ON COURSE!!!

So, it's the off-season.  I am of course always doing photos it seems but not to the degree the Spring, Summer and Fall seasons bring.  So I am on COURSE!  Taking time to learn the new techniques, tricks and tips of the wedding industry. Lots of classes and tons of Course material to go through but I am SOOOO PUMPED!!!! Going to be a great couple of months! Hopefully I can get it all done before May!!!

Can't wait to start posting all the new stuff I'm learning!! Stay Tuned!! :D

Cake Smash

Always fun and a favourite way to spend an hour! The Cake Smash! Little Georgia turned ONE! She's such a cutie.  :)  Take a peek!

Belly Photos

A close friend is having a baby... well, actually she has had the baby but I've been so busy with shoots and shows I've barely had a moment to update my blog.  So I'd like to share a couple of my favourites. She just had little Christian last week, and he's an absolute DOLL!

Winger's Cabinets

Over the past 9 months I have helped create a little baby...  not the kind you are thinking ;)

  I had the opportunity to work closely with Tosha Weir of Winger's Cabinets and travel from Guelph ON down to Fort Erie ON photographing their work.  Their cabinets are not your ordinary run of the mill stuff. It is all quality materials and they truly stand behind their products! If you are looking for a new kitchen, bath vanity, walk-in closet, coffered ceiling, library or built in cabinets of ANY kind they are the people to call! We were in homes from the Millions down to the 200K's no job seemed too big or too small and they treat everyone with their trademark customer service!  Just some truly beautiful work! Take a peek!! :)

The Wedding Photographer... not all Glamour!! ;)

I was surfing the net looking at what's new in my business and found a very true article... I can't tell you how many times I have run into this ;)

What do Wedding Photographers Really Do?

It comes up a lot. Usually when I’m standing in the buffet line for dinner, or when there’s a slow time during the day when I’m not taking pictures.

“So you’re the photographer?”

“Yessir, I am, and I absolutely love it.”

“Well I don’t doubt it. You’re doing a great job out there. It must be great to work only one day a week!”

I hear similar stories from other wedding photographers. There seems to be a lot of misconceptions regarding what wedding photographers actually do all week. It’s perfectly understandable, after all, the only time most people see us working is at the wedding. So I thought it would be interesting to survey wedding photographers and discover what they really do besides take pictures every weekend. Hopefully it will help clear up some misconceptions and give some insight into what goes on behind the scenes after we leave the reception.

About 50 wedding photographers responded so it’s a fairly good sample size, and I’d be surprised if a larger response would yield a much different result.

The Perception

How some people think wedding photographers spend their time (and how some photographers WISHED they could spend their time):

The Reality

How wedding photographers REALLY spend their time:

We clearly spend more time in front of our computers than behind our cameras, which is a sign of these digital times.

I found this article at:  http://www.ispwp.com/the-secret-life-of-wedding-photographers.html