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Registration for Mother's Day Event

This is my mom with 2 of her 4 grandchildren. It was taken last year, in my studio, on Mother's day. This year on Mother's day(Sunday, May 8th), I am holding my 3rd Annual Celebrating Mother's Event for mothers and grandmothers to get these precious photographs with their children and grandchildren. It is one of my favourite events of the year. This year, I am excited to say that each mother(or grandmother) will receive an incredible swag bag filled with some of my favourite things to find locally(I can't wait to show you what I have lined up). 

These sessions are short and sweet--15 minutes in length. As I mentioned, they will be in my studio(which is in my home in Okotoks, AB). The goal is to capture a minimum of 10 photographs for you to cherish. The session is priced like this:

Session fee: $100(+gst)  **this is just for Dana's time and talent on the day of the session and does not include any prints, products, or digital files. Those are sold separately. 

Individual digital files are sold for $150(+gst)

The entire gallery of digital files will be available for $500(+gst).

Printed products also available for purchase. Prints start at $50(+gst).

Registration is now open. Available session spots are listed when you click on May 8th below. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dana to discuss.

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Pool Party Sessions

A unique underwater portrait experience...A new kind of mini session :) First opportunity will be the first week in July. The session fee is $100(+gst)....this does not include any digital files, prints or products. Digital files will be available for purchase and they will be the lowest price they've EVER been.

4 spots 1 spot left. That's it, folks...contact me for more details if you are interested.

~ Dana

 

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Growing With Me

Recently, a couple of other photographers have pointed out that my subjects are getting...well...older. Not entirely, but often enough to point it out. That, a lot of the kids I have the privilege of getting in front of my lens are not toddlers anymore. Inevitably, when the other photographers mention this, they add how scared they are to have older subjects. Truthfully, they used to scare me, too...but not anymore.

Partially, it's because a lot of my clients--over half of them--are repeat clients. These kids have grown with me. They know me and I know them. There is a comfort level that comes from using the same photographer over and over again. But, it's also because my own kids are older now(and so are their friends), so I have gone from talking Backyardigans to Pokemon to Minecraft...and my comfort level around older kids has grown.

I love older kids. They have interesting stuff to tell you. And, they take direction...you can have them run and jump with a balloon over and over again to try and get a better and better shot. In fact, most of them LOVE it--that feeling like they are a part of creating something. And, you know what I've learned this fall? I love it, too.

This beautiful girl and I just met...so, we didn't have that comfort of knowing each other. But, I listened to her tell me stuff...and she has had an amazing life so far. Truly amazing. And, then...she ran and jumped and ran and jumped and swung her hair around and giggled and goofed around. See...11 year olds like to play just as much as toddlers :)

~ Dana

 

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