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As part of a large project at the company I worked at in Florida, I did several photoshoots. The top and bottom photos in this "pop-up standee" were from my photoshoot. These were blown up into 17" fabric pieces, and were attached to this snap frame. It will be used for upcoming events that the store takes part in. This particular event was at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday, which attracted tens of thousands of people over a 4-day time span.

The photos were beautiful and vibrant and received a lot of compliments through the course of the weekend.  Below, you can see the original wrap & smoothie photo - don't you just want to sink your teeth right in?!

I'm very proud to have taken part in this project!

City and Colour at Jannus Landing

On October 3, 2013, I had the opportunity to go see City and Colour at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, with my friends who were in town for the weekend from Toronto.  My friends are big fans of City and Colour, but I didn't know much about the band prior to the concert.  The music was great, and it's always nice to see a Canadian act here in Florida! Good times, great music, great friends!

Clearwater Beach - The Best Place To Watch A Sunset in USA

Clearwater Beach is currently in the running for the best place to watch a sunset in the USA.  It's long been my favourite place to watch a sunset, and here are just a few of the reasons why.  These photos were taken on a rainy/stormy day in September... even the clouds couldn't dampen this gorgeous scenery!

Vote for Clearwater Beach here!

 Some of my older sunset photos:

What do you think? Best place to watch a sunset in the USA? I think so!

Happy First Birthday, Matthew!

It's hard to believe that one year ago, my one and only nephew was born! It's even harder to believe that I never shared his newborn portraits on the blog.  Since I can't be with him to celebrate today, here are those portraits, one year later.

Happy Birthday, Matty Moo!  You have brought endless joy into our lives.  I love you,  muffin!  

Linked to: Smart Schoolhouse, Ashley's Dandelion Wishes

Published on Wikipedia!

Just wanted to share a quick screenshot - I was asked if I would give Wikipedia the rights to use one of my photos of Danny Michel from the 2010 Outlaws and Gunslingers NXNE set, and I obliged! Here it is:

You can see the full page in action here, or view more photos from the 2010 NXNE set over at Flickr.

Family in the Photobooth

I was blessed to have been born into a super awesome and fun family!  For my niece's birthday, I created the Life's A Beach theme, which you may have seen over at my other blog, Superflash Creative.  Since her friends' party was held on her actual birthday, we actually hosted two parties in one day!  First, the friends came over in the afternoon, and later in the evening, the family came over for a celebration.  Since the decor was still up from the first party, we decided to have a bit of fun in the photobooth!

 

       

By the way, you can download the props for FREE, right here.  The bunting printables, with the rest of the party decor, are available over at Etsy.

Portraits: Mister C on the beach!

Back in 2011, I had the pleasure of meeting this little man, and last month, I got to hang out with him and his parents in Sarasota, FL!  We had lots of fun playing in the sand, and he is one of the best behaved toddlers I've ever known.  Love this little guy - and his parents!

There's a few more shots over at facebook if you'd like to see more! Pop by, give us a like, and let me know what you'd like to see more of! 

Family Portraits on the beach

My sincere apologies for the lack of updates lately!  Things have been very busy in my world.  If you're a fan on facebook, you've been seeing a few updates over the last little while, but unfortunately, the blog has fallen a bit behind, with my move to Florida and wedding.  Of course, however, I have not stopped taking photos!  Here are some I took of my sister's family on the beach, when they came down to visit me.