Fresh.


I love to photograph newborns.The period after they make their grand entrance is so short and fleeting, it is an honour to be able to capture it in images.

I love . . .

the expansion of a family.


how baby is so small compared to Daddy's hands.


the sleepiness.



how they are suddenly awake,


and then tired again.



I love how they don't mind where they are . . .



as long as Mom & Dad are around.



I love seeing the baby in their nursery.


I love that babies have their own little personality, even when only a few days old.


Thank-you, C Family, for sharing these moments with me!

Halloween Costumes!
Some shots of the local crew. They were mighty creative . . .

Titanic Passenger #1.


Titanic Passenger #2.


The Princess. That is a capital 'P'.


The Sony Television.




And the award-winning Static Cling.


Last but not least, the Dragon and the Lady . . . .bug.


These guys were guarding the door.


This guy was guarding the pumpkin lids.


Happy November!

Back to school!
Here in BC we are off to the first day of school. How 'bout you?

I was doing a little bit of labour on Labour Day, and wanted to share with you my favorites from this session:

Meet sweet little K. Can you believe this angelic face?


And her cute brother E:


He treated her like a princess:




And the beautiful Mom!


Thank-you for sharing your newly expanded family with me!

Editorial Work . . .

I had the opportunity to shoot for the MB Herald earlier in the summer. It was for an article on leadership development in the annual report of the Canadian MB conference of churches - you can see the photos and read the article here.

Pastors Kevin & Dan were easy going subjects, and it was great to hear a little bit about what was going on at their church. As a former HR consultant, I loved the area of leadership development (LD) so it was especially gratifying to shoot images that illustrated an article outlining some LD.

My favorites from the session:

Grandparents, parents, children, siblings, cousins, in-laws . . .

Every once in a while I have the opportunity to document a wonderful thing - the gathering of extended family who are usually separated by many kilometers, by countries, or even by continents.

Mr. and Mrs. T enjoyed the company of both their grown children and their families this summer. Here are a sampling of some of my favorite images from the shoot:













Thanks everyone, for allowing me to be a little part of your gathering!

The U family visited us for their yearly portraits.

The tween & gracious big brother:


The always easy-to-photograph gentleman:


The beautiful princess:


And last, but definitely not least: the little man. He gets three photographs published because his individual portraits have eluded me until now:






The whole family:


Don't worry kids, the I'll publish the portraits of your parents a little later this month. Thanks for the visit - I can't wait until next time!

Miss B is halfway through her second year, and her mother came to see me to commemorate the occasion. You can see her when she was a few days old and when she became one here.

She's so grown up, and has her own ideas about how she wants her image made. This is one of my favorite stages of childhood that I have experienced with my three kids (although I guess every age has become a favorite so far), and I have the grey hairs to prove it!







I knew the session was over when she asked me: "Mooore Miiiiiilk, pease."

Father's Day is this Sunday!

This wonderfully photogenic family came into the studio to make some images as a gift for Father's Day. Wasn't that a great idea?

And for you fathers that are thinking ahead to next Mother's Day, I can guarantee that giving the gift of a family portrait will elevate you to a level above the Super Husband status you've already earned. Just something to keep in mind . . .

S, you and your children were such a treat to photograph! There are so many lovely images that I couldn't choose which ones to post, so I just chose these four at random. Here is your sneak peek!

First, Mrs. S is seven months pregnant. *Sigh*. I know you can't see her beautiful face, but I love the composition of this image.


And her charming children:






Thank-you again for coming to see me, and Happy Father's Day, Mr. S!

Fun Family Session!

I had the privilege of photographing the D Family this week. They were such a wonderful group to work with - I shot double the images I normally do! Although the pictures are still in the digital darkroom here is a sneak peek at some of my favorites so far:


Thanks for being such a great subject to photograph!





You and your sister totally worked the camera - there wasn't a bad image of the two of you!




What a great smile you have, A.






The wonderful Mom & Dad.


Thanks for spending some time with me. We'll have your slideshow up soon!