Alex Runions
I just wanted to send out a HUGE congratulations to Mr. ALEX RUNIONS!!! He was a finalist last night at The Pump in Regina. Big Dog 92.7 FM hosted a competition called The Next Big Thing. They started out with 40 artists, and Alex and his boys made the final 3. My husband and I went up to watch them last night, and they were terrific. Please check him out on his myspace page, and his new website, www.alexrunions.com If he’s ever playing in your area, go out and watch him. He’s got a wonderfully smooth voice. It was so much fun working with him last year, doing the shots for his new album. All the photography on the album is from this session, and the first image is the cover shot. For any of you who have been in the studio in the last year, the picture I have hanging of a guy with a guitar behind his back, that Alex!
Anyway, I just wanted to repost a few images and share this awesome local (Kipling) talent with everyone.
A week of grads
This week was pretty busy with grads again. I had 6 students come throughout the week, so instead of doing seperate posts for each, I’m just putting them all together in one. Casey was tagging along for a few different shoots, and he always wants me to take a picture of him too. Here are a few favorites from each student, and a couple of Casey to start it off.
Evening wedding
This past weekend I took a little break from grads to shoot my second wedding of the spring. I’ve gotten to know the bride’s family over the years, through grads and weddings, so it was great to see them all again. It was also nice that they held the ceremony later on in the afternoon. I was able to have a half free saturday, which is really strange for me! I left for the wedding at 3:00, and got to take all the pictures at a really pretty time of day. Other than the ugly ant hill that invaded the layers of wedding dress, everything went great!
Friday’s grads
On friday I had another set of grads come over for their formal sessions. My guy was so into pictures, so we really fooled around with some more artistic looking shots. As you can see with the girl’s shots, I love golden sun shots, and I’m doing alot of vivid sky blue images lately too. She looked so pretty in the chocolate brown and the evening sun. Hope you guys have a great grad this friday.
Carlyle grad
On thursday I had a family from Carlyle come to town to do their daughter’s formals, casuals and a few family pictures. They are such a warm, loving family, and I really enjoyed meeting them. Thanks for taking the time to come over for your session guys. Enjoy the preview. 
I just adore this shot. This little guy really loved his family, and I’m so happy to have been able to catch this moment with him and his daddy. Sweetness all over.
Two beauties
These two girls will probably look familiar, as they were both here last week for their casual sessions. They were a little more dolled up today, and they are both such naturals in front of the camera. For the second session, we had rain for a good part of it, but with umbrellas and porches, we managed to work around it until the skies cleared. Thanks again for making the drive girls. I had a blast with both of you.
Cool couple
This couple stopped in on monday night for their formal grad sessions. I loved their style!! His clothes especially suited Howie’s lot, so we of course hit up the old vehicles for a bunch of shots. Now I just realized that in the post, there is only one image with someone looking at the camera. Don’t worry moms, there are lots of others where they are! But these are the artsy, more processed ones. I had so much fun with this session. I’ve had the girl booked in for almost 2 years, so I think we were both really looking forward to it. Thanks goodness for great weather.
Kipling Grad
Last Saturday was the Kipling Grad, and I photographed a whole bunch of them. This school’s classes are getting bigger and bigger, and I’m not able to photograph everyone on grad day anymore. I had a few girls come in ahead of time for their sessions, which worked out well. On the actual grad day, I can only alot 25 minutes per person, and this includes the family pictures. It was quite a challenge to try and get some cool shots in that short of time, and try and make everyone’s unique. But, a challenge is good, and I hope I was able to do just that. We were lucky enough to have a beautiful park just down from the school, and there was a cute gazebo and two blooming cherry trees, so that was a HUGE bonus!
I hope you all had a great grad weekend!
Blue skies
This past weekend I photographed the Kipling grad class, but this student came a day ahead of time. Good choice!! We were able to go to a few more locations and take our time. She brought the coolest old retro bicycle, and then we went over and shot some super blue sky images at Howie’s. Mom and dad were great reflector holders, and I’m sorry if we nearly burnt your retinas!! But look at the color in these shots. Sooo worth it, right?
