centric photography

newness...

2011-08-08T14:51:00.000-07:00

i have a new website and a new blog... its very exciting indeed! i want to say thank you to all of my followers here on blogspot.. and to blogspot itself for being my home for years... if you would like to find my new posts... follow this link to the new blog
if you want to see the amazing work of my web designer brooke semple... please, check out my new website... right over here i want to also thank all the amazing clients i have who grace the site and make it what it is... and make centric what it is. xoxos

sunday morning at my cousins house.

2011-07-22T20:15:00.000-07:00

recently i took some time to be with family. we played. we ate a delicious brunch. and we captured these momentss. i was so happy on my way home that we had made that morning happen. i hope there will be more. thanks for having me over. i love each of you. xos

candi & jeff. married

2011-07-21T20:18:00.001-07:00

"i want to stand with you on a mountain. i want to bathe with you in the sea.
i want to lay like this forever. until the sky falls down on me"
savage garden

steph & chris.

2011-07-18T16:47:00.000-07:00

after many emails and just one phone call on a day leading to the day it was an absolute delight to finally meet chris & steph on their wedding day. we found some really sweet spots to make portraits after their union and before they were due to back to share an intimate dinner for two ocean side at the ever romantic sooke harbour house. the sky was so beautiful that afternoon as was the newly wed couple. thank you for having me there to create these.xos

candi & jeff. just a sweet peek.

2011-07-06T00:04:00.000-07:00

this series just keeps appearing in my minds eye. i had to share. a fact i would be remiss to not note now is that candy & jeff have been together for TWENTY years. and were ready to take this big step in their journey together. its so beautiful that after 20 years... jeff had this reaction while anticipating turning around to see his almost wife and already soul mate. pretty special moment to see and capture. candy looked striking. and their camper was the ultimate limo. in the next week i will be sharing more from this day... xos

welcome aliya.

2011-06-26T21:17:00.001-07:00

it is an absolute honour to share these photographs. i spent an afternoon in alyias nursery with her family... it was a tender and special time for, well, all of us i think. i really love her parents. we have known each other since their wedding, which i was part of as well. i love seeing them as parents. so calm. so honest. it was just days after they brought their baby girl home and already they seemed so able. i was in awe of that and inspired by that as well. congratulations & thank you for trusting me. xos

pierre. musician.

2011-06-09T21:11:00.000-07:00

working on a series of images for this young artist. pierre is a very talented musician. i think of him like a poet... he would say he is a rapper i am sure, and he is. but the bottom line is he very gifted and has at a young age found his passion in life. i find youth so fascinating. being around it i am reminded of my own youth... what it was like finding things for the first time. discovering a passion, delving into something for the first of what may become a million times. passion is really the best fuel. it allows you to do something over and over and over each time finding something new or tapping into something deeper. passion is really a discipline. i suppose i am saying so because it amazes me what focus and determination someone can posses when they love something. whatever it is... xos

brandi & dave.

2011-05-15T18:14:00.000-07:00

this past friday night was such a great time spent catching up and creating these images. a few years ago i photographed brandi & daves wedding~ walking into their life this weekend, i felt so happy for them... they have since moved into the most gorgeous home, raised a sweet puppy & 2 cats. it was really wonderful to see how love grows...not only are they both beautiful on the outside, the way dave talks to brandi could melt the iciest of hearts and the way brandi brightens life could warm the iciest of days. these two are a dream team... i cant wait to see them in their very near roles as parents. xoxoxoxs

owen.

2011-05-11T16:33:00.001-07:00

this little bundle of joy is the newest addition to the baker clan. we spend sometime capturing his being all teeny and new last week. my favourite image is the one with his big sister looking up at the end of his crib. and a close second is the shot of mum holding owen and abby wrapped around her back... such a mum moment~ however, i sure love the image of the family on the bed together... they look happy. welcome baby owen and congratulations to the rest of his family. xos

theresa & michael.

2011-05-10T17:04:00.001-07:00

paul & april.

2011-05-03T12:04:00.001-07:00

five of a lot of beautiful images i will share later. for now... how beautiful is this couple? they are so madly in love it was a delight to witness and document. xos

john sun.

