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Saturday, June 27, 2009

The Logans came in for their portrait and wanted something a little different. An alley way in Cumberland was the choice of location and it was a great one. I absolutely love the different textrues of the buildings, the rugged look of them. Here is one of the images of the whole family!

When choosing location, we love when you bring your ideas to the consultation. Location is a very important part of the portrait, and we love working with you to choose the perfect one for you and your family.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Just the 2 of us...

The Stewart's came in for their family portrait, but also wanted some great images of the kids. The portrait was taken right here in our studio. This panel of the 2 kids was created for them.

The neat thing about the little girls dress is that it was made from her moms wedding dress material and beading. What a special keepsake for her, something she'll treasure for many years to come!
Storyboard panels are one of the many great products we carry. It gives you the chance to display several images from your session in one place, and really can create a story of the session.

Friday, June 19, 2009

JUMP for joy!

This little guy can sure jump high and he gave his best jump for this image!! This portrait was taken at airforce beach, and Jerry came back with some awesome images from the session. This one is a favorite. So without further ado...


Just a reminder that our Mother/ Daughter Display is up at the Comox Mall until next Tuesday - so be sure to check it out!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Mother & Daughters 2009

Just in case you haven't made it to the Comox mall to view our "Mother/Daughter 2009" Display (which we strongly hope you do!) Here are a few more images from some of the sessions we had!








Friday, June 12, 2009

Mother/Daughter Display at Comox Mall

First of all, I'd like to invite you to view our Mother/Daughter Tribute 2009 Display, which is on display at the Comox Mall until June 23rd.

Next, I'd like to share one of our mother and daughter sessions. Dawn came in with her daughters and Jerry captured some beautiful images of the 3 of them together, and some stunning ones of the girls alone. I love this image it shows the closeness they share, they look relaxed, and you can tell they are having fun!

Thank-you for all who participated in this years event, it was great to work with you and to create lasting memories of you and the special women in your life!

Friday, June 05, 2009

A day at the beach!

When Jerry came back to the studio from this shoot, he was really excited! He was excited to put the images on the computer, and to work his magic to get this amazing image. He had a vision of what this image would look like, and did it ever turn out great!

This images is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image, the same portrait is taken at multiple exposures creating different lights. Then the images are placed together to create 1 image. With this technique, as you can see, you get a lot of definition in the surroundings (the clouds, the wood, mountains etc.)

We have this image up in the studio in a great canvas wrap if you are wanting to stop in and check it out, and if you want to see some more of Jerry's HDR images, check out www.vansportraits.com and go to the "something else" gallery.