Thank you to all our participants of the 2010 'Kids Book of Victoria & the North Island"! This year’s book raised over $5,500 for the Help Fill a Dream Foundation (HFAD)!

We look forward to creating the Kids Book of 2011 and helping dreams come true for the brave children of Help Fill a Dream (HFAD).
If you are interested in registering your children for the 2011 book or know someone with some great kids up to the age of 16, we are taking registrations for the 2011 Kids Book! This includes Kids from Victoria and the North Island Area (Comox, Courtenay, and Campbell River etc.)

Jerry Van donates his time each year to take these heartwarming portraits. The families who participate, (children; newborn – 16 years), pay a $75 registration fee to Van’s and 100% of the proceeds are presented to the HFAD at the end of the year when the book is complete. This year you also receive a $50.00 credit towards your first print order that you may use at your first viewing.

Van’s Portraits is looking for everyday kids for the 2011 edition!

Call to register your child today!

Main office in Courtenay 250-338-5666 - or - our Victoria office at 250-382-5666.

For more details on the Kids Book of Victoria and the North Island, please visit our website www.vansportraits.com or www.kidsofvictoria.com

For more information of HFAD please visit www.helpfilladream.com



Childrens Portraits Courtenay and Victoria

Here are a couple of kids from last years Kids Book. We have published this years volume and are now taking registrations for our 2011 edition. Once again we will be photographing in the Comox Valley and in the Victoria area. If you would like beautiful portraits of your children and help to support Help Fill a Dream get in touch with us. Your $75.00 registration fee goes to HFAD and you recieve a tax reciept at the end of the year. We raised $5500.00 last year and with your help we can raise more! I will post some of the boys next week.

Here are a couple of kids from last years Kids Book. We have published this years volume and are now taking registrations for our 2011 edition. Once again we will be photographing in the Comox Valley and in the Victoria area. If you would like beautiful portraits of your children and help to support Help Fill a Dream get in touch with us. Your $75.00 registration fee goes to HFAD and you recieve a tax reciept at the end of the year. We raise $5500.00 last year and with your help we can raise more!

Business Portrait Courtenay



The team from the law office at Bush and Co. came by the studio for an update portrait session. we had a fun time, I even arranged for a police siren to go by to put smiles on their faces! Ok maybe that was just lucky.

This is a great time of year to update your business image.Some are using their portrait for their website, others for facebook and some for new marketing materials. If you are a professional and your face is part of your business (you have it in your marketing materials, business cards and websites) then you really should get a professional headshot done and try to update at least every year. If you are using an old photo from your last passport, we need to talk!



Engagement Portraits Courtenay

Wow what weather we get to enjoy and work in. Greg and Dani were all set to head to the beach for their engagment portraits but the rain changed all that last Saturday! We braved the southeasters and found some great spots around downtown Courtenay for the portrait session. They managed to stay dry for most of the time, I on the other hand looked like a drowned rat by the time we were done, I had a hard time working my camera, my hands got that cold. Ah but it is always worth the effort. Next time they are out visiting from Saskatchewan we will get to the ocean, I promise.

Family Portrait South Africa

Wow what a trip we experienced. Ruth and I brought Emma, my daughter, to Joe and Denise's 50th wedding party. What an amazing place to celebrate. Mom and Dad are living at Rob Roy retirement community located just outside Durben in the Valley of a Thousand Hills. This is the view we enjoyed from the party house.

Unfortunatly I was feeling under the weather on the day and wasn't able to enjoy the meal but I did rally in the 28c heat and photographed the family gathered round. I then made my way to bed for a nap and felt much better. Turns out my system doesn't like the beef here! Ah the joys of travel, it was all worth it.