2011-05-01T14:44:00.001-07:00

i was lucky to meet and photograph john a number of weeks ago. one thing i am so grateful for in my business is meeting people from all walks of life. john and i are such different people... we do such different things... but in our hours together we truly kept great company. it was an absolute privilege meeting someone who saves lives and devotes much of his to that very cause. john is a neurosurgeon... i would be remiss not to mention that in this short post about him. there is something really amazing about people who are able to have such a profound career. i was in awe of him for much of our time together. that said.. i was also very happy with these portraits we made near his home and at my studio. good times. oh, and i cannot forget to mention sunshine.. his sweet pup who came to the studio session. so sweet. thanks js. xos

the riddells.

2011-04-28T21:56:00.000-07:00

early morning beach trip with my friends the riddells~ it was so cold that day... we lasted about 20 minutes and called it! luckily everyone played along and we were able to make some sweet shots in record time. i love the image of everyone where madison is in full yawn with the family looking on. adorable. i love you all! xos

a few frames..

2011-04-27T09:39:00.001-07:00

i cant show many of these as its the fall line for my local gal jen... who creates the clothing line and owns salts organic. be sure to check out the new location on lower johnson street, downtown victoria. thanks to the beautiful trystan & rhiannon for modeling. as well to hailey wenn for the great makeup artistry. xos

spencer. and his star parents.

2011-04-17T18:47:00.001-07:00

stay tuned... there will be more from this fabulous trio soon~ keep falling in love with those big baby blues. unreal! xos

zoe

2011-04-11T10:51:00.001-07:00

zoe & mike will welcome their second child into the world very soon. we are friends and nieghbours. zoe has one of the best personalities i have ever met. funny and sharp and full of sass. we went down to our local beach to take these... without our dogs~ this time for a different purpose... to record the time just before. their daughter was such a sweet child on this morning adventure, staying safe in daddy's arms or propped right on top of mummy. she also made one of the best pout lips ever seen by my camera when she made up her mind it was too cold and time to head home. cant wait to welcome in the newest member of your family... congratulations~ xos

wendel & jack

2011-04-11T10:44:00.000-07:00

these two are our neighbour animal friends. they are best friends to sheba. and both are super photogenic, dont you agree? xos

blog hopin'

2011-04-05T15:10:00.000-07:00

thanks to the fine site.... offbeat bride one of my last weddings of 2010 is being featured today. its always so exciting and such an honour to see my work on someone elses site and especially one with such a great creed. the more time i spend on their site the more i love it. so thank you to offbeat bride and to the wonderful lemonade girl herself, cathy... the beautiful bride who doubles as an amazing designer(see her work here) for submitting. its made my day ~ xos

pussy willows

2011-03-24T17:25:00.000-07:00

a sure sign of spring. i have hardly ever seen pussy willows in the wild here. spotted and captured. loved them. xos

wedding hair~ done beautifully

2011-03-21T22:14:00.000-07:00

i love this... wedding hair with a unique and beautiful approach. danielle who created this hair is a gifted up doer. i was lucky to photograph this a few weeks ago on a lovely morning. thank you blush for the amazing dresses... i love the lasses at that sweet boutique. and a huge shout out to the lovely candace & kareem for reliving their wedding day with us. xos

patti.

2011-03-16T09:17:00.000-07:00

just a few of a recent shoot i did with this radiant mamma to be. xos

evelyn.

2011-03-10T15:42:00.000-08:00

this was such a great morning. it was the first super sunny day we had in while and the pier was such a fun place to take the kids... the sailboats were all leaving for the day and there was much to look at! evelyn is seriously independent. she likes to move and have her space. i am not sure i have met such a self directed little being. it was great to watch her make her way. i have been lucky to shoot both of these beautiful children from birth as well capture their parents before both of them made their ways into the world. i love my job for many reasons... but being there with a family as it grows is one the of the best. thank you to everyone who has given me this gift.xos

vintage love...

2011-03-10T09:01:00.000-08:00

this was a dreamy session. petrina had been dreaming of this since she stepped foot in this space. of course she did the makeup but she also styled the shoot.. collecting amazing pieces from amazing sources. everything really came together. fabulous work by so many people. ila came out and shot some film as well as did the most stunning hair.. my dream hair really. thank you to jonathan for access to the space, and being an overall great host. also thank you to both justus and aleasha for playing the roles and creating such beautiful imagery to capture.

kylin & andrew.

