Little Lady's First Stampede!

Yee Haw! It was so good to see little miss E last week! This was her first stampede and she came all the way from Ottawa to see it! Can't do stampede without a hat - so here it is! :)

Who's Who??

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! :)

Wedding in Hangar??

A Bird? A Plane? A WWII aircraft museum?

Yes, to all of the above! The only request Fay & Asad had about their wedding portraits, was that they would be "different" and some in black and white. Well, this was super easy, as they left enough time for me (the photographer) to steal them away for almost 3 hours with the just two of them! A wedding photographers dream! :)

As their wedding was in March, and weather can be quite unpredictable in Calgary, I decided to rent an hour of time/space at the Aerospace Museum. The staff - and other visitors - were very accommodating and they allowed us to climb on almost everything and even sit in a couple of cockpits! Definitely something unique!

Family Day!

I got this cute family picture right around Family Day in February. The toddler had had about enough of me after the first half hour or so, stalking him and having a big black camera in front of my face, but we managed to come home with some really cute shots. Even got to see dad's race car!

Erica & Chris

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.

The weather was perfect for photos. It was bit cloudy, which makes for even soft light. Most of Erica and Chris' outdoor shots were taken at the Lake Louise Train Station, about a 5 minute drive from the Hotel - in town.

Adjusting the colour and arranging a few shots, make it look like a scene straight out of the 1920's! Not only did Erica look absolutely stunning - with her blue "Sex in the City" shoes, but Chris was a great model too. Very GQ! Again Congrats to you both and looking forward to presenting you your Graphi wedding album soon.

Jane's Dance

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.

The shoot was amazing! Jane and I were happy with almost all the images which would later be used in an editorial about Jane's specialty in interpretive dance.
Thanks Jane!

Poster Girl!

Yep, It's official, Christy is my newest poster girl, with 3 - yes - 3 posters going up at the Tattoo and Arts Show in August! Here are some images from our shoot this past weekend. Enjoy!

Thanks for doing such a wonderful job Christy!

Annie & Myron's Wedding

Below are a few pictures from Annie's Wedding. Fun (Clean) group! Clean, cause Niki and I showed up at the Brides place for the getting ready shots, and the place looked like a showhome! Way to go girls! You get my "Dutch Seal of Approval for Cleanliness!" :)

Michelle & Cory - June 27th

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.



There wasn't too much time scheduled between the ceremony and the reception, but we managed to squeeze in a couple of good locations on the same street as the reception.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! :)



Thanks again Michelle for being a perfectly organized and happy bride - and again, Congratulations! :) P.S. Is Michelle a Drew Barrymore look-a-like??