Thursday, May 9, 2013

Urban Ballerina: Down the Rabbit Hole, part TWO.

Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her, and to wonder what was going to happen next.

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So she sat on, with closed eyes, and half believed herself in Wonderland, though she knew she had but to open then again, and all would change to dull reality -




quotes referenced from:
Carrol, Lewis. (1865). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. England: Macmillan. 

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Down the Rabbit Hole: Urban Ballerina

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do:


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...Alice had not a moment to think before she found herself falling down a very deep well.....
To be continued...




quotes referenced from:
Carrol, Lewis. (1865). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. England: Macmillan. 

Friday, May 3, 2013

Fun and Colourful Faces: Modern Child Portraits

This is the second half of my Party Portrait sessions! The lighter half, and the very silly and fun part of the session. The kids are asked to choose from a series of props, whatever they want, for their images. It's amazing the different personalities you get through a session!

Because the kids are playing and having a good time with their friends, they are already in a great mood, not to mention they get snacks and drinks. It's a great time all around. The parents are also able to just wander around and chat with one another, no more standing behind the photographer saying "SMILE! SMIIIILE! Please just smile this one time!" and then feeling pressured to choose an image right at that moment or shortly after. At the same time parents were available for those little hair fixes and spot checks that are sometimes missed when kids are left on their own for pictures.


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If you are interested in booking a Portrait Party session please see details under "Sessions" tab, and contact me!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Don't Forget the Details: Photographing the little changes

I started a very long rambling post about my history with photography only to realize that it had several messages within it, none pertaining to what I wanted to say at this moment! 

What I did want to say is not to forget to capture the details of the moment. When you are taking pictures for your family, capturing those all important smiles.. don't forget to catch the details. Little things that you miss when they are gone. Those tiny things that you love now, that you forget about later on.

I will always regret not taking a picture of my oldest sons ears when he was a newborn. He had tiny little ears shaped like the letter "C", then he grew and the ears grew and turned into normal ears (hahaha). I always remember gushing over those tiny Shrek ears. They changed so fast that I never managed to get a picture of them. He's 7 now, his feet are almost as big as mine.. his pants are getting longer and longer. I always wish that I could just got back in time for ONE day, for each of my boys, to snuggle them as infants. 

Time passes by so fast, those tiny details are lost, some completely forgotten. I can't keep the feel of them in my arms, nor the smell of their baby soft skin. The only thing I can keep are the pictures. I can look back and remember all those small things, those little things, that I loved so much.

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I'm working hard to remind myself to capture the details, sometimes it's those little things that leave the biggest impressions.