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Aug 9

Slugs and snails and puppy dog tails…

I’m not going to lie. Sometimes getting the right shot just means getting your ISO, aperture and exposure set, taking 30 frames and hoping one works out. When you’ve got four busy boys (one of which wants nothing to do with having his photo taken) you sometimes just have to shoot, shoot, shoot and hope you get the right shot. Luckily in this case, it worked. I’ve photographed the two youngest boys, Malcolm & Xavier before but this was my first experience with Bradley and Jacob. It was lots of fun.

Linda (Malcolm & Xavier’s mom) hired me to go out to Sandy Hook to photograph the boys with their grandparents. It was a 40th wedding anniversary gift and I got some great shots for their mantle!

Aug 8

A promise is a promise.

Before I headed to Canmore to photograph Emma & Jason’s wedding I went just east of the city to photograph Betty Klassen’s grandsons. She’s got three of them and there is a set of twins due to be born any day now. It was such an easy shoot…a little trickier an edit though. I’ve photographed the two older boys a few times now and each time I make a comic strip about the antics of Lanky Liam and Asher Smasher. The story now includes their little cousin, Slammin’ Adam. It’s so cute! Click on the images below to view them in higher resolution.

Jul 26

I (Jody) am fully aware of how bad I am about blogging for our photography business (and on my personal blog) but I’m making a commitment to blog more. I promise I will blog (however short) about each and every shoot from now on. (P.S. I’m not SUPER good at keeping promises.)

A month or so ago I was immeasurably flattered when an associate editor at Brides magazine asked if they could feature one of my photos in an online slide show they were doing about fathers and daughters. I had submitted the photo to www.momentjunkie.com, a great site that features candid/documentary style wedding images. I was elated when it was featured back in February. The associate editor of Brides magazine saw it and contacted me. To be perfectly honest I thought the email was spam. You know, the equivalent of ‘penis enlargement; just two pills a day’. So after a few emails back and forth with Alyssa Wells at Brides magazine I was sent the URL of the feature with my photo in it. It was so exciting to have such an internationally popular publication choose my photo (among a few others). Plus, it was the FIRST shot in the slide show. I was amongst such amazing photographers like Boutwell Studio! A dream, really! See the slide show here.

So fast forward to last week when I had the privilege of flying out west to photograph my friend Emma’s wedding (to her super awesome husband, Jason). It’s pretty tough to take a bad photo in Canmore, Alberta. Nestled at the entrance of our amazing Rocky Mountains, Canmore is breathtakingly beautiful (it’s not just the altitude that makes you feel that way). PLUS, I had a stunning bride who is BEYOND photogenic (you’re cute too, Jason). I’ve photographed her three times now and there is seldom a photo of Ms. Emma that gets thrown in the bin!

Like here:

She happens to play cello for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Her cello is pretty photogenic too.

Or here:

Norman (their dog) and Jason aren’t too shabby either, right?

So I was going through the photos today and editing a few of them to give Emma & Jason a bit of a sneak peek and thought I’d share them here on the blog too.

So here they are:

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Apr 18

Kristin & Doug

Summer is HERE!!! No really, it IS! As I write this Mya is sipping pina colodas on a beach in St. Martens. I’m not as jealous as you might think. Okay, I’m pretty jealous, but more for the solitary couple/kidless time than for the warm weather. Okay, the beach would be nice, BUT the weather has been unbelievable here in Winnipeg this weekend. Today Kevin and I took the kids for a super long bike ride for a picnic in the park and then got yard work done. It feels like summer’s here. Who needs the hassle of hopping on a plane to endure sand between your toes and sunburns and sand flies and razor burn on your bikini line and infinity pools and hot tubs and sleeping in and snorkeling and parasailing and reading trashy magazines by the ocean and getting massages at the spa and having your bed made for you every day and not having to cook. ARGH! Damn you Dan & Mya!

So, the real reason for this post: yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Kristin and Doug for their engagement shoot. I couldn’t find my car keys and Kev was out with the kids (and his keys) so I hopped on my bike and made it down to the Exchange District in less than 15 minutes. I LOVE living in the heart of the city! The shoot went really well and it was SO warm out. I’m looking forward to photographing their wedding in August! Let’s hope summer keeps rolling along and doesn’t make an early exit like last year! Here are some shots from Kristin and Doug’s shoot: