Happy Anniversary to my husband!
It is our 10yr anniversary today, July 27. We were married in Scotland at Dumbarton Castle. Destination weddings are the best! Here is a shot from our album. Our wedding was shot back in the film days. To give the best reproduction I just photographed the album page. I don’t like bad scans! And a proper scan would of involved a trip to the safe deposit box for the negatives. I know one shouldn’t scan or copy another photographers work but I’m sure they will be ok with it. Sandy Weir Photography was our photographer. He has a studio in Scotland! We met at WPPI earlier that same year and he was available for our Thursday wedding. I look forward to dropping by his studio for a visit when we return to Scotland. Maybe 2012?? We will see!
A couple weeks ago I was out in the Edson area shooting some graduation portraits and family portraits. Here are a few shots of Sandy. I love her sparkling blue dress! So fun.
We had some great weather for this shoot, unlike her grad day which was rainy and cold. We also found some great little areas on the streets of Edson to use a backdrops for the session.
I wanted to let you all know why I have a blog. It is really simple. I blog so you can see some of my most recent work or learn about a special. I also share a few personal details from time to time. I think it is a nice way to keep my site up to date. I like a simple web page with simple categories and a small number of images. I don’t want to over load the viewer. The blog allows me to add more images and information while maintaining a clean web page.
There is no rhyme or reason to the posts. I post whatever I am in the mood to post. I try not to put to much of the same thing one after the other. Usually, I blog something that I am currently retouching. Sometimes I post something that I m really excited about. A shoot that was different or the subjects had great energy and we had a fun shoot. Like I said, I really don’t have a system. I certainly don’t post everything I do. I would be spending all my time posting and not enough time with clients and shooting. Haha.
So that is about it as to why I blog and how I select. So if you don’t show up on the blog don’t be offended. I just pick as the mood hits. You could show up a couple months down the road. You never know!
In the mean time here are a couple shots of my furry kids enjoying the back yard.
I have had lots of inquiries lately about destination weddings. Some from brides and some from clients just intrigued with the idea. The most common question asked to me is “Do people really pay you go with them?” And the answer is YES! Most people believe that the destination wedding is much more costly when it comes to taking a professional photographer with them. Really is works out to about the same as if they purchased a wedding package and got married right here in town. For the most part photographers wave a portion of their package fee in return for flight and accommodation. The price of a week at most all inclusive resorts is the same as the shooting fee for a full day wedding. So it really is that easy to take along a professional and have a beautiful album to remember the day. However, there are times of the year where the fee might not be fully waved. One does have to remember that they are taking someone away from their business for a week. When it is busy that can be hard to leave for a week. I would say that most professionals do have someone that can hold down the studio while they are gone. The key word there is professionals….Haha. Not just someone with a camera looking for a holiday.
Another bonus is that most of us can be easily talked into an extra session the day after on the beach in the water or a family session. So that is just an extra bonus for the bride and groom or one of their guests. Plus, what a great and unique location.
I hope that answers most questions about destination weddings. If you have more send me an email I am always ready to answer.
Tom and Kerri had in intimate backyard wedding a couple weeks ago. To celebrate and document the blending of these 2 families we did little down town session. It is great to have couples that break from tradition. Black dress, a wedding party of kids, and some down town St Albert shots. Toss in a vintage VW bug…..in yellow…..Awesome!
Elegant but casual. Congratulations Kerri and Tom!
Here are a few shots!
I know….I have already posted a couple of times this week! But I am going to be out of town for a few days next week so you get an extra post this week and less posts next week. Plus, I really needed a break from the mountain of retouching and file editing I was doing. It was making me cross eyed. Ha!
Yes, just like any job out there I also have mundane tasks that are dull but need to be done. At least I can take a break and play with some files for fun and still look like I am being productive.
Dave and Kim were married last weekend and are now in Hawaii for their honeymoon. Ahhhhh the beach. I wish they had taken me a along with them.
Anyway, I hope they are having a fantastic time!
Congratulations on your Graduation!
Lauren graduated from Paul Kane High School here in St Albert. She will be off to school in the fall to study Fine Arts. Lauren’s dress is an original Kelsey McIntyre. A local Alberta designer. Once I saw this beautiful dress I knew we needed a back ground that would truly fit with its vintage qualities. And what better than a garden full of vintage style.
I hope you enjoy the show Lauren! See you soon to view your portraits.
Once again we have some special summer portrait events.
We will be in the Peers and Edson area’s this July and August. July dates are the 15th – 18th. August dates are not set in stone yet but will happen between the mid to end of the month. Please drop us a line if you are interested in booking a session for July or August. Or any time after!! I am usually pretty easily persuaded to head out that way for a session and visit family while I am there.
Our Summer Lovin’ special pricing will be during the month of July. It is a limited offer. Dates still available are July 8,9,12, and 13. These sessions are for up to 6 people. Families, kids, couples, or individuals. Sessions are outdoor and are about 45mins. We are offering a session and files for this years promotion. Packages start at $500 and include session. For further details give us a call 780-460-8690 or send us an email.
Jill
P.S. The images to the right are from a family session in late June. The Maurier family. It was a pleasure meeting you all. I hope you enjoy your summer.
Melodie and Ramil will be married this October in Edmonton. I am looking forward to it! Fall weddings are always exciting….you never know what you are going to get! Colors? Snow? Either way it will be beautiful!
We met this past weekend for a summer evening E Session. A fantastic night for a shoot.
I wanted to give them little look at the session since we won’t be getting together for a formal viewing for another week. It was also an excuse for me to make a slide show since I am really into those right now. Haha. It is my new toy.
Maternity portraits have been very popular over the years. We probably owe that to the famous shots of Demi Moore.
No matter how much you want to bare the sessions are a great way to document a special time in your life. They are also a great way to remind many women that no matter how big they feel they are beautiful!
Here is a coupe shots from a session last month.
This is now an update to the original post.
Originally I ask the client about posting her images because I thought they were very beautiful and she was very obliging to me considering her pregnancy had been high risk. So I was going to keep the post generic and not write to much because it had the potential to be a sad story. But now I am going to tell the story and let you know why I love my job.
Baby Lucus came into the world on Father’s Day. He was very sick and only stayed with his family for a couple of hours. Long enough to meet his amazing parents and siblings and then to say good bye.
Most people tell me that I am living their dream. They are drawn in by the beauty of photography and for the most part I am too. I love to capture moments that my clients will cherish. Make them happy, cry, and feel amazing. However, not all jobs are happy moments. I have photographed pets and family members for clients that were terminal, brides dressed up in their dress months before their wedding so they can get that shot with their Grandmother they know they won’t get at the wedding. It is never easy to go into those situations to photograph. It is always unspoken about but you know why you are there. You can see the heartache in everyone’s eyes. These situations are rare and as sad as they make me feel reminds me that my job is more than just creating a “pretty picture”. It is very much about capturing a moment. Something that can be looked back on and remembered. Because when all is said and done photographs are what is left behind.
So capture your moments and look back on them often. Whether is it a professional portrait or just a snap shot from a vacation they are all important.
