Doing What You Know ~ My Adventures Through the Blogosphere

A lot of photographers who give out advice talk about doing what you know. This is definitely good advice and something I know very well is blogging.

I am no stranger to blogging. I was one of the first to jump on the online journal bandwagon and have had a slew of blogs over the years. I started out with a free Blogspot Blog which I kept for over four years. I then graduated to a free WordPress Blog. That one didn’t last very long, under a year.

Thomas and I traveled Europe in the summer of 2005. We backpacked around six different countries and had a great time. To keep our families and friends at home updated, we kept a travel blog. It included accounts of our travels as well as photos. It’s actually quite a funny read if you have some time to kill – we had some adventures there for sure. One day I will put it all into a book for us, all these words about our trip.

In 2008, I made the leap from personal blogging, to dog blogging and launched the Ottawa Dog Blog. It was right after we had just had to put our dog, Paddington, through knee surgery for a genetic defect that lead me to realize that she came from a puppy mill. This shocking truth created a deep need to give back and start a place where people could go to learn about other places to find dogs other than puppy mills. I was (and still am) also quite obsessed with everything dog related and Thomas was getting sick of me telling him all these dog facts so it also became an outlet to connect with like-minded dog lovers. The blog has been going strong for two years now and I have been very lucky and blessed to have met so many people through it.

2009 marked the launch of this very blog; a photo blog to share my images and my passion for this industry. Simply put, I love taking photographs and I touched on that a while back. It is not only a place to come to see my latest work, but I want it to be a place where you can get to know me a little bit better too.

I do love writing, as much as I thought I didn’t. I don’t like writing what other people tell me to (as in Essays in my school days – ugh) but I love writing what’s on my mind. And I’ll tell you, there usually is quite a bit on my mind. In fact, right now I have three blog posts on the go and several more floating around in my head. I could never meditate, ever. I can’t clear my mind – the notion even scares me a little. And while I try my best to do yoga and be “zen”, I’ll never make it and do as well as some friends of mine. But that’s just who I am: a bit of a spaz with a lot on my mind, and a camera in my hand!

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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Olivia ~ Pretty in Pink

I had the chance to visit with Olivia last week and we had a teensy little mini session while she had her dinner.

Olivia has such a strong connection with her mom and loves being around her. She can get the best giggles out of her!

Please, can I have some more?

Stay tuned in June for Olivia’s First Birthday shoot – we have some pretty awesome cuteness planned!

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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Brand Spanking New Books!

We are so excited to *officially* announce the launch of our new line of photo books! I say *officially* because we began offering these to clients in 2010 and they have been such a HUGE hit!!

All books are Hardcover with your favourite photo on the cover.

Our Family, Baby and Pet Clients can enjoy their photos in either a cute and portable 5×5″ size or a beautiful coffee table 8×8″ size with 20 full colour lay-flat pages – this means no more faces getting cut off in the margin! Sweet! The paper is just stunning – it is thick and displays the photos with a rich gorgeous colour.

The 5×5 size is great for new parents to carry with them to show off their new addition.

The 8×8 size is the perfect size to display in your home to all of your family and friends.

Newly engaged couples can get a personalized photo guest book for their wedding reception in 8×8″ with 20 full colour lay-flat pages. Ask us about our new Engagement Session + Reception Album Collection!

Our newlywed couples can enjoy their wedding photos in a stunning 12×12″ size with 40 full colour lay-flat pages in a beautiful leatherette clam-shell box. The 8×8″ and 5×5″ sizes are also available with purchase of the Bride+Groom 12×12″ book and are a great size for parent and grandparent albums.

All of the books pictured in this post are studio samples. If you’d like to see them, please let me know and we can get together to look at them! They have to be seen, they are just so beautiful!

If you had a session with us last year and are interested in ordering one of our awesome new books, please contact us!

Photo Books start at $175

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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Baby Mélika

She was ready a bit early, but she didn’t care. They had just had the baby shower and she decided it was time…6 weeks early.

Before she was even born, Mélika was already affecting the world around her. Her grandmother had been going through treatment for breast cancer and she brought Mélika’s sonogram picture with her to her treatments. It is what got her through, this little soul. I bet you Mélika wanted to celebrate her grandmother being done because she arrived right after the treatments were completed so her grandmother could welcome her into the world right from the delivery room.

She made her entrance at a mere 4.5lbs and miraculously, with nothing wrong at all, she was just ready.

Introducing the very, much loved, Mélika, 2 months old.

Some time with Daddy.

Cuddles with Mom.

My favourite image from the session is the black and white one below (on the left). It just speaks to me and it needs to be printed large I think!

Look out…baby sneeze!

Two beautiful 5×5 books were given as a gift to Mélika’s family. Such a great way to showcase the photos! This post has been waiting until the family received their wonderful gift.

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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Olivia is growing! ~ Sneak Peek

You may remember Olivia from her baby session last summer and if it’s possible, she has only gotten cuter!

More on this lovely soon.

Have a wonderful day,

Liz – Contact Me, I would love to speak with you!

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