You would never guess it if you passed this young lady on the street but she is indeed a hockey player and an accomplished one at that!  Brittany has played high caliber hockey and is currently a skating instructor.  I certainly never had a skating instructor as beautiful as her! A while back she accompanied a friend to a photo shoot and decided she should give the modeling thing a try too.  I spotted her on Model Mayhem and sent her an email to see if she would like to come to my studio and shoot some photos for her portfolio. We had a fun couple hours shooting and talking and it is obvious to me this young lady has the drive and work ethic to get where ever she chooses to go!

Well I finally purchased some studio strobes.  Was  excited to try them out I hit Model Mayhem to find a model at short notice to pose for me.  I lucked out and Alex responded willing to drop by my shop/studio for a shoot.  She is a delight and we had a good time while capturing some great images.  The lights performed as promised and I can now expand the services i offer to include indoor shooting as they are very portable.  Take a look at a few of the images from the shoot. Oh yes as it turns out I shot Alex’s sister Nikki and she was feature in my last blog post…….small world!!

Had a great couple hours working with Nikki.  She is a young aspiring model based here in Abbotsford and I had the pleasure of shooting her for her portfolio the other day.  We spent some time at Ellwood Park, Trethewey House and the ever popular train tunnel in Matsqui!  She was very easy to work with and I think we got some great photos…What do you think?

Well my wife got word about an unexpected week of holidays this past week so we took advantage and headed up to Whistler for a few days.  Very much love it up there…..just wandering around the village…taking a bike ride out to Lost lake…and of course sitting on one of the many patios around the village  enjoying a cold beverage and some snacks!  Does not get any better!  Love the drive up and back and often stop at Porteau Cove and Shannon Falls to take some photos.  Once again we had a wonderful time and hope to journey back again soon….

SHANNON FALLS

LOST LAKE

LATE BLOOM

FAVE WATERING HOLE!!

PORTEAU COVE

So this past Saturday I, along with 35 or so other shutterbugs, spent several hours exploring Deer Lake Park in Burnaby.  I had heard about this park and seen it listed in several hiking books but it always seems boring to me in print.  Boy was I wrong! It is a wonderful park filled with so much to see……forest, trails, wildlife, flowers, gardens, a huge lake, a turn of the century village, and even a carousel you can ride for like $2.00! Not only did I have a great time shooting I also made some new friends!  Time well spent!  Check out some of the sights below..

I have known Garth since he was just a little boy and was totally pumped to get to shoot his and Lianne’s  “Big Day”!  These two have got to be the most Chill Couple ever….nothing phased them on this sunny day not even a locked gate at one of the sites we had planned to take some pictures!  We even took a break to grab some lunch at the Yarrow Deli after shooting at Cultus Lake.  Not sure if we were the biggest lunch rush this little eatery has ever had but I am certain we were the best dressed,  Here are a couple sample shots from the day.

Well one more fast shoot before Christmas..Wyatt a young man who I have known since he was in diapers called needing some family pics taken and we finally found a time we could all make it.  Him Katie and little Genna and I hit Ellwood Park to get er done!  Genna was not totally into it but we managed to get some keepers…..they sure make a cute little family….check some of the early edits here..

Well this week I got a real treat!! My Goddaughter Steph from Manitoba was in town visiting and she asked me to shoot some pics of her and her husband Tyler and thier 2 beautiful girls….

It was a rainy/snowy cold kinda day and our window was small but out to Ellwood Park we went and got what we could.

Loved catching up with Steph and her family and hope I got some pictures she will like…..

Here are a couple early edits from the shoot…

Well yesterday was a rainy stormy ick of a day and I had an engagement shoot booked.  The day before Lianne and Garth (the couple) asked if we were a go rain or shine.  My reply was that it was their shoot so their call……Lianne said cool what fun if was a rainy day!!  Boy did we have fun….Garth and Lianne doned their gum boots and waded into a creek for some photos……we hoped over fences to get closer to a small pond which I am sure was on private property…..they played in the leaves……it indeed was fun!  These too are so obviously in LOVE it shows on their faces in every shot!!

So its been awhile since I have been able to post anything new here. Today I had the pleasure of spending time with Jaime and her cute little guy Logan. Jaime use to work for me at NutriLawn and I have not taken Logans picture since he was a baby!  We had some fun kicking around Ellwood Park in what turned out to be a super beautiful day! Oh yes the family dog Canin was also along for the shoot.