Winter Prints & Cards

I realize it’s getting towards the middle of winter, where we all like to start thinking… It’s getting closer to spring!  Maybe winter is not something you particularly want to think about anymore?  I don’t know, but I’d like to show you some of the beauty of winter once more & show you how these prints can look hanging in your home or as note cards for giving to friends… (ordering details at the bottom of this post)

Winter Snowy Evergreen…

 

Winter Barn… 

 

  Winter Ice Crystals…

The Note cards have the “Peace be Still” wording… The prints are available in either form.

 

Winter Grace:

 

 

Note cards 4.5 x 5 inches. And are available in packs of 6 blank inside cards (logo free) by contacting me directly, or visiting my Esty Shop.   To my blog customers I am offering to mix & match the cards in a pack.  You tell me which 6 cards you would like in your package for $8.00 a pack.  Shipping is extra if required.

Prints are available through my website by clicking here & going to my print ordering site.  Any size is available.  I recommend adding the single weight mounting board & the lustre finish.  (I’d make those part of the original print price if I could, but the website doesn’t give me that option)  These options can be found after you have put an item in the shopping cart, chosen the size you’d like, and then look under “frame & mount”.  I’ve actually never viewed the frames this company sells, but I have added them as an option for someone who would want to purchase the print already framed.  If you order the print with the lustre finish & the mounting board, it is quite easy to frame yourself without even needing a glass.  And Craft stores have some really amazing frames available!  I got all these frames shown above at Hobby Lobby, they are on single weight mounting boards and have lustre finish with no glass.

I am looking forward to spring & the hope of having some more of these options available to my customers! 

Thanks so much for all the positive support of my business venture!!

 

Pam

Newborn Photography: Ethan

Introducing the adorable Ethan… grandson of my good friend Alicia, and son of my new friends Austin & Alishea… 

At just 6 days old… Ethan…

 

 

 

  

 

Boudoir Sessions at the Chateau Laurier - Ottawa Boudoir photographer

Since peak wedding photography season came to close, I have been looking so forward to shooting boudoir sessions at the Chateau Laurier here in Ottawa, Ontario- just in time for Valentines Day.

Why do I love boudoir photography so much? It's truly like shooting for pure pleasure and fun - nothing could be sweeter for me. And, nothing feels better at the end of the shoot than to reflect back to someone how beautiful they really are.
What's involved in a boudoir session? Well, not a whole lot. You bring your beautiful self and our hair and make-up person will prep you to be your sexiest. Then, for one hour (and it goes fast!) we wil work together to bring out your best.
My style is elegant, sophisticated, sultry and sweet. I like to create images that leave more to the imagination, but just enough to drive a man crazy. I take my inspiration for posing and lighting from fashion magazines and lingerie catalogs. I like being up on the latest trends, but stay true to the classic looks that make every woman beautiful.
I am also very excited that my signature album company irisbook in Vancouver, has come out with an awesome line of albums just for my boudoir photography clients.
While my January 2010 sessions are sold out, I will be organizing late Spring 2010 sessions at another amazing location.Contact me if you would like more information. Gift certificates available.

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Wedding Workshops - Arc Hotel- Ottawa Wedding Photographer

The Arc Hotel 
Saturday, February 27, 2010  11:00 am -3:00 pm.  

I have had the pleasure to meet members of the team at Starfish Events, and the further pleasure of attending events planned by them, and can attest to the fact that they do a bang-up job and are a pleasure to work with. If you are a bride looking for the ultimate wedding planning workshop that can save you grief and money so that you can truly enjoy your wedding planning experience-then this is the workshop for you. There are so many things to consider, so why not put some experience on your side! Here's more info:

STARFISH Weddings, wants to teach you how to make your wedding a beautiful and a social occasion to remember!  “The Wedding Workshop” offers brides the tools to make confident and smart decisions when planning their wedding. This is a fun and interactive 4-hour seminar that offers the following features:

• Vendors lists; a little black book of all the vendors you need to know
• Learn the ins and outs of planning from roses to registry
• Your wedding timeline
• The best of DIY projects – what to spend your time on
• Budget busters and builders
• Décor details – ideas for reaching beyond your imagination
• Picking the perfect vendor – questions you should ask
• Wedding Day disasters – how to prepare, avoid and overcome
• Taste, See and Smell - Maximizing the Food and Drink experience (includes sampling and demos)
• Put on your bridal heels and learn how to strut down the aisle
• Includes private 30 minute consultation

Upcoming workshop dates include:
March 27, 2010 and April 24, 2010.

The workshop take place monthly from 11am to 3pm. Please arrive 30 minutes before start time.

Cost: $99+GST/ticket $175+GST/ticket -or- complimentary for any of our new clients who hire us for day of coordination (receive 1 ticket) or full coordination (receive 2 tickets).

Starfish contact info: 613-762-3622 hannah@eventsbystarfish.com

 

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Fuschia Friends - Ottawa Wedding Photographer

On Tuesday, I attended an awesome event hosted at Hush clothing in Wellington Village, with some amazing women entrepreneurs. It was an energizing experience to be around women who were as passionate about their work as I am, and who also are on the same journey to find balance between their passion for their work and the loves of their lives. The Fuchsia Factory, lead by Tina Yelle along with Samantha Moonsammy of Starfish Events, is a great opportunity to build partnerships and friendships alike. It is an opportunity for women to give their one minute "elevator pitch" about their work to each other. My pitch went a bit like this: I love fashion, I love art and the more I shoot the more I...love what I do...;) Can I take you picture? Then, if they were brave...I took some impromptu photos, because what else does a photographer do?

Of particular interest to my clients will be the wedding planning services offered by Allison Turner of Live Love Plan offering day-of planning services and Starfish events for day of and end-to-end wedding planning services locally and for destination weddings (including Ottawa and Barbados). Also, Melissa Summers of The Flour Shoppe- cupcakery would be pleased to create the cupcake of your dreams for your wedding day.

Allison Turner (below) from Live LOVE Plan

Samantha Moonsammy (above) of Starfish Events and Tina Yelle (above) of the Fuchsia Factory. 

this is me ;)

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Alex: Senior Photography

I took these pictures of Alex right before the Christmas season.  He was patient & waited & let me work with them now… I hope he will think it’s been worth the wait!

 

These storyboard collages are available with the photos & wording of your choice… Color options for the trim are interchangeable too… They are intended to be a 10 x 20 sized print.

 

One of my favorites, I’d love to see this one on Metallic Paper!

With his shot… Alex is going to college on a nice scholarship for his accomplishments in shot put.  Nice.

Amazing Wedding bouquets and Flower - Ottawa Wedding Photographer

Every year there is at least one wedding that knocks my socks off with brilliant wedding bouquets and flower arrangements. Talisman Flowers in Kanata did a brilliant job on this wedding which was held at the Delta Hotel in Ottawa. The wedding bouquets included hydrangeas, orchids, calla lilies, roses and freesia; among the most wonderful of flowers alone- they were stunning together in these beautiful bouquets.




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