What a tiny little precious bundle this girl is! Melt my heart. She was just 8 days old when I stopped by for her very first photo shoot. Here are just a handful of my favourite photos from her session.
[gallery size ="full" columns="1"]Congratulations Bill & Anna on your beautiful daughter!
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Mrs. Gilbert of the last number of years as she’s a teacher at my children’s school. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know her and her fun sense of humour. This past year I’ve captured their family a few times… this past summer at their favourite beach right near their home in Bayfield.
Loved this shot of the kids….
As we were finishing up the beach session they mentioned how much their were looking forward to having some Halloween photos taken… how fun is this?? The entire cast of the Wizard of Oz showed up for the shoot!
Absolutely loved this! Inspired me to get my Halloween Costume ideas started already for next year! Believe me I’m on it!
Shane might look a little familiar… It was almost exactly a year ago that I captured Shane & Jodie’s beautiful wedding at BenMiller Inn. They had no idea that day when they made their vows that they’d live almost every single word they promised within the first year of their marriage. Shane was diagnosed with stage 3-4 rectal cancer that had already metastasized to his liver. I’m sure you can tell from the photos that he’s a young man, and although this type of cancer isn’t common at all for his age, the emergency doctor who first saw him had the wisdom to request further testing which was quick to diagnose his cancer, just one month after their wedding… and just two weeks after that they found out that their precious little boy Brett was on his way. I can’t even imagine the emotional roller coaster they’ve been on this year.
Shane had a 9 hour surgery on the 28th of April and the doctors successfully removed a tumor the diameter of an orange and 6-8 inches in length plus a poker chip size spot on his liver. They took a third of his liver out. The pathology reports showed clean margins around the tumor…….meaning they were able to remove all of the cancer. He had 4 more months of chemo following surgery and now is gearing up for a second surgery in January to reverse his ostomy. I asked him about blogging his photos and a bit about his story, and the reply was a quick one… if his story helps one other person then something good will have come out of all of this. His strength and his positive attitude absolutely amaze me! Jodie & Shane I’m so happy for you that Brett has helped make your family complete, and I will continue to think about you as you continue on this journey! Sending lots of prayers your way!
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I love it when a couple incorporates things about them in their engagement session. It’s not everyday that I photograph large farm machinery as part of an engagement session, but since we pretty much had to literally drag TJ out of the field on a beautiful afternoon it only made sense that we stop by there for a few photos
Then we headed over to the bush at TJ’s home farm where he spent countless hours as a boy.
And of course we made a stop at the original family Homestead where the remnants of TJ’s Great Great Great Great Grandfather’s (yes that’s 4 greats!) log cabin still stands. Love that!
All in all a very fun session! Congrats TJ & Jocelyn! I can’t wait to capture your beautiful wedding next summer!
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending a PPO seminar and listened to David Williams and Storey Wilkins speak.. both amazing photographers and presenters. It was an awesome day of learning and I thoroughly enjoyed the day! At the end of the seminar David shared with us a project that is dear to his heart, and it has to do with photographing families. David has in the last few years lost both of his parents, and now all that he has of them is photographs and memories… someday that’s all any of us will leave behind…. so I challenge all of you who think you should “just take photos of the kids”, or “We’ll do family photos as soon as the baby is older”, or “As soon as I loose a little weight” – your families love you exactly as you are, not how you want to be, and would love to preserve this time in your life when they love you…. This is one photo that I will cherish forever of my own family. It was taken just a couple years ago by my good friend Erin Samuell. Is it perfect, no. Do I love it, absolutely. Everytime I look at it I’m so glad we have this moment in our families life forever captured, and I’m amazed at how grown up my kids are getting.
I’d love it if you’d take just a minute and watch this little video I found on You Tube - and then make sure you have someone… anyone take a photo of you with your loved ones. A snapshot is totally fine, Just Do It!
I met Holly about 3 years ago when I photographed her brother Jordan’s wedding. She was just starting a the photography program at Fanshawe. The following year she contacted me to see if I would consider taking her on as a co-op student. I was happy to do so as we had really hit it off. Over the last two years she’s probably assisted me at 40 weddings and has captured some really beautiful images. I even had the pleasure this fall of assisting her at a wedding. It’s really been a lot of fun not only to have her help me out but to watch her grow as a photographer. This summer Holly called me one day very excited to let me know that she and her boyfriend Phil had gotten engaged. I couldn’t be more happy for them! I’m looking forward to attending (yes attending, not shooting) their wedding next Spring, and was really honoured when they asked me to shoot their engagement session this fall. Holly really wanted the photos to be about them… so what better place to start that at Paddy O’Neill’s where they met while they were working together. Holly still has the original note that Phil left her with is name and number one day after work. I think it’s a safe bet to say she’s glad she called him 
And then we headed off to one of their favourite places… the river right near where Holly lives. Absolutely gorgeous don’tcha think?
It was a bit of a hike, but well worth it!
Such a fun shoot! Thanks so much to both of you! Phil you were an absolute great sport! Can’t wait to celebrate with you both in May!
