The *A* Family

It was pleasure photographing this family! They are fun loving, free-spirited and the kids are adorable! The photo session was in Olds, and believe it or not, being from Alberta, I had never been. It is such a cute little town and I hope to get back soon to photograph the A Family again!

Maureen & Dave

What an Amazing couple! My husband and Dave are good friends and have worked with eachother in the past, there were good laughs between them on wedding day!

Here are a few from last weekend's special day.

Carrie & Erick

I had the pleasure of photographing a Co-Workers wedding last year, and never posted any of the photos I took. So I thought I would share some of that day with you and you can see what how my very first wedding I photographed turned out......please be kind. :)

Carrie & Erick have quite the story and it is one of those "Love At First Sight Stories". She met him while on a cruise vacation and they have been inseparable ever since! I never got the chance to do an E-Session with them, but I am hoping to help them with there family Christmas card photo!

Alright, alright...

I know, it's been a very long time......such is the life of a busy lady!! I feel terrible that it's been this long since my last post, but a lot has happened in the last..mmmm...8 months! Holy, that's my last post?! 8 months ago!? Ooops!

 Anyway, let me start of by saying Thank You to everyone who has supported me and wished me all the best in the last year. It was my first year as a professional photographer, and I have to say it went amazing! I have learned so much from other photographers, friends & family. I thought for a while there that this may all fall through on me. You see, I went through a "Dead Zone" "Writers Block" or as a photographer might say "Shutter lag" for a while. no calls, no work, just frustration. As a photographer, you have to be proactive in getting work, you have to be tenacious and willing to take critique, especially from other professionals. Willing to go above and beyond to get your name and work out there to be seen. That, my friends; is the business of the Art world. There are many of us all over and we each have something different to offer. Some may love my work, while others may dislike it. That is for you as a consumer to decide.

I had an "ahah" moment a while back and in doing some research on local photographers, I found that they are priced at ridiculous costs. Especially with the majority of turn-around time being so long that most people have already forgotten what the wedding looked like!

A light-bulb came on, if we could provide amazing wedding photography at a more reasonable price during these tough economic times.... maybe it would make a difference in people's lives. And that in turn would be an awesome J-O-B; getting paid to make people happy, help them out, and capture some of the most special moments in their lives!

That has become our company mission: To provide amazing photography at affordable prices!

It's that simple. That's what we are striving for.

So in that, I thought i would maybe rethink the business a little bit, and get better prices with better service to clients. So it has been a few months of craziness, and we are finally settling back into the flow of things. I actually finished a family photo session last weekend. It went GREAT! Stay posted for the teaser photos coming soon!

Again thank you to everyone for your ongoing support, and I hope to photograph all of you soon! :)

It's been too long!

Well hello world. yes, I've been neglecting my Blog lately. There has been so much going on that I haven't even had the time to think!

So we have finally settled into our new beautiful home in Airdrie. I am loving it their. It is peaceful, family oriented and everyone is a good neighbor! Here's a photo from my Antroid Phone looking at the sunset out the kitchen window!

I hope to get a basement studio up and running shortly and in the meantime I am enrolling myself into the Sait Polytechenic program for Photojournalism. I have always wanted to d this and have had to postpone it for many years as I was living the fast life with my wonderful "now" husband.
We are in our 2nd home but I have forgotten my desire to actually get my schooling done. Well it's never too late and I must say even if you are a self-taught photographer it is always best to learn constructively and within a group. Especially when it comes to the arts. Everyone has an opinion and a critique to offer.
So on top of the new house needing a little TLC, my regular 9-5 job and the Photography jobs I get here & there, I am now adding an education to it. the thing is, I live and breath photography, so to me, school is a bonus and somewhat a necessity! I know there are a lot of self-taught photographers out there who do really well for themselves. But I find that in the Arts there is always learning. You don't just stop and say you know it all. It's an always growing and learning business. Always new and innovative ideas to be had. So I tend to upkeep the knowledge with regular meetups and discussions with professionals in the field and being able to assist and learn always!
Just my thoughts for today~