Category: Families

I want you to meet Kaine.  He is a really cool kid with two great parents!  After spending a bit of time with him there are two things that stand out.  1. He likes to play with toy handcuffs  2. He has a special relationship with his dad.

This special bond is evident when you are with them and as I was editing it was visible in picture after picture.  The way he looks up to him….plays with his wedding ring….and wants to be just like him.

We got together on Father’s Day for this shoot…. it was a beautiful day and this family came in from a day at the lake to do pictures.   Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t know many dads who would be okay with doing family pictures on Father’s Day!  In looking back though, it seems absolutely fitting that it was on that day. 

I had a terrible time picking out my favorites from this session!  Here are just a few from the fun time that we had!

Christine

Isn’t she beautiful?  I think that she has the most amazing cheekbones…not to mention gorgeous blue eyes! 

I had the opportunity to photograph this fantastic family of 3 before it becomes a family of 4!  There is a whole series of shots taken in the tall grass which are my absolute favorite and I could have posted them all…however I refrained.  One thing that I need to mention about this shoot – and the tall grass pictures in particular is that there were bugs…and LOTS of them! Angela did an exceptional job posing in what we determined to be the home of the bugs and looking fantastic!  I am sure that there is modelling experience in her background somewhere : ) 

One of the things that was discussed when we met before the shoot was this tire of Kody’s and how it would be great to get some pictures of Jane with/in it during the shoot.  They had the awesome idea of doing baby pictures with Jane inside this tire shortly after she was born.  Talk about a sweet newborn shoot concept!  I love it!  Kody did an amazing job rigging up a support for this tire out of twigs, etc. so that we could use it for the shoot.  Including personal elements such as this makes my job even more fun and also makes the pictures more meaningful.

What an exciting time it is for this family!

Christine

How fun it was to photograph the Brown family!  It was extra special as this photoshoot was given as a gift from the girls to their dad for his birthday!  What a great idea!

I knew when I first saw everyone in purple that this was going to be a great session!  This family did an awesome job and worked hard at coordinating clothing…which just helps to make their images look even better. Take a great looking family…..dress them in a fabulous color….and tada!  (we will forget about all of the bugs that were out that night!)

The hardest thing about this shoot was picking out my favorite images to share on here!  There were so many!  Here are just a few of them….

Happy Birthday!

Christine

and we can’t forget about this little cutie!….

What an incredible woman this is!  She is the mother of Colby and Tyler and baby #3 is coming in just a few weeks.  Wow!  She definitely has her hands full with these two little boys, however does it with grace and joy. I think that she deserves a medal…..or at the very least a peaceful day at the spa : )

After photographing Tyler’s school pictures, Maxine asked if I would do this shoot for them. Absolutely!  We had fun playing with paint, bubbles and swatting away our share (and more) of mosquitoes and black flies.  I have a special memory from this session as I also ended up with quite the interesting tan lines! 

This is an absolutely wonderful family and I know that this baby is going to be loved like crazy!

Here are just a few of my favorites….

Christine

 

Now….is it a boy….or a girl?  ; )

 

Oh I am excited about this blog!  It is going to be bigger and better than ever!  Not only is it featuring images that I took during this family session – but it is going to also have images that they took of me during this shoot!  Crazy! – but I love it! 

When I photographed Ruth & Derek’s engagement pictures in St. Albert, I knew that I needed to come back to that spot and photograph my uncle & aunt and cousins.  They live in St. Albert and with a lot of our family heritage taking place on the farm…the elevator was a must!  The trestle I absolutely love with the dark rich colors and the assortment of textures.

You have heard me say before about how much I love family and it is so very true.  Having the opportunity to photograph members of my family is absolutely amazing and such a gift.  I am so thankful for them and will take any reason to spend time with them! 

As I was editing this shoot there were times when I laughed out loud at different images and expressions – and also times where I was reflective and feeling so very blessed by this family and my family in general. (tears are filling my eyes as I write this).   I thought about the pictures that we have done over the years and how much my cousins have grown and the incredible people they are with hearts that I am so very proud of.  I thought about the many movie & latte nights – that I know several of you have heard me talk about – and how I spent the majority of my Friday nights for a few years with this amazing family.  Oh how they have poured into me, encouraged me and blessed me. 

And lastly, I tried not to think about the distance that seperates us and how much I miss each one of them.

Love you guys so so much!

Chris 

And just because we like to have fun…..   : )