Water

These shots are from our trip up island last week...

around Telegraph Cove...

Alder Bay...

And Alert Bay...

Natural and historical beauty was endless and the photography came so easy...

S

Barnyard Beauty

The petting zoo in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria is just the best place ever. I had a thing for this peacock and we couldn't get enough of each other. He was a real poser! I was feeling all National Geo and he was walking the catwalk for me. Perfect.

I highly recommend heading there for a photo shoot next time you are in Vic!

S

Birthday Dinner

Nothing but class for my 32nd birthday. A beautiful warm evening called for a sushi picnic down at the Spit in Comox. No table? No problem. These big tires did the trick:) Not award winning photography but I found some beauty and some humour in these shots taken on June 10th:)

S

A Lesson in Portraits

Our June photography lesson was one that I desperately needed and one that I apparently need a few more of. Portraits. I have always avoided structured photo portraits as I have never been comfortable with setting them up. The whole idea of bossing people into a natural looking pose seems completely impossible to me. So, I was hugely relieved to learn a few tricks and tips from the pro, Karen McKinnon http://mckinnonphoto.squarespace.com/display/ShowJournal?moduleId=1378999&SSScrollPosition=247 at our Kitty Coleman Woodland gardens shoot.

I had the chance to torture my fellow classmates and place them in ohsonatural poses amongst the flora and fauna of the gardens. If at first you don't succeed...try try again. And so I did...and I have...and I will. The more I boss people around into portrait poses, the easier it gets. And the more comfortable I get, the more comfortable my victims-um-subjects get. So here are my first few attempts at set up portraits...gasp...these are not my best shots but I am hoping they will be a benchmark to compare against in the future. Hang on...don't go anywhere...stay tuned for the portrait evolution...gulp.

Arran & Sean pure prep at my 1988 b-day party...

Dani and friend Sam working their bad 80s vibe for the camera...

ELM Women 2008 West Coast Fitness Adventure crew pose patiently in Tofino...

Phew...moving on from portraits and back into my comfort zone of plants and nature next...

S