Apr 22, 2022 • Family
The only reason I get up at 5am…. Ok, truth, I’m an early riser…..but that means 6 or 6:30am. Not 4:45am. 😬 So why then, was I up at 4:45 a week ago with my laptop turned on and coffee brewing? Mother loving camping reservations!!! In Ontario. 7 am reservations in Ontario means I’m up […]
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I’m heading into a spring of school photos and am excited to welcome over 1000 kids in front of my lens in the next few months. As Fine Art School Portraits are set up to be timeless and to shine in both colour and black and white, here are few tips on what to wear […]
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Mar 7, 2022 • Schools
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Feb 21, 2022 • Family
I was in the change-room this past week and to my left was a stack of 17 pairs of one-leg-inside-out jeans. Every single pair had been angrily tried on my body and then with an irritated huff, I ripped them off and aggressively hucked them in the corner (after I had to step on the free […]
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Can we start today with a secret???? We’re 27 days into 2022 and I have yet to pick up my camera to snap a single personal shot. Not one. (Another secret….I had to write a cheque 😱 today and wrote the date as the 29th then sent it with my kid to school – so […]
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Jan 27, 2022 • For Photographers
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Jan 11, 2022 • Behind The Scenes
23,157 images delivered in 2021. It’s a number that blows my mind but in the best possible way. 2021 taught me so many things (it’s ok to ask for help, not everything in life needs to be measured, working a zillion hours a week isn’t sustainable, a pandemic can actually be a good thing for […]
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Can I tell you a secret? 2021 so far…. 4818 fully edited family and newborn photos. 15,951 fully edited school photos. and….. Less than 200 photos of my own family. (The last one being on Halloween. 😬) Other years, I’ve had 10 times that amount.🙈 A tween in the […]
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Nov 29, 2021 • iPhone
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Oct 19, 2021 • For Photographers
So! You have a camera and you want to keep working on your craft. I see you! I was you! The very best way to improve is to PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! But, I also know that it can sometimes be overwhelming deciding where to start. That’s where having a purpose to your shooting can help. […]
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This is Katie. She’s the person I text a zillion times a day with random work things (and non-work things…..like….”Are these jeans too baggy? I know wide jeans are in but are they this in?” 🙈). She’s the person who gently says “Kelly, did you follow up with….?”. She’s the person who 100% gets me when I […]
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Oct 14, 2021 • Uncategorized
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Aug 18, 2021 • Schools
I’ve consumed 3 cups of coffee, ate toaster Eggos for lunch, told my kids to close my office door exactly 8,196 times and have painstakingly entered my availability into the online calendar through to April, which means…… (🥁 druuuuuuumroll please) September Fine Art School Photos are now open for booking. THE WHY • Because you’re […]
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Yesterday in Instagram Stories I started a conversation about what you do with your photos AFTER your session. Then, I asked what you wish you’d done with your photos. The overwhelming answer? WALL ART. Specifically, canvases. 😍 I don’t offer canvases as part of my regular print product suite, BUT, I also don’t want you sitting on […]
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Jul 30, 2021 • Uncategorized
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