Summer Family session - Comox Valley - Bellaphoto

This family has the best hair of ANY families I photograph, and they  definitely earned that title when they arrived with a new puppo, WITH MATCHING HAIR!!! I have been shooting these girls for years, and I can't believe how old they are getting, it's such a joy capture their family photo session. 

Comox Marina Family Session - Comox BC - Bellaphoto

It was a beautiful night at the Comox marina where this family photo session took place. I think it is my new go to spot in Comox.

Courtenay maternity photographer - B family session - Bellaphoto

So the worst thing that could happen to a photographer.. okay ONE of the worst things that could happen to a photographer happened to me... That panic inducing, heart pounding, worst thing. My freaking hard drive failed. okay TWO harddrives failed.  I lost EVERYTHING.. Or did I? THANK SWEET BABY JESUS. I have Backblaze. This probably sounds like an ad for Backblaze and you know what. It basically is. My hard drive and externals were mirrored on a cloud back. Within a week I had an new external with ALL my old files!!  So of course, what do I do? Take a stroll down memory lane, and come across this STUNNING studio maternity session. 

Love these faces.

Comox Valley Photographer - project 52- Bellaphoto

I have a bunch of goals for 2017. 
Eat more veggies, learn how to curl my hair with a flat iron (how can a 13 year old on youtube do it with ease but i end up looking like Einstein??) 
AND photograph my family. Document our life.

you would think the children of a photographer must have millions of awesome photos...
but as the cobbler's kids have no shoes... I tend to forget about my little people when I have clients to capture.

So i am going to attempt a project 52.
there is no way in hell i am trying a 365, I will probably forget around day 6, and then like.. what is even the point. But i feeeeel like i can do once a week.

So in case you aren't up to speed, we sold out townhouse in the city (ish) and moved to the sticks.
Total rural paradise.

and currently that paradise is covered in 6 inches of ice.

I reeeealy wanted to take some pics of the kiddies in the snow, so i begged.
Please, just 5 minutes and you can eat that giant ass Kinder surprise egg on the counter.

I think they gave me like... 1.8 minutes. 

ooh look how cute they are... then someone stepped on someone's toe.. and the other punched the stepper..

And then they both just fricken RAN inside.
1.8 minutes.

So next I tried to get the big one to come in to my new studio space.
I wanted to test the light.

this is how that went.



but hot damn look at that light!!!
I can't wait for family photo sessions on this little window seat!

So last..
this guy.




He was not impressed either.
but at least he got his treat :)