I'm slacking off in the posting dept!

Wow. It's been quite a while since I've posted anything. The reason I haven't added anything new in the last week and a half is because I have been busy building a new website. It's a great company designed for helping photographers manage their own sites. So now that I'm able to update my website myself, I have a feeling I'll be posting less stuff on here. This was my sort of bonus area, to display recent sessions that didn't make it up onto the website.

So if you're one of those people who check in regularly (my sister in law Kim is going to be looking on tuesday for her kids, and sorry, I'm not going to have them on here! But check the website....) try looking at the website instead. So far I've been dropping a few new pictures in every few days as I have new sessions. I love it. The girl who had been doing my website for me (Melinda Masse) was awesome, but she has also been getting very busy with her own photography, and was getting pretty bogged down with my requests. So it worked out well that I was able to set up this new site.

I will still try and add images to here every once and a while, but right now I am so swamped with orders and sessions for people wanting Christmas delivery, that I have to put this to the side for awhile.

Thanks for checking in and visit the website whenever you'd like!

www.papermoonphotography.com

tatum

A hectic week

Well, this week was a touch hairy! I had so many sessions, but they were all quite different. Harley's, baby Tigger, families on farms, families in the studio, dogs and a baby girl. Lots of variety. Even a few passports, but if I posted those, I'm sure the people would sue me! Enjoy the fall colors in these, cause I think we're drawing near the end of the pretty autumn foliage. I did some pictures by the weeping birch on saturday, and by tuesday afternoon, nearly half of the leaves were gone. We had to do some creative angles for these motorbike shots to make sure we didn't have too much of the neighbor's vehicle in the background!

Triple Wedding Weekend

This Thanksgiving weekend I spend most of my time with people who were not my family. I think next year I'd better keep this weekend open, to make it up to them! I had a wedding on friday, one on saturday, and one on sunday. It was a bit of a whirlwind weekend, but I had a lot of fun. The first two days brought rain, but we still managed to get outdoor shots. The third wedding had a bit of sun, but was super cold. But all three couples were so cooperative and braved wind, rain and cold to get the best pictures possible. So thank you to all of you for being willing to do whatever I suggested. I know it wasn't the most comfortable being out in the weather like that.

I wanted to get a few previews out to the three couples, because it will take me quite a bit longer than usual to get everyone thier images up online. I'll get in touch with you when I have everything finished. Thanks again for the fun time I spent with each of you. I had a great time each day, and managed to get some unique shots for each wedding, despite the non-sunny weather. Hope you enjoy the sneak peak!

Wedding #1 - Grenfell

The first wedding to kick off the marathon weekend was a special one to me. The bride is a good friend of mine, who also babysat my boys this spring for a few months. She's an wonderful person, and she found an equally amazing guy. He's pretty cool, and we're happy that he's decided to make Canada his home, instead of stealing Kimmy away and taking her to Pittsburg, where he's from. Yes, an American, but we're working on getting him Canadianized.

I'd also like to say thank you so much to Ken and Sandy. Because it rained all day, we had to do most of the photos inside, but on the spur of the moment, I phoned some people whom I had done photos for a few years back. They have a back porch that I figured we could do some shots under, and it worked out just perfectly. So thank you again for letting us bombard you with 14 people, and thanks for letting everyone into the kitchen to warm up!

The groommen were a bunch of goofballs. I told them to do a fun shot each, and here's what they came up with!

Although it's not the nicest weather to have on your wedding day, the rain was very pretty for a few quick pictures!

Here's our girl, all grown up! I met Kim when she was about 12 years old, and she's still the same sweet kid she was then. So caring, and giving, and just an all around nice person. We're all so happy for you Kim and Jeremy! Have a great trip to the states to visit the Crowe clan.

Wedding #2 - Regina

We got lucky enought to get rain for the second wedding of the weekend too! I say that with a little sarcasm, but really, the rain made for such great shots. The overcast sky and wet ground made for such saturated colors, and the umbrella is something you don't get to use at every wedding. I had grabbed it at Winners on my way to the wedding, since we got such pretty shots with the umbrella for friday's wedding.
When we got to the TC Douglas building to do pictures, there were about 7 other weddings trying to photograph inside, since it's a free backup location in case of bad weather. Everyone had the same idea. So instead of fight for an indoor location, we did the pictures outside the building. It was fairly chilly, but the girls toughed it out. And we got to do the pretty rainy shots.
After we finished there, we headed to the Government House. I had never been there before, but a fellow photographer had recommended it to me. Thanks Sharon! It was a perfect location, with the old fashioned light posts, rod iron gate, brick archways and lots of trees. Overall, a terrific day for a wedding!

It took a bit of convincing to get the boys to skip, but look at the fun shot we got guys!

Flower girls often get bored standing up front during the ceremony. Perfect opportunity to snap the shots of the faces they make, trying to entertain themselves.

Wedding #3 - Lumsden

My third wedding of the weekend took place at the Dallas Valley Ranch in Lumsden. It was a very easy going and relaxed wedding. The bride's family are also great friends of mine, so it was awesome to be able to hang out with everyone before the ceremony and enjoy the whole day with them.
I also had a surprise reunion with a girl that I had attended bible school with in Sweden, 12 years ago. Turns out she's the groom's cousin! It was really a blessing to be able to reconnect with her after so many years. But I didn't get her phone number or e-mail, so Luanne, if you are reading this, send me an e-mail so we can chat some more! Our visit felt so rushed, that I really didn't get to ask you much about your past decade!

This is the sister of the bride, one of my closest girlfriends. I love this shot of her. She looks so Swedish!