Kiwi & Pebbles - Christmas

Kiwi & Pebbles are brother & sister.

Since it's just them in the family, they asked me to photograph them so they could send out personalized Christmas cards this year.

Here's a couple of my favourites from the session.

Kiwi's solo shot

And then it was Pebbles turn

Kiwi & Pebbles I want to thank you for such an enjoyable time and for being such wonderful clients to work with.

I'm so glad to call you friends :)

PS: LOVED your outfits!!

Til next time, C

Park Family Christmas

Another few photos from my last Christmas card mini shoot

Til next time, C

The Cule Family - Christmas

This past weekend I did an "in home" mini shoot for the Cule Family

Its my first time setting up a mock backdrop and the like but I think they turned out okay....

what do you think?

Isn't it so cute how Stephanie wanted them all wearing pj's?

Til next time, C

Just Because: Sarah

It was a perfect Saturday afternoon.

A bit breezy but great for a little girl to play in the park.

Love the angle on this one

Don't forget Bear

And my favourite from the session, Sarah you're beautiful

Til next time, C

Christmas Cards 2009 continued..

So I purchased these templates from Peahead Prints and I LOVE them!

These are the templates that I use for just about everything, my baby announcements, She Said Yes, and so on.

Well the other side of these templates are the Christmas card options....

Basically you have a choice background of green, burgandy, brown or black and then we go from there if you want 1 photo, 2 photos, 3 photos or 4

See samples below

These following cards can only be in green or burgandy backgrounds

Notice you have other options such as snowflakes, large polka dots, small polka dots, a damask design or nothing at all to accent the background.

Wording is in "traditional" or "funky" and can be tweaked to be a mix of both.

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Til next time, C

Christmas Cards 2009

It looks as if my calendar is full :)

I'm taking a limited number of Christmas card sessions and currently I'm booked. I do have a couple of clients left to confirm so if you would like to be added to the waiting list please comment here or send me an email.

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For those of you who had a session with Cyball Photography in 2009 and you're interested in using a photo from those proofs here's a few of your Christmas Card options for the 2009 season should you be interested in purchasing a design from myself for $30, the deadline for these purchases is the end of November.

And don't forget these designs from 2008

And CLICK HERE for more 2008 designs still available

Tomorrow I'll have a few more designs available and then you can start making your decisions :)

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Til next time, C

Fun Video

Another video...but there are just so many good ones out there these days :)

Kickin' Video

Now that I'm home on maternity leave I sometimes watch Oprah...last week I saw this and LOVED every minute of it.

Not only do I love the song and the Black Eyed Peas but the way this was choreographed was just amazing!!

Check it out :)

Til next time, C

FAQ - How I use Pioneer Woman Actions: Part 1

I love Pioneer Woman, and I love her free actions that she shares on her website.

I've started using her actions as a main source of editing on a lot of my photos.

So for the next few weeks I'm going to share share how "I" use her actions to enhance my photos.
I don't put "effects" on most of my photos but some of them do require just that extra punch.
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If you have questions please submit them and I'll address them the best way I can in the following weeks.

Today I'm going to share how I use the "Seventies" action......

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I'm sure you all recall one of my fav sessions from this summer with Myrna. We were going for a certain "look" with these photos and when it came time to process them the seventies action was PERFECT!

Let me show you how.....

Here's the straight out of the camera shot....I took this in manual mode.

It's not bad really...but as previously mentioned it wasn't the "look" we were going for...so....

This is how it looked with the seventies action applied

and here are they are side by side so you can see the difference

Hope this helps someone with defining their editing style.
And just seeing a glimpse into how I see and process my clients photos.
Til next time, C

Christmas Cards

So I'm thinking I'll take a limited number of clients to do Christmas cards this year.

Maybe a day of mini sessions?!?!

I'm just brain storming....

A Saturday in Nov possibly....

Interesed? Let me know...if I have enough interest then I'll see what I can work out.

Also, if you want to do your own Christmas card, here's a couple that I designed.

Take your own photo and just add to the card.

You'll need a newer version of photo shop to use these.

Let me know if you'd like me to send you the file.

or....

Til next time, C

Extra Large

So excited that blogger now offers the option to post "extra large" photos without having to use another server such as Photobucket.

I've loved photobucket but that's one less step I'll have to do now when posting photos...yay!

And to test it out, my new fav photo of my hubby and son

Til next time, C

Will's Wisdom

This video is soooo good.

It's inspiring and definitely pushes you to stick to your goals

One of my fav books is the Alchemist too!! Go figure :)

Giving Thanks

It's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada and I have so much to be thankful for.

On the personal side Kristen & I have welcomed our first child into our family.

On a professional side, I've had the MOST amazing year with Cyball Photography.

And I only have YOU to thank for that!

To show my appreciation, I've done a random draw for a Tim Hortons gift card.

Laura Barnes-Edwards you are the LUCKY winner, congrats :)

Til next time, C

Just Because: We are Family

This was my last session for the 2009 summer special.

Thank you again to everyone who booked me this year, I seriously have the best clients.

All my sessions were fun and memorable. And in most cases I've stayed in contact with my clients, either via Facebook, email, and so on.

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This was a very late booking that I accepted, I was weary because I was afraid I would go into labour early and then have a dissatisfied client.

Then I did go early which meant a serious delay in the processing of these photos. But here they are!!!

Last but not least....the Samms Family...extended :) I hope you are as happy with the results as I am.

One of my favourites

And my FAVOURITE from the session

Thanks again, I had a great time.
Til next time, C