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Birds In Paradise – The Molloy Family in Victoria, BC

Dan & Rachel — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:15:47 +0000

One of the problems with moving to a new province is that you don’t get to take all your favourite people with you to your new home. However, the Molloys (including the wonderful Shawn, Paula, Georgia & Mason) bridged that gap and flew out to sunny Victoria to escape the 5ft-high snowbanks at their home in Alberta. We took a ferry over to Vancouver Island – our first visit to that beautiful area – and shot some family photos in the Molloys’ favourite annual vacation spot at British Columbia’s capital city.

And, I don’t know how many of you have been to Victoria, but there was a bird overload there! A family of 40 ducks entertained us at the Hotel Grand Pacific, and we got photo-bombed by peacocks in Beacon Hill park. Yes, I said peacocks! That was a surprise for this Alberta girl!

If you missed any of the Molloys’ last family shoots, you can check them here: Introducing Baby Mason, Baby Mason’s Second Shoot, and Family Pics At Twilight.

Let us know what you think!

Bissell Family’s 2010 Portraits

Dan & Rachel — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:39:41 +0000

After a wonderful fall family portrait session last year, we were thrilled to shoot another family portrait session for them this year! Thank you Stan, Diana and Ewan! We had a blast shooting with you in downtown Edmonton, and we hope you like your pics!

Check out a few of our favs!

Announcing Baby Alexa!

Dan & Rachel — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:25:31 +0000

We had the pleasure to shoot Jeff & Jessi’s wedding, an awesome Mom-and-son session, and now baby Alexa’s first photoshoot! Shooting with this family is always fun, and I’m (Rachel) always in awe of Jessi’s calm, cool, collected attitude when the world around her is spinning with dizzying energy. You guys are so much fun, and we love that you’ve continued to choose us to capture some of lives’ best moments! And, Jeff, thanks for always hanging in there, even though we know you HATE having your picture taken.

P.s. In just a few short weeks, Daniel and I will be operating the company out of North Vancouver, BC. We still will be based in Edmonton, AB, so feel free to contact us to book your next shoot (in either city – or, pick a new one! haha).

First up, big brother Nate!!

Baby Mason’s 2nd Shoot!

Dan & Rachel — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:37:07 +0000

We absolutely love shooting the Molloy family’s portraits. Their fall family portraits were adorable, baby Mason’s first pictures were heart-breakingly cute, and now, his second portrait shoot just makes us burst out into the goofiest grins in reply to his own!

Check them out, and let us know what you think!!

Dustyn & Collette’s Smokin’ Engagement Session

Dan & Rachel — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:36:09 +0000

Not only are these two smokin’ themselves, but during this shoot Edmonton was in the midst of a severe air warning as giant plumes of smoke were making their way over to us from forest fires burning in British Columbia.

The smoke (though light in these pictures) did some incredible things to Edmonton’s light. It went hazy, soft, and RED. Yes, RED. It made for some interesting changes to our photos that we’ve never seen before. We hope you enjoy the hazy burnt goodness evident in these pics – and remember, we didn’t use any red/orange/yellow filters on these pics – this was actually the light!!

We hope you love your truly unique photos, Dustyn and Collette! You two deserve the hot, sultry, smokiness of this light. It fit you two perfectly. Here are a few of our favs!!

We metered for the red light here, so you could see just how hazy red it was!!

Did I mention they were HOT? Steeeeaaaammmy.