Denise Lafortune at the Lower Mainland Academy of Classical Ballet in Abbotsford has developed some amazing dancers in her studio. She has a way of fostering a love of dance while remaining dedicated to technical excellence. Lexi is looking forward to beginning ballet at her studio this fall. Here are some photographs of her dancers that we did this year …
Sometimes I feel like half of my blog posts use all the old lines that used to make me feel like rolling my eyes when I was a kid. Two of those that I just have to use again for Kyrah are “she’s so cute” and “she’s growing up so quickly”. Now that I’ve got that out of my system I guess that officially makes me one of Those Adults now.
We think it’s a great tradition that Kyrah gets to come for her very, own portrait session every year and then has her updated portraits displayed in her home until her next birthday session. It’s an occasion that she looks forward to and we do as well. Here are a few of our favorites from her 2010 session …
Peyton came recently for Imagine Kids session and met Jason at the Eagle Mountain Park up the road from our studio. She’s grown up a lot since her first mini-session with us when she was six months old. Pretty soon she’s going to be a big sister! Here are a few favorites from her session …
Kaylee comes to see us every year for her birthday portrait session. So far she’s always worn a red dress which is great for doing portraits with. Red is a colour that pops in photographs and Kaylee has enough personality to pull it off. She had lots of smiles for us this year and here are a few of our favorites ….
Flashbacks: Kaylee one year | Kaylee two years
Sydney had some great ideas for her Imagine Kids portrait session. She wanted it at her home with the pillars on the front porch. So Jason went there and started with that and then found quite a few other places at her home that were perfect for photography. Here are a few favorites ….
Berkeley, Dylan and Macguire had their Imagine Kids portrait session in their home. Their mom is an amazing interior designer and had the perfect spot in their home office ready for us when we arrived. The kids are not only ridiculously good looking, they are super nice. We’ve even made some of their headshots into a sample display in our studio. Here are a few of our favorites …
The headshot display above the shelves is of Berkeley, Dylan and Macguire. I painted a blue block behind them to make the white frames stand out.
Here’s a little flashback to four years ago when the kids were flower girls and a ring bearer in a wedding we photographed. Here’s a photo of them from three years ago. You can really notice time moving by when you look at photographs of kids growing up!
Alexis, Melina and Lincoln were part of our Imagine Kids art book and we went to their home for their portrait session. They had the perfect wall paper to make a backdrop for their session and their mom did an awesome job of styling them for the session. They’re great kids and we always look forward to their sessions. Here are a few of our favorites …
Here they are two years ago. I think Lexi great up about 7 years in the past two years!
We spent three great days at Aerial Dance and Acro Academy in Abbotsford doing the year end photography of all their dancers. We were not bored as there was a never ending array of hip hop, ballet, lyrical, acro, jazz, contemporary, musical theatre and tap dancers in colourful and sparkling costumes to pose for us.
It’s always a treat to photograph dancers because we can ask them to “Put your weight on your back leg” and they’ll just do it. Body awareness is a wonderful thing for photographers to work with.
I had a hard time narrowing down a few photographs to post. If you dance at Aerial and I didn’t post your photograph and you want me to post a copy for your profile picture, just send me a message (db@rastudio.ca or Facebook) and I’ll get you set up!
Hunter, Hannah and Gabriella came for their Imagine Kids portrait session when the weather was still chilly. The day was sunny and beautiful though and Jason found the perfect corner at Abbotsford City Hall for their portraits. I love the styling their mom did with their outfits! The could start up their own band and use the first photograph below on their album. I’d buy it! Here are a few favorites …
Every time I meet Connor and Joel they are enthusiastic, friendly and talkative. I’ve tried asking their super mom what her secret is for raising such great boys but she hasn’t divulged the information yet. Jason met the boys downtown Abbotsford for their Imagine Kids session. They brought some of their hockey gear and were ready to ham it up for the camera. Here are a few favorites …
Here they are in Fall 2008.
