Yes... It's that time of year again! Everyone is back to school, and summer fun is fading away - except at Astoria! This is our busy time of year for pinup sessions and indeed our School Girl - is a popular one! Michelle was our first this 2009/2010 season but we've got a lot of other girls lined up! :)
What a Classy Couple! I don't even know Kathy, but she looked absolutley Stunning on her wedding day last weekend! I was in LOVE with her dress - the lace kept sparkelling in the sun, but it was so subtle - simply beautiful! We did these pictures up at Spray Lakes - about 15 or 20 minutes out of Canmore, the road was winding and dusty for a bit - but well worth it!
What a fun couple! Christy & Dylan's wedding made my summer! Their ceremony was at Norquay with a wonderful reception back in Banff. They were easy going, fun-loving and completely relaxed the whole day!
I don't mean to brag, but we have such an awesome garden! In the corner of our front yard there is a spot where the lighting is perfect, and absolutely every picture turns out awesome. So good, that I've started calling it Catalogue Corner! :) GJ was the latest client to take advantage of our surroundings. She needed some portraits in a hurry for a commercial website, so she stopped by on sunny afternoon. Being so beautiful, she was a breeze to photograph! Good luck with your new career Glori-Jeanne!
What a pleasure it was to photography Mr. Kelley last month. He was a very distinguished, and cooperative client! We had a great evening out in his garden, smelled the flowers, chased a dragonfly, and his own reflection and even had time for some grooming inside. He's a wonderful cat! Just turned 14. All the best Kelley and wishing you many more lazy birthdays in the future!
Just in time for the show, I went through and "pinned up" a few more of my old(er) images. A complete candid shot - I'm sure miss Mel didn't know I would snap a shot while she was fixing her shoes. I absolutely love how natural and relaxed she looks. Funny, how many of my favorite pics are of the girls not looking directly at the camera. Natural beauty is the way to go! Hope your guy liked this October/Halloweeen picture in his Christmas calendar! :)
This picture is special to me, as Sacha and I have almost the exact same one for our wedding. Same spot, same pose. I love it!
in touch ever since. His sweet fiancee, Alicia has modeled for me as well as the whole Portrait class many times. I'm not sure anyone would have passed it without her! :) 
Who could resist getting a shot of this guy? He kept hanging around the front door of a friends house on a rainy, rainy day. Actually there was a fair bit of thunder and lightning going on not too long before this was taken. He was as curious about me as I about him. A good friendship - for the 2 minutes it lasted! :)
A Bird? A Plane? A WWII aircraft museum?
Lake Louise was such an awesome place to have a wedding! The photo possibilities were endless! Thanks to Niki, we were prepared to do some amazing shots in the Fairmont, Chateau Lake Louise. Niki had scouted the week before and found some deserted hallways, couches and stained glass windows to take advantage of in our shots.
A few months ago now, a mutual friend told Jane about my talents a Pin Up photographer. When Jane called, I was surprised to learn that she wanted photos of her dancing! I almost called my good friend John to take over as he is familiar with sports photography, and shoots karate tournaments and combat sports all the time. He wasn't available so I got my courage up, packed my studio lights and off we went to face the new challenges of photographing creative movement.
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting Michelle & Cory's wedding. It was a great day! The weather cooperated and John and I got some great shots.
Locations include: a playground, a pub for the guys, an intersection by her dads house, the outside wall of a 7-11 and yes, a Sobey's Parking lot! Yep, a parking lot. It was great! :)
Who would have guessed that my couple showing up for portraits last Friday would have shown up in a Maserati! What a nice surprise! Of course I couldn't let them leave without me grabbing a few shots. We got quite the reaction from the neighbours - again - and, even the cat peeled herself off the couch to come out and take a peek at this awesome car.
So, not even a couple glasses of wine can keep me from the camera! Last weekend we held a bridal shower here at our place for my dear friend Melanie - who is getting married in less than 3 weeks! We had a great time with the girls. Activities included a sassy dance lesson, a treasure hunt, the usual fun games and my sweet husband convinced the neighbour to let us do a photoshoot with his old timer truck What a blast! Of course it fits right in with my favorite pin-up vintage theme and I came up with this...
Hello Everyone & Welcome!
I'm going to do my best to keep this blog up-to-date! But if you know me, you know I have lots on the go, so this will be challenging, but I hope rewarding! :)
First Blog:
Niki and I had the pleasure of photographing one of the most beautiful weddings ever. That was Erica and Chris, with their closest family and friends in Lake Louise, AB. The weather was touch and go for a while. Driving up, we had some snow, or as Niki's Chris would say, "White Rain". for a while I wasn't sure if the whole day would be rain and snow but it turned out great! Cool, overcast with a touch of sun here and there, and if you know a bit about photography, you know clouds are our friends. The couple chose to do their portraits before the ceremony, so we started out at the Chateau Lake Louise, in the hotel itself. Being a 5 star Fairmont hotel, there were ample photo ops right there. I'm sure if it were up to us, we could have filled 5 hours right there, but we managed to drag ourselves away from the stained glass windows and comfy couches, to the train station just a few kms away. That's where this shot was taken. Loads of fun with a gorgeous bride and groom - what else could a photog ask for? :)