2011-03-02T12:45:00.000-08:00

just for fun... we got together and went love crazy! it was just after valentines day and just after kylins birthday... you might recognize this fabulous couple from their wedding photos last fall and perviously their luxton fair engagement session. kylin is one of the most creative people i have ever met.. she made many of the outfits she wore for this session. she painted her nails with mini hearts. did her own makeup. she brought all kinds of love props... all the while, andrew played along with us~ thank you so much for coming into the studio and knocking it out of the walls. hope you like these~ love you two.xos

blaise.

2011-02-22T14:59:00.000-08:00

he's adorable. and he has such cool parents. i met l&k just before blaise entered the world... we did a maternity session last valentines day. this year we spent time at their home and at a near park celebrating and playing with their dear boy blaise. thanks for bringing me back! congratulations. xos

creatives

2011-02-19T12:34:00.000-08:00

working some magic with ila and petrina
was great to photograph and meet the lovely mandy-lyn. thank you to all three of you lovely ladies for creating these with me. xos

jets overhead

2011-02-19T10:32:00.001-08:00

a great live show from a very talented local band. follow this link to their site: jets over head. a few of my favourite tracks are time to remember, sure sign, fully shed, always a first time and where did you go. all beautiful~ go listen to them share their magic! xos

five more finn

2011-02-11T12:57:00.001-08:00

finnley... hes five!

2011-02-11T11:41:00.001-08:00

finn has been a subject of mine for five years now. every year around his birthday we get together and relive his themed birthday party... this year LEGO. how fun! the session ended with a storm tropper outing into the back yard.. into his "cave' as he calls it. his great imagination led him to his stick gun and up a tree. we had a blast. not to mention at the very end of our time together his mum and i would be dancing to a just dance wii game after drinking a super special hot chocolate complete with whip and marshmallows. (setting a bad example for the kids was me... eating the marshmallows and going back for a second layer.oops) could not have had more fun on a monday afternoon. happy birthday finn!xos

kim.

2011-02-05T15:54:00.000-08:00

i had been wanting to shoot at this local for so long.. when kim told me they were having a baby.... i pretty much begged her to let me take her here. she played along and now i hope will be excited to add these to the history of her journey. cant wait to meet your biggest creation. xos

tash & tim.

2011-02-04T12:22:00.001-08:00

just before they got married we made these... in the rain. they were such sports. i cant thank them enough for getting wet. having fun. running around. and choosing me to work with. they both looked fabulous and were a dream to photograph. happy honeymoon. xos

carey & cherie (plus one)

2011-02-03T16:42:00.000-08:00

cherie & carey hold a special place in my heart. they are the first couple to ever pack me up in a suitcase with them to photograph their wedding in a fairytale local. the camera loves cherie. she is so fun to photograph... so i was really looking forward to this session. we had such a great time. somehow we managed to dodge some serious rain. it was fun. playful. full of great conversation and i was able to watch them love each other again.. one thing i left thinking was how much carey makes cherie laugh.. i loved hearing that. i wish them so much love and luck during the next spell of time... welcoming their baby into the world . xos

mandy lyn.

2011-01-30T16:14:00.000-08:00

was playing in the studio with ila and petrina. these are two frames that came after the shoot. mandy lyn is so beautiful and i thank her for being so. xos

mila

2011-01-30T15:30:00.000-08:00

i fell in love with this little lass. she is so bright and sweet. as you can tell by many of the photos she loves to read. she also loves hazel her special horse. owl her stuffed friend. dolly is a hit. birds.. she loves birds, as do i so we hit it off from there. she also loves her very loving parents. they are close family and a pleasure they were to photograph. by the end of our time together mila was backing up into my lap with book in tow for a read. too cute. mila:melting hearts since 2009.

jen & chris

2011-01-27T20:05:00.000-08:00

a great way to start the new year.celebrating a love that is real and blessed. i was smitten with so much of this day... the flowers, the sunshine, the way jen did her own hair ( which looked fabulous), the groomsmen all working to tie ties and be on time for chris, i loved jen's dress... long for the ceremony & portraits...then off came the length and under was a sweet little party dress for the evening (great design), i loved the way the girls gathered and were there for jen, the speeches, the adorable flower girls.. ive said it many times and ill say it many more i am sure.. i love small weddings. i love the intimacy and tight knit feeling of a small gathering of loved ones. i wish these two happiness and joy during this really exciting time for them. thank you for taking me with you on this day.xos

gina.

