ONCE UPON A TIME...

So here is the first of hopefully a series of shoots! Me and my friend Natasha (the makeup artist for the day) have been planning doing modern twists on fairy tales, fables, and Disney characters. It's fitting that the first one was our take on the first animated film EVER... Snow White! It was so fun! And we totally got the look we wanted. Tamara, our fabulous model, had an amazing transformation and it was a real blast to go back to childhood for an afternoon. Here's a sample of what we did... It was honestly hard to choose!!! I love them!!!!

Also, check out Natasha's website for more of her work or contact info! (http://www.envouter.weebly.com/)

Stepping out of the Story...

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, Who's the Fairest of them all?

You are!

BLAST TO THE PAST!

I really felt like doing a different kind of post today. I find that I get a lot of release from writing and expressing myself. I have just had a lot on my mind lately thinking about the past and the future. I thought I'd share some pictures from 2 years ago when I went to Thailand/India for 3 months. It was an amazing experience working for a cause I am very passionate about and feel like that is what I am supposed to do with my life. I worked with an organization called NightLight who help rescue women from prostitution and provide them with alternate employment. The people I met and experiences I had were absolutely amazing and I have been thinking lots about what the next stage in my life is and where in the world it will take me. Here's a few pictures from my trip, thanks for letting me go down memory lane a bit with you! P.S. Sorry about all the "self-shots" haha!

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ON MY WAY! 

CULTURE SHOCK...IMMEDIATELY! 

MY ENGLISH STUDENTS... YUP I TAUGHT!

SOME LADIES FROM AFRICA WHO ARE TRYING TO GET HOME.

GOT TO GIVE THEM BIBLES AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED FOR THE GIFT!

(DESPITE THE FACIAL EXPRESSION OF THE ONE ON THE RIGHT)

THE BAR AREA THAT WE GO TO. WE MET LOTS OF WOMEN THERE

DESPERATE TO LEAVE THAT LIFESTYLE.

SOME OF THE WOMEN WHO HAVE COME OUT

OF THAT LIFE AND INTO NIGHTLIGHT LIFE! :)

VISA RUN TO CAMBODIA! SO EXCITING!

FIRST STEPS IN CAMBODIA!

                                                                            FIRST CANADIAN FLAG I SAW...

SAME SAME...BUT DIFFERENT.                           AT A HOSPITAL. :S

OFF TO INDIA!

GOT TO GO TO WHERE MOTHER TERESA WORKED!

DREAM COME TRUE... SO AMAZING!

WORKED WITH A KIDS MINISTRY THERE TOO!

AND OF COURSE... I DID HAVE TO VISIT

ONE OF THE AMAZING ISLANDS FOR A VACTION.

BETHANY B...

Here's is my latest shoot. So much fun, I met up with Bethany (who is also a new photographer) for coffee and we had our stuff so we decided to scope out a cool location together and take pictures of each other. I'll post a few of hers too once I get them. But we had a lot of fun and got some great shots I think! Oh, and I got my first sunburn of the season. The classic cloudy day trick got me again! :)

    

    

    

 

SUSIE--THEMED PORTRAIT

I can't tell you how long I've wanted to come to this location. It may look like an ordinary field to you, but this is actually a spot I've wanted to come since I started photography. It's just kind of inconvenient to get to which is why it took so long, but me and my sis were at Value Village and we found such a cute/fun little outfit to do a portrait shoot with. To be honest, this is totally her personality in a nutshell... from the ULTRA girls skirt to the casual/country vibe of the rest of the outfit. It was really fun... actually it was really hot and my legs were so itchy from walking through all the grass... but still fun to get to do this little themed portrait shoot. Enjoy!