The world needs more ladies like Michelle. She's fun, compassionate, stylish, and empowering. What attracted me to Michelle and what made me want to photograph her was her confidence. Being around people like her makes you feel good, lighter and happy. She is all about...
You always hear about an "aha moment" that changed the direction of someone's life after a realization of a passion. This happened to me in 2016. Before I had this experience I was in what felt like limbo. I finished my BA in Law but...
There is something special about photographing siblings. Their connection, affection and love towards each other is so much fun to photograph. As an outsider observing, they usually have such a close bond that most of their communication is through body language and expressions. This week...
I am not a very sporty person so sports photography isn't something I would normally be very interested in. I'll be honest, I don't know much about the rules of any given sport but I do like creating creative portraits that are sports themed. Basketball...
"Girl, take care of this version of you. You've worked so hard to become her." I love anything that is related to self growth. It could be bettering your craft, eating healthy, reaching fitness goals, read more,...
I am so happy that COVID restrictions are starting to be lifted. We are now allowed to shoot outdoors while following safety measures. The weather has been so beautiful this spring that it makes me want to stay outside forever. During the many months of...
I had the absolute pleasure of taking portraits of the funny and beautiful local comedian, Dawn Xanklin, for the second time. If you are an Ottawa local you may have seen Dawn perform live here in Ottawa. She has also performed in Montreal as well....
Recently, I have been seeing many businesses promote giveaways on Instagram. I am not sure if it's a result of the global pandemic or just a marketing trend that I took longer to discover, but either way, I dig the concept and wanted to give...
There is one thing that potential clients say to me the most and that is "You take beautiful portraits but I am not a model like the other women on your page." It is always important to listen to what others have to say and...
Yesterday I learned a life lesson through a sad situation. What I learned was you don't have control of what happens to you, but you can control how you respond. Yesterday evening I had a shoot planned with the beautiful model, Keirstin. I was very excited...