ELEVEN! The double digits feel more real this year and at this age the birthday parties are becoming harder to come up with. Some of the girls are into makeup and some are still not there BUT everyone loves cake. What a lovely experience at Jeanettes Cakes! The unassuming building where its located does it...
A few weekends ago I had a client ask me, presumptively even, if I took lots of photos of my kids as a photographer (and all…). The answer was no, not really. It was a passion early on in the career, perhaps a self-driven desire to improve, to photograph the ordinary in my life. As...
What a beautiful part of our country! I realized that after 23 years of living in Canada I’ve never visited our West Coast. My close friend January clearly wanted to change that. She moved to Victoria over the summer with her beautiful family, and a visit just HAD to follow. It was amazing! The views,...
Monday again, and a gloomy one it is. I think we all need to see some sunshine even if its on some of these images. Summertime makes me forget winter exists, and the fall, although beautiful brings feelings of sadness its no longer pool weather. I had the last of my summer shoots and now...
You might remember my beautiful client from her pregnancy session a few years ago, in the very same park this session was shot in. However, this time we had her little cutie set the pace. Esme took us on a power walk through the trails, and according to my watch we did about 3500 steps...
As the summer is coming to a close on the calendar, I’m reviewing my camera roll to relive the experiences. Unlike me, I hardly reached for my DSLR while back home in Croatia. I didn’t want the camera to come in between experiencing any of the social gatherings or trips we took. It could also...
The process of a shoot is much like writing an essay. First there’s the introduction, where its hard to find a thought to begin with, much like the first shots that will make your clients either trust you for the remainder of the session. The middle is where you elaborate on the different groupings, find...
Fall is for sure the most beautiful time of the year in Ontario. Its the only saving grace between the freezing winters and humid summers. We get to watch change, a beautiful transformation caused by the loss of something essential for the leaf. I pray that is what is in store for our future, and...
My little boy turned five this late August, and while we’re still in a pandemic we managed to have a small celebration. The kids needed this so badly. Since they’re still unable to vocalize mental health concerns I am never sure how this is affecting them. However, after seeing how happy Maja was to see...
There are some shoots that need minimal direction and this was one of them. Everything seemed to flow very organically, with ease. Generally, clients I’ve never met before I am prepared to fully pose and guide through the shoot because I’m aware of the level of awkwardness that comes with new people. Especially new people...
