Amazing the change in photography over time. With the digital age often comes higher expectations of photography clients. As photographers, being asked to change a picture is common now with such programs as photoshop, and I am always blown away at how much of a picture can actually be changed. It doesn’t mean I am a huge advocate of alot of Photoshop work. It just doesn’t lend itself well to my “natural, real life” style of photography. Can I make a frown into a smile? Yes, can I make you look thinner? Yes. Would it be easier if you went on a diet, booked me and then smiled the entire time? YES! I am totally kidding. But this still made me smile!

My little one is sick yet again. She was back yesterday to the doctor for a second round of antibiotics. The second bout of bronchitis in one month!!! She missed school all last week! Can you say, no work time for mom. Poor thing. She barely has a voice from all the coughing she is doing. Must get her better for downhill skiing this weekend. I know! Bad mom.

And here are a few of my little girl. She isn’t looking too sick here. We were just hanging out in her bedroom this past Saturday. I love to just hang out with her, camera close by and hope to get a few pictures. My kids are the worse in terms of smiles. They really have a hard time naturally smiling at the camera as I rarely ask them to. She did well. My little model. Can you believe she is only FIVE!!!!!!

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Even during the cloudiest days there is new life. There is new hope, and new love. There is happiness and a future to look forward to. You can see it all around, and there is nothing like photographing newborns to bring these thoughts and feelings to life. It is one of my favorite things to do. It makes me feel more alive, more joyful and hopeful about the future. How can one not feel that way when you look upon a sleeping newborn. They are our hope for the future.

Welcome to the world little one!

Thank you Kathy and Steve. I will be done with your gallery very soon. A sneak peak.

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He was born on December 21st, just in time for Christmas. What an amazing Christmas gift!

I love that I get to do maternity and newborn because these are some of the fun images we can plan and execute .

and two very happy parents.

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Globe and Mail article, 8 killed

My heart is full of sorrow and pain for these families.  After my conversation with my sister last night who first told me of the accident, I could not stop the tears.  Reading more about it today only deepens my sadness and brings more tears.  As so many in our Province, my heart can not begin to make sense of what has happened.  A parents worse nightmare, something we just could not begin to imagine.  My prayers are with each of you during these days of grief.  May you find peace in the memories of each of their lives.

a few quotes:

Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul and heart of another person. ln those transparent moments we know other people’s joys and sorrows, and we care about their concerns as if they were our own.- Fritz Williams

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. –Clyde Campbell

Death is a Dialogue between
The Spirit and the Dust.
"Dissolve" says Death—The Spirit "Sir
I have another Trust"—

Death doubts it—Argues from the Ground—
The Spirit turns away
Just laying off for evidence
An Overcoat of Clay.

-Emily Dickinson

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival…Sir Winston Churchill

Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die.- Amelia Burr

Is it so small a thing
To have enjoy’d the sun,
To have lived light in the spring,
To have loved, to have thought, to have done…  Matthew Arnold

For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastics

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I wanted to create a 2007 show for all my clients to thank you for a wonderful year!

I believe that ordinary miracles happen each day. Since starting my business I have been so incredibly fortunate to have met some amazing people and to have captured some wonderful images. In my own life I try to look at each day as a gift, given to me when I wake up and crawl out of bed. A precious life that is to be cherished, nurtured and valued above all things. Because of this I try and remind myself to always look for the small, ordinary miracles that are before me each and every day. Maybe being a photographer who is all about capturing memories and moments, it helps me to be more focused on this visual process each day, I’m not sure. Do I lose sight of it? Of course, I’m a MOM! There are days I have to look harder then others for those small ordinary miracles, especially when I am tired or have had a bad day. But there they remain, each day, if I just stop and take a moment to look around me. And when I actually happen to capture one of those moments in time with my camera…. well it is just an added bonus to the stockpile of memories and images I am able to carry with me through life.

I hope, that you, my clients have enjoyed the process of getting to know me as much as I have in getting to know you and your family. I can say that I have truly enjoyed each and every minute I have spent getting to know you. I feel truly blessed for being able to do this job, as it is one of the most rewarding jobs I have ever had.

Thank you for letting me into your life, to share your world, and to capture some special memories that I hope you will hold close for a lifetime. Watching this show made me cry! Thank you!

Here is to the next wonderful year….or moment!

2007 slideshow

turn up the music.

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