Pumpkin spice lattes are available, mornings are crisp and school is back in (you’d better bet I partied a bit!). You know what’s coming, right? Although the last few days have felt like we might finally get summer in Alberta, fall is just around the corner. Annnnnnnddddd….. It’s time to book your fall family photos. […]

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Sep 4, 2019 • Family

Pumpkin spice lattes are available, mornings are crisp and school is back in (you’d better bet I partied a bit!). You know what’s coming, right? Although the last few days have felt like we might finally get summer in Alberta, fall is just around the corner. Annnnnnnddddd….. It’s time to book your fall family photos. […]

Ack, it’s time to book your fall photos!

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If there’s one thing that I am firmly against in life, it’s saying “CHEESE”.  9 times out 10, cheese results in unnatural, forced smiles and just general silliness that isn’t what I’m after.  So, what’s a mama to do, then? When you really want a photo of your kid but you’re getting that weird-serial-stalker face […]

1 quick trick for better photos of your kid

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Aug 21, 2019 • For Photographers

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Aug 10, 2019 • Uncategorized

HOLIDAY SHORT SESSIONS ARE OPEN FOR BOOKING! They’re back for 2019!! And we are going all crazy and mixing it up – because YOU asked for it! This year’s Holiday Short Sessions will be in October OUTSIDE. You asked, and I answered. After 2 years at indoor locations, this year we are going to run […]

Holiday Short Sessions 2019

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I’m on a roll! It used to take me months to finish a book and I’d often leave it sitting for so long that by the time I’d pick it up again, I’d have to backtrack at least a few chapters to figure out what was going on. This year though? I’m at almost a […]

Ready for a new beach read? 7 books I’m loving.

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Jul 23, 2019 • Uncategorized

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A little girl licks a baking bowl

Jul 10, 2019 • Behind The Scenes

There’s a question that comes up in almost every session I do and it goes something along the lines of, “So, how much do you really edit? Can you take this out or that out?” The thing is…. There’s no straight answer to this question.  Sometimes I edit an image heavily and it takes working […]

But Kelly, how much do you REALLY edit an image?

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I was doing school pick-up yesterday and one of the teachers told me she is counting down as there are only 12 days left of school. WHAAAAAT??? While she was excited, I was having a total panic that I only had 12 days left until that last school bell rings. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very ready […]

Stuck for teacher gifts?

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Jun 12, 2019 • Uncategorized

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Jun 9, 2019 • Family

When I dig back into my memory banks, one of the very first memories I have is of waking up in our old truck camper. It was beige and had a big OK on the front of it (funny what sticks in our memories, right?), and it sat atop our old grey GMC truck that […]

Let’s get outside! Summer Camping Sessions

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A mother and son stand near a window in their Sherwood Park home.

It can be hard. Really hard. To resist the pressure. To not want to be bigger and ‘better’. To not jump on a plane and fly to Iceland because the landscape is amazing and the mist is calling. To not wish for the most beautiful sunset in a flowy wheatfield with a picture-perfect Alberta sky. […]

It’s time for a truth bomb

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May 30, 2019 • Family

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the gear that is in my camera bag for a newborn or family photo session

May 22, 2019 • Behind The Scenes

One of my favourite aspects of photographing in the style I do is that I’m able to travel incredibly light. I think sometimes when you think of a photographer you imagine lights, backdrops, tripods and reflectors…and, yes, some photographers DO use all of those things, but not me. When it comes to my photography, I’m […]

What I bring to every newborn or family photo session

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A few weeks ago we got back from an amazing trip to Disneyland with our girls. We’d planned the trip for months and months and we all had an even better time than we thought we would! Our girls are 4 & 7 and it felt like the perfect age as they were big enough […]

My top tips for Disneyland with kids

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May 8, 2019 • Uncategorized

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