Clan McLenahan

I have known these most lovely families for quite some time.  In fact, Steve and Lisa were neighbours of mine years ago! I knew their boys when they were little, and was privileged to meet the rest of the family over the years as well.  We had done family photos a decade ago, so it was super cool to be asked to capture the updated version!  It is so amazing to see how families grow and change and I was touched at how personable and lovely they ALL were to hang out with.  Always a pleasure, always a treat to spend time with this group.  Here are just a few of our faves from that day.

 

 

 

 

xo

Jen

Cooter

Shannon set this shoot up as surprise for her husband - and kept it a surprise for a couple of months! We had an awesome fall day getting shots of Cooter.  He is SUCH a sweetheart! Here is one of the final composite's we put together for them.  These are his "personality" looks, (though he is just one big pile of personality!). Have I ever mentioned how much I love working with dogs?

xo

Jen

Lindsay and Garrett

A few weeks ago, I had the absolute pleasure of capturing Lindsay and Garrett's wedding day.  What a fabulous group of people. Everything was so well organized, every detail taken care of. Not only is Lindsay very organized, but Afton and Sarah from One West Weddings made sure that the day went off without a hitch. Thanks you for having Chipperfield Photography as part of your day - I truly enjoyed hangin' with you guys! Congratulations and I hope you enjoy your sneak peek. I can't wait for you to see all the shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 xo

Jen

Blake - 8 months

Ok - my fave little nephew and sista. Seriously. Love you both like mad.  Here's a teaser to hold you over until Wednesday.

xo

Jen

Emily and Connor - Graduating!

 

This whole concept is both amazing and shocking for me.  It's a reminder of how quickly time flies.  Emily is graduating from high school.  As a bit of back story, I have know her since she was a wee tyke of two. We moved in across the street from her family and developed a strong friendship that has endured for the last 16 years. So I have seen her (and her brother James of course) grow, change and adapt through all the years in to the most amazing young woman that she is today.  Emily - I couldn't be more proud and happy for the person you have become.  You are truly beautiful and lovely and I'm glad to be a part of your world. These pictures show the beautiful smiles and enigmatic looks that are truly Emily. And of course,the lovely connection she shares with her boyfriend, Connor. Thanks for coming out to play on this lovely May weekend! And here's a funny little sneak peek vid too...

xo and love

Jen

The Power of Photography

 

 One of the things that I love about photographing portraits the way that I do, is that moment when a person sees the images I have taken and visibly relaxes.  95% of the people that walk through my door tell me they hate being photographed or that they aren't photogenic. I always tell them that it's just that they have never been photographed properly. My approach is to be relaxed and bring out that inner energy that gives you that spark. It's not always about the perfect pose, it's about connection.  And when you find that in a person's soul, and give them a picture that they feel amazing about, you have reached a place in them where their confidence grows. Most people feel some kind of trepidation about being photographed, or seeing pictures of themselves. And the BIGGEST compliment I receive is when they not only can feel comfortable during the shoot and through the whole process, but when they LOVE the images.  This image of Carter and her DD (her nickname for him) is a reminder of that for me.  He hates cameras - so of course dating a photographer is fraught with peril.  But during this shoot he connected to the entire process and actually had fun! Years later we still talk about this moment.  It changed his perception of me, himself and photography.  That's powerful.
Here are my two favourite shots from that day. 6 years ago, but still just as fresh as the day we took them.

xo

J

The Shipleys

 

 So this is one of the loveliest families I have EVER had the pleasure to meet and work with.  Their children we so nice and you could feel the love emanating out of every pore of each of them.  There was a true sense of togetherness that seem to be so often missing these days and I came away feeling better about the world as a whole for having met them. So while they have some very real challenges in their lives, they have allowed it to build up their family instead of pulling it apart.  And for that I have SUCH mad respect.
Here are a few shots from a lovely fall day.

 

 

 

 

 

xo

Jen

Stefanie Rose

Stef is one of my all time favourite clients and singers.  I uber love all the different projects we have worked on over the last...10?...years.  She is a dream to shoot and always brings a super fresh energy to set along with fabulous styling and ideas.  So somehow I missed posting these amazing shots from last year.  You may have seen them on my web site, but they deserve a blog post. We only got about halfway through before gale force winds swept through, but we're both tenacious and stuck it out.  Totally worth it to rock these shots.
Any time - any place!

 xoxo

Jen