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Sep 19 2013

FAT55

Its been a while since I’ve been inspired to pick up my camera gear and get out and shoot…but when my husband and his friend entered the FAT55 race and asked us to come along–I charged up my camera battery! The FAT55 is a 55 mile mountain bike race that takes place in Oakridge, Oregon. Oakridge is a small town in the middle of the Willamette Forest…with the trees, mountains and fog just begging to be photographed.

Don’t let the photos fool you…the race is 55 miles of technical and challenging trails…but being 6 months pregnant…I stuck to the lower areas to take photos. My husband finished the race successfully–with all his bones intact! And of course my son thought this was a pretty awesome day…his new word, “COOL!”

Tagged bikes, Dexter Lake, Fat fifty five, FAT55, mountain biking, Mountain Fog, oakridge, Oakridge oregon, Willamette Forest

Sep 15 2013

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Oh Canada!

Always so much memory making when back home in Saskatchewan. Boat races in the stream, swimming and story telling over the fire. Snake/frog/moose hunting, valley exploration and food (pizza pops), food (Old Dutch chips), and food (fish head soup)! And it wouldn’t be a trip to the Petays house without a boom and something flying through the air.

AND this happened!! Our large family is hard to get together all at one time much less convince everyone to pose for a family picture! When planning our trip home it didn’t look as though we’d all overlap at any point. So this actually wasn’t suppose to happen but here we all are…together for a couple of hours AND making time for a family photograph!

Tagged Canada, family, outdoors, Petays, Round Lake, Saskatchewan, travel

Mar 19 2013

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WPPI 2013 – Las Vegas

I like to think of WPPI Las Vegas as one stop shopping for Wedding + Portrait Photographers. Classes, workshops, speakers, networking and a massive trade show all under one roof. It’s like a Costco for photographers! This year I was excited to navigate through it all with 3 other photographers. The fabulous Brandi, Jenelle and Laurie. Not only did we attend the convention which was inspiring and educating beyond words but somehow managed to sneak out to the desert for a shoot!

When in Vegas one does not often see the sun rising, but come WPPI week – you snooze you lose!

Our shoot in the desert was beyond cool! A trending artisan living in Las Vegas getting ready to unveil her 2013 Spring/Summer Collection let us photograph her and her vibrant amazing work! Check back in a few weeks to see some images of this effervescent artist and her work.

I stepped off the plane feeling excited and motivated for what was ahead and grateful for photographers out there willing to share their knowledge in an ever-changing industry. So much information was freely shared (not to mention the swag I brought home)!

Here’s to a year of growth and change!

Tagged Las Vegas, NYNY, portrait photographers, WPPI 2013, wppi las vegas

Jan 18 2013

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drinking the fog

It’s been a few very busy months since we have moved to the west coast and while Eugene is very unique and hip…it is not quite New York-as far as fun celebs and events to go photograph! So I’ve been a little slow to find things to post here on the blog.

I went from being surrounded by huge amazing buildings (and didn’t think anything could beat that view) to being surrounded by these huge amazing trees. When seeing them covered by a misty fog, it takes my breath away. Here are a few snaps from this week.