Danika’s uncle gave her a portrait session gift certificate last year for her graduation present and she wanted to schedule it for sometime this spring so the weather would be ‘nice’. The weather was spring-like at times with beautiful sunlight, followed by a massive rain storm and high winds….just another day in Victoria! Danika brought her best friend Lindy along for the session and we hit up a bunch of different locations around downtown Victoria.

I had a session with little Mira Belle last week in and around Beacon Hill Park. Mira is Andie’s cousin (and at 6 months old and she stayed awake for the whole session)! This image is also featured over on the Photographer Network blog.

Saturday was my birthday. Jamie and myself went for dinner at The Mint with some photographer friends…Jenna +Tristan and Andrea + Lana. Good food, great friends, and lots of laughs.

On Sunday I met up with Stephen and Paula for their engagement photos around the breakwater. We forgot to account for the increased New Year’s Resolution foot traffic around that area…Victoria, you are an active city! We had a great session…even with wet feet, runny noses, and frozen fingers…but with an upcoming March wedding, these two don’t shy away from the cold! One additional image from their session was posted on the Photographer Network blog as my Photo of the Week. Congratulations on your engagement!

I know two gals named Jo. Jo 1 and Jo 2. Or Big Jo and Little Jo. When they’re together, I call them Jo 1 and Little Jo. A few weekends ago, Little Jo and myself went on a walk around town to shoot for my Photo of the Week over at Photographer Network. She’s beautiful and a laugh and a half. I know her boyfriend Phil follows my blog, so Phil….these are for you.

What a wedding! Donna and Karri came from Arizona to get married at the Delta Ocean Point on July 5, 2009. They contacted me at the beginning of the year and we first met while I was shooting Chris and Rebecca’s nuptials the weekend prior to their wedding. I arrived to the hotel room excited as they had told me about their footwear and the friendly rivalry they have in regards to their sneaker loyalty! Karri wears Vans and Donna is a Chuck Taylor gal all the way….just like me! The ceremony and reception were a wonderful display of love and great storytelling and Donna and Karri were an absolute joy to photograph.

My wonderful pal/fabulous fiddler Ivonne Hernandez was back in town for a bit in between graduating from Berklee College of Music and heading out on the road. We spent a whole day gabbing at the new Caffe Fantastico location at Dockside Green a few days ago. On the drive back to my place, I directed us to a slight detour so I could take a few photos of her before we parted ways. There’s one more from this series over at Photographer Network!

My weekly post over at Photographer Network features the superbly-talented James Laughlin. James runs Come2Drum which offers both online pipe band snare drumming lessons and workshops worldwide. As part of the pipes|drums feature I’ve been shooting, James very generously spared some of his limited time during the Bellingham Games on Saturday for some photos. Head over to Photographer Network to check out one more.

We’re posting our Photos of the Week over at Photographer Network! Check back every Monday!

What a band! I recently posted on the Folk Arts Quartet and wanted to add just a few more photos of these innovative and talented musicians. I can’t get enough of their CD and it’s still on constant rotation as I edit.

Sunday afternoon, a few of the gang from the Photographer Network hit up some locations around Victoria. I picked up Jenna Tye and Tristan Shouldice and we made a quick detour to Caffe Fantastico for the finest coffee in the city before making our way to the beach and locations unknown. Tristan is the brains behind the design of my website and he shoots weddings with his beautiful, and equally talented fiancée Jenna. These two are getting married in October and it seemed a great time to take some impromptu images of them before their big day. Head over to Photographer Network to check out more of their work, as well as Tristan’s website, and Jenna’s.

Today is Monday which means that we’re posting our Photos of the Week over at the Photographer Network blog!

Check back every Monday to see what tricks we have up our sleeves.