What a whirlwind of a month - I can’t believe it’s half over. I must post a photo of my son with his little cello sometime soon. It is simply adorable!!

Anyway…the real reason for my post is twofold – first, there is only one more spot left for my workshop coming up on June 7th. I can hardly wait. It’ll be such a blast!

Second, don’t forget to check out the Children’s Trunk Show coming up on May 31st at the Distillery District. Go to their website at www.childrenstrunkshow.com – there will be lots of cool vendors! Hope to see some of you out there.

I photograph so many newborns and children that I don’t think people realize that I also make portraits of teenagers and adults. As much as I love babies and kids, I have to say that there is something wonderful working with people who do as they’re told! (LOL) Not that these girls needed much direction. This session was long overdue (as mom will attest to), but I am so glad that I was finally able to meet you all. I hope you will all agree that it was worth the wait!

Happy Mother’s Day by the way!!

Here are three of my favourites.

My husband once told me that he thinks I have the best job. He said, “I know of no other business where clients hug you after the job is done.” Family portraiture really is a very personal endeavour – I always tell prospects that first and foremost, they must only commission a photographer whom they like. In this regard especially, I feel very fortunate. I truly care for and like every one of my clients. It means so much to me that my clients trust me with something so important – those first photographs of a brand new baby, the first family portrait, portraits of their pregnancies…you get the picture (pun intended!).

I really believe that if you love what you do, then the rest will follow. To that end, the year started off with a bang as clients began booking non-stop (can you believe that the year is almost half over??). I am grateful, though I also recognize that I am human and have limits, and therefore need to ensure that I am not taking on more than I can handle. I do apologize to those of you whom I was unable to fit into my calendar. I am currently booking sessions for the last week of June, but I do keep a short wait list. I will also endeavour to post dates that become available on my blog here.

Another thing I want to address here is my lack of sneak peeks lately. I love posting previews, but the last 3 weeks have been extremely hectic. I was away and then my mother-in-law visited for a week. Though I have been working on client photos in the last week, I have not had a chance to post the previews. For that I apologize. It is not because your session meant less to me - rest assured!

On a different note, my baby is now already 7 months. I am hoping to be able to take a little time tomorrow to do a mini session with him. After all, as many of you have heard me say, this age is one of those golden ages – in my opinion, the time when a baby sits up but is unable yet to walk is one of the best times to photograph your baby in his/her first year. I have to practice what I preach! I just hope I’ll be able to find the time. I already have a long list of to-dos for tomorrow.

Nathan, my other son, is taking his first cello lesson on Monday. The kicker is that I’ll be taking lessons with him. Yup, a middle aged mother of two will be taking cello lessons as a beginner. I’ve always taken piano as a child, but I have to admit that the piano brings back certain memories that are not always pleasant (think about being forced to practice!). I have always loved how the cello sounds, and finally decided to just go for it. Of course, when Nathan saw my cello (which I purchased a couple of weeks ago), he insisted on having one of his own. So I went to Remenyi and rented one for him, enrolled him in lessons as well, and here we are!

To those who are reading my blog, I hope you’re not bored to tears yet, lol. I don’t share too many personal things here but because many of you who read this blog are my clients, I know you know where I’m coming from.

Until next time…..!

Back from Vegas!

05-02-2008

I’ve been out of commission for a week as I decided to tag along my parents to Vegas. It was great to get away. I brought both of my kiddos with me, and my hubby stayed back (and had a relaxing five days to himself I’m sure!).

I spent a lot of time shopping – lots of retail therapy! It’s near impossible for me to spend any time shopping while I’m home in Toronto, so I find that I tend to buy quite a bit when I’m away. And Vegas is such a shopper’s haven.

Anyway, this post has nothing to do with photography, but I just felt like posting a little update on what I’ve been up to, and why I’ve been a little lax in posting sneak previews in the last week or so.