Chi-Cheemaun!

You remember their sneak peak, now I have a few more photos from Jessica and Adrian’s maternity session to share with you.  We actually did all the photos at my house, with exception to the last few shown at the end of this post by water.

As I mentioned in the sneak peek, I did photograph Jessica and Adrian’s wedding day on August 5, 2007 at the Cranberry Resort in Collingwood.

Adrian was just dying to be in alot of the photos. Actually (LOL), not really. But when their daughter-to-be looks back at the photos many years from now, she will be glad her dad took part in the photo session.

Fun with textures.

We went to the Flesherton Pond for a few more photos. The results were worth it!

Loved this one!

I will look forward to photographing J & A’s daughter when she arrives in September. I guess I’ll keep her name a secret for now…..

If you missed their engagement photos, click here.

As we all know, the tornados that struck down on Thursday afternoon were absolutely unbelievable.  I can’t get over the damage it left in Markdale (3 minutes from where I am located) and Durham.  Who would have thought?  I remember the small tornado that ripped through my backyard on December 1, 2006 and other farms located on my road, but that one didn’t even compare to the F2 tornado that occurred last week.

We always think scary weather only happens in the Caribbean, the southern states in the U.S., and many parts of the eastern hemisphere, but never southwestern Ontario.  Nature is speaking to us and it’s certainly a wake-up call.

I took a few photos with my cell phone’s camera in Markdale, not too long after the storm was over.

This is the front of my Grandma’s house. That tree is not supposed to be lying on top of the roof.

If you look down this street, you’ll see a trampoline hanging from the hydro wires.

This uprooted tree and sidewalk here was unbelievable. Everything was unbelievable!  It is amazing how neighbours and communities come together in situations like these.

I finally had the privilege of meeting with Vanessa and Ryan last month for their engagement session. I had only corresponded with Vanessa via phone and email as they were living in Alberta and moved to Ontario recently. I look forward to photographing their wedding day in the Muskoka next month!

We got together in downtown Barrie. Oddly enough, I have never ever photographed anything in Barrie. I don’t even think I have ever been in downtown Barrie before. I love the challenge of photographing in completely unfamiliar places as it forces you to think outside the box and try new things. It was definitely a great location with ample variety - I LOVED the results!

Here is a snippet from our session together:

When I first saw this building I said to myself: “Bingo….perfect!!”.

This little pigeon in the alley way was apparently not afraid of people. He just sat there and had no intention of moving.

Vanessa’s “foxy vixen” look.

I just loved this with the fountain!

A rainbow came out.

Can you tell Ryan is a fireman?

Ryan’s tattoo that does say “Vanessa”.

I can’t wait to see Julie and Darren’s Guest Signing Book! Here are the page layouts of their 8×8 Coffee Table Book.

This is the front and back covers.

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