My Turn in Front of the Camera

I've been wanting to get some family pictures done for awhile now.  I've tried to do the camera on a tripod with a remote thing but I just couldn't get the type of candid pictures that i love....natural pictures that show our personalities and the connections between us!

While we were in Arizona visiting my parents for the holidays,  Jill Candland (you may remember the feature I did on her last year) was kind enough to do a family shoot for us.   I met Jill through an online photography course I took a couple of years ago and she's such a sweet and amazing woman!  It was so much fun to see her in action...check out the family picture of us with the cactus, she was laying flat on the ground full of rocks.

She posted some of the pictures here and here if you would like to check them out.

Thanks so much Jill...these pictures will definitely be cherished and I can't wait to get some of them printed out and put on our walls!

Happy New Year!

I had a great and relaxing holiday season and am now trying to get caught up on my blog.  I just thought i would pop in for a bit to share a project that i'm working on this year.  It's a 52 week project that i'm doing with a group of other photographers and will be posting my picture every monday (and will hopefully have links to the other photographer's photos when we figure out how to set it up :)).  I usually do a picture a day project which you can see at http://mbarbeau365.blogspot.com/
 (i'm a little behind updating it but hope to catch up this week).  I've found the picture a day too time consuming so this year i'm doing a few projects instead....the 52 week project which i'll share on this blog and an alphabet and a "glimpses project" which i'll share on my picture a day blog.  Now that i think of it, i may even be busier with 3 projects rather than 1!  :)

Here is this weeks theme "Newness":

We spent our holidays in Arizona this year (quite a change from our usual snowy Christmas) and everyone assumed my daughter was a teenager so she ordered from the adult menu in the restaurants.  She's still 12 but has grown a lot in the past year.  I'm with her all the time so don't notice it as much so it was strange to see her through other people's eyes.  I think this year is going to be interesting as we enter into a new stage of life as parents of a teenager.

Happy Holidays

Another Birthday

I just celebrated my 39th Birthday this past week.  At first I was kind of depressed thinking about it being my last year before I turn the big 4-0 but then I thought it's no big deal.  I'm actually happy to be 39!  Someone jokingly asked if i'm 30 again but that age seems so young and immature to me now.

I decided to celebrate by having a quick photo shoot with myself...not an easy task!   It was a dreary day outside but i pushed some furniture around and found some nice window light (try to see if you can find where i hid the remote in each picture :)).

Buddy is really nosey and doesn't like to feel left out so joined me for some photos

My husband and kids made me feel really special.  We went out for a nice dinner then we had this delicious camera cake that they made me...isn't it awesome?!

Family of 7 / Orleans Family Photographer

The children of this family were so adorable and well behaved...it was such a pleasure photographing them!

It was pretty cold out so we let the kids have a little break to play at the park while Mom and Dad snuggled :)

Talented Kids / Bridlewood Family Photographer

I had the pleasure of taking pictures of another great family on the weekend!  I don't want to spoil the surprise of their Christmas cards so won't post any family photos but i just had to post a couple of pictures of the talented kids.

It was pretty cold outside but the kids were wonderful and put up with the cold so we could get some nice photos...how amazing is that?!

Baby Fix/ Kanata Newborn Photographer

My kids are older now (12 and 9) so I love it when a newborn comes to my studio so I can get my baby fix.  Cute little "J" didn't disappoint...what a sweetie pie!!