Monthly Archives: January 2010

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BIG BROTHER – Calgary Maternity and Newborn Photographer

January 28, 2010 – 10:01 pm

For anyone who found out you were pregnant in 2008 you may recognize this next family!  Mom and Dad were featured on the cover of the From Here to Maternity 2008 book that you received from your doctor.  Well the little one in Mom’s tummy in that image is now a big brother — as he proudly displays in the image below.   He has a new baby sister and she is as sweet as he was as a little newborn.  Here are some before and after images … welcome sweet girl.  You are one lucky little one to be part of such a beautiful, fun and caring family.

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A PERFECT LITTLE BOY – Calgary Newborn Photographer

January 27, 2010 – 11:19 am

I’m trying to recall if this brand new little boy even peeped once during our entire session.  I think there may have been 12 seconds or so where he let us know he wouldn’t mind a bit of milk… otherwise he was the most content little guy.   I couldn’t take my eyes off him, he is so precious.  I just loved their loft where gorgeous light was pouring in from the window.  And the last image posted here with baby sleeping and mom and dad in the back just might be one of new favourites — for me, the tenderness between new mom and dad, the innocence of sweet baby and the closeness between all three is just wrapped up in one image.  Sighhhh…

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NEW LITTLE GIRL! – Calgary Newborn Photographer

January 25, 2010 – 2:00 pm

Way back when, the mom of these beautiful kids and I were neighbours.   Yes, we’re both from Longview.  Yeehaw!!  She was a few years younger than me which of course seems like a world of difference back then.  Now that we are grown up those years in between meld away into the background and we could have chatted for hours and hours.  I just love her attitude towards motherhood — she is so relaxed, so smiley, so easygoing for being the mom of a busy boy and  a week old little one.    Thank you for such a lovely day.  Hope you enjoy the images!!!

I just love how this first image speaks to “brand new”.

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SWEETNESS – Calgary Baby Photographer

January 24, 2010 – 10:12 pm

Mom almost phoned to cancel our shoot because her little guy wasn’t feeling the best.  I am so glad she didn’t as he was an absolute sweetheart for his entire shoot.  Looking at the ‘rabbit’ out the window, showing me his books and playing with his trains and basketballs – he was just 100% sweet.   I can’t imagine what a good day would be!  

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FIRST GIVE-A-WAY OF THE YEAR!! GARRISON GIRL HOME SPA

January 21, 2010 – 11:16 pm

Last post I promised more fun on the blog this year!!!   And I’m sticking to my word.  

Through my work, my neighbourhood, my kids’ schools … well, just life.. I meet  incredibly motivated, charismatic, determined, energetic people.  People with ideas swirling around in their head, plans to pursue and dreams that they reach for … and attain!   One of these wonderful ladies is Jodi who lives in my neighbourhood and has recently launched a spa for all to enjoy.   I have had the complete pleasure of visiting her spa and had the most fabulous time there. 

Jodi is giving away a $100 gift card for treatments (retail not included).  Just include a comment below.   We will pick a random number the first week of February and let them know they are the lucky winner!!  Thank you Jodi for such a generous gift to a lucky Visual Hues Photography blog reader.

Don’t want to wait??  Call Jodi before Feb 1st, 2010 and receive 15% off any of her treatments if you mention Visual Hues Photography! 

Garrison Girl is a niche “home spa” located in the community of Garrison Woods in southwest Calgary. Garrison Girl provides a custom range of treatments ranging from facials, manicures, pedicures, waxing and cutting edge makeup application. As I mentioned, it is owned and operated by your skin care specialist Jodi.  She comes from a strong background in the Esthetics and Skin Care industry. Creating Garrison Girl was a natural evolution in her career providing an opportunity to provide a unique skin care experience with a personal touch.  Your Garrison Girl experience is only a phone call away… check out more information at the Garrison Girl website.

And for my blog post today… this is Jodi!   And her gorgeous son.  He gave me a few minutes on his chair by the window … but really he just wanted to play hockey.  So play hockey we did!!!   Jodi and her husband may have a future Kiprosoff on her hands!

 

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BEAUTIFUL FAMILY – Calgary Family Photographer

January 17, 2010 – 11:58 pm

I have had the complete pleasure of watching this family grow since their daughter was three months old.  They are a family who is so gorgeous on the outside and absolutely beautiful on the inside.   Those who know me understand that I have very weak tear ducts and when I saw them all playing ring-around-the-rosy I was wiping away a couple of those tears that can fall when you see sheer love and happiness.  Thank you for a wonderful afternoon.  I couldn’t help but share quite a few of their images with you! 

Also, this year I have a plan in place to offer lots of fun stuff to my blog and newsletter readers!  Take a look back at the blog in the next couple days.  There will be the first give-a-way of the year.. and it is something all of us will appreciate!

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EIGHT MONTHS LATER…

January 15, 2010 – 9:42 pm

and I got to see these sweetheart again!!   If you look really hard on the wall behind this sweetie in the first image you’ll see one of the newborn images I took many months ago.  You can’t miss this guy’s stunning eyes… don’t you just to pick him up and give him a squeeze!   He is such a good little guy and he gave me sweet expressions.  He worked his way up to the smile in that last image!

To see how cute he was only days old, take a look here! — in fact one of his newborn images will be up at the Foothills Hospital at the end of this month!   I am so excited to say sixteen of my newborn images will be decorating the walls of the 5th floor of Foothills Hospital.  Yes not too long ago I delivered all those 24×36 inch canvases to the delivery, post-natal and NICU units.  I am just thrilled about this and so glad this sweetie will be there, hopefully bringing smiles to lots of faces of those who are brought there as they add sweetness to their own families.

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A WARM WINTER WEEKEND!

January 11, 2010 – 1:15 am

One of our New Year’s resolutions is to get outdoors more with our family.    Harold and I are ‘outdoorsy’ people at heart and would love to spend more time in the fresh air than we have the past few years.   So we’re vowing that will change and the chinook this weekend made it an easy decision to head out.   We went out to Bragg Creek Provincial Park with our close friends.   Tobogganing, hot chocolate, a fire, marshmellows and +6 weather!!   A perfect day!  And what makes it even more perfect for me, is experimenting more with photography!  I was trying some different stuff with lots of these photos… using a flash which I hardly ever do.  But I wanted to expose for the background and light up the kids faces.  And I wanted sunbursts.  So I tried… they’re not technically perfect by any means, but I’m happy for my first official ‘try’.   Let me know your thoughts!!

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SWEET NEWBORNS – Calgary Newborn Photographer

January 7, 2010 – 11:16 pm

Another beautiful little girl to oooh and ahhh over.  Gosh there can’t be anything sweeter than a newborn, I swear.  I didn’t mean for this posting to be all black and white, but as I was picking out my favourites it just worked out that way.   Little Evageline’s room was so gorgeously decorated I had to include a favourite from there — in colour of course!  If you can draw your eyes away from gorgeous mom look at the colours behind — I love what they with the colours on the wall. 

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BEYOND PRECIOUS – Calgary Newborn Photographer

January 5, 2010 – 10:27 pm

I must have said “She is so gorgeous”, I can’t believe how calm she is”, and “she is beyond precious”  a hundred times, EACH, during this session.   Let me introduce you to Carlin, such a sweet new arrival into the arms of the most wonderful couple.  When I met them for their maternity session and so thoroughly enjoyed getting to know both of them.   They are one of those couples you could sit down with and drink 5 cups of earl grey tea and still be talking non-stop.  I loved how much they are in love and they are now so in love with their little girl.   Here she is at nine days old.   Yes, beyond precious.  

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