2016 - A Personal Year in Review - Edmonton Family Photographer
A selection of my favourite personal images from 2016.
I wanted to look back on 2016 through my personal images too. I always try to have personal projects on the go, not only to ensure I have photos of my own kiddos, but also to keep my inspiration up and continue learning and improving the best I can. To me, photography is not only appealing as a creative outlet, but also as a source of constant learning. There is always something new to try, or a new technique to experiment with. I love that about it.
I spent a good chunk of 2016 taking courses. On shooting and editing techniques, video, business, and lighting, etc. I started 2017 enrolled in a course, and am planning out a couple others for winter/spring as well. I practiced. A lot. (My poor kids, haha.) I feel it's so important to keep learning continuously and, honestly, I'm still working my way through some parts of past courses. As a creative, it's hard to be confident in your work sometimes (okay, most times). I always second guess myself. I always worry about messing up. Worry about it not being good enough. I let anxiety get the best of me sometimes. But, being able to go out and get the shot you want, and not have to guess about how to do it is seriously such an amazing feeling and not something I had when I first started out on this journey. It makes all of the past time, difficulties, stress, and worry worth it.
I have high hopes for 2017. I hope to continue learning and growing as a photographer. New ideas. New personal projects. New business plans. New plans for self growth. New hopes of battling the worry and anxiety that comes with the creative process. New plans to stay organized. New plans all around. haha. One specific thing, is I decided to join the 52 Frames Photo challenge this year. I'll have more about that in my next blog post. ;)
In the meantime, I've gathered my favourite personal photos of 2016. Mostly of my kiddos, because that's how I roll. I love seeing how much they have grown over the last year. I hope you'll have a scroll through, and if you've made it this far - thank you for reading!
Happy New Year to you and your loves.
xo
Megan
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Lake Adventures - Edmonton Family Lifestyle Photographer
Lake adventures with the kids on a gloriously warm spring evening in Alberta.
A few weeks ago we were bogged down by the every day. Stressed, tired, and in need of some good ol' fresh air. We decided to take the kiddos out after their bedtime for some lake adventures and we discovered it was exactly what we all needed. I think it's so important to allow ourselves time to refresh, even if it means breaking the "rules" every now and again.
We headed west to a spot I'd been wanting to check out for a while, and it was beautiful. We couldn't have asked for a better night. The kids had a blast running around, collecting rocks, watching snakes, hearing their echos bounce across the lake. We saw beavers, muskrats, snakes, squirrels, geese, loons, and even a mouse.
Here is a selection of my favourites from that night. I also created a video of our adventures and I will be sharing the full version later this week. I hope you enjoy.
É is Six Months Old - Edmonton Family Lifestyle Photographer
I've been photographing this lovely couple since their engagement. Last year they welcomed their adorable daughter into the world and I feel incredibly lucky they asked me to be their photographer once again for her six month session.
Six months is one of my favourite ages to photograph. I love how curious babies are at that age. How they are figuring out the world around them and wanting to explore. Learning to sit up, crawl, babble more sounds.
Miss É was certainly curious with what my camera was doing during our session. She was a trooper and such a happy baby. Here's a selection from that evening.
Blossoms Amongst the Green - Edmonton Family Lifestyle Photographer
Of course I couldn't resist taking my own kids out during blossom week. I'm not going to lie, prior to this year's "Blossom Watch 2016" I didn't always jump at the opportunity to photograph these pretty pink flowers. I'm not sure why, because I had a lot of fun with them this year. I also fell in love with the amazing white blossoms in some of the photos below. We even decided to bring our pups along for the adventure.
Blossoms in the City - Edmonton Family Lifestyle Photographer
When the blossoms open, they only stay for a few days, so you have to take advantage. We got lucky and had wonderful weather that week too. Here's a selection from a sessions I did for another lovely family that week.
