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Family – the Kelly’s

William — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:47:46 +0000

Sorry for the slow updating around here – lots of stuff going on in the background as we continue settling into our new life here in Edmonton. Catching up on some of my fall portrait shoots, and here is one with our good friends the Kelly’s. We shot lots of different stuff, ranging from the classic portraits, to Deb’s favorite flowers, to skateboarding, to another variation of planking. But I think my favorites were the black & whites taken inside their house – something nice and simple that I like about them.

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Lifestyle portraits – the Sareens

William — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:48:39 +0000

Every year for the past five years I’ve looked forward to seeing the Sareens again – Sanjay and Candice are wonderful people, Mya and Aidan are crazy cute and love having their pictures taken, and I just love working with this family. We did shake things up a bit this time – we went for a fall shoot instead of the spring; Aidan was rocking some serious flow to his hair; and we went on-location to the family’s fabulous gravel quarry. What a great place for a shoot – you don’t get to work with hills very often in the Winnipeg area, much less very awesome hills of sand and stone.

It’s almost like a time-lapse video every time I photograph Mya and Aidan – it’s crazy how fast they’re growing up. I thought it would get easier over time to keep up with them, but it sure feels like they keep getting faster while I just keep getting slower. Thank you again Candice and Sanjay – hopefully I can keep photographing your kids whenever I drop into Winnipeg (if you’ll still have me that is!). Just a handful from a really great session:

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Family – Scott | Val | Ella

William — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:38:13 +0000

Here’s a quick session with good friend Scott, the lovely Val, and their cute little munchkin Ella. It’s amazing how much Ella looks like both of her parents to me – even down to her miniature versions of Val’s big brown eyes & smile and Scott’s furrowed brow. Ella is one of the smiliest babies I’ve ever seen, and it’s not a wonder considering how much loving she gets from her parents. Some faves from the day:

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Family – Stephen | Noella | Brhe | Ella | Abbey

William — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:18:27 +0000

From their own wedding, to his sister’s wedding, to her brother’s wedding, I feel like I’ve gotten to know Noella and Stephen as well as any clients I’ve ever had. It’s been neat to watch their family grow over the years: Ella from little baby to bouncy little girl, Brhe as she grows into a lovely young lady, and the arrival of the spirited and wonderfully expressive Abbey. As I’ve said before, these guys are like family now. I’m going to miss them and hope that somehow our paths will still cross whenever I drop into Winnipeg. A final portrait session at Assiniboine Park before I left:

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Engaged – Jackie & Drew

William — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:08:26 +0000

I’m not much of a poser (haha) to begin with, but I don’t think I had to do anything with Jackie & Drew. As far as couples go, they were downright naturals at hugging, kissing, laughing, playing, and just plain old hanging out together. The location didn’t hurt either – we went to this great tree along the highway, which happened to be next to some great fields being harvested, which happened to be a skip and a jump to Birds Hill. Some of my faves from a beautiful Manitoba morning:

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Family – Jacq and her family

William — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:51:56 +0000

It was a fateful decision when Jacq and Will decided to book me for their wedding wayyy back in 2005. Since then, I got them both into frisbee, they got me into hockey, and we’ve become good friends with lots of good memories. Here’s a handful from a session I did with Jacq and her family toward the end of the summer (you’ll rarely see me in front of a camera, but I gave in this one time so that the two Will’s could bookend Jacq). I’m going to miss seeing Ethan and Emmett on the sidelines of games!

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Engagement – Rosie & Harkie

William — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:27:10 +0000

Engaged and soon to be married, this is Rosie and Harkie. The weather was having a hard time deciding what it wanted to be that day, so we got a little bit of everything – rain showers, sun showers, big clouds, bright blue skies. It was fun nipping in and out of buildings in the Exchange to avoid the rain, and then getting that little burst of sun at the end of the shoot. Looking forward to shooting their wedding this weekend!

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Family – the Smiths

William — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:14:15 +0000

Slowly, slowly catching up with editing. I should’ve moved in February!

At any rate, here is a family portrait shoot with the Smiths. What was supposed to be an outdoor shoot in the back yard was rather abruptly denied as the rain decided to pour down. But all it took was moving a little furniture around (some great retro pieces to boot) and we managed to pull off a nice little session. The Smiths were a fantastic family with some great personalities, some awesome hair, and a whole lot of fun. A quick sneak into the session:

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Lifestyle portraits – Jay, Kathy, and Ziya

William — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:25:00 +0000

It’s been two years since Kathy and Jay were married and they have since moved into a great new house and filled it with a beautiful new little daughter Ziya. We went for a leisurely stroll through John Bruce Park and were blessed with some wonderful summer evening light. Cute as a button, Ziya was putting her little legs to work, while Jay and Kathy ran after her and I ran after everybody. Some faves from the session:

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Family – the Armstrongs

William — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:42:24 +0000

It was great seeing Jen and Jeff again – it’s been a few years since I shot their wedding, and with everyone in town, we managed to snap off a whirlwind portrait session of her side of the family. It was tough slogging with the humidex at about 4 million, but Jen was not deterred and power-coordinated us through it all in record time. Little Sadie is the newest in the line of pretty Armstrong girls – cute as a button and apparently a mini-Jen in both looks and fiery temperament! Here’s a handful from the session:

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