LAST POST ON THIS BLOG!!

So sad to see this blog go as it has been my home for almost 6 years now...WOW! Can't believe how fast time flies! You can head over to my new website that is also a fully functioning blog as well. www.rumorhasitphoto.ca . All of my old posts have transferred so you will be able to still look back at things from there. I hope you will join me there and follow for many more years of photography and goings on. Thanks for following! Carlee - Rumor has it Photo & Design

Photography Weekend - Part Three - Calgary Family Photographer

These weekend of photos posts seem to be taking me a LONG time, but finally this is last one! I had the pleasure of strolling around Fish Creek Park with this family on a beautiful Sunday evening. It was so nice to see them again, they are "Saskatchewan Imports" just like me. I remember spending many an evening at their place in Prince Albert as a teenager having dinner and jumping on their trampoline. Many good memories! So happy to see them again and keep in touch! Here's just a peek at some of their photos!

Weekend of Photos Part 2 - Calgary Baby and Child photographer

You'll remember this Mama from her fun Maternity session this past winter HERE . Well baby Adam was already almost 3 months old when we finally got our schedules to match up. I was a little leary with a baby so old, as I'm used to photographing babies only a couple days old. He was a little trooper though, venturing inside and out, and finally petering out for a little nap. We got a lot of variety I think captured a bit of his personality! I so loved his little chub. Enjoy!

A weekend of photos - Calgary Child & Family Photographer

I apologize for the blogging hiatus as of late. I wish I had a good explanation, but really my only excuse is that Facebook is really easy these days. I can drop in, add a couple photos in the midst of editing and keep on truckin'. If you check my Facebook page you will see that and also see how my blog post is lagging behind. I am going to try and do a "summary" post of sorts once I get caught up on each session so you can get a taste of what a full session looks like. I try my best not to sit in one spot and say "smile" as much as possible so that we get a lot of variety in colours, poses, backgrounds etc. Here is a little snap shot of a recent session. It was one of three I had in one weekend. The other too are close behind, I promise! Enjoy! And check out my Facebook page and "like" it if you'd like to keep up to date on my latest sessions. Thanks for looking! :)

One boy, One girl. - Calgary Maternity Photographer

I had the pleasure of hanging out with these parents to be this weekend. We made our way around from one colorful spot to another and enjoyed the sunny Sunday of the May long weekend. This beautiful Momma is due with twins towards the end of June, but we'll see how long she makes it. Looking forward to newborn photos with the babes. One girl, one boy. Wow, pretty cool and scary at the same time! Love it! Enjoy the colorful snapshot of our session!

My Girls - Calgary Children's Photographer

Every Spring, my Mom sends out her request for the "Spring" photos of her Grandkids. She has an awesome screened in porch (which is great for the summer in Saskatchewan especially if the mosquitos are bad, but the weather is hot!) where she has display of her Grandkid'd photos that she has us update yearly in Spring. I had a day off a couple weeks ago so I decided to take/force my kids out for some photos. The weather was grey, and a little chilly but overall not too bad out. We got Log's this pair of boots that morning, and once she had them on, there was no getting them off, hence the rubber boots in our spring photos, oh well! Here is what we came up with for Grandma! Click on my FACEBOOK link above to like my page & see more of my photos! :)

Repeat Customers - Rumor has it Photo & Design - Calgary Family Photographer

I have to admit, return visits to families that I do photos for are one of my favourite things to do in photography. Watching families change from having a newborn in their arms to a watching that same child running to their parent's arms is a pretty cool thing. This family was no exception. I haven't seen them since their youngest was born (here) and as you can see he has grown, as has his big brother. That paired with a random 29 degree day at the end of April. What more could you ask for? Enjoy the LOVE of this family! Also, check out my Facebook page HERE for more photos.

Back to Saskatchewan

We've had a busy April so busy in fact its over!! It felt like a blur. Grandma and Grandpa visiting for Easter, back to Saskatchewan the following weekend, then a couple more busy weeks with work and the (planned) start of Soccer for Leyton. We headed to Yorkton to celebrate Kelly's Grandma's 90th birthday. What a lady, the last time we were back in Yorkton was for her 85th, and I have to say I don't think she looks a day older?! I think she enjoyed having her kids, grandkids and great grandkids around for the weekend (it was a surprise for her) but I'm sure she had a really big nap when it was all over! I wanted to post some photos of a little photo walk I did with Leyton and her cousin Ash. The house was a bit busy and the kids were in need of burning off a little steam, so I grabbed my camera and we headed out the door. To where? Who knows, but we found a park and some fun photos along the way. Enjoy! Happy 90th Grandma Mary!

Displaying your photos - Part 2 - Calgary Child, Family & Maternity Photographer

I posted last week promising to show you some of the displays of photos that I have around my home. First rule is that you can't look at anything too closely as you may see a decent layer of dust covering anything shown here! No judging people! :-) Second I have talked a lot about sizes of photos and how 8 x 10 isn't all that big. They may not be all that big if used as a single photo behind a couch but 8 x 10's can be very useful, especially if used in displays of a number of photos at a time or on wall areas with limited space. You'll see in a couple different spots in my home I have used the 8 x 10's in multiples as well as with other sizes. I do have a couple spots where I have even some 4 x 6's on the wall with matting or as a collage. This can work as well, but I have to say that most of mine are on the list for a change out! I have tried to give you what the actual sizes are, and how they look in each given room to give a little context. I have indicated where the frames were from (when I knew), and who the photo was taken by. If I haven't indicated who it was, it was me!
The other thing I noticed when taking photos around my home other than noticing dust bunnies, was that I am in need of some newer photos of both girls on the walls! A lot of the ones up are either without Logan around, or of her as a newborn. The one's of Leyton in her room are when she was two! I just love them so much I have trouble picking new ones to replace them! My newest set above the couch and at the entrance with our family photos are new though, and are some of my most favourite photos to date, likely because they are almost the only photos of our whole family! Enjoy and please feel free to send me some comments or questions, I would love to hear from you!

