Family Christmas Gift

I often mention the wonderful idea of photos as gifts. I practice what I preach and thought I'd share the gift that I gave this Christmas (modern family means this was multiple large framed prints) It's my kids and my brothers baby - all the grandkids and great grandkids! Depending on the house and wall sizes I made either 11x14 or 8x10 fibre prints, presented professionally matted and framed. There were some happy grandparents and great grandparents who had no idea I had taken this one summer day.

(Remember if you give a gift of a photo you must frame it - or else you are giving them a chore to do and a source of conflict and/or guilt whenever you notice they have net framed it or hung it up! Give it framed and include a nail, it's much more thoughtful that way.)

I don't gift large photo prints of my kids every year - that would get to be too much - but every few years its's photos photos photos. This year I also bought and framed for my husband some smaller photos of us taken by Ben J King at my cousins wedding and photos  Kyle Callahan took of him in a Muay Thai bout at our gym 8 Limb Muay Thai. All those photos were previously seen on Facebook but Facebook is fleeting. It's so much more meaningful to have a print on display in real life. The photo on the shelf or wall will be there in a year and 10 and 50 years. Would Facebook exist then?

Next birthday or anniversary or Christmas - give photos. It's awesome.

Bronica etrsi + Tri-x

Holiday Portrait Special Deadline - St. John's Newfoundland Photographer

Happy New Year!

The deadline to book my holiday portrait special is December 31st. An 11x14 handmade fibre print included in the session fee. (Session must take place before April 30th, 2014).

I've decided to extend this special until the end of the week. So tonight while you're all reminiscing about your year and regretting not getting any family photos taken - you can start 2014 off on the right foot and get rid of that regret!

Here are three recent Holga photos from family sessions.

Holga + Tri-x @3200 + flash

 Holga + Tri-x @ 800

 Holga + Tri-x @800

Gift Certificates

Hi everyone. I'm getting to the end of my holiday printing and will soon be switching gears to cookie baking and tree decorating and hot toddy drinking. 

I will be delivering photo orders and wrapped gift certificates until Saturday only. If you would like to purchase a gift certificate for a wonderful last minute gift idea it will be delivered before Saturday. After that you may still order, but you will receive a digital copy only.

Don't forget that I am including a hand printed 11x14 fibre print in all orders booked before Christmas. (sessions must take place before April 30, 2014).

This may also be applied to sessions booked over Christmas (while all family is in town). Two dates left: December 29th, 30th.

Thank You and Merry Christmas!!

Dogs are people too!! St. John's Newfoundland Photography

They called and said they wanted a "cheesy but nice" Christmas card picture. Inspired by AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com but kind of serious.

Yes!

Oh I want to ride that line, yes I do.

For some reason I had it in my head that they should be some colour. This is a rare feeling for me so I went with it.

We did some more sensible ones as well. I will not tell you which are which.

Bronica and Holga camera. 120 film, Portra 400 and Tri-x.

St. John's Newfoundland Photographer

It's been a super busy few weeks of shooting and printing. I have so many great sessions to share with you guys but it will have to wait until after I get this Xmas printing done.

In the meantime here is a cute photo of a three day old baby.

Leaving on a Jet Plane -St. John's Newfoundland Photographer

These guys are my buddies. They are moving away soon (sniff!!) and wanted a few portraits to commemorate their house and their time in St. John's.

All Tri-x. 35mm and 120 in Bronica and Holga.

I love it when my little subjects are having this much fun. 

Sisters. St. John's Newfoundland Photographer

I've known these girls for many years so I was thrilled to get the call to photograph them.

Superstars, both of them. Really.


All photos tri-x pushed to 800. 35mm and 120 Bronica nad Holga.

A couple of Holga shots.