***PRICING coming soon***

In the next few days I'll be posting my pricing. I think what I'll do is post my full pricing and discount at a rate of 50% while I continue portfolio-building. Stay tuned for pricing updates!

***updated January 2, 2009*** new pricing and policies as of today. Read Jan 2, 2009 post for details.

You've heard of The Christmas Shoes?

Well I'm calling this one The Christmas Socks. Not nearly as heart-wrenching as the former! Thanks to sock models Jen, Ocean, Sydney and Coreen.

Five beautiful girls...

...with five beautiful names - Ocean, Sydney, Coreen, Hannah and Morghan. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to photograph them during a recent family gathering - they are sisters and cousins. Each with the same pose yet their individuality shines through.

Family of four...

When I saw these stairs, I knew they would make for a nice group shot.
A well-placed fallen tree worked beautifully for another family portrait.
Think Josh was looking for the spotlight in this one?

Brothers

Here's a sampling of the sibling shots from the photo shoot at the conservation area. Josh and Don did great in front of the camera...thanks guys!

Don

Don was decked out in his hockey gear for this shoot. His big brother Josh keeps a watchful eye over him whether it be while practicing in the driveway or on the ice during a game.

The grainy-ness (is that a word?) and the graffiti work well together in this photo.
Isn't this one ADORABLE? Ok, maybe I shouldn't refer to an 8 year old tough guy as adorable, but c'mon...

Product Samples

Click to enlarge. The word definitions included in this set of storyboards and collages are so sweet!

Keep in mind that we can even do mini-sessions simply in order to get some photos for one of these products. No need for a 1 - 2 hour session when it's just a few of these you want for friends/family.

Email me for pricing details. Link is on the right...

And baby makes...FOUR!

It all started with Rob and Dawn:

Then the happy addition of Carlee:

And now precious Kasen:

Thanks to all of you for helping me with more portfolio building. I'll continue proofing and get the pictures underway to you as soon as possible. Stay tuned to your email...

Josh

Josh was kind enough to humour me for some individual shots during a family shoot . I'm glad he did too because we got some great ones!

Another product offering: CANVASES!

This is an image from my files (taken in Port Stanley at sunset) to illustrate what these wrapped canvases look like. Imagine your family/children/pet on this! I'm hoping to have a sample soon to show you their quality in person. These are available in a large variety of sizes ranging from 16" x 20" to 30" x 40".

New collages and storyboards available!

I'm so excited to have 10 different collages and 3 different storyboards along with lots and lots of word definitions to offer! Collages are 20 x 20 and storyboards are 10 x 20. I'll put up more examples as I put them together. Thanks to Sarah Ulrich for her beautiful designs!

1.5" Ribbon for Camera Straps

I have some ribbon available that fits perfectly on SLR camera straps. I sewed the second (blue baroque) on my camera strap and I love it! It was slow going on my Canon strap because it's thick. I also have straps that I bought online and they're WAY easier to sew this ribbon onto because they're thinner and more pliable. The bulk straps that I bought are not the same quality as my own Canon strap but certainly safe for one's camera (same length and same fasteners as my Canon strap).

If anyone is interested in the ribbon I'll cut enough for one strap and mail it to you for $5.00 U.S. If you want a strap to sew it onto I'll mail both the strap and the ribbon for $10.00 U.S. If you make me sew it on for you (I've discovered I'd rather take pictures than sew!) I'll mail you a strap complete with sewn on ribbon for $20.00 U.S. Shipping to U.S./Canada included. Paypal only please.

I have enough of the stripe for 2 straps, the blue baroque for 3 straps, the pink baroque for 5 straps and the circles for 3 straps. Oh, and I only have 9 blank straps.

***UPDATE***
2 lengths of striped ribbon left
2 lengths of blue ribbon left
2 lengths of pink ribbon left
3 lengths of circle ribbon left
4 camera straps left

Leave a comment here or email me if you're interested. Here's hoping I can clear out my stash! Thanks!

DISCLAIMER: I don't do weddings!

As great and Melody and Blair were to work with on their wedding day, that was my first and last wedding. Weddings are a whole other category in the photography world - one that I don't plan on entering. I simply don't have the proper equipment for the venue and weddings take a disproportionate amount of time to shoot and edit. Having said that, I couldn't resist putting up a few of their photographs to share with you all.





This last shot is one that I took with their Thank You cards in mind. A little foam core, a little photo editing and voila ~ custom thank you cards!

Prop testers :)

I found a great new prop for photographing newborns but before I could get a nice soft blanket in the bottom to see how it would work....this happened.



Apparently I should have bought 3 of these baskets - one for babies, one for Callie and one for Sebastian. I'm guessing it passed the test considering you kitties won't get out of it!

CHRISTOPHER: Energetic 3 year old

What a time I had trying to keep up with Christopher. I resorted to bribing him with Smarties to keep his attention in my direction! He and his mom Becky make great pictures together too. See what I mean?

MELODY & BLAIR: Engagement Fun

What a blast I had with this engagement shoot. These guys were up for anything. Didn't hurt that I've known Mel for 28 years and Blair for over 5. I confess ~ Melody is my niece! Thanks so much for making my job easy...

RITA: Glowing Mother-to-be

Rita and Jesse wanted to document her first pregnancy in photographs and I was happy to help. That was a few months ago and now they're the proud parents of an incredible baby boy. Congrats to both of you!