Starting off in the Master bedroom



Then moving into Leyton's room



Bonus Room

Main Floor






Basement/Playroom




These are just a few areas around my home where I have photos displayed, this place is an ongoing project, and with so many photos to choose from, its often hard to choose favourites! I'll keep you updated as progress happens!

Displaying your photos - Calgary Family Photographer

I have done a couple of these posts in the past HERE, but I have been meaning to do it more. I always love when someone is willing to bite the bullet and go with a large photo on a wall. We often feel like an 8 X 10 is a "large" photo to put on our wall, but if you actually placed a single 8 x 10 on a wall above a couch it would look pretty silly. I love the large sizes, with big frames and a nice matting on the photo, or a simple canvas of 20 x 24 size or larger. It sounds huge, but I promise you when you see the finished product you will LOVE what you see. I finally got to take a look at this display in my friend Jen's home today and am so pleased with its look. Can you tell that these photos are 16 x 20? WIth inexpensive framing options like Home Sense and Ikea the options are endless. These frames and the beautiful colors in her photos from our September Mini-Sessions work perfectly in her bonus room. I encourage you to think of ideas for displaying your photos - before - your session. This helps you choose wardrobe, & orientation of photos you would be looking for and making sure we get you that perfect shot you are looking to display. Thinking outside of the 8 x 10 box, totally a payoff in the end don't you think?
See for yourself! I also just realized that I haven't posted any of my own that I have put up in my home, and I have been meaning to get after any one of my past clients for a look at their displays! If you have one you'd ilke to share please email me! Otherwise I'm sure I'll be bugging you soon! Enjoy!

Foggy day - Calgary Children's Photographer

When I woke up this morning there was an awesome fog hovering over the open field across the street from our place. So I scarfed down some breakfast and tried bribing/asking my kids to head out with me for a couple photos. I only managed to get one out (the one that doesn't really speak and can get carried out there against her will) for a couple minutes before our fingers were cold and it was time to come back in. This is pretty much the only one where she isn't scowling at me, but I still like the foggy-ness in the background...maybe one day I'll get the other one out too. Happy Sunday!

My favourite age for photos - Calgary Children's Photographer

I had the chance to photograph this little cutie again this week. This is for sure my most favourite baby age to photograph after getting the newborn photos done. Right when baby can sit, but not crawl, sit but not stand, and do I even need to mention the chub?? Most babies have a plethora of chub at this age and well I just love it. From the chubby little fingers and toes to the buddha. Miss Rylie also has the craziest hair! As I'm sure you noticed, and no her Mom didn't style it that way. That's the way it looks...every day...without product. In fact product can't even tame it! Funny and cute at the same time! Well here she is Miss Rylie at ~10 months, and one with big brother Taylor giving some love.

Saturday Morning Editing - Calgary Newborn Photographer

I'm trying to finish up some editing this morning in my pyjamas with my kids running rampant in the house! This photo caught my eye and I just had to share. This was taken in a little staircase where the light was less than perfect. We snapped a few photos of Mom and Dad with baby number three, but then moved on because I just didn't think the light was right. It was a decent sized window, but it was above them and I had a bit of trouble getting a good angle because I was below them. I just about toppled down the stairs while trying to stand on a stool to change my angle! Hehe, oops that would have been a heavy fall! I couldn't resist posting this one just for all these reasons. I thought that I wouldn't like it because of the lighting, but something about it...I LOVE it! THought I would share, sometimes the best is hidden in the places you least expect! Happy Saturday morning!

What was I saying again? - Calgary Family Photographer

I showed you a photo on my last post that seemed to be a lot like what a family with three kids in it was like...and as I was editing tonight I came across this one. It made me smile...and I think might say the same as the last one, even more so! I like it, hope you like it too.

Baby Hank - Calgary Newborn Photographer

I was so lucky to meet Baby Hank and his busy family yesterday. This was the second time meeting this family, but of course this time it was + 1! With two big sisters to look out for him, I think he'll be pretty well taken care of! I wanted to give a couple shots in this sneak peek but picking them was VERY difficult! So many cute ones to pick from. I really loved the family shot as I think it probably shows what life is like having three kids...fun, but a bit crazy! The little hat for Hank was one that his Mom bought just for the photos, future pilot perhaps? The shot of Miss Hazel on her bed was so sweet, her Mom has such great ideas for the girls room, the paper poms are so colourful and how cute are those curls? As you can see there are frames just waiting for some photos to fill them, hopefully we've got some good ones to hang! Sarah has so many great photos all over her house, she is a photographers dream! I got to see the huge photos from this post in real life, and Wow! They look even better in person. Love the huge prints! I would recommend it to everyone!! Enjoy, I better get back to editing!

Baby Carter - Calgary Newborn Photographer

I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Carter yesterday. He is baby number three for this busy family. What a sweetie, and how good does Mom look one week post baby?

Leyton's Magic Show 5th Birthday Party

Well I've already posted Leyton's photo shoot so I guess you already know she turned 5. But I've been delinquent and haven't posted the photos of her actual birthday. It was a great day, a little crazy as most kids birthday parties are, but here are a few from before with her sister and during with her buddies and cousins. I think everyone had a great time! Abbra Kadabra! Leyton is 5!