2011-01-20T11:18:00.000-08:00

came across these today.. wanted to share. xos

wendy & john. married & in love.

2011-01-18T16:43:00.001-08:00

magic wedding that happened on the winter solstice. a heartfelt afternoon at point no point where beautiful poetry was read. love was shared and the warmth of fire was felt. thank you thank you thank you. blessings~ xos

claire & jon. married.

2011-01-11T09:24:00.001-08:00

in december this dynamic duo said their i do's in the stunning local of the dominican republic. on this particular morning we got up really early to create these images long before the resort had awoken and just before the heat of the day set in. it was the morning after their wedding and i had to give it to them... a 6am wake up call from yours truly was likely not the way jon had dreamt of starting the first day of forever...but i am so grateful they came out to play... because wow, that early day light was spectacular.... congratulations jon and claire. and thank you so very much for tucking me in your suit cases. xos

the wedding boat. punta cana.

2011-01-06T17:45:00.000-08:00

on the last day of our adventure together we took to the seas on the wedding boat.. which was a lot of fun... if you could hear these shots there would be a ton of laughter and some great music playing along. the host was really the best fun and was excellent at his job. the bartender was mixing up a mad rum drink that was as dangerous as tasty! this was a great way to wrap the week together. can you believe the colours? it was such a dream scape....

marlowe. on the west coast.

2011-01-04T16:58:00.000-08:00

marlowe is such a beauty. so full of cheer and a curious nature that seems to keep her entertained at all times. her parents were married on the coast in 2009.... i was lucky to photograph their first big event as a family and now have been treated to a winters afternoon photographing their next big step. thank you for sharing a day with me... and for trusting me again. enjoy. xos

wood owl

2010-12-30T19:50:00.001-08:00

this beauty of a creature came to our house... just before christmas. a big barred owl... hung out for about an hour and then flew to his next post. what a wonderful moment it was~ i was so excited! happy new year to all of my lovely friends, family and clients...

saxon. brand new.

2010-12-16T16:26:00.001-08:00

saxon was very busy sleeping during our time together... she was just days old. such a special time. her family is incredible and all very much in love with the newest member of their circle. congratulations.xos

the ocean lately

2010-12-15T10:45:00.001-08:00

baby feather

2010-12-15T10:44:00.001-08:00

sooke

2010-12-03T11:55:00.001-08:00

on my way back to the city last week i saw the prettiest sunset. i rarely shoot anything without a person in it. but for this i pulled over and out came my camera. down a quiet road... all alone. a great quiet moment to take in the beauty of home. xos

cathy & jon.

2010-12-02T18:09:00.001-08:00

a magical day on the west coast. the first day of december and the first day of the rest of their life together as husband and wife! not only was i their photographer i was lucky to be a witness to this marriage. i feel honoured. congratulations cathy & jon. it was absolute dream to meet and spend a few hours with you on your day. xos

nevada liv. shes a star.

2010-11-29T21:19:00.000-08:00

i fell in love with nevada liv during this session. what a really sweet soul. she shines like a star. xos

robyn & wade. in love.

2010-11-22T21:14:00.001-08:00

this is an exciting time for these two.... they just moved into their new home and soon after brought home their little puppy bear. all this and a wedding to look forward to next summer. cant wait. xos

chloe.

2010-11-19T21:27:00.001-08:00

chloe is so adorable. all that blonde hair (shes just one) and those big blue eyes could melt any heart. despite a series of challenges on the day we met... chloe rose up and shone. xos

blushing brides.

2010-11-19T21:06:00.001-08:00

ive been playing... with blush. here are a few of the images we made a few weeks ago. what do you think?xos

look who turned one.

2010-11-16T12:12:00.000-08:00

at the tender of age of one, there is no doubt that amelia likes to party and knows how. she was a so sweet at her party. a perfect social butterfly showing off her brand new walking skills over the course of the day. sharing everything that was hers with all the special little people in her life. and boy oh boy when that cake came out she was lit from the outside in! so thrilled that everyone was singing and excited about what seemed and was her~ she got so into the spirit of things she rubbed icing all over her head and into her hair. it was adorable. here are some of the shots from her party. happy birthday amelia. we all love you! xos

g.

2010-11-10T23:09:00.000-08:00