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  • behind the camera

    if you have stumbled your way here or are just catching up, greetings...snapping photos of friends & family or capturing memories for others, i love looking at life through my lens...i have the honor of sharing some of the most intimate & memorable moments in a person’s life...i am blessed to be one of the few people who can say they truly love what they do!

    i enjoy creating images that leave you with life-lasting memories and my approach is laid-back & stress-free...while having fun i am able to capture you being you...

    in this little window to my world you will see favorites from my sessions, weddings, and a bunch of personal moments that i can't help but share...if nothing else, you get to peek on my little munchkin as he grows & follow all his little adventures...he is definitely cute enough to keep you coming back all on his own! that's my little family to the right...josh, my heart, my rock...& my munchkin, niklas, who redefined my definition of love...

    thankyou for peeking in and come back often...i hope you will leave a comment if you like what you see or just want to say hi!

    love, hugs & kisses
    natasha

bebe chloe {sneak peek}

just because i know they can’t wait i am posting a quick peek…

i’ve known mommy & daddy for years now & was absolutely thrilled when asked to do their session…we got to catch up, i finally got to their new home for a visit & i got lots of cuddle time with their new little bella…at nine days old chloe just slept through most of our 4.5 hour session & didn’t once complain about all the shifting & positioning in her sleep…it was such a great time that as usual i felt as if i wasn’t even working…this is my reassurance that i have found what i was meant to do in this world…every time i pick up my camera lately i just feel a joy & happiness come over me…between snapping shots & being a momma i  am constantly thinking ‘how great of a job do i have!?!?’…although i am sure that getting fed pizza for our lunch break also helped in this matter lol!

so welcome to the world bebe chloe…you already bring such joy to your mommy & daddy, along with all those in your life…i can’t wait to watch you grow in to the beautiful little doll i know you will soon become…

i love her feet!…long & skinny definitely suits seeing as she weighed only 6lb14oz & still managed to be 23 inches long!

i’m betting this one makes it on the wall in the philly room…

just pick one

i am exhausted & in between holidays trying to get all my postings caught up, (nik & i visited the cottage last weekend & camping starts wednesday with josh…lots of pics to share later)…i really, really am trying to get michelle & darren’s peek up tonight but as my eyes fall heavier & heavier i take a deep breath & whisper ‘just pick one’…yes…i talk to myself often lol…it keeps me sane, (if that makes sense…)

so here is the first image my eyes feel upon…i will share more tomorrow so darren don’t feel left out;) i think you would have to agree with me that she may just be one of the most beautiful brides ever…so much i want to share but for now just let her take your breathe away…

blue or pink?!?!

my dear friend katy, who i consider family, is half way through her pregnancy so i told her we had to mark the occasion! yes it is true…my lovely girl below is 20 weeks pregnant! she is starting to get her cute little bump, (i swear it’s there!) & is just glowing…

katy & brandon had planned on not finding out the sex & were set in this decision…that is until they saw baby dunlop  on the screen…daddy, who was the advocate for keeping the sex mystery, flipped sides & practically begged to find out…were they going to have pink or blue knit booties?!?

. . . well now they know . . .

. . . & i know . . .

. . . and that is where it ends . . .

for now

i add this because if you know katy you can’t help but love her…saying this you also are probably giggling because you know i am about to reference her secret keeping skills…not to say she can’t keep her lips zipped on the important stuff but something this big & exciting…well it is bound to come out…

so for the moment i am keeping the final blue or pink pictures secret…but we all know you won’t have to wait too long:)

mia via blog

sorry i have been offline…i don’t get internet in walkerton, where i have been for three or so weeks, therefore noone has seen all the beautiful brides i have been shooting!…i will be focusing on editing, posting & fitting in a family vacation in the next couple weeks so i will get all the crazy awesome work i have been doing up for all to see & share…

for this quick post i am just letting you know i am still here…thought i would share a peek, literally, from the rehearsal party friday evening…i must say i find it a great asset to attend rehearsals as a photographer…not only do you get to meet the family & all the ’super’ important people involved in the big day but you also  have a much better feel of how the ceremony will flow… keep an eye out for images from susy & jeremie’s wedding day! trust me…you won’t want to miss them…

sarah + chris {peek}

Saturday, June 26, 2010

words cannot capture the greatness of this day…family, friends, love & happiness are but a start…thankyou for the beautiful day & congratulations…

Love

I love you
Not only for what you are,
But for what I am
When I am with you.

I love you,
Not only for what
You have made of yourself,
But for what
You are making of me.

I love you
For the part of me
That you bring out;

I love you
For putting your hand
Into my heaped-up heart
And passing over
All the foolish, weak things
That you can’t help
Dimly seeing there,

And for drawing out
Into the light
All the beautiful belongings
That no one else had looked
Quite far enough to find

I love you because you
Are helping me to make
Of the lumber of my life
Not a tavern
But a temple.

Out of the works
Of my every day
Not a reproach
But a song.

I love you
Because you have done
More than any creed
Could have done
To make me good.
And more than any fate
Could have done
To make me happy.

You have done it
Without a touch,
Without a word,
Without a sign.

You have done it
By being yourself.
Perhaps that is what
Being a friend means,
After all.

~Roy Croft~