The Wickenberg Family • Confederation Park

I have been trying to get out and take fall pictures of this family for years. For one reason or another, it's never worked out. Our schedules have simply clashed, and before you know it, there is snow on the ground.  However, it would seem this year, that all the stars aligned. We set a date, we met, we took pictures. The weather was amazing, the one downside was the terrible wind. It didn't deter us, we simply took photos in between wind gusts. 

You guys were awesome, thanks for letting me boss you around. 

 

Mason - Calgary Children

So, obviously I need to be a bit more accountable to myself... Or have consequences for myself at the very least. I want to post something in this space once a week. I need to make the effort to make sure that happens.

I'm attempting to set that goal for myself. On the bright side, at least 3 weeks between posts is better than a couple of years between posts...

I want to challenge myself to take more pictures with my dslr this year. I take a ton of pictures, but the majority of them are on my iPhone. I still have the iPhone 4S, [I'm not one of those people who needs to upgrade to the latest and greatest gadgets as soon as they come out. I will have this phone until it works no more.] I also know that the quality of photos with the latest iPhone is even more amazing. I love that I have my phone on me all the time, and that I'm able to capture photos that I normally wouldn't. I always have a camera on me. My kids scoff at me, because I refer to my iPhone as 'my camera'.

Sorry I tend to get a tad off topic on occasion.

I mentioned in my last post, that I had bribed my kids a couple of summers back. My last post were the photos I had taken of Madelyn, back in 2013. These are the photos I took of Mason, then age 11. He was a super good sport about this. [I know this now especially, because we've entered the 'tween' years and are heading full on into teenage hood...] Eeks. I hope my mama heart is going to make it through these next few years.

Here are some photos of my handsome boy:

Miss Madelyn - Calgary Children

Last summer I bribed the kids to let me take their photos. LAST SUMMER, as in 2013. And I had intended to post them here, but never got around to it.

I met with a friend last week, and she told me, that she had created a goal for herself, in terms of her photography. She made a commitment to herself that she would do a blog post once a week. To ensure that she got out and shot some pictures.

And I seriously had an "A-ha" moment.

I'm truly embarrassed that I needed to hear that from someone else. That I didn't think of that on my own, to simply set a goal for myself. So I too, am making a commitment to myself, to post a picture or pictures here, at least once a week. And thank you to my friend [you know who you are] for inspiring me.

First up, some pictures of Miss Madelyn. Circa summer 2013. Then age 8.