Thirteen

Pamela has four girls. I have photographed each of them during their 13th year. Aurora is the third to turn 13. She is extremely musical with a lovely voice, but she is also extremely bright. I look forward to seeing her share her gifts with the world - she already has so much to offer. I hope I have caputred just a bit of who she is at this wonderful time of self discovery.

Craftsman of Photographic Arts

Wow, received my plaque and medallion for my Craftsman of Photographic Arts at the National Convention and Print Competition of the Professional Photographers of Canada. Three of my four prints blogged earlier were accepted into the print salon with a Merit distinction! My best results to date. Can't wait for next year!

Thanks Darwin for taking a few shots during the Awards Banquet and thanks Linda for escorting me to the podium and making sure I didn't trip!

But mostly thank you to my fantastic models, especially Aurora from Childhood Wonder, you are so natural in front of the lens. And most importantly, thank you PPOC and all the wonderful mentors I have met. I have learned so much from everyone of you!

Miranda

Reading is Miranda's passion. She and Tamera go back to kindergarten. Now that is a true friend! I'm sure they have been through lots together and will be there for each other in this new life of adulthood. With friends like that one doesn't need best wishes but I will make them anyway. The last images to post are those of the group. By then we were all tired and I hope the girls will be back for an outdoor session once the weather warms up so we can capture their relationships on camera.

Laura

Laurel loves sketching and photography so we did a little bit of tech talk during her session! Laurel's quiet nature comes through in her images but a sense of complexity is also very strong. She may have a tough time deciding which direction to follow in life as I sense she will have many options and interests. You go girl!

Andrea

Andrea and Tamera have been friends since grade nine so it was great she could come for the fashion photo session Tamera set up. Andrea loves style and dresses and moves like a model with ease in front of the lens. My poodle, Mozart was thrilled to pose with her as he tries to be in all the portraits taken at the studio. All the best Andrea!