Summertime Relaxing! Ottawa Lifestyle Photographer

I've thoroughly enjoyed the slower pace in my work this last year to have more time at home with baby.  I've been just busy enough and will have a lot more coming soon, with family sessions, babies, 1st, 3rd and 90th birthday parties, baptisms, burlesque, and maybe even some mini-sessions.  I love photographing weddings, which we'll get back to after the summer, but for now I’m so glad to have more weekends and more time with family.  

Hope you have many moments full of your favourite summer pleasures, just like this!

I Love Summer Campfires!  Especially in Northwestern Ontario.
 

Love for my one and only

Four years ago today, Darcy and I were married, in our hometown.  It was a beautiful, sunny, blue-sky kind of day in September for our backyard ceremony (which is lucky for Dryden since it snowed there just the week before) and then a big party with friends and family.   

When I think of that day, I still feel so grateful for all the love and support from everyone to help pull it together.  It was a wonderful day for us, and with every day since I still love calling him my husband.  Happy Anniversary Darcy.

Photos by William Au

Love for Pearl Jam & Cameron Crowe... It's PJ20!

It's only 4 days away, and I'm too excited not to share some of this.  First off, in case you didn't know this about me, I am a huge Pearl Jam fan.  Their music has influenced me and carried me through so much in my life, like an old friend that's still a ton of fun and a comfort.  Their dynamic sound and incredible songwriting skills have kept them pretty big on a lot of people's lists and still speaks to me in a big way.  Also, movie-loving geek that I am, I'm also a fan of director & former rock journalist Cameron Crowe.  

Crowe's movies are heartfelt and exciting.  He always uses music so well in his films.  You can't watch Singles or Almost Famous without getting that he's a huge music fan, and better yet he knows how to convey that connection and emotion.  So, Cameron Crowe, making the Pearl Jam movie?  

I'm beyond excited to see this.

Here's a PJ video, with a stripped down version of Thumbing My Way.  Enjoy!

PJ20 , the movie, chronicling the band's history, comes out on Sept 20th.

Check out the PJ20 Site for some great links, videos and more!

Here's the PJ20 Trailer:

Pearl Jam Twenty from Pearl Jam on Vimeo.

Muppet LOve! Listen to this...

I just started listening to it myself only 10 minutes ago, but had to share with you.  The entire Muppets: the Green Album, is on NPR to stream for our 'most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational' listening pleasure. 
Have a listen here at NPR, if only for Weezer's rendition of Rainbow Connection. 
And, oh!  Mahna, Mahna, by the Fray ... so fun! doo doo do do do...

Check out the upcoming movie, due out in November.  Not only will there be the usual Muppet awesomeness, but it's written by Jason Segel, the incredibly talented actor from How I Met Your Mother and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (which he also wrote) with muppets, songs, and I love his sense of humour.  I wish the Muppet show was still on TV, but this will do.

Enjoy!