Making the transition

Hi Everyone,

I will be making the transition over to my new blog. I have put hours into making it just right and think it's finally ready to go. This blog will continue to stay open for clients/friends to look at past portraits.

The new blog is located at:

www.imagesbyamanda.ca/blog/

Let me know what you think!

A

GORGEOUS!

Well last weekend I got to meet N and her gorgeous little girl, as well as her 2 dogs and cat. It was a bit of challenge to capture her because this little munchkin can move! She is walking like it's nobody's business and is so little.

Enjoy!
A

Catchin up!

Well I have been MIA for the last little while. Things have been pretty hectic (I'm pretty sure every time I post it includes that line). I'm having an issue these days balancing my full time job, being a mom, and my passion for photography. Most of this last week I was working close to 14 hour days from the time I went to work until I got home. I'm hoping things are going to start to slow down a little bit and allow me to spend more time doing what I truly love. With that I'm going to try and make a point to keep blogging more frequently from this point forward. I'm booked up for quite a few weeks so I should have lots of stuff to post.

Now on to other things, I'm working on figuring out a new way to watermark my low resolution proofs that I provide to my clients for web use. I think I have finally found something that is going to work for me and my clients, which is great. I'm going to try to find some time to update my website in the next few weeks as well. Add some new photos to the gallery and just make it look fresh. As for the fun stuff, I have 2 sessions to post today. This wonderful family was referred to me from a family member of theirs who I had done photos for a few weeks prior. The P family came to meet me on New Year's Eve. I had to squeeze them in because they were in from out of town and it was well worth it. This family is gorgeous. I don't think I could take a bad picture of these kids if I tried.






Now as most of you know I keep myself busy primarily by referrals from friends or past clients. I realize that I could advertise and probably stay much busier that I am now but I love having that personal connection with my clients. Just as the post above this was a refferal so is the next. A really great friend of mine that I met in my new mom's group back in 2007 referred this wonderful family to me. I did these photos of little T a few weeks after his 1st Birthday. He was so adorable and super photogenic. I always find this age entertaining to photograph because they keep me busy the ENTIRE time. I find toddlers are all about making you work to get that one perfect picture. Fortunately for me this little guy let me have a few.

It's a small world...

Well just about 3 years ago my husband and I made the decision that we'd like to move and try out country living for a while. I fell in love with this one particular house. We went so far as to make an offer on it and have it accepted, although we did have a condition remaining before everything was final. Well it came down to that last night to remove the condition and my husband started reconsidering it because he didn't want to 'do any work'. The house basically just needed paint and new light fixtures, but in any case I couldn't sway the man so we backed out of the deal. You might be wondering why I am bringing this up and how is it relevant to my photography? Well I got a call last week from a Mom wanting me to take some family portraits for her and when it came to the part where I asked her for her address... I was shocked. The house that my husband and I refer to as "the one we let get away" (although it should be 'he let get away') was where I was going to be taking portraits the following weekend. Well after seeing the house I fell in love all over again. I might have even freaked them out a little bit because I remembered a lot about the house and was amazed by how wonderful it looked with their touches. The E family have turned the house into a true home and their little boys absolutely love it. I was so happy to be able to meet them and take their portraits. Their family is absolutely gorgeous and the boys are total characters. Here are a few of my favorites, although I had quite a few.

A

My little monster

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to share my new favorite picture with all of you. Yes I am likely biased since this is my little man...

A

UPDATE!

Well I've been back to work for just over 2 weeks now. Life has become pretty hectic. Early mornings, late nights, and not having much time to worry about anything other then finding time to hang out with my little guy. Amongst all of the chaos and sleeplessness I'm still finding time to fulfill my passion for photography...

I had a friend call me a few weeks ago asking me if I would come by and take pictures of her new arrival. Some of you may remember little E who is one of the first faces you see when you go to my website. Well little E is now a big sister to a beautiful little girl! Here are some of the pictures from the session.

Just when you think you've got it figured out...

Well I am heading back to work full time. Just when you think you have things figured out, they change again. I'm going to be starting on November 17th and in turn will be only booking sessions for weekends or the odd evening. I will do my best to accommodate all requests for portraits and still hope to maintain a thriving photography business so that maybe one day I am able to make it a full time endeavor.

Thanks!
A