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ALP Christmas party

This year we have a few more people in house so I decided to have a day at the office where the girls came in and we chilled out. With the office renovation nearing completion I brought the Wii in and ordered some pizza. Here’s a few snaps – ***warning*** spoiler alert **** Photos of the office mostly done (minus photos on the wall) included so you kinda get a sneak peak at the reno…

Wii BOXING!!!

OK so the next two photos need some explaining – At the party we were talking about how nowadays it seems like a lot of teenage girls profile pictures on social network sites are taken by themselves with a digi. We were talking about how that’s not as easy with a DSLR and Sam decided to take a shot at it and making silly faces – well let’s just say – it’s pretty funny with a wide angle lens heh heh

My sister laughing at one of the crazy Rayman Raving Rabbids games (seriously – best Wii game ever)

Randi looks ready

Katie looks crazy here – this was actually the game where you had to shake a can of pop really fast and the faster you shook it the more bubbles so that when you drank it the burp would be bigger.

Yummy treats that Sam brought (and made)

Some of the premises for these games were very strange and kind of frightening – obviously lol

The picture of concentration

We had a great time and it was nice to just chill us girls – too bad Bryan missed out!

Wishing you friendship and love,

Amanda

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Keeping You Updated…

It’s Brianne again,

I feel that because I’m here with Amanda doing a Co-op that I should be willing to keep you updated on what is going on. Well first of all, I would like to catch everyone up on where I stand with the photoshoots I have had. So far I have taken 6 photoshoots with 6 or more different clients and they have all turned out more than I could have imagined. My first photoshoot was with Kendra, and I couldn’t have asked for a better model to do my first photoshoot with. She was patient, outgoing and very fun to work with. She laughed the whole time and it made me feel very relaxed. Below are some pictures from her shoot.

My second photoshoot was a complete change from the first one I had done because Morgan was looking for some glamour/head shots of herself. We experimented with the lighting many times and when we finally got it right, the pictures turned out great. Below are some pictures of Morgan.

Following Morgan, Sheena came into the studio with her husband and her two children wishing for family portraits. I got pictures of her son, her daughter, her children together, her husband with her son and herself with her daughter but most importantly I got the whole family together. They were so pleasant to work with and you can really feel the love they have for eachother when they walked into the room. Here are some of my favorite photos of the shoot.

When Tina had contacted me about a photoshoot, I was pleased to know that she wanted more of a glamour feeling to her photos which got me excited because that’s more of the kind of photography I want to get into. Tina was great to work with, she knew how to move her body so it was flattering for herself and when it turned out in the photo. For this shoot, I got to experience alot with props and composition and lighting. I was so excited to see how the photos would turn out for this shoot, and I love everyone of them. Here are just a few to show you guys.

Finally, I get to tell you about my first on-site shoot. It was the day before that we decided to go out and we needed to find a model and that’s when Keira rose to the challenge. We all went to the old CN yard because there are many places and opportunities for fantasic photos. Amanda wanted to do an on-site shoot to teach me more about off camera lighting and the effects it can have when we’re outside or moving from location to location. That day I got to practice, more than ever, off camera lighting and composition. I have to say, up to now, even after doing another photoshoot, this had to be my favorite shoot of them all because I absolutely loved the way the pictures turned out and the experience itself. Below are a few of my favorites of that day.

Another one of my favorite shoots was with Traci, a good friend of mine of many years and her friend Marcie. It was one of my favorites because I wasn’t nervous at all, I was completely relaxed because I knew we’d all have fun with it. The kind of shots that we ended up with, weren’t the kind shots I expected to get, they were even better. So here are some of the shots of that day.

My last shoot that I have done was yesterday with Sarah. She was an energetic little girl who loved playing with all the props we gave her. Her favorite I still think was the mirror. She absolutely loved looking at herself and tapping on it, it was so adorable. Here are jus ta few shots of the day because all of them are not edited yet.

Well if you did read this whole blog and thought it was boring, sorry, but after my shoots, I will keep everyone updated and I promise to make it much shorter.

Until next time,
Brianne

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Sam – Maternity shoot

So a good photographer friend of mine – took the time awhile ago to explain off camera flash to me – and well I never really had a chance to try it out as I didn’t want to mess around too much on a paying clients shoot. With the time clock ticking down to serious wedding season fast – I asked my assistant Sam to be my subject. Sam has willingly sat for me to take photos of her before but this session is a little more special as her and her husband are expecting a little bundle. So we joyously went out to try the techniques on her belly :) Even if I didn’t know Sam these photos would be pretty close to my heart – but knowing her story and what kind of person she is makes these photos one of my favourite shoots to date :)

This one was taken down by the water at Morgan’s point and I kinda wanted to block out a lot of the background and just get Sam and her baby

I love how peaceful she looks here and the little white cloud in the background

Super Mommy!

I love how happy she looks in this one and the next one – so carefree :)

This is my favorite image and I feel like it’s her and the baby against the world. She just looks so protective in this shot and I love it because that’s how most mom’s are :)

Needless to say we had a great time and I can’t wait to get out and do the next series of shots – Sam’s still got quite a few more months in her pregnancy

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Introducing the staff at ALP . . .

So i know there is an “about us” section of the blog but I don’t think words can ever truly describe how much I am lucky to work with the people I do and get along with them so well. So yesterday when out on a shoot I decided to take a few photos on my ladies and well some of my hubby will come a little later :) Perhaps in warmer weather :)

Here is a photo of myself taken by my lovely assistant Samantha :)

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Here is a photo of Samantha – who runs her own photography business but is also my assistant photographer on weddings and shoots when my husband can’t make it.

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The newest addition to our team is Brianne – she is a student from Notre Dame here at Amanda Lachapelle Photography doing a co-op placement and will be helping out this summer as well.

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