Sometimes you get lucky enough to meet someone who impacts your life for the better, and when you meet this person they earn a special place in your heart. I was lucky enough to meet Melanie Mansfeild about 5 years ago. She was always a happy and upbeat person with knowledge and wisdom well beyond her years. When I ran into her again at the Atlantic Bridal Showcase we talked and did some catching up…
You may have noticed in the paper over the past week a few articles on a lower Sackville family who have found themselves in a struggle and need your help.
The Mansfeild’s, Melanie, Joey and their two daughters Emily and Lily will be headed to Ontario to have lifesaving chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants done for Lily. Lily is 4 months old and her closest matched donor is her older sister Emily…
The Mansfeild’s will have to stay in Ontario for up to six months and will be making daily trips to the hospital for both of their daughters. In order to fund their trip they are hosting a benefit, “For the Love of Lily” which will be taking place at the Roadhouse (961 Bedford Hyw) Saturday, March 6, 2010 8:00pm – 11:00pm. The event will be hosted by Marc Sauvé and will feature a silent auction where all proceeds go to pay for the family’s trip and lodgings while in Ontario. Tickets are $25.00 each and are all for a very worthy cause.
Here are a few photos we did of the Mansfeild family…for a family in need of so much one thing is for sure, they will never run out of love.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Posted in Travel
The past month or so I’ve been doing an awful lot of business administrative work and not a lot of shooting. Now the administrative work does need to get done or I’d never get paid and sadly would starve to death, but it’s not exactly fun or creative. T accounts this, Tax that, blah blah blah. Not my idea of a good time. So I’ve been trying to spend more time doing personal creative work and some adventures. Last posted high lighted a night with some great wedding photographers. I am of course still doing family photos, portraits, and other shoots but you still need to keep the creative juices flowing! This time of year you can often feel bleak and gray and being in a creative industry thats not exactly productive.
Well yesterday I went out with some other great photo minded people and drove around the country side to see what we could see. We didn’t find a whole lot driving down towards Chester, and every single time we got out of the car the snow seemed to double. It was a great day none the less, hoping we can do this more in the future as well. Take a look at what I had captured before running back to the car and my warm coffee.
Sunday, January 31, 2010 Posted in Weddings
Last week some great Halifax wedding minds got together to thump our chests and brag about or conquests the previous year. Or drink No Name coke and eat old Nacho Doritos, same thing really. It seems that once a month a few of us are going to get together, compare photos to just generally shoot for the hell of it. Should be a blast! Above there is my last minute contribution to last weeks discussion. Below you will find some fantastic work by Liam Hennessey, Jeff Babineau, Heather Crosby and Jeff Cook, Check em out!
Thursday, January 28, 2010 Posted in Boudoir
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With Valentines Day right around the corner it’s no surprise we’ve been getting A LOT of inquiries for boudoir photography. So in celebration of the most romantic day of the year we thought we would offer a smokin’ hot sale!
So from January 27th – February 10th all boudoir session will be $250.00 +hst which includes:
- 2 hour session with up to 5 outfit changes
- A personal posing coach
- Re-touching on ordered images
- 15% discount on any other product ordered (can be applied to prints, albums, calendars, etc)
Makeup and Hair can be added for an additional fee*
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We’ve found over the past year or so there has been an increasing demand from our brides for something a little different, to give their hubbies on the wedding night as a surprise gift. And who doesn’t like a sexy book of the lady of their dreams? We all do, that’s who!
Wedding traditions are definitely changing, fewer churches, less rigidity in the day, male and female mixed wedding parties…the works. But with every door that closes a new one opens and I think that most people enjoy being able to customize their weddings to match their personalities.
I asked one of my brides, “what made you decide you wanted to do boudoir?” and what she said to me really made me think. She told me she wanted to be immortalized in a sexy but tasteful way so she and her husband could always remember what she looked like when they were married. She told me that once she got past the initial modesty, bought some fun outfits and tried out some poses at home it was a lot of fun and helped boost her confidence before the big day. In the end she loved her images and had a nice book printed up for her husband. I enjoyed getting all the feedback and knowing that I helped someone by giving them a little confidence boost and helping them to let go and enjoy themselves. And well it of course was a blast!
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Every year when i go home for Christmas my mom asks me to take some photos of the family, I of course agree and off to shoot we go. I pass them along and they get printed and put into a photo album, not to be seen again for years to come. I never put a lot of thought into those photos when I was younger, but not being an older wiser Brian I realize how important those photos are, professional or not. We went looking for some albums this year to show Karen but we just couldn’t find the ones I was looking for. I was pretty disappointed. This got me to thinking…
I love shooting families. You get to spend the afternoon with 3, 4, 5 (who knows) people you know little to nothing about and get to know them, and creating memories for years to come. Karen has known The Fox MacNeil Family for some time now as she has babysat Gus and Angus in the past, but it was sstill nice for me to get to know them. Just before Christmas we went over to the family homestead and spent the afternoon with Gus and family! Photo awesomeness of course took place! Tada!
by Brian Larter
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