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November 18, 2009

You might remember that a few months ago, I posted some maternity photos  that I took for my sister-in-law, expecting her first. Those were taken when she was seven months due, and everyone was waiting to see some baby belly! Well, we weren’t done there. We did another quick session in the park with her husband, Dan, when Anna was nine months due. Just a week before the baby was born! I’m obviously still catching up on my posting, but here are some of my favorites.

Aren’t they adorable?  

 

 

 

And my favorite:

 

 

See the rest here.   And coming soon, baby pictures!

Sarah and Eric

February 23, 2009

Sarah and Eric

I promised Sarah a while ago that I would take photos of her and Eric. When she said that he agreed to a photoshoot, I didn’t realise that he was blindly going along with it and and thought that one of her friends was bringing a point & shoot camera and taking a couple of pictures… Did I mention he hates having his picture taken? And that he had no idea what was actually going on until I showed up their doorstep with all of the equipment I own? Yes, well. In between every picture (and during most of them) was “Oh look! There’s my car… maybe I can escape,” or “I hate you, Sarah,” and, eventually, the look of terror disappeared. Despite all that we had a lot of fun (at least, Sarah & I did) and I am really happy with how these ones turned out, even though it might have been one of the fastest photoshoots I’ve ever done. Seriously, how gorgeous do they look together?

See the rest here.

Family Portraits

February 11, 2009
I was  taking some self-portraits for my new rates sheet- stay tuned for that!-  with varying degrees of success. (I’m really not a camera timer person. I’m supposed to be the one behind the camera, not in front of it!)

I did end up getting one that I really like:

Self-Portrait

And then Andy snuck over, still in lab coat and safety glasses, and I had to take pictures of him instead:

My Husband

 

And then we decided that it was time for a family portrait.

The Happy Couple

Um. I didn’t say that it was a serious family portrait.  I’m tempted to put this in our Christmas cards, though. You have to understand- when we hired our wedding photographer, we told him that if he tried to pose us seriously for any length of time, we would end up sticking our tongues out and making faces. Apparently it doesn’t even take that long, just a camera.  You understand now, though, why I don’t often attempt self-portraits. Especially not with the husband around. :)

December 17, 2008

My December Greeblepix Entry

My December Greeblepix entry. Click to see it larger. Also, make sure to check out the other entries and vote here over the next few days. :)

Things have slowed down for a little while and I’m happy for the rest. All of my shopping is done, and now I’m just waiting for the Christmas gifts to come in the mail.  I’ve managed to mostly stay out of stores so far, and the season has been remarkably unhurried and at our own pace. About the only thing I bought at a store this year was a quick stop at Yankee Candle.  My husband and I compromised this year and put up an artificial tree, but it’s still not Christmas until the entire house smells like pine. :)

Sometime this week we’ll be exchanging gifts. My husband and I visit an average of four or five houses between Christmas and Christmas Eve, so we hate to be rushed; also, he’s really awful and keeping gifts from me. “…Do you want your Christmas present?” He inevitably asks several times a night.  Silly husbands. :)   It makes a nice tradition for us, though; and it’s hardly the traditional twelve days of feasting, but it does serve to extend the holiday a little bit longer. We’ll give it a good run while it’s here.

I hope your holiday season is enjoyable thus far and that you have the time to create your own traditions.

The Mesmer Society

 

 

This past weekend I attended Zafira Dance’s Vaudeville Carnivale 3.  It’s really a beloved event for my friends and I- we volunteered for the first two,  and it’s such a quality show. Amazing every time. Anyhow, this time I went not as a volunteer, not as the event photographer, just as the audience- I couldn’t help snapping a few shots, though.

I’ve been really drawn to black and white lately.  That is unusual for me- vivid colours are such a strong part of my style that I’m hesitant to discard them entirely.  But I’ll admit. I’m a sucker for old grainy b&w photography, for classic movies with fedoras and birdcage veils, and for music with the scratchy sound of the records. I’m a sucker for vintage.  So sometimes, even though I love colour more than anything, I just can’t resist the pull of black and white.  And then it becomes another style entirely- one of the things that I love about the picture above (besides the Mezmer Society’s fabulousness) is the light.

So this little set is a study of lights & darks & stage lights & the beautiful cabaret. Click on the bottom image to see the rest. :)

Onca of the Mezmer Society