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New art | Calgary Baby Photographer

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:31:07 +0000

So in the midst of changing my logo out, I had to change out one of the large art pieces that I had in the entrance to the studio. Since it was a large piece of canvas, I thought about having the logo trimmed off and having it re-wrapped but I also thought that it would be a great memory to keep and it would allow me to start to fill the walls in my own house;) I also decided not to because as I was working with a new vendor for the display for Cherry Four, I fell in love with a sample they had. So I had this 30×40 mounted on a rounded piece of steel. STUNNING! Last year a few client were asking for something new and different and this fits this criteria well. I have a few more things in the works and will share as I get them completed.

Cherry Four new location |Calgary Children’s Photographer

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:03:19 +0000

As many of you know Cherry Four, a children’s boutique in Calgary, is a commercial client of mine. After many years in Inglewood, Cherry Four is moving to the very trendy main road in Kensington. On Friday I dropped off the display piece (shown below) for the front window and was already so impressed with the new space. With this move Cherry Four is seeing a bit of a rebrand with a new logo and an updated look to the space. There is no doubt that Fev’s attention to detail, unique, top quality products and AMAZING customer service will still continue to make Cherry Four one of Calgary’s top children’s boutiques. The exact address is 1111 Kensington Road NW – only a couple doors down from Crave Cupcakes so go have a little look around and then grab a snack;)

Fev and I are planning a few things over the rest of the year so stay tuned!

Breast Cancer Supportive Care Foundation | Calgary Photographer

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:09:59 +0000

I had the awesome experience of doing a shoot back in February for the Breast Cancer Supportive Care Foundation (BCSC). The funny thing about this opportunity was that it came the week of the anniversary of my mum passing. I was so honoured to be asked to provide pictures for their marketing communications. The shoot was done with women and families that were fighting and surviving breast cancer. It was an amazing experience for me to work with such women of strength and seeing the support of their loved ones. Due to the sensitivity of the work I will not be sharing any of the pictures here. I still wanted to bring recognition to this foundation though as I was so impressed with everyone that I met through this experience. The staff at BCSC, the survivors and the board. The genuine care, support, gratitude was overwhelming.

The support that this foundation offers is so important. It was absolutely apparent how this group had helped each other through difficult times with an understanding that is not completely understood by families/friends. Part of the reason for my support of this foundation is that I have always felt like I was not able to really support my mum very well. My mum was incredibly strong and extremely private and the last thing that she ever wanted to do was to have her children “mother” her. Fortunately my mum had an amazing support system in the nursing/teaching community in which she worked (as well as her family, of course) but I am sure that a community of women who had gone through similar experiences would have been very valuable to her.

Thank you BCSC for giving me to the opportunity to work with you. Thank you to the ladies that participated…your strength was unbelieveably inspiring.

Video | Calgary Photographer

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:19:31 +0000

So I have been mentioning a few projects that I have been working on over the last little while and so many of them are starting to get completed. The logo was one thing that I wanted to freshen up after 5 years. It was exciting to roll that out last week and get some awesome feedback. Another project that I have been working on was a video of a photo experience with Tot Shots. It is a chance to see me, the studio and how a typical session works with me. I mentioned a few months ago, a lot of clients are wanting to do their research and meet with me to see the studio and get to know me. Of course, you are always welcome to come meet with me to ensure that I am the photographer for you but I know how busy we all are so thought that this might help.

I have to give Jess complete credit for putting it all together. Part of the reason that it has taken me so long to get this done was because it is hard to find the time to learn a new editing program/process and secondly I really prefer to be behind the camera! There are a few other things that I want to incorporate at some point but here is the first attempt…click HERE to link to the video section on my website.

Just because…| Calgary Photographer

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:18:49 +0000

she is mine and so adorable!

