Jason met the Jones family recently at the Crescent Beach in South Surrey recently for some casual family portraits. The light was beautiful and they were dressed wonderfully to compliment each other and the surroundings. I like how you can catch a glimpse of each boy’s personality in their photographs. Here are a few favorites ….

The Ens family was all in town this summer so they decided that it was time for an updated family portrait. It poured rain a few minutes before their session but then stopped and cleared up by the time the session was over. Grandpa Ens brought his old car and it worked perfectly in the setting. Here are a few of our favorites …

The Grubb family won a the silent auction gift certificate that we donated to the Fraser Valley Symphony Orchestra and recently came in for some family photography. They enjoy the ocean and the wind so we chose to do their family portrait session by the Fraser River at sunset to create the feel of the ocean. Here are a few of our favorites …

If you follow us on Twitter or Facebook, you’ll know that we’re always trying new things and experimenting with lighting. Jason found this video and was inspired. So we decided to test it out on our family and did some photos of ourselves in the bathtub. The kids thought it was great wearing their clothes in the tub. Here’s the result:

Click and then click again to see it larger.

We had to keep these pictures top secret so Donna could surprise our parents. The Thomas family are pros are posing for Jason as they’re used to him following them around at our family gatherings and vacations at the cabin. Donna’s my little sister. Isn’t Melissa cute? Here are a few favorites ….

Just to brag: Donna’s an awesome graphic designer.

Merry Christmas!!!!

Yes. It’s photoshopped. We’re more talented with trick photography than we are with cirque arts.

The short version of how we did it is the card is four pictures combined. We photographed each person in our studio on a white background. We knew what we wanted the final card to look like so we did a couple poses for each person to give us some flexibility in case it didn’t work. Jason did the rest, including the beautiful sketch of the tree in photoshop. Fun times!!!

We don’t send out cards every year but here are a few of our past cards:
2007
2006

Here’s a card Jason designed for his family to send back to the Olde Country (England). It was his Mom’s great idea to colour coordinate with the red scarves. Keep it in mind if you’re wanting colourful cards for next year.

Michelle + Nadia met Jason in Fort Langley for their family portraits. It was a beautiful fall day and they wanted something that involved nature. Nadia’s a dancer so she also did some whirling and twirling.

I think as photographers we come to appreciate the different colours, textures and lighting of the changing seasons. During November, the colour from the leaves on the ground and grass that is still green makes for a nice contrast to the bare trees. Here are a few favorites …

We are winding down our portrait shooting season and were happy to photograph one of our regular families before we tuck ourselves behind our computers and printers to finish all the orders in time for Christmas. We met Shari + Aron at Fish Trap Creek on a blustery, drizzling day. Shari is a veteran at having family portraits done and was prepared with warm clothes and umbrellas. One thing I love at the Dicks is that they laugh and have fun at their sessions! Even when everyone except Aron + I wiped out on the wet wood. Ouch! Here are a few favorites ….

Val won a gift certificate to our studio at a silent auction for Gallery 7 and has been saving it for a fall family portrait. She didn’t realize who we were but I had worked with her one summer at MCCBC. She is an amazing quilter who used to organize the quilting there. She has so many gorgeous quilts in her home.

We met Redekop family at their home and photographed them in the chilly wind. Brrr. They were troopers and here are a few of our favorites …

By the way, Gallery 7 is performing Pride & Prejudice from now to November 21. I’ve heard it’s a must see show!