I’m super stoked!!! Stripe Graphics Ltd. (www.stripegraphics.com) and Blue Comet Solutions (www.bluecomet.ca) have been working hard on creating a brand new website for me. I can’t tell you how it’s going to look yet…but let’s just say that it looks AWESOME!!!! You are going to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!

Launch date is Nov. 20, 2010. Stay tuned!!! This blog will also be a part of the website so you’ll be redirected on the 20th.

Plus, to help me launch my new web page there will be an “Art of Humbercrest” show coming up Saturday, December 11, 2010. I’ll keep you posted on the details.

I’m So excited!!!!

Ahhhh…les belles Pyrenees!!! Spent as much time as I could hiking in the mountains over the past few weeks. With my baby in the backpack, the other one running around, French Baguette, yummy cheese, saucisson, water and camera in the bag we enjoyed the scenery and the hikes!!

Here are a few of my favourites. Both were taken at the ‘Cirque de Troumouse’ – surrounded by mountains. Literally!!! Saw some sheep, but the cows had already been taken down to lower elevations.

This particular day was windy, very windy and cold! Luc didn’t like that so he spent the most part sheltered warm and cozy in the backpack with hat and mitts on. 1800 m elevation so the air was pretty chilly. Big grey clouds blew in and out for the most part of the day. Finally around 4pm a wee bit of sunshine peaked through and that’s when i grabbed my camera and took as many pictures as I could during its brief appearance.

Back from my vacation in France visiting relatives and showing off my 2 boys, hiking in the Pyrenees mountains with my young family, cycling throughout the amazing rural setting, and finally eating full-fat cheeses and yogurt to my hearts content!!

Took LOTS of pictures…mostly family ones but I did manage to sneak in a few photog days when time allowed. A HUGE thank you to my parents, my aunt Claude and my husband David for allowing my some free time to satisfy my camera habit – especiallyl when the lighting was good. I’ve got lots of pictures to download and process so hopefully I’ll have a few uploaded soon!

Finished off our vacation with a side trip to EuroDisney and loved every minute of it! Incidently, Space Mountain Mission 2 ROCKS!!!!!! And so does the ‘It’s a Small World After All’ ride. Both my young sons and myself loved it!!

Just wrapped up a photoshoot with ‘mi amiga Mexicana’ Miriam at the Beach a few days ago. Glad we were by the water too as it was already a balmy 28C with a humidex hovering around 35C by 9:00 am!! Chose to go towards Ash Bridges Beach as they have the best sand in the city and also for their lack of breakwaters (didn’t want those in my pictures). I am glad to have chosen this site however was taken aback by how dirty the area was. I don’t understand why people throw garbage – why can’t you pack it up and throw it in a bin!!! I understand seagulls will take out some food laden garbage but not usually dirty diapers (yes, we found one). Ugh!!

Anyways, shoot was successfull and I accomplished what I had wanted – to take calm, relaxing pictures of Miriam by the water with an exercise ball. What I had not planned for was the direction of the sun. We got there early morning to take advantage of the nice light but I thought the sun was going to be a wee bit more to my left and not so much over the water. Well, that changed my game plan a bit and once at home I decided to process the pictures in BW (and a few with a paler colour scheme) as there wasn’t much colour. Personally this worked in my favour and I am really happy with the results!!! Also, I love the use of negative space (i’m a sucker for that) and hope you get why I used it. Check out my Picasa link for the full set!

Been busy taking pictures the last few days of my friend Tammie and her shiny new bike. Conditions were mint and I had a blast finding cool lines for her to ride. A HUGE thanks goes to my husband David for taking care of wee ones while I was out taking pictures and to Tammie for being an amazing sport (not once did she complain after I asked her a to go back up to the top, again, for another run). Here are a few of my favourites from the session. To see the other pictures please log onto ‘My Gallery’ link found right above this post!

Ben Navaee Gallery (1111 Queen St. East, between Pape and Jones, Toronto) is displaying a few of my prints on stands (Cyclist, Irish Statues, Industrial Substenance, Oil Spill, Pylons, and Wall). They are Giclee Printed on Fine Art Paper (Hahnemuhle or Epson Fine Art Paper) and are matted on white. Prices range according to size of print ($65.00 +).

Here are a couple of my pictures from Substance Projects Ganaraska Event held this past June. I’ve taken down the album on my Picasa web page (sorry…needed to keep some digital space on page). If you are interested in a picture email me with your plate number and I’ll email you a thumbnail of the picture should you wish to purchase. Thank you for your cooperation!

Come see some of my pictures at the Ben Navaee Gallery. Reception is Saturday, May 29, 3:00 -4:30 pm.

And, don’t forget to wish me luck 🙂

If you would like to purchase one of my photographs please contact me at cgphoto@nullrogers.com. All my prints are Giclee printed on arhival paper and professionally mounted (if required). I can print any size you need!! Also, all my prints are signed by me, and are sold in limited quantities. Please contact me for more information and prices.

My next show will be at the Ben Navaee Gallery (1111 Queen Street East)from May 10-May 28, 2010 which is part of CONTACT 2010 (Toronto’s biggest photography show). In keeping with a spring theme I will be showing ‘Greenfields’, ‘Lily Pad’, ‘Old Shed’ and ‘Tulips’. Hope you can make it out!!!