Category: Families

When people include elements into their session that reflects things that they love to do – it is my absolute favorite!  There is something unique and uncontained about creating a picture that reflects not just what the person looks like, but who they are…..and if you know me or the company, you will know that that is my desire and what I strive for.

After photographing their wedding earlier this year, I had the opportunity to go out to their new lake property and take pictures of their family in one of their favorite settings.  I think that these kids (hmmm…and potentially parents!) would live out at the lake if given the choice!  

We had fun playing in the water, looking at minnows and other things in the water, getting our feet wet…..and then getting dumped on by a sudden rainshower!  I think that one of my favorite parts were getting the quads out and working with them.  What a wonderful and unique family portrait that created!  It not only captures what they look like, but also shows and includes something that the entire family loves to do!  Infact, they went on a quad trip right after the shoot was over  : )

Here are just a few of my favorites….

Christine

Look at the above picture of this couple….and now imagine them in a suit and wedding dress!  Oh their wedding day is going to be beautiful!   Jacqueline has this classic/elegant type of beauty about her that is just captivating.

These two are getting married in just a few weeks here in Fort McMurray. It is hard to believe that their wedding day is just about here as we met several months ago.  I can’t wait!

Jacqueline & Brian have two super cute boys who were a part of their engagement session..turning it into an engagement/family session I suppose!  It was a hot afternoon when we got together – however they all did really great! 

Counting down the days!  In the meantime…here are just a few of my favorites  : )

Christine

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!….