Element Photography

Sweet baby girl Charlie surprised everyone with an arrival on 11.11.11 at about 8:15pm!! What a lucky day to be born!! And get this, Charlie’s momma celebrates her birthday on Feb 29 making her a leap year baby and only 7 years old : ) Lucky bunch they are!! Krista, John and Emma couldn’t be happier to finally cuddle the new addition they had been waiting to meet for so long. Charlie had so many awesome little onesies it was so hard to choose which ones to use in the shoot, she’s going to be one stylin’ little girl! Emma is rocking the role of ‘big sister’ helping her mom, watching out for Charlie and super eager to hold her whenever possible!!

Brittny + Dave =  Jasper + Jazmyn

Britt + Dave make really beautiful babies. I photographed this family almost every year since they first became pregnant with Jasper. With so many beautiful babies, the more they get infront of my lense the better! I photographed them during their first pregnancy, newborn shots of Jasper, last fall in the leaves, and now again with the arrival of their pink little bundle. Repeat clients rock my socks and LOVED seeing how much Jasper has grown up in a year!

We spent the morning together capturing life as is rolled out in their home. Taking the perfect with the imperfect and keeping it oh-so-real. The more spontaneity and authenticity families bring to their session the more their photos show real life connection. Britt + Dave and their little family did just that. The look of their photos are real, they are alive. These guys are so far beyond the traditional white shirt and jeans. And I loooove it!

We played with moustaches on sticks, we changed diapers, had snacks, we had monkeys jumping on the bed and even got Jasper taking photos with me. cutest second shooter ever. he’s so hired!

Jasper, you start Monday!

Just a little notice to readers that October is booked in full, still some availability in early November. Im thinking we will have late fall color well into November  - as you can see so far not much has changed! Drop me an email if your interested in booking a session!

Its been a busy fall so far I can hardly keep up with myself! We can check Thanksgiving off the list, and my first destination wedding – just home from a gorgeous Maui! Last wedding of the 2011 season too! Amazing to reflect on the last couple months, I cant believe I was able to shoot eight weddings from May to October! Incredible growth and experiences for me meeting so many fantastic couples and their families along the way! Thank you so so much to everyone who has commented on my blog page, shared, read one of my features on other blogs, and liked element on facebook. I cannot express how much I appreciate your support! Looking ahead the rest of October is jam packed with fun filled family sessions and then life will slow down again, and for that I am thankful too. My hubby misses me and it will be nice to settle back into a routine!

next up on the blog? Rachel + Bobby’s Oliver wedding!  stay tuned ; )

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Little Marina only 12 days old for her first photo shoot! My youngest model yet : ) She preformed exceptionally sleeping for almost the entire shoot! She didnt even mind her mom switching her in and out of her outfits one bit. In fact I think she kind of liked it a little. The little girl has more clips, bows, and hairpieces than I do. What a doll! It was a super relaxing afternoon with Danielle and Brad chatting away about there first 2 weeks with a newborn in the home. Everyone is adapting to the changes and doing great! Marina is even making appearances with her mom at the office every once and a while!  Thanks for the fun afternoon, on to the photos : )

PS. the fun polka dot blanket is made by Lil’ Bo Peeps - Baby Boutique and can be found at Bloom

Beautiful little Bella is turing ONE this month. Amazing how the grow and how time flies! M and I cooked up a delicious breakfast my great and long-time friends Shelley, Randy and Bella when we were home for the holidays. Miss B for breakfast she preferred to eat the grapes, only grapes and lots of them. And that was fine by the rest of us she’s so darn cute she can have whatever she likes for breakfast! I had my camera with me and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to capture one of my favorite girls just before her big birthday! So here are a few impromptu snaps from the morning! Happy Birthday baby girl xo

Never have I ever….taken pictures of a lil’ guy as expressive as this one!  Pouts, giggles, flirtatious smiles, you name it we covered it. Little Jasper was first in front of my lense at just 14 days old. An old pro he is and now that he has turned one year old, it was time to get some new photos taken! After a short walk in the park and a quick change into his Halloween costume (ummm cutest monkey ever!), we stumbled upon the yellowest orchard in town for a few more family shots.

I am playing catch up after a very busy October/beginning of November. Weeee its been a whirl-wind!  And I just have to say am loving the completely awesome clients I have had the good fortune to work with this fall! Thank you  ALL so much for being so patient and most importantly so, so rad. More of this shiny happy faces coming soon (hopefully later this week)!

What? You think they are shiny and happy too?? Comment and share the love!

A loooong time ago (okay early Summer not like pre-conceived notions..) I got a sweet little email from my university pal Nadine asking me to snap a few photos over Thanksgiving weekend of her little guy Daniel and family!  Two thumbs up for planning ahead, and of course I was excited to meet her new baby.  Turns out Daniel is a baby that is all business.  Quite the serious little fella he is. It sure made us giggle watching his expressions!  We had a great time catching up over a cup of tea, playing with Daniel, and enjoying the view from her in-laws beautiful Osoyoos home. Thanks again for the great afternoon!

October has been such an amazing month! Pumpkin Spice Lattes, gorgeous warm fall weather, crispy leaves, bonfires on the beach, delish’ turkey dinner with great friends, colorful mountainsides and wine fest. Throw in a couple of  canoodling couples and cute bambinos to photograph and that sums up  a pretty awesome month!

Here is a itty bitty sneak peek of what you will see in the coming weeks!