the blog

In case you missed it on Tuesday, my cousins were up on the blog for a beautiful maternity/family session, be sure to check it out here.

One of my goals for the new year is to start blogging on a more regular basis. Years ago, I loved to write. Stories, blogs, poems, essays (call me crazy but essays were my favourite). Writing is like any other skill, if you let it go, it takes a while for it to come back. You have to work on it. So that’s what I’m doing.

Today’s blog post is a fun one – I’m showing you a before/after edit from my latest session.

Now don’t let anyone, especially me, tell you how much of an editing expert I am. I am awful at it, I’m brand new to it, and I’m entirely self-taught – yikes! Most photographers use Adobe programs for their editing software (i.e. Lightroom, Photoshop). These photos were edited using Apple’s software Aperture. I am planning on switching my post-processing over to the Adobe Creative Suite very soon though. I love this before/after edit example because it really shows you the importance of post processing. I loved this shot the minute I captured it in camera but I lost the pop of colour that I was wanting. To help it not look dull and really pop, I barely boosted the contrast, and boosted the vibrancy almost to the max. After that, all I had to do was adjust the highlights and white balance and you’re left with what you see here. Sometimes edits are quick and painless, other times they are time consuming and draining. This one was so much fun because I had the base for what I needed and all I had to do was a few quick changes and we were ready to go!

I hope you’ve enjoyed the blog post! If you have any ideas, suggestions or questions for future posts, comment or send us an email, we’ll be sure to respond.. It may even make an appearance here! : )

“I love you right up to the moon – and back. “

Courtney & Nick and their boys Micah & Wyatt are such a special beautiful family and I was thrilled to be able to help capture this exciting moment in their lives!  When I heard that Courtney was expecting baby #3, I was instantly excited with the possibility of doing a maternity and/or newborn session with these guys, and you can see why. The boys are beautiful bundles of smiles, giggles and energy. I have so much fun capturing the joy a child brings to the environment around them and this was no exception.

Taking that leap of faith.. 

Happy Monday everybody! This post is one I’ve been so excited to share – it hardly made it to today but alas, here it is. Ashley looked absolutely gorgeous, no surprise, and she is so brave. Not only was she completely down for anything, but she even braved below zero temperatures and a wicked wind barefoot! 

I love the tenderness and intimacy that is captured in this moment between Ashley & Jason. The softness in the lighting and focus helps to highlight this special moment between them. 

Seriously, how stunning is Ashley!?

Craziest, bravest pregnant lady I’ve ever known (and in a good way – promise!) – it was hard to stand there and not shiver but when Jason and I saw Ashley with no fear out in that cold it made us feel pretty silly for saying how cold we were feeling. Ashley, you’re incredible!  You can see now why I found it impossible to pick favourites from both this session and part 1 (click on link to see part 1).