Friday, October 23, 2009

Katie & Charles Fall Splendor

Temple's Sugar Camp was the perfect setting for Katie & Charles to celebrate their marriage and show their Scottish guests the beauty of our country. Temples had it all - great color - large timbered buildings - delicious food! Add to this handsome men in kilts - a Rolls Royce - stunning women in vibrant red and a couple that you just wanted to "hug". It could not have been better. To view images of this fun filled wedding click on WEDDING.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

2009 Governor General's Awards

Rideau Hall and Governor General of Canada, Right Honourable Michaele Jean graciously opened their doors to the recipients of this years award in commemoration of the Persons Case. 2009 marked the 80th anniversary of the historic Persons Case, brought forward by the famous five, Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby and Nellie McClung.
The awards are presented to five Canadians who have worked to promote equality for women within Canada and throughout the world. A youth award is also presented to one of tomorrow's leaders.
Recipients this year were Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Daphne Dumont, Bev LeFrancois, Karen Messing, Mary Scott and Pauline Fogarty. It was my honor and pleasure to photograph the presentation of these awards once again this year.
To read about the achievements of this year's award winners, click on "Medal Winners".

Monday, October 5, 2009

A Big Secret!

I love to be part of surprises, especially if they include beautiful little girls, antique clothes, artistic freedom and the opportunity to create an art piece. Recently Hunter, five and one half years old was brought to the studio for a portrait session. The purpose was to create an art piece for Hunter's mom for a very special birthday.
Hunter was great to work with and showed maturity and concentration way beyond her years. The difficult part was for dad to decide on just "one" image to be worked on. With careful thought and some guidance he chose - A Fairy Tale Moment.
To take it to an art piece of 30"x24" on canvas it had to bring all of the attention to Hunter, eliminate some blown out areas of the grass, tone down the effect of the natural rail fence, eliminate the "blue" in the book and add a subtle softness that reflected the personality and beauty of Hunter.



Original Image.





Mom was totally surprised and I heard that a tiny tear of joy escaped at the thoughtfulness of such a beautiful gift!