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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Let it rain... let it snow.


A little rain didn't stop these two!! Toward the end of their portrait session, they asked if they could get some fun ones with the umbrella, and are they ever great! Portraits are meant to be fun, to be a true representation of who 'you' are, and I think that this image really brings out the playfulness these 2 have with eachother.



Next we have an image from a session that was shot in December, remember, when we had all that snow! Well, the snow didn't dampen their spirts, and Jerry came back to the studio with all sorts of great images.


The images are incredible, and really capture what a beautiful place we live in, even when it snows!

Friday, March 27, 2009

Check us out...


Last night we had our 1st annual book release party for "Kids of the North Island - a portrait of a generation". Which is a kids book, that was created to help raise money for the Help Fill a Dream Foundation, and in 2008 together with over 80 families in the Comox Valley we raised $6125.00!

Tonight on Channel 12 at 6:30p.m. the event will be on the news, so if you have a chance, you should definitely check it out!

We are starting up the 2009 book now, so if you or someone you know would be interested give us a call. Nomination fee's are $50 per child, or $75 per family with more than one child.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

"I'm 2"

When this little sweetie came in to pick up the images with her mom, she looks at me and say's "I'm 2". These are her portraist from her 2 year session. Jerry has had the opportunity to capture moments for this family for years!!




From all the images you know that this little one knows she is cute... here is one from the session that is a favorite!


Thursday, March 19, 2009

Down by the river!

These beautiful portraits were taken near the river, and what a wonderful background it is! You can tell by the images that the family is comfortable together, enjoys eachother and values their time together.
The storyboard panels are a very popular way to display more than one image from your session in one place, the parents, the kids, the family. It turned out beautifully!

Saturday, March 07, 2009

Family Time



After shooting, Jerry came back into the studio and told us about the little white dog being a 'posing machine', and really worked the camera the whole time! How fun is that?!

This portrait was taken at Stotan Falls in Courtenay, what a beautiful place, the colors are amazing!