Cass Trahan

I love it when I get an actor who is so laid back to work with. Cass was focused and fun and took direction incredibly well.  He needed some good general shots to launch him in a new direction in his acting career and it was a fun afternoon creating them! Here are the final picks:

 

 

Calyx 28th Semi-Annual Art Exhibition and Sale

 I would like to invite everyone to come to the Calyx 28th Semi-Annual Art Exhibition and Sale this weekend .  I am especially honoured to be a part of the show for the first time this year! I will have all kinds of new, unseen work in my Animal Farm series to show off. So please feel free to come by, see some art and say hi! I'll be there all day on Sunday and would love to see some familiar faces.

Hope to see you there!

Jen

Shiloh

Jeanie and Gord brought their beautiful Shiloh in for some photos a couple of months ago.  I just had the pleasure of handing over their finished prints - a canvas of their family shot and an aluminum print of Shiloh's solo shot.  It was such a treat to receive some photos back from them later that same day showing where they are now hanging in their home.  It means so much when people are as excited about their images as I was to be creating them. Here are the final images!

  

xo
Jen

Agility Art

I just finished a couple of canvases for Heather, with images from the agility event at Wet Noses, and I had to share! I love how the different angles shows their athleticism and true love of the sport. This is Haylee and True!

xo

Jen

Silver Valley Ranch and the Paynes

When I hear people say that the prairies are so flat and boring, I think to myself "you haven't seen my prairies then". Alberta is blessed with the most amazing skies, rolling hills, lush grasses, copses of trees and all of them come together at Silver Valley Ranch.  When a dear friend asked me to come up north a bit to take pictures with their grand daughter, I didn't know what to expect.  But I could never have anticipated the vistas that greeted me.  A typical one hour session stretched into far more as we explored all the ranch had to offer.  And I came away with a profound connection to the nature I had enjoyed with them.
Angie and Romeo are the facilitators of Equine Enrichment - equine facilitated coaching. I highly encourage you to visit her site and if you are lucky, enter their world.
Here are just a few of the absolutely amazing shots that came out of that day. Enjoy!

 

 

 xo

Jen

Cheryl Kroeker

Cheryl and I played with some new headshots for her, and as always, she is just such a pro!  I love how her new shots came out and hope they help bring a ton of new energy and direction to the roles she gets! We were trying for some specific direction and range with them - mission accomplished. Break a leg Cheryl!

 

 

 

 

 

 

:) 

Jen

Wet Noses Agility

Well I have a TON of catching up to do on the blog here, so expect to see a flurry of images over the next while.  It was a super exciting summer, and one of the highlights was shooting my first Agility event at Wet Noses in July.  They put on a phenomenal event....and really - is there any better work than sitting in the sun photographing dogs as they run obstacle courses?  Pure joy for all of us! Here are just a few of the awesome shots from that day - there were so many!

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Mmmmm Dog Love!!!

:)

Jen

Isabel Carter

I love working with the talented young people that go through the Company of Rogues classes. They have a focus that is rare, and are just so much fun to shoot! Isabel was no exception and I love the final shots that we got! Thanks so much for a fun shoot - and break a leg out there!

 

xo

Jen

Cole Vandale

Cole has a fabulous burgeoning career, and I was pleased to be chosen to do his new headshots. We laughed - a lot and these are the shots that came out of it! Look for Cole on Hell on Wheels as well as other projects.

 

 

 

Sherwood

 

Brrrrrr - it's a super chilly day out there.  I'm ensconced in my lair working on images with the heater going beside me. I was looking over the (very) long list of blog posts that I want to do and the images go back....a long way. So I thought I would choose some from the end of summer to make me feel warmer....if only virtually. I was asked by Lori and Brian at Gold 'C' Ker, to go the training fields in Kathryn to work with a group of wonderful people and their Golden Retrievers.  What an amazing day watching them work! There were some young uns there learning what to do with the birds, and some more experienced dogs as well. I love the water launching shot - Sherwood was one of the few that were brave enough to really leap out there as the water level was quite low. 

I will post some more of the other dogs over the next few days, but in the meantime, this is Sherwood! (Isn't he gorgeous?)

 

 

 

xo

Jen

Francesca

 I have known the lovely and graceful Francesca for a long time and it was an absolute pleasure to have her come to the studio to get new headshots done to promote her business, Tantric Path. We had a fabulous afternoon, complete with the final minutes of the Canadian Womens Hockey gold medal win. Here are a couple of her final choices - and take a moment to check out her web site as well!

 

xo

Jen

Hula

The lovely Shannon brought Hula in for her 9 month shots and OMG do I love puppy kisses! And fur...and...ok really I love everything puppy.  I can hardly wait to spend more time with her as she gets older! Here are a few of our favourite shots.

xo

Jen

Pandamonium

I have been meaning to post this painting for months!  I was asked by a client to create this for one of her friends and clients.  He was moving in to a new condo she had helped him find and she wanted him to have new art for his place. I was so touched that she asked me to create this for him. It was fun to play off something cute with a touch of humour. This is Pandamonium!

xo

Jen

Christine

 I have had the pleasure of working with Christine several times now, and each time I am so excited because she is so easy to work with.  She needed updated headshots for a few different things and opted to do professional makeup for some of them.  So we made it an afternoon and had the lovely Erin Teolis in to do hair and makeup part way through. Here are a few of her favourite shots!

 

 

 

 

 

AARCS - Limo and Maisy

I have another couple of furry friends from AARCS that are looking for homes. I had the pleasure of doing their shoots a few days ago and wanted to share them with you!

Meet Limo! An adorable little sweetie who is looking for her Furever home. Here's a link to her profile - LIMO

 

 

 

 

 

 And Maisy - what a lovely soul, in a gorgeous little package.  Here's a link to her profile: MAISY

 

 

 

 

  

xo

Jen