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Busy days are happy days

May 10, 2021 • Leave a Comment

My days have been full of my favourite things. Many hours of culling, editing and designing to get your portraits in your home, the home of your families and on the wall. Prints, magnets, Christmas ornaments, framed collages and more are on their way. Busy days are happy days and delivery days bring smiles.

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New sports product - Double Image 8x10

May 04, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Keeping it fresh by working on new products for sport photography clients. Two images blended on an 8x10 print. This particular design has the name of the team name and the year as well. Choose one smiling and one serious, one close and one far - you decide. To see more sports photography products click here. Products can be customized with your te...

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Spring & Summer Magazine 2021

April 30, 2021 • Leave a Comment

It's Spring! Here at the cottage I've been spending a lot of time with dirt; digging it, sorting it, planting seeds with it, breathing it in (boy it's dry) and talking about it because this year may be the year we actually do some landscaping! We've got 160 acres of beautiful natural landscape but no purposeful landscaping has yet taken place. Slow...

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Light tests behind the scenes

April 28, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Happiness is when they look this cute for their test shot 😆 When you come for studio shoots we get the light just right before we start shooting and that's why we take test shots. Some models have fun with it and they already have a print-worthy portrait before they get their outfit(s) on. In this case he was here for a hockey photo shoot and this...

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National Picnic Day encourages us to spend time outdoors

April 23, 2021 • Leave a Comment

A picnic in April may not be something we're used to doing in Alberta but this weather does encourage outdoor fun! From this list, which three things will you bring to your Alberta picnic: a snack your favourite book freshly pedicured toes a special drink flower crown a cozy blanket a hat mosquito spray It's #nationalpicnicday

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Coffee & Bourbon

April 19, 2021 • 1 Comment

It's happy hour at the cottage. Leftover coffee doesn't usually exist at the cottage but it's Spring which meant my day was full of outdoor chores so the second cup of coffee in my French Press was left to be enjoyed in the evening. An extra bonus is that I could use a little pick-me-up after schlepping wood and digging in the garden all day. Somet...

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Spring in Alberta

April 12, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Spring is here.... Alberta's version of Spring is here. Beautiful tone on tone shades of brown and tan broken up by gorgeous evergreens and then a snowstorm that inspires cozy times by the fireplace with hot drinks and fuzzy blankets. Alberta's version of Spring is okay for me. *photo taken at Elbow Tree Cottage

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