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Some Updating

elma — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:46:40 +0000

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted to the blog. Bad blogger. I’ve spent the last few weeks not only shooting but working behind the scenes. This blog has received a facelift along with my website. Last December I began a new website design and I finally put the finishing touches on my galleries last month. The challenge was not so much in finding portraits from sessions that I love, but in deciding how to present the images. I finally decided to have simple ‘galleries’ that showcased a variety of images. My wedding galleries have been categorized differently; by the couples names…. but instead of reading about it, I’d love for you to visit the website and see for yourself. www.photographybyelma.com

Please feel free to send some feedback my way. By the way, thanks to Michelle Wells, Amy, Shannon, Christina and Dawnn for all the help on the ‘back end’. I appreciate it!

Watch the blog for more posts this week and next, I have some great recent weddings to share as well as commercial work.

Lastly, a quick shot of my kids last month – cause what’s the point of a photography blog with no pictures?

Christmas Holidays

elma — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:29:04 +0000

Just want to wish you and your family the most Blessed of Holiday seasons and a very Happy New Year!

Elma (and family)

My Anniversary Dinner

elma — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:09:14 +0000

We celebrated our wedding anniversary last month . It was an amazing event, we had a personal chef from The Heat is On Catering come to our home and cook for us and two other couples (who are wonderful friends).

James came to our house, brought cutlery and plates – The only thing I had to do was provide the linens and the wine, he cooked the meal while we relaxed out on the deck.

The menu was fantastic.

Starters:
Chicken or Vegetable spring rolls with sweet & sour dipping sauce
Feta Bruschetta

Salads
Oriental salad of mixed greens, nappa cabbage, carrots, bamboo shoots, cucumber, tomatoes and crisp egg noodles tossed in sesame dressing

Diamond Dinner Entrées Menu
Grilled Beef Tenderloin
Smoked Tomato Relish
Rosemary roasted Potatoes and Chevre Cream Sauce

The evening was fantastic! Great food and company and the best part was that I got to spend it relaxing and enjoying the company of our guests. A highly recommended experience!

Vacation

elma — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:29:45 +0000

Back to PINECLIFF for another week of great times. Aside from a day or two of less then great weather, it was awesome – and NO HUMIDITY (unlike the heat wave Niagara has been having). The kids had lots of beach time, tubing and of course campfires every night. It just wouldn’t have been as wonderful without our good friends there to share in the fun. Natasha loved it all, especially the swings and driving the boat. Pinecliff is always an awesome memory!

Banff

elma — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:21:03 +0000

I spent the first weekend of June in beautiful Banff, Alberta. I met up with a bunch of my online photography friends for some shooting, eating, laughing, learning, hiking etc etc

I was in AWE of the majestic mountains and view. The first few images are from our Friday afternoon hike. (We took the difficult trail which I am sure is only meant for Mongolian Sherpa’s and experienced rock climbers who can affix themselves to the cliff with gear instead of prayers – although prayer did work)

I’ve been wanting to learn HDR for my images so I played a little with these. I tried to bring out as much detail as possible with Photoshop for these images. Honestly though, no camera, no lens, and no photoshopping can ever really properly justify the views!

And the following images are from our Hotel, the Rimrock. Spectacular views!

Big thanks to all the gang in Banff for such a wonderful getaway!

Toddler TWOsday

elma — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:00:14 +0000

On the first day of Spring, Natasha turned two. Hard to believe how the time has flown and how much she’s grown. She is so special. We love this kid like crazy….

Happy Birthday to our wonderful little girl. She completely changed our lives.. for the better of course!

xx Mom

2010

elma — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:10:29 +0000

Things may look like they have been quiet around here, but behind the scenes there has been a buzz of activity. I finally had an opportunity to redo and update the galleries on my WEBSITE. If you haven’t seen my galleries recently, make sure you visit. Some of the best looking people in Niagara/Halton are in there! In addition, I have expanded on another area of my website, my commercial work. You can view my collection of commercial work by clicking the image below.

For 2010 I’ve challenged myself to do a small number of weddings. In the past I’ve always referred Wedding requests to other photographers, but my experiences with weddings last year was so wonderful, I want to do it again! Click on the image below to see earlier blog posts of 2009 weddings and couples.

I really enjoyed the time off during the holidays and taking the time in January to complete some projects that have been waiting far too long but now I’m ready and very excited about my upcoming sessions and getting back into shooting! Newborns, families, a winter wedding and even a maternity are booked in the next few months. I’m excited for what 2010 holds………..

I appreciate you stopping by.

Elma

From Me to You

elma — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:57:35 +0000

A Toddler amongst us

elma — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:05:14 +0000

You know you are living with a toddler when:

you think a bum is cute….

you admire little shoes and then actually buy them …

you’re always lending a hand (or finger) …

you are always on your toes (ESPECAILLY when they are)…

watching a game of fetch is actually entertaining..

you see old things through new eyes again…

and again….

an old borrowed toy that entertains for 40 minutes feels like a (another) gift from heaven…

you take the extra, extra, extra long way home even with ice cream in the trunk….

you tell your teenage daughter to keep applying MORE make-up …

your heart overflows with joy OFTEN ….

Natasha Grace at 16 months.

My Kids

elma — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:34:03 +0000

A long over due post of photos of my kids.

My girls…

Natasha has just started walking, so cute…

They’re laughing at Natasha because;

She’s making this 2-tooth grin at them (she has them wrapped around her finger)