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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
I am a child, family, newborn, maternity and couples photographer in Calgary and surrounding area. I have the blog to keep everyone who I take photos for updated, as well as documenting some of my own life and family. I would love to hear from you! Contact me at rumorhasitphoto@me.com if you are interested in a photo session. Session fees start at $175. Click the above pink colored links to link to my facebook page and my website to take a look at some of my past work! PLEASE NOTE I HAVE REMOVED MY LINK TO MY WEBSITE AS I AM CURRENTLY RE-DOING IT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BROWSE MY BLOG AND "LIKE" MY FACEOOK PAGE TO SEE MY PAST AND ON GOING WORK! Thanks! I will hopefully have it up and running soon!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

While they both sleep...

I'm here posting a quick pic from the other day...pretty much the only decent one of the two of them. Not too bad...if only we could time the naps to be at the same time every day...love the peace. Until I hear crying...crap gotta go!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Something a little lighter!

So, after the last post I'm going to take it down to something not photography related at all. I have been searching for a new winter coat for the past couple years. Not willing to just buy for a good price but wanting that perfect coat. Well this winter one of my friends started up a new blog that is set up to help people just like me. Here is his blog. A couple weeks ago I gave him this task...find me a good shell, and make it cute! Easy right? Well not really since I had been looking for 3 years! But in a couple days he managed to give me some great ideas and deals and sure enough I just received my coats this week, and they are fabulous! I am so happy. And so proud of myself for doing some online shopping. It was awesome!
Here is the base layer, such an awesome light but warm coat. And for once, actually has long enough sleeves and body to fit my monkey arms and exorbitantly long torso! Love the tight fitting cuffs and the hood. I love hoodies! So impressed...

Here is the shell, yes it is a tad bright, but I think it turned out pretty awesome. My other choices were black (blah) or bright yellow (yikes), but I am pretty happy with the green. Bright enough to stand out a bit, but not fluorescent. Initially I was trying to find the black in the other coat, but it seemed it wasn't available anywhere so I switched to magenta. I'm so glad I did. Adds just a bit of color to the green and looks great.


I ordered the Green coat from Altitude.com and got it within a week and a bit. The magenta coat was a bit harder to find, but I finally rounded one up from Monod's in Banff online store. Both were on sale, and I didn't have any issues! Great service.

Haven't tested them both out on the slopes yet, but hopefully soon. If you need some help finding gear, check out Dave's blog. He can even help all you diva's out there looking for the perfect gear! See you soon, hopefully I'll be wearing my new duds and you'll be able to judge for yourself!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Something different....

Last week I was flipping through my list of blogs that I frequent when I came upon a truly inspirational one from a photographer here it Calgary. This is it here . I thought it was an awesome post, and just a very cool thing to do for someone that is about to go through something so life changing.

Not even one day after I read this post I received a call from Joyce. It started off with just a simple "do you do adult photography?", but was about a whole lot more than that. Joyce had just found out that she has cancer for the second time. She is about to undergo treatments and was wondering if I would be able to take some photos of her before they begin. Like most of us, it had been too long since her last professional photos. Possibly her wedding or graduation, but either way it had been way too long. She joked about it being a running joke in her family, that she always had her eyes closed in photos, and would most likely be a challenge. I chuckled at that and promised we would figure out how to get some good shots, and make sure those eyes were open. I was so happy to meet her yesterday. She was patient while I sorted out my lighting, turning her this way and that to get the best angles, and smiles. All in all it was a great experience, and I hope that I was able to capture some photos that she and her family will cherish. I wish her only the best in this difficult time ahead.

The statistics are staggering...2 in 5 people will be diagnosed with cancer. Everyone has someone in their lives that has fought this battle. I have. We must continue to fight.

I am so proud that my husband Kelly has made the commitment to do the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer. Such an amazing ride for such an amazing cause. In only 2 years they have raised over $14 million. The money is raised for the Alberta Cancer Foundation and will directly support patients and families at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton and 15 cancer centres throughout Alberta. The Alberta Cancer Foundation provides funding to a team of top doctors and scientists whose search for new discoveries and improved patient outcomes will have a real impact in your community, across Canada, and around the world. In other words, participation will accelerate the conquest of cancer.

Here is the LINK HERE to check his progress, contribute to his ride, and to continue our fight against cancer. Thank you to all who contribute whatever amount it may be.



My thoughts are with Joyce and her family as she starts her treatments this week.



Sunday, January 16, 2011

Remember this photo....

I did it again with Logan...as you can see Logan is a tad bit...chunkier, shall we say? But cute none the less. I guess you can tell that my skills have improved a bit too over the past couple years. Can't believe that's it already been almost 4 years since this photo...Leyton just turned 4 yesterday, and Logan just turned 5 months old earlier this week. Man how time flies, good thing I've got my camera to remember it! Here's the tea cup pics and a couple more of Logan from the last little while...







Saturday, January 08, 2011

Scribbles by Design

My friends Jen and Dave have recently started a new business with a FANTASTIC idea!! Have you ever felt guilty about throwing away or recycling your kid's art, but at the same time thought, what the heck am I going to do with it? I have...many times!! Well, now we know what to do with it. Send it to Jen and make it into a beautiful masterpiece art print! I can't wait to get Leyton's and put it up in her playroom downstairs, I think its such an awesome idea, and can already see it framed in a nice simple black frame. Here is the link to her blog...think of all the decluttering you could do if you're one of the "savers"!

Find her blog here

Here's one that she's done up for Leyton

Friday, January 07, 2011

The Savvy Photographer

This is one of my favorite websites that I like to peek at and get ideas from, and they always have the most amazing tours of photographer's studios. So beautiful, wishing one day that I could have one as beautiful!! Wishful thinking!

Here is the link, some cool frames and fun stuff as well...

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

A year...in photos...

Wow...I had alot of photos to choose from...these were some of my favorites...Happy New Year!