Saturday, December 11

Cloudy days and cookies


Thank goodness the weatherman isn't always right. Today, the forecast called showers. This morning, I was supposed to take portraits for the C family at Vanier Park. I brought an umbrella, just in case. It didn't rain a single drop. Maybe it's Murphy's Law. Surprisingly, the weather has been very co-operative whenever I happened to have photo shoots outdoors - especially since this is the rainy season of Vancouver.

It was quite the challenge to get the attention of their little girl A, or any two year old child. A thought there were way more interesting things happening, like the people and dogs walking by, airplanes and birds flying overhead. Thankfully, with a some coaxing from her parents, a yo-yo toy, a new found toy (a seashell), sprinkled in with a few breaks and a few Arrowroot cookies, we made it through the shoot.

Tuesday, December 7

New Blog Focus


After a season of taking a break from photography, I dove into photography classes - all sorts, including black and white film and children, to name a couple. Now, I'm taking a break from the classes and am applying what I've learned. I have taken photos for family and family on occasion in the past. No, I'm not quitting my day job. I'm just exploring the world of portrait photography (and some candid) for friends and family. So, this blog will now feature some of my photography.

One of my earlier projects included a maternity shoot. Ironically, when I took the children's portraiture class, I missed the studio shoot for maternity photos. That didn't stop me from trying my hand at this genre. My friend J wanted some maternity pics, so here is one of the photographs. It was a beautiful fall day in late October. I snapped these photos just a week shy of their new baby being born. Talk about good timing. If you like, you can see more of my photos on my flickr page (on the left hand side of this blog).