Full Swing.

So the season is now here and we are on the go. As we progress into wedding season it gets busier and busier :) I love it though and this year will prove to be one of our busiest yet. Last weekend we didn't have a wedding on the books so we enjoyed cleaning the house...yeah right...there wasn't any enjoying that part! Omari and I did volunteer to go off to the 2008 Canadian Chess Challenge though and we did a few team photos for them. Our son is involved with the Edmonton Chess Nuts so I thought this was a good way to give back to the program. Without model releases I won't put any of the teams up here but here is one of the other pictures that I like...this king and queen do not need to give me permission to use their image...

Afterward I decided we would go out and make use of the great weather. I wanted Omari and I to do some promo photos that represented us - so we got the boys to help us and headed out to a great hill down the street from our house. I had this image in mind that I wanted to get and we had alot of fun trying to get it to work. The boys were hot and grumpy before we even got out of the car - humm - first we set up an extra light that I knew we would need to make it work but the hill was steep so one of the kids had to hold it in place. Next I had Omari stand in place while I set the camera up on the tripod and had the other boy push the shutter button for us. Nubian kept snapping way more pics than we wanted and didn't let the flash recycle for a bunch. Nope he is not ready to enter the industry any time soon. But they did get a bunch of cute pics and a couple that I like. One we are using on Facebook and at the side of our blog here. Another you might see in circulation at some point. Here are a couple of what Nubian calls the "out takes". He's so proud of them!

Recently we were off shooting a ceremony at the Legislative grounds. Unfortunately there is no model release for this event to share images. There are some great ones though as we did a few formals at the Leg and then some more out at Shalom Park (out by Rabbit Hill). We had never shot there before and I was surprised how lovely the place was. I loved the rickety looking dock and the water as well as the hills. The couple had the building decorated really well too. The room looked great. I look forward to going to this venue again sometime.



I have also had the opportunity to hang out with one of our past couples. They just had a baby and we did some baby and family pics. I loved meeting Hannah! She was great for the photos and even fell asleep for us at the end so I could get some adorable sleeping photos. I was so excited to finally get to try out the baby on the towels shot. They are going to have a hard time narrowing down their choices cause I know I did. Here are a couple of my favorites from the session...You gotta agree she is a doll :)

In Memory of Madelyn

Yesterday I spent some time with a beautiful family that is going through a very difficult time. Their baby girl was about to become an angel and it was important to them to get a few family photos with her before she left. I was hoping they would have alot more time to spend with this sweetheart but today I got an email to let me know that she left us this morning. I feel very greatful that we had the opportunity to create some beautiful photos of her time with them. I love this one of her on her Daddy's arm.








I'm thankful to the NILMDTS organization for putting together this whole operation that helps families capture moments with these angels. If you know of anyone who may be going through a loss of a child please direct them to this website (http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/) which has a great support forum as well as has a list of photographers who will donate their talent to create memories for the family.

E-Session

On Sunday I hung out with Holly and Matthew. They are heading off to get married in Ontario but we did an e-session here. They are so cute together - Holly is the quiet one and Matthew keeps her entertained. It was a pleasure meeting the both of you and I hope your wedding day goes smoothly.

Pam & Robert

On Saturday we spent a great day with Pam and Robert. Their wedding ceremony was held at the Annunciation Church here in Edmonton. Afterward we headed off to the Santa Maria boat at West Edmonton Mall for our formal photos. It is always a fun experience shooting there as you become instant celebrities when all sorts of people stand around the railings to watch what is going on. The bridal party took it all in stride though and had fun with the whole thing. Then it was off to the Best Western Westwood Inn. The food was great as was the DJ who kept the party going really well....I'll have to find out who they used cause good DJ's seem hard to come by :)

Omari knows Robert through basketball and it was really wonderful to be included in their special day! I wish you both the best of love in your future together and look forward to seeing you soon to view the rest of the photos. Here are a few of my favorites from the day and of course the sneak peek slideshow - Pam and Robert's Slideshow.