Grey Cup 2009

Bees

Now that summer has come and gone there's nothing that brings back the memory of summer days, green fields, flowers blooming and the taste of honey. Although at the time I was photographing the Chinook Company's Art and Cherie Andrews I wasn't thinking about summer ending and winter beginning. I started photographing Art and Cherie Andrews in April because I wanted to know something about apiculture besides the dictionary definition. 

So after I was done my shift at the Herald I would drive to Okotoks where they are and start photographing. I brought my son with me too and as much as I was hoping he'd be interested in the bees,  he wasn't. One bee managed to sting him on the finger and that was it, bees were no longer interesting to him or his friend.

Check out the story by  Jacquie Moore in the November 19th edition of Swerve magazine along with my photos.

Hunter sings Imagine...

ArtWear 2010

Greg and Tanya's Halloween Wedding

San Francisco Black and White

Family Farms

Calgary Stampeders lose to BC Lions

Chinese Opera

The Bride Wore Red!

Photographed friends at their amazing wedding in Millarville, Alberta. Stunning couple.

Country Bumpkin

Some photos I took of my son while on vacation at Buffalo Lake, Alberta. The sky and light were amazing and the old general store in Botha just lends itself to photos.

Country drive with my son

Oil, well...

Baby oil works wonders.

I had the chance to use one of photography's time-tested tricks on a recent photo shoot. 

My subject was a 21-year-old local boxer who was willing to do anything. So, with my husband standing in as my light stand, I smeared baby oil on Steve Claggett to make his sweat stay longer and stand out more.

It was a little funny having my husband watch as I smeared the oil on this young man's face but, as someone pointed out to me, it would have been funnier if it was my husband who was doing the smearing.

Oh, and my husband wrote an amazing story about Steve, too.

Muddy Rodeo

Mud. Rain. Cold.

Makes for great rodeo pix, not so great for me and my gear.

Stampede Parade

I'm not a fan of any type of parade and, as much as I like the Calgary Stampede, I loathe the parade. 

Crowds. Noise. Sore feet. Floats. Clowns. 

I decided this year i would go early to catch some of the nice light and to try to do it differently than I have in the past. (And, really, I'm lucky to say I do this for a job anyway.)