Golden Light

The golden light, the light just before sunset produces the most amazing pictures. It really is a hit or miss opportunity. You need to be at the right place (a field of beautiful tall prarie grass), at the right time (just when the sun sprays it's golden light onto the sheaths of grass), and of course, you need the right client (a couple of the most adorable little girls). I had that opportunity. I don't know if I'll ever have it again but for a brief moment I had that opportunity. It put a smile on my face. I hope it puts a smile on your face too.

I love tea time!

G Family at the Beach

I must admit photographing on the beach is much harder than I thought. Firstly, the space is wide open with little or no shade and there is a lot of distraction for little ones. I admire photographers who can work it in any lighting.  Here are some of my faves. Enjoy!

Beautiful Mama

I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful mama exactly 4 weeks before her due date. Here is a sneak peek of part 1 of our session. We headed downtown for an urban session and happened upon a nice patch of long grass - perfect for some photos. I wish I had taken a pull back shot so you could see the parking lot and buildings around us. You can get the most beautiful pictures in the most unlikely places. I have been playing around with my new Florabella action set especially vintage and vanilla. Enjoy!

The Jimmy Legs

The members of The Jimmy Legs http://www.thejimmylegs.ca/  are a talented, fun, and energetic group of guys. They are playing at the Niverville Old Tyme Country Fair in Manitoba on Friday June 11th, 2010. Go check them out. I had the opportunity to photograph their group shot for the Fair's magazine. (My second published photo -smile). They were definitely fun to work with and perfect gentlemen.

Wow!

Does she not have the most amazing eyes and pouty mouth?  Her Mommy says everyone always comments on her big beautiful eyes.
I love photography but my day time job is being a Nursery School Teacher. This little angel is one of my students and she is posing for her memory book cover. Throughout the year I take photos of the children and then compile them into a memory book keepsake they will recieve on graduation day. I have to admit it is great to have lots of children to practice my photography on...smile!
For these photos I pulled out my 85mm. I can't believe I haven't been using it more. I love the creaminess of the skin tones with this lens.  Audrey Wouldard http://www.audreywoulardblog.com/ uses this lens wide open at f1.6 and shoots in jpeg mode and has amazing photos. I decided to try jpeg, adjusting my picture styles to give me more contrast, sharpness, and saturation and was pleasantly surprised at the SOOC results. Pictures 3 and 4 only have a levels adjustment to brighten midtones. I shot at f3.2 about 3 feet away (too chicken to shoot wide open), ss 1/800, and iso 400.
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Enjoy!

I Knew Them When...

Just who are these guys anyway? Well, I'm hoping one day I can say I knew them when they were young guys playing in a band called Panic Land http://www.myspace.com/paniclandband

You guys were so cool to work with. Enjoy!

Loving the New Blogger

I am having so much fun customizing my blog. I can't believe how many options there are now. I just figured out how to change my font to Comic Sans! Thanks to all those great people out there for their tutorials.

I'd like to take a moment to thank all my friends for their encouraging words and believing in me even when there are times when I don't believe in myself. Goal #2 for 2010 is practice, practice, practice.

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Here are just a few more snaps of my favourite brother and sister team. I am totally loving their fun spirit and interaction with each other.

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