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All grown up

September 1, 2010 – 8:04 pm

I go waaaaay back with these two sets of people. The one family made an appearance on the blog last summer, so forgive me if I repeat my story about them. The mom of the family from the first set of images is a girl that I used to babysit when I was a kid. She was the oldest in a family of three, and the TTD bride is the youngest of the family. Now they’ve turned into moms and wives, and Stacey’s girls are probably close in age to what her and Jocelyn were when I used to take care of them! Too weird. I was also friends with the husband and his sister in school, so there are connections all the way around.

We didn’t have the greatest weather. It was crazy windy all day, and overcast and raining. It did finally stop towards the time when we were about to start, but it was still pretty dreary. As we were finishing the Trash the Dress session, it started again, and we got a few cool shots in the hot tub as they were warming up. Thanks for being so very willing to freeze your butts off guys! Northern lake water isn’t the warmest (though it is fantastically clean and clear), and it’s especially not warm in late august, when it’s cloudy and late in the evening. And Val, thanks for the good meal and extra special, poppy seed covered buns.

I asked her what kind of a pose she was going to do for me. This was her response…..

The clouds parted enough for just a few minutes to get a handful of shots where the water looked beautifully blue.

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Family

August 30, 2010 – 2:32 am

See what I mean about shooting in the evening in august (read the intro to the previous post if you’re confused as to what I’m talking about)?? It’s magical! And with these happy little people, it was impossible not to get great images. I’m sure this was one of the easiest young families I’ve ever photographed. The kids were in terrific moods, and the smiles were very easy to obtain. Super fun session for all of us.

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Reuniting

August 24, 2010 – 12:09 pm

The day after my Saskatoon wedding last weekend, I stopped in Blackstrap to see an old high school friend. We recently got back in touch with eachother, after being out of school for an undisclosed amount of time (I can’t say how long, but I missed my 10 year class reunion and that was a few years back!) It was so neat to meet her family and see her in a non-high school type of way. I don’t keep in touch with many friends from home, but when you do get back in touch, it’s so awesome to rekindle friendships as adults. Renee is a beautiful, wonderfully stylish, caring, soft gentle soul. She has such terrific kids, an amazing husband and an incredible home. They were so relaxed and easy going with their kids, and with three this young and close in age, that takes alot of effort! Thank so much for cleaning my shoes Leon, and thanks for the carrots, grapes and water for the road! Oh, and the yummy whole wheat pancakes. You guys took care of me well. :) Thank you for having me out.

What Saskatchewan family session is complete, without a little Rider Pride??!

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Family fun

August 17, 2010 – 1:39 am

I’m a little behind on blogging, since I was in Saskatoon photographing a wedding this past weekend. I apologize to those waiting to see their sneak peeks! Here’s a family that came out from Regina last week. Very spunky, fun kids. Thanks for being so cute you guys!

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Loads of energy

August 12, 2010 – 3:08 am

I’ve photographed this fun family before, but it’s been a few years. We’ve alway been in the studio for our previous sessions, so it was really nice to be able to have a decent enough day to do an outdoor shoot. I’m usually completely worn out when I shoot a session with a young family, and this was no exception. We had lots of action. Racing, wild flower picking, dandelion blowing, swinging, bumps. You name it, we did it! I’m sure mom and dad were pooped too. But lots of movement means lots of fun family pics.

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Regina sessions

August 10, 2010 – 2:53 am

I had a nice change of pace on friday, and I shot a few sessions in the city, instead of around Grenfell. The first family were so easy to photograph. Look at those smiles! The kids were such good sports. I know getting your picture taken isn’t the most fun a kid can have on a hot summer’s day, but they were being so awesome! The second session with the little girl took a bit more work, but a little running and chasing, and goofing around eventually brought the smiles out. I burned off a few calories sprinting along side her, but the games worked, and she warmed up to me part way into the session. Hope you guys had a great weekend!

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New location

August 1, 2010 – 3:13 am

After a torrential downpour and hail in the afternoon, I wasn’t sure what the heck was going to happen with my evening session. Thankfully the sun shone as it does after a storm, and we had beautiful, albeit muggy and stuffy, weather. I had one location in town that I wanted to use. Kris Kardash has an incredible flower garden, so I knew it would cute with a little girl. After that we took a bit of a drive out to another area I had wanted to try. It also turned out to be a great spot. Thanks for coming guys. I hope you enjoyed your session!

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Part 2

July 29, 2010 – 12:55 am

After I photographed the first family, I headed onto the other side of town to capture this extended family. Major efforts were made to get all this crew together, as one family lives in Australia. It’s so hard to get families together, so everytime I book an extended family session, I’m amazed at everyone’s effort in attending. There are work schedules to switch, holidays to coordinate, and kid’s activities to work around. There are so many obstacles when trying to plan a reunion, but when it works out, it’s so worth it. So here’s to the couple that got the whole family started!

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Destination: Indian Head - Pt. 1

July 28, 2010 – 3:17 am

Last week I headed out to Indian Head to shoot a day’s worth of families. This was the first one up. This family wanted some pictures down this beautiful lane, and I was happy to oblige. I just never tire of doing the “family holding hands walking” shot. The kids inevitably look up at mom and dad, and it’s just so precious. I love it! These are the types of pictures that I think make great canvases. They’re a bit more timeless and emotional.

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Farm family

July 23, 2010 – 4:23 pm

So it’s been a LONG time since the last post. We left for holidays at the beginning of July at had a really good break from regular life. Now back to reality!

This family booked their session ages ago, with plans of doing their pictures in canola. It turned out to be a great night (other than of course the hummingbird sized mosquitos). We roamed around the farm area shooting in lots of different locations. Hope you guys had an awesome vacation too!