Run for the Cure – Calgary Photographer

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:18:03 +0000

I have to blog one more time about the run – I promise this will be the last for this year!!! I learned that the Tot Shots team ranked 9th for corporate fundraising for this event in Calgary, just behind Blakes, KPMG and Conoco Phillips. Wow! I personally think that is impressive and I am so thankful for the support that I received through team members and our sponsors. Oh, and I was asked by the CBCF to submit some of my pictures to assist with their efforts so team members, you may see some images of yourselves out there;). Thanks everyone!

Random | Calgary Photographer

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:56:12 +0000

Okay, this may turn into one of the most random posts ever. Sorry in advance – however, this is how this week has gone. It was an extremely busy week with a lot of things going on - coming into the final week and a half of preparation and raising money for the CIBC Run for the Cure and I needed to step up and start planning some sort of theme as team captain. And anyone who knows me knows I am not a “theme” kind of girl (as you can see from my pictures SIMPLE). Don’t get me wrong…I love to dress up! But coming up with outfits that are somewhat “cool” for 20 team members…a little more difficult. Anyway, that has been done but you will have to wait for the pictures.

Beyond the “fun” part of getting ready for the run, I also went through pictures of my mum to put together “Who are you running for?” buttons. Obviously difficult but I am so happy that I have these images. I had hired the talented Carmen Miller to capture some special moments of my family 5 years ago when we found out that my mum’s cancer had returned. These pictures and the ones that I captured myself are some of the most important things to me.

This week became that much more difficult when I learned of a client of mine passing away from cancer. I was so sad to hear that this disease had taken someone else so young. I was so truly honoured to get the opportunity to be able to capture some special times for this family just as Carmen did for me. My heart goes out to this family.

I then had another very eye-opening experience this week. I was asked to make a photography donation to “It’s a Wrap” Fashion Show put on at the Glencoe in support of the Inn from the Cold homeless shelter. It was not a charity that I was very familiar with as I tend to focus on women, children and cancer charities. I decided to participate in this silent auction when I learned how many women and children are staying at the shelter. When I dropped the gift certificate and art off to the shelter, I asked for a tour to learn a little more about their charity. It was nothing short of impressive. I give the staff there a lot of credit for running an amazing operation there – that relies heavily on donations – money and services. They currently need a new floor laid down, if you know of anyone.

The last part of my random post is that I got to watch my son participate in a run for Terry Fox today at his school and was so proud to see him participating and having fun as he learns about giving back. It has been quite a week and typically a Thursday would not be the end of the week around here however this weekend I will be spending time with my family, my mum’s parents and one of my cousins. I am very excited to end this week this way! I am going to follow this post up with a sneak peek but feel that this family deserves their own designated post.

Love 2 Eat – Calgary Photographer

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:33:50 +0000

I have made it pretty clear how much I love my job but one of the other things that I love is to eat. Let me clarify…I like to eat good food! I can still remember some of my favourite dishes from travels. I love tasty, healthy, colourful, savoury, well put together, flavourful food! Fortunately I do like to cook too (when I have time) and very thankfully, I love to workout! Anyway, the whole point is that I had the fantastic opportunity to shoot a commercial shoot last week for the lovely Barb Thomas of Love 2 Eat in her new space and teaching kitchen. Barb is a holistic nutritionist that is PASSIONATE about her job as well. She and her chefs are experts in putting together amazing combinations using the most healthy ingredients! What could be better than that. It is such a treat to work with people who love what they do. So then to top it all off…they were making raw chocolate while I was there. Seriously, does it get any better! It was the most amazing chocolate that I have every had (sorry, Mr. Callebaut) and it was healthy! The orange and cayenne chocolate was unbelievable!

Barb will also be speaking at my third Social Series this year. She spoke at the second event about Whole Foods and the response was overwhelming. So I have decided to have her come back. This time she will be speaking on food with respect to disease and it’s prevention. The topic for this session was chosen to coincide with the CIBC Run for the Cure. Invitations will be sent out later this week.