Sisters

Beautiful girls aren't they? They came down a few days ago to get some pictures done together and indivually, but they weren't able to convince their brother that getting photos done CAN be fun! Boys. As you may have noticed, there aren't many of them on this blog so far. Usually when they do come, it's because mom said they don't have a choice. But once in a while they surprise themselves and actually enjoy it once we get going. Don't be afraid guys!! It's not that bad.

SPPA Accepted Print

I'm so excited!!! I belong to the SPPA (sask. prof. photographers assn) and this week is our provincial convention (which I'm unfortunately not attending). I just got word from another photographer friend that this image I submitted was accepted into the Print Salon for 2007!! I don't actually really know what that means yet, but I guess it's good... What I do know is that it will be shown on the sppa.org site for the coming year, and you earn merit points for having a print hang. So that's cool, cause this is the first time I've entered in the Print Competition. So anyway, I was pretty pumped, so I thought I'd share!

This is a photo I took of Aiden, just after we bought him his electric guitar for his 6th birthday. He has just started lessons, and can now play Smoke on the Water! He's loving it, so I guess it was a good investment. This summer he really wanted to be a busker, and was disappointed when we were doing these photos, because a lady walked by us, and didn't give him any money. He figured she should have thrown him a quarter or two, since he was playing his music uptown on the sidewalk!

Old Dead Stuff

On Sunday afternoon, my 2 year old and I went for a bike ride to a local old antique sort of car lot. I don't know how else to describe it. I love the place. It's full of hundreds of old vehicles, chairs, gas cans, bed frames, and just about anything else you can imagine! I love old trucks, so that's what I migrated towards photographing. It's fun to go out and shoot inanimate objects once and a while. And I wanted some new artwork for my bathroom, so the big orange truck is going to be residing in there in a few weeks!

Attn: Michelle from Agility

This is a message for Michelle that attended the Grenfell Agility Dog Show. I just got your comment on the blog page, but wasn't able to reply to you. You will find all the agility images on the online gallery. It's www.papermoonphotography.myportraitgallery.com There is a collection called agility, and then the albums are the different categories that I was able to photograph. Please e-mail me for the password. pmphoto@sasktel.net I was only there on saturday from 10:15 or so until the end. Hopefully you'll find your pup on there.

tatum

September Special

For the month of September only, I will be doing school type photographs. I offer similar packages to those that are done through the school photographers. You will get 1-2 different poses, on your choice of background. Photos will be available for viewing the following day, and orders will be back within a week and a half of ordering.

If you read this and know of anyone who might be interested, tell them to give me a call. Please see the website for contact information. www.papermoonphotography.com and click on the contact link, or e-mail me at pmphoto@sasktel.net

Keep checking the blog for new photos, and spread the word. I have been trying to be dedicated enought to update weekly! I may not be able to keep up with that once family photo season fires up in a few weeks, but I'll try.....

thanks,

tatum

My last few sessions

Sometimes the studio just doesn't work. We only got one shot of this little guy inside, and then he just wanted to get going. So instead of fight him, we let him lead the way. He loves trains, so we thought the best place to take him would be the tracks. He was so much happier there, and we were able to get great smiles and a more natural feel to the whole session. Mom's often worry that their kids aren't going to do well with pictures. Finding them something fun to do, and not trying to make them sit in one position and smile, is most often when the best images emerge. And it's a lot more enjoyable for everyone when they're allowed to just be kids, not models.

For this grad student, we headed out just before sunset to do her images. I'm so happy with how they turned out. It's such a pretty time of day, but you have to work fast, cause that sun dissapears quickly once it starts going down!

This wedding was held on the island on Wascana Lake. I never even knew it existed, but it was really pretty. All of the guests took a ferry over, then after the ceremony, we took a little boat ride around the island. That's where I shot this first picture, with the couple and the ledge behind them. Very neat idea!

After we got back on land, the guest were waiting for the newly married couple. They lined the sidewalk and threw rose petals as the couple made their entrance.

Agility Dog Show - Grenfell, SK.

Today I spent the day at home in Grenfell, photographing an Agility Dog Show. I did this for the first time last year, and it was kind of fun. I got only my second sunburn of the year, in September no less. These dogs are just great to watch. They're having so much fun, even if they don't always go the direction that they're supposed to. And some of those border collies can really move. My eyes were so strained by the end of the day. I had my face up to my camera basically from 10:00 until 3:00. That a lot of dog pictures! I shot over 500 images today. Now to sort them out is the rest of the job. Here are a few of the first ones I've opened up and looked at.