Archive for April, 2010

Portrait Session: Liam

April 20, 2010

Liam is an all-round super nice guy who goes to my church and lives down the road. When I heard he was contemplating shaving his beard of epic proportions, and possibly cutting off his long locks – I snagged him for a before and after portrait session.

Things weren’t as drastic as he had planned or as I expected. There’s still facial hair, and his mane only received a bit of a trim. However, it was still fun times and great to get a record of that beard of majesty!

This shoot doubled as a bit of a training session with my newest second photographer/assistant, Nate (also known as my husband). Nate did a fantastic job and I’m excited to be working with him more as the photography season gets busier!

Portrait Session Kamloops: Liam Before - side profile

Portrait Session Kamloops: Liam's Beard Before - closeup

Portrait Session Kamloops: Liam's Beard Before - The Cave

Portrait Session Kamloops: Liam Before - The Legend

Portrait Session Kamloops: Liam's Beard After - closeup

Portrait Session Kamloops: Liam's Beard After - Black and White

Portrait Session Kamloops: Liam's Beard After - Smiles

Portrait Session Kamloops: Liam's Beard After - Rugged

Portrait Session Kamloops: Liam's Beard After - Sunset

It’s now become an annual tradition to do a portrait session with this little one and her daddy on her birthday. This year, she turned three and is as busy as can be!

Going into the shoot, I was a bit worried about weather and lighting for our location – when scouting the previous day I found the wind to be painfully cold and the sun kept popping in and out from behind the clouds. The day of, however, I couldn’t have asked for better conditions! It was nice and light, with just enough of a cloud cover to soften the shadows. And, no cold wind!

Three year old child portrait session in Kamloops: The Woods

Three year old child portrait session: fingers

Three year old child portrait sessionin Kamloops: Shoes

Three year old kids portrait session in Kamloops: Walk

Portrait: The Hottness

April 2, 2010

It’s funny sometimes to realize that I am a photographer that lives in a house where no one likes to have their photo taken. I don’t like being in pictures. My dog HATES the camera. And my husband avoids being the subject as much as he can.

At the same time, my husband is probably the hottest man on the planet. So, I’m trying to train him as a model. Maybe someday I’ll get more shots like this:

Portraiture Kamloops: Manly Man