When I photograph sports teams or dance schools, I like to photograph siblings together. Having a sibling is a special bond – there isn’t anything else like it. It’s someone who has your back regardless of what goes on in life, some who you can fight furiously with but the next day, they can defend...
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Life Stories
There was a program in the US that I loved to watch. A reporter would stand with his back to a map of the USA and throw a dart over his shoulder at it. He would travel to the town that the dart landed on and find a phone book for the area. He would...
In the Spotlight…..
Taylor was so fun to photograph. I encouraged him to bring in items to personalize his portraits and he brought in his hockey gear, his guitar and his rifle. I love this as it gives me a chance to “play” and get more creative with the portraits. Taylor will be able to look back at...
Wiggle Wiggle
I was thrilled to be included in the Vermilion Standard’s First Baby of the Year article. I met Clara recently and quite enjoyed our session. Clara made me smile instantly because she reminds me so much of my youngest, Rylynn. Rylynn is the fourth baby and has a few years separating her and her three...
The First One
I first photographed Paige last year for dance. She has been in dance since she was small so I encouraged her to bring in her favorite dance costumes for us to work into her grad portraits. When she arrived, she had brought numerous costumes and shoes, but also her very first dance costume! I thought...
Lynn
Miss Lynn came in for grad portraits recently. This was a fun session for me as her Mom was my foods teacher in high school. She was actually pregnant with Lynn while I was her student! How cool is that? Lynn has wonderful fashion sense and came in wearing this fantastic red jacket and scarf....
Blake
The eyes are the window to the soul. I have noticed that some eyes just dance when light hits them. It is usually the ice blues or the crystal greens that do this. The very first portrait I took of Blake, I noticed his eyes in it. He has beautiful eyes that catch the light...
Sleeping Beauty
I love photographing babies because I get to snuggle these amazing little beings! I love their little mousy sounds and it fascinates me to watch their tiny bodies discover stretching out cooped up limbs. When my babies were newborns, I could so easily waste away a morning curled up in the rocking chair just watching...
Highland Dance
I love photography. It is not a job or a position to me, it is my life’s passion. One of the things I struggled with while I was in school, was what type of photography do I go into. There is commercial, portrait, wedding, advertising, product, fashion, architectural, schools/teams and editorial to name a few...
Sam
The neat thing about growing up in a small town, is the lifelong friends that you grow up with. To those that have never lived in a small town, the concept is foreign – 12-20 kids starting kindergarten and graduating high school together. The same core of kids, year after year, through life. These are...