This Dove ad campaign is so beautifully and eloquently revealing the weight of self-criticism that we women carry. I love it, and if you haven't seen it yet here you are: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iswiKQbtwXQ&w=560&h=315] Every photoshoot I do is a revelation like this. Sometime women come in for...
Miss L and I have been talking about booking her glamour shoot for at least a year, and though I'm not always a patient person I think you'll agree- TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT. Starting with poured-on-leopard print and an inspired vintage feel to the hair...
Newsflash! On Saturday February 9th School of Raq Bellydance Studio is having their one-year birthday party, and in addition to the awesome entertainment, cool door prizes, workshops to be unveiled and sales on the coolest clothing and costumes (I seriously need those amazing yoga pants...
I promised it yesterday, and here you are. I'd say Miss O pushed her comfort zone, but we were having so much fun I think the world was her comfort zone! Here are the texts I got from Miss O after she gave her husband his...
Miss O told me she wanted to do this shoot as an anniversary gift for her husband, but we had to be SUPER SECRET about it as we have several friends in common. So she came all the way down from Northern Alberta and snuck out to...
Loving yourself isn't vanity. It's only common sense. *** Over the past ten days, I've heard inspiring stories from 77 women from across the country. To enter to win a all-inclusive glamour shoot, I asked them to complete the phrase: "I am amazing. I...
This is exactly why I call myself a glamour photographer- because you can bring glamour into any genre if you do it right. My friend Wendy and I met in Saskatchewan, where we volunteer together at the attachment camp that saved both of our families....
My daughter Sana is turning ten years old. She is tiny, beautiful, mischievous, savvy. She also has more than anyone's fair share of challenges. When we adopted Sana out of foster care, we knew some of what she would probably struggle with, but it's been...
So, I drove into Edmonton, tired from a long week of cold weather and sick kids, trying to pump myself up for the glamour (boudoir, to some) shoot I was doing that afternoon. And failing. Seriously, if my fantastic fiancé Ben hadn't been driving I'm not sure...
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