The photo that started it all... Bellaphoto, Ladner Children's photography

Ever wonder what brought me down this crazy path....

Lets starts back at the very very beginning.. well not that far back. My skill of photography started at age 12, when i took my first class at Arts Umbrella on Granville Island. This is where i picked up my first camera, my pentax K1000. (that's film y'all)
Fast forward to high school. I lived in the darkroom, not only was it dark (i was angst filled) it was a great place to make out and hide from teachers.

Fast forward again to college, I graduated from the Professional Photo Imaging program at Langara College.

In all this time.. i had SKILL at photography... but I didn't have a passion. In fact.. for 2 years after I graduated, I didn't pick up a camera.

Photography had become boring. it was all about the technical aspects. The proper exposure, the proper Rembrandt pattern, did my shadows have the right density.  YAWN....

I became a professional image editor, photoshop was my new world.

Then I had babies.. oh I guess this is where I have to start taking pictures of families in their matching jeans and christmas sweaters.. OMG kill me. I did some photos.. some kids.. what I thought I was supposed to.. not my style.. but hey, kids and family are cheesy. 

THEN....

It happened. 


I took THE PHOTO. The photo that inspired me, captured my heart, and my soul. okay fine.. it was of MY kid.. but it could have been anyone's kid.

She wasn't smiling, her eyes looked 1000 years old... WAIT. WHAT. kids could be ART?! Hold the phone!

Obviously I had INVENTED THIS!!!
** I totally did not invent this, read a freaking photo book ali **

I was suddenly in love with photography. I could take the pictures I wanted, the way I wanted to.
This was where my passion began.

My goal, with any client, is to create something timeless.

A visual representation of your history.

I want to create pieces that can be passed down from generation to generation and be appreciated.

So yes.. sometimes your children won't be smiling. but you can see their soul.. and that is what really matters.

The M family - Tsawwassen family photography- Bellaphoto

Wow! It has been a long time since I have sat down to write a blog post! But this is an important one, and I wanted to make sure  I put the words down while they were fresh in my mind.

When I was contacted by this momma, she has said she was just looking for a session for her children, after some smooth talking on my part, I finally talked her in to "being in a few shots".
I am SOOO happy she did.

Momma.. you need to exist in photos. Photos are a visual representation of your history. Exist in your history.

There were so many amazing photos from this session, it was hard finding only a few to sum it up.

I loved photographing these kids. Big sister was FIERCE. She has a natural knack for knowing her angles and connecting with the camera. I love love her freckles and the contrast of her light skin and dark hair. She reminds me of a freckled snow white.
And little brother....
he is a gorgeous, giggling ball of energy.
The thing that was very apparent during our session was how much they loved their momma.

These photos are important now, but they will be even more important in the future when these memories aren't as fresh, looking back, remembering the smell of the grass, the chirping of the crickets, the buzzing of the mosquitoes.. and the love of their momma, these images are timeless and 

they will be beautiful to pass on for generations.