Archive for November, 2009

It’s official!

Friday, November 20th, 2009

The holiday season is officially upon us!  Tim Horton’s has released their winter coffee cups!  I look forward to seeing these cups every year.  They are always different and remind me of having fun in the snow as a child, back when I enjoyed playing in the cold weather!  Now…not so much!

In other news….

Earlier this week I suffered a great loss.  My external hard drive quit on me and along with it went my entire year’s work.  What makes me even more sad is that pictures of my children were on the hard drive also.  Images of my son’s first year of life – gone.

My husband, who is an IT professional, is working on the drive and we hope to recover what I’ve lost. I’ve since bought a new external drive and will be changing the way I handle my files.

So, why am I posting about this?  I know a lot of photographers read my blog and I want it to be a message to everyone to please make sure you are diligently backing up and double backing up your data.  Don’t suffer the heartache I’ve gone through this week!  It’s not the way to learn a valuable lesson!

The Journey

Monday, November 16th, 2009

I’m finally starting to wind down after a busy autumn season.  I was much busier than I anticipated and am very thankful for all my new clients.  The last 6 weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind for me, but I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.  I’ve met some wonderful families and adorable children.  I feel like I’ve changed the way my friends and family view photography.  They see the value in what I do and how my style is so different than going to a portrait studio.

I’m very proud of how much I’ve grown as a photographer this year.  I’ve learned so much from fellow photographers and from myself also.  I’ve taken a big step on my journey as a photographer.  I know the road is long and is a tough one, but now, more than ever, I know that I can knock down any barriers that get in my way!

Thank you to everyone who has supported me this year.  It means so much!  :)

11.11.11

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

It’s a boy!

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Today I had the pleasure of meeting a wonderful family in Toronto and their newborn baby boy!  He is the first newborn boy that I have photographed since starting my business last year, and he was a perfect gem.  His mom told me that little R wasn’t happy being undressed, but you couldn’t tell!  He was so sweet and let me put on the funny hats and pose him just right!

R has a cute big brother, G, who was being a little camera shy.  We put on some Mighty Machines which got him smiling!

Thank you so much mom and dad for having me out today!  It was a pleasure meeting all of you, and I hope you enjoy your sneak peeks!

Thank you!

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

I want to say a big Thank you to all the clients that booked a session with me in October!  I was able to raise $197.50 to donate to the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

It was a pleasure to photograph so many wonderful families this past month, and I hope that we can do it again next year!

A walk in the park

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

I had a very hard time picking the pictures for this sneak peek.  Every single picture had an element of Z’s personality shining through!  I managed to narrow it down, and I hope Z’s mom and dad will love these!  Thanks so much for having me out, especially being that it was your first time using a pro!  I hope we can make it an annual tradition!