture time as it seems to be slipping away from us.

I grew up in a photographic family and have tons of photos from my childhood. I can remember sitting at my Grandparent's house and going over and over all their photo albums from their trips around the world. I got to experience just a little of what they had seen and loved every minute of it.

My dad, stepmom, and I just went through hundreds of old family slides looking for images of my sister so I can start on a memory book of her. For those of you that don't know, we lost my sister to breast cancer in January 2005 after a long 7 year battle against the disease. I am so very thankful that most of my childhood with her is documented in photos. I certainly remember a lot of things, but the photos can trigger so many other memories long forgotten.

As soon as my sister was diagnosed she decided that instead of being behind the camera all the time that she needed to start getting in front of it. My sister Stephanie did the two year photography program at Langara College in Vancouver and was a great photographer. With the possiblity of not seeing her children grow up she knew the only thing she could leave behind would be photos of herself with her children.

I attended a photography conference in Richmond in the early spring and photographer Dane Sanders spoke about his "why" of photography - it's a tiny picture of him at age three with his dad, the only photo of him and his dad together as his dad was killed soon after in his job as a police officer. It was a powerful story about the fleeting nature of our lives.

I was pointed towards this website by a fellow photographer and think it's just amazing.


http://www.debsphotographs.com/photoblog/?p=957

Why aren't you having your photos taken? And are those things really more important than providing a lasting memory for your family? If money is an issue then please talk to me, we can work something out. But I think every family needs wonderful photos!

This is me and my sister in 1977:

and this is us at my wedding in 2002:

Somehow I went from being the little sister to being the "big" sister!

Stephie, I miss you more and more every day, wish you could see my girls growing up, wish you could see your beautiful children turning into phenomenal young people, and be there when I have that all familiar urge to call you.