Torie + Mike

It was the perfect day for an absolutely perfect wedding.  The sun, the laughter, the love!  Krysta and I had a fantastic time.  Thanks for inviting us to be a part of your amazing day.  xo

iPhoneography

So the gadget addict in my life, my loving dh, gifted me with an iPhone recently... and I have to admit it's changed my life....I'm officially addicted.  Since then, I've discovered the world of iPhoneography.  There are entire flickr groups dedicated to photos taken with the iPhone...and the post-processing apps available for this thing are endless.  While I can't really say I'm in love with the quality or clarity of the photos taken with the iPhone, there is something about it that reminds me of the instamatic cameras of my childhood.  And unlike my heavy DSLR, the iPhone is always with me... and as Chase Jarvis says, "the best camera is the one you have with you"... here's a recent sampling. 

Project 365: Week 3

Well I'm into week 3 of my Project 365 2010 and I haven't packed it in yet...so that's good.  I wasn't prepared for how difficult this project was going to be.  But I'm dedicated to it...not necessarily as a photography project but more as a way to document our lives over the next twelve months.  My good friend and fellow photog Krysta passed along a great tip today on how to display photos from my 365 project.  Thanks to the beauty of Flickr and Big Huge Labs I was able to create a mosiac for the past 9 days that links back to my photostream.  I'll try to do this often as I go along.

1. 10/365, 2. 11/365, 3. 12/365, 4. 13/365, 5. 14/365, 6. 15/365, 7. 16/365, 8. 17/365, 9. 18/365

4/365

Well I'm at it again.  Project 365 take II.  I thought the new year would be a logical time to attempt this project again.  This time I'm going to focus on taking pictures that best represent the events of the day so hopefully I will have a wonderful record of our lives at the end of 2010. 

Today it rained... it poured.  A perfect day for ants on a log.  This is my son's absolute favourite.  The photo was taken with my new 50mm f1.4 lens.  I'm in love.

My new addition

Look what came in the mail this week!  I finally received my B & H gift card from Pioneer Woman and I just had to get this baby.  I already have the f1.8 and it stays on my camera 90% of the time.  But this lens is even more incredibly sharp and I hear the "bokeh is beautifully creamy"...not sure what that means but I can't wait to find out!

 

More wee Kyla

Just can't get enough of those pudgy baby rolls.  Delicious!

Torie + Mike Part II

Spent some more time with Torie and Mike on Sunday.  We braved the freezing cold and ventured on to the grounds of Government House.  Despite the chill we had a blast.  They are obviously very much in love.  Can't wait to shoot their wedding next October!

Torie + Mike

What a sweet couple! Torie and Mike are newly engaged local photographers who I was lucky enough to meet through my wonderful friend Liz. I am so thrilled to be shooting their wedding next October alongside my super talented fellow photog Krysta. 

I had the great pleasure of attending their engagement party this past weekend.  And if their wedding is anything like the party.. it will be nothing short of amazing!

"The" flu?

Who knows? All I know is that it's meant lots of time off lately for both me and the kids.  Plus lots of movie watching and fort building.  Hopefully we've seen the worst of it. 

A casualty of the flu has been my 365 day project. It's tough to pull out the camera when the kids are feverish and cranky....not to mention their mom. I''ve vowed to start it up again tomorrow...

Some Exciting News!

I mentioned earlier this week that two of my photos were selected as finalists for Pioneer Women's photography challenge...Well I was so excited and shocked and amazed and honoured this morning to discover that one of my photos actually won!!!!  Wow... little ole me?  really?  I never win anything.. Wow.  And if that wasn't enough, my screaming fans (literally...they were screaming when I got home..) greeted me at the door tonight with a beautiful surprise...  Actually it was my loving other half who brought them home to me.. he was my biggest fan even before I became famous. Fame, flowers and the love of adoring fans....Life is pretty good today....

OMG!OMG!OMG!OMG!!

Pioneer Woman is one of my favourite bloggers of all time.  She's a blogger icon in the world of photography.  Recently she started a photography group on flickr where she chooses a weekly assignment and members post their photos to the group and then she features her favs on her blog.  Well I just about fell out of my chair tonight when I discovered she had selected not one but TWO of my pictures for her blog!  OMG!  I've been following her blog for years and to actually be featured on it is a dream come true especially when I look at the other photos she chose. Wow. I'm so honoured that she thought I was worthy to be in the same league with some of those other photogs.  The first photo she selected was taken just last week as part of my 365 day project.  I snapped the other pic last spring in Beacon Hill park.  Check out her blog and see for yourself!  And since they're on her blog I'd better post them on mine too!

Day 8

Project 365 is proving to be more difficult that I thought.  Especially since it is getting dark so much earlier these days and my D80 has not so great performance in low light...so here is day 8.  Some fall foliage.  Have I mentioned I love fall?

Project 365

I'm feeling less than inspired lately with my photography.  I can't possibly take any more pictures of my kids at the park..no one needs to see that.  So I've decided to embark on a Project 365.  I've been considering it for a while as a way to kick start my creativity..hoping to force myself to look for opportunities outside my comfort zone.  So here it is, 1/365.  It was a rainy day at home with one sick kid and one really grouchy one.  This was just sitting in my fridge, mocking me every time I opened the door... I had to do something...

J + J Part II

I couldn't resist posting just a few more of my favs.  Near the end of the day, we found this awesome part of the beach covered with graffiti and I tried to so hard for that grungey vintagey look that one of my absolute favourite photographers features so often in her photos.  She has such a signature style that I am totally in love with...

Clearly I have much to learn... but Julie and Johann were great sports and we had a hoot..