Growing and changing is what we do. It happens so fast with kids that it's almost difficult to believe they were ever babies. As adults we change subtly but it happens. As my photography work changes and I grow alongside my many photo sessions, this family has too. The Irwin's were one of the very first families I photographed when I began thinking seriously about taking my photography to a client based level. Their character, charisma and wonderful openess welcomed me in 5 y
Halloween is always a huge event at our house and every year it's confirmed, we live in a great neighbourhood. Everyone loves Halloween and it shows. Our neighbourhood hums in Halloween cheer and it's not just the kids. Adults get right into it too, dressed up, dancing on their front porch or on the sidewalk as thematic music blares, each of them looking forward to seeing all of the Halloween goers awaiting their trick or their treat. There is an overall feeling of pure joy
The more challenging a photo session, the more surprised I am at the results. Once my photo sessions are over, I have mixed feelings about how they went. I am never really certain until I am at the editing table. I always take a few days before looking at my work, and before I begin the editing process. I feel that those days allow me some space, and I am able to seperate myself from the experience. I then have more of an objective eye when looking back at the photos I've cat
I love that I get to walk into various wonderful family homes and capture their life, truthfully as it were during that moment in time. I know that when they look back at the photographs I've captured a few months after I've been there, or a year after I've been there and longer, their emotions change with each glance, each memory. I know this because when I look back at my own photos my feelings change based on how long it's been since that photograph was taken. I have to sa