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Wading into 2018

Documentary Photography 2018

Some years I’m ready to jump into the new year with both feet. This year I’m wading in slowly. January is nearly through and I haven’t declared my New Years resolutions or inked out a to-do list on paper. The last months of the year tore by wet and hurried as a hurricane and I’m […]

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One Second Everyday: April

It’s finally Spring in Victoria! April was full of flowers, showers, and even some sunshine. We celebrated Easter and enjoyed playing outdoors. We’re looking forward to more sunshine and more adventures as Spring continues to blossom. I’ve been recording at least a second every day since January 2015. Read all about this One Second Everyday project, […]

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The Secret Garden: Government House

  Classic children’s literature is one of my passions and when I can combine that love with photography, it’s a magical thing. Gracie and I read The Secret Garden last year and decided that we’d do a special photoshoot based on the book this spring. We love planning character shoots as a creative activity together. […]

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March Favourites

  March, and Spring at last! We usually start our spring a few weeks earlier here in Victoria. But this year we weren’t bragging about flowers in February or beach days in March. Our cold weather turned to wet weather and the blossoms reluctantly bloomed around the first day of spring. This was the dreariest […]

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One Second Everyday – March

I can’t believe March is over already! March is a fun month for us with Spring Break the last two weeks and Thomas’ Birthday on the 28th. We took a trip to Mt. Washington at the beginning of the break. For most of March we tried to enjoy the warmer weather, although it rained almost […]

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Kelp & Moss: Snowshoeing, Mt. Washington

  During spring break we spent a couple of days up at Mt. Washington. Sean and I used to go up with friends when we were in university, but we had never taken the kids. We’re not especially experienced skiers or snowboarders, so anytime we head up to the mountains it’s mostly just to play in the snow. […]

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The Magic of Character Shoots

I ask my kids to participate in a lot of photo shoots. Usually it’s as simple as wearing a particular item of clothing to a specific location (I love styled shoots). Generally they don’t have to do much actual modeling, they just need to be themselves and I do the rest. Usually I have a vision and […]

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One Second Everyday – February

February flew by! It was a beautiful month here in Victoria with lots of snow and a bit of sunshine. I’ve kept up with shooting a video clip each day for my One Second Everyday project and I’ve put together a little video with February’s seconds. I made this month’s a little longer with some […]

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One Second Everyday

Remember those home videos from when we were kids? There’s the shaky, grainy footage of you crawling after the dog, blowing the candles out at your 6th birthday party, or that family vacation with everyone in swim suits. Maybe those videos got pulled out at graduation or your wedding. But now they are all on […]

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Taking on the New Year

For a very long time I’ve been planning to start a photography blog and this year I’m finally making it happen! My goal is to create a space to showcase my work more frequently: personal projects, personal photography, and client sessions. I’m also aiming to share a little about myself and my artistic process. I share […]

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