Church in Morley, Alberta (Winnipeg Landscape Photographer)

Yes there is a church in Morley, Alberta. When I hear of the name Morley,  I always think of the guy on CBC radio, who tells stories and one of the people in his stories is named Morley. I love his voice but I can’t think of his name. What is his name? Anyone out there know?

Anyways, here I am in Calgary looking after my grandson, who turned 8 years old last Sunday at exactly 10:04 a.m.  And that’s the exact time  we started to celebrate. It was a crazy and very fun day.  My son and his wife are in Las Vegas so I get to do what I like all day while my grandson is in school. Since I love to take pictures, I’ve been taking field trips every day to photograph things around Calgary. My most successful day has been the first one when I went to take pictures of the church. This church would make anyone’s pictures look great. The church is neat but it’s the log fence in front of it that gives the pictures  that extra punch. Have a look.

And one postcard type picture taken at Bragg Creek today.

Gift Certificates: the Perfect Christmas Present (Winnipeg Children’s Photographer)

What is the perfect Christmas present?  What would someone most like to receive? I think those are questions that we ask ourselves a lot at this time of the year.

I think that buying someone who has children a gift certificate for a photo shoot is a gift that keeps on giving. It is not consumable as the pictures that the giver will receive will be treasure for years to come and help to keep those childhood memories  alive. And it’s easy too. If you are concerned that all you are giving is an envelope, why not also buy a picture frame to wrap and put the gift certificate inside. A note could be put inside the frame that says,”Fill me with an image of ______________.”

Give me a call at 962-3424 or send me an email if you would like to avoid the malls this Christmas and know someone who would appreciate a gift certificate.

Christina

Newsletter #One (Winnipeg Family and Wedding Photographer)

 

I’ve spent quite a fit of time in the last week trying to get a newsletter done and I am pleased to say, that I was successful! It was fun too. I enjoyed the writing and the creativity. I did have a couple of friends help with the content and would like to thank them for that. If you would like to read my newsletter, click on the link below. Let me know what you think.

Christina

november 20, 09

Blue Eyes times two (Winnipeg Children’s Photographer)

Today I had the pleasure of meeting the two beautiful children that I am featuring.  A, the little girl is 4 and her brother, also A, is 11 months. Both were a lot of fun but the little guy was not really too enthusiastic about sitting.  I got him to stay still for short periods by putting him inside of a tub and then a sled and that worked. Big sister was in charge and tried really hard to help with her brother. I will be done editing these in a couple of days but here is a sneak peak at two very cute kids!

 

 

 

 

 

Two Brown Eyed Girls (Winnipeg Newborn Photographer)

The second family that I photographed on Sunday, has two cute little girls, one 19 months and the other just 3 weeks old. The challenge with this shoot was to a) get the baby to sleep and b) get big sister to smile. The baby only slept for a few minutes and big sister only smiled for a bit, so they won!! But I did get some great pictures and Big Sister did smile for one of them. My favorite pictures  are often ones where the children are not smiling and that was the case with this shoot as well. I love the expression Big Sister gave me in the picture that I am showing.

I also had the busy Tuesday, shooting the Remembrance Day Assembly as well as the opening of The Wall of Remembrance at ML School. Then in the evening, I photographed the Golden Dragon awards. It is definitely the biggest group of people that I have ever photographed, numbering around 700. The Golden Dragon Awards are given to individuals who demonstrate outstanding citizenship and this year the awards were given to Dr. Tse Li Luk, his wife Eva Luk and the honourable Lloyd Axworthy. I have never seen as many politicians in one day as I did yesterday!! It was a lot of fun.

And now for the two sisters:

I get to see these two cuties again a 3 months, when I do the four month pictures for the baby. I’m looking forward to it.

CM

Just me and My Little Sister (Winnipeg Baby Photographer)

I did two shoots with two kids each yesterday and they kept me hopping. These pictures are from the first one. The baby, who I first saw at 2 weeks, is now 3 months old, and her big brother is now 19 months old. I’ve been taking his picture since he was born, but he wasn’t so sure about getting his picture taken yesterday. And he is showing all the signs of being into sports like his dad, who played a hockey goalie for most of his life.  I can only imagine the thrill it is for dads like my son and this dad to take their own sons to hockey games and watch them play.

Here are some of my favorites from this shoot.

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Ashton is 8! (Winnipeg Child Photographer)

Ashton is my grandson and is a super special, super neat guy in my life.  He loves to play with Lego, play the guitar, swim, play hockey, be silly, and just hang out with his friends.  It’s so hard for me to believe that he will 8, but it’s true. Seeing him grow up, is one reason why I think it’s so important to have photos of your kids as they grow up. It all happens in the blink of an eye.

So for Ashton’s birthday, I am again making him a photo book of his seventh year, but his year, I also made a video. I even added some captions. Have a look!  This video is at a higher resolution than some others.

A collage and a video (Winnipeg Family Photographer)

I love all the expressions of this sweet 4 month old. I couldn’t have asked for a more fun and easy baby to photograph either.  And she was so patient with her mom and dad playing dress up with her as well!

I also made a video of a very fun family in the park. Have a look! The kids had so much fun in the leaves.

4 month olds now (Winnipeg Newborn Photographer)

It seems like just yesterday that I photographed this little doll when she was just a week old. She’s grown a lot and is still as easy going and sweet as can be.  This time I also did some 4 generation pictures with mom, grandma and great grandma. What a lucky little girl to be surrounded by so much love!

It sure was fun to play dress up with this girl.

 

More Fall Fun (Winnipeg Family Photographer)

Today I had the pleasure of photographing a family of cousins aged 8,  5 and 9 months old. The rain held off and I had  fun with them  in the fall leaves. The older two really enjoyed throwing leaves on their 9 month old cousin and the little guy had fun watching all of the leaves coming down. I often say that I have the best job in the world and I certainly felt that way with this great family.

The leaves have changed colours right now and are quickly falling to the ground. There is still time for fall pictures but it can’t be long before the snow (I hate to say it) falls, so don’t delay booking a session if you are interested.

Here are some of the pictures that I took today: