Christmas Portrait Studio

This year for Christmas, I want to use photography to give back to my community so I decided to build a modern Christmas portrait studio from scratch for groups of friends and families to come and get their photo taken.

Together, we raised close to $3000! The proceeds are going to support our church's building project which will then be used to create a safe, usable space for the community and our neighbours in Victoria Village.

After a month of planning, building, prop sourcing and testing, it’s finally happening. I’m excited to see old friends and meet new ones 😊

A huge thank you to everyone who came by to get a portrait taken and to friends who helped make this happen! 

Lifestyle: Kitchenware

This beautiful monogrammed walnut cutting board by American Heirloom is one of my favourite pieces.

Travel: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Wine country in Ontario is a beautiful region of vineyards and good food. While summer is a nice time to tour the wineries, the fall is great too because it's harvest season which means you'll see all the grapes on the vines. It's worth a day trip or a weekend getaway. Don't forget to research all the wineries ahead of time!

My favourite kind of wine: Ice wine

Lifestyle: Toronto Made Style at Broadview Hotel

Kait of Toronto Made Style runs a lifestyle guide and I had the opportunity to take a few portraits for her. October is Small Business Month and I'm thankful to be able to create custom photography for local entrepreneurs, artists and small business owners like Kait. 

Portrait: Marcus in Portland, Oregon

He was visiting Portland, just like I was. He had decided to leave his career to pursue what he was truly passionate about: music. Just as I had with photography.

As we talked, I could relate to the thoughts, fears and emotions that were going through his head. I had been there. To be honest, I'm still there. But I can live with knowing that I tried and saw for myself if I failed than to waste precious time wondering if I could have succeeded had I give it my all.

If you've gone through this process, I would love to hear your experience and advice. If you're going through it now, feel free to ask questions. I hope we can help each other out.