Deb & Co.//Muskoka Family Photographer

Deb & Co.//Muskoka Family Photographer

You know you have those days. Those days (and I don’t have them often) when it feels like you’re faced with one stumble after another. Your heart sinks deeper and deeper into your chest because things just aren’t going right? … Continue reading 

My Yoga-Filled Trip to Cuba//Part 1//Personal 2011

Marea del Portillo, Cuba

Early morning Yoga Session w/ Wendy Martin of Sacred Breath Yoga

Destination Photographer Cuba Resort

Destination Photographer Cuba Resort

Destination Photographer Cuba Resort

Destination Photographer Cuba Resort

Cabo Cruz, Cuba

A day trip to Cabo Cruz. We founds kids. So, we did yoga.

Cabo Cruz Cuba Destination Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Cabo Cruz Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon, Cuba

This time we went in search of children. It ended up being a barnyard yoga party. Complete with headstands, assists, broken english, hilarious attempts at spanish, coconut drinks, and a lunchtime feast. I will never forget the conversation I had three young boys. They didn’t know english. I didn’t know spanish. In those moments I learned more spanish and laughed harder than I did the entire week. I hope to return one day with more time to play and a collection of prints to share with them. It was a pure delight.

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Pilon Cuba Documentary Photographer

Marea del Portillo, Cuba

One last morning at the beach.

Marea del Portillo Destination Photographer

Marea del Portillo Destination Photographer

Marea del Portillo Destination Photographer

Marea del Portillo Destination Photographer

Marea del Portillo Destination Photographer

Marea del Portillo Destination Photographer

Marea del Portillo Destination Photographer

Thank you so much for this experience.

Want to go? Do yoga? Visit villages? You can!

Jenny Cressman, of Huntsville organizes two trips a year.  A spring session, open to men and women and fall session open to just women. It’s an amazing expeience. I want to do it every year. Next women’s yoga retreat will be early November 2012.

Email Jenny with inquiries, cubanacorazon@gmail.com.Jenny also owns reVibe! downtown Huntsville, Ontario. It’s a funky little consignment store with a conscience. You’re bound to find a few treasures. Last trip I bought a sexy little vintage fur jacket and a gorgeous pair of dove earrings made of a  melted brass, old land mines in fact. Go, you’ll love it.

Baby Audrina//Toronto New Born Photographer

Newborn babies are delicious. Wee Audrina, Little Miss as she is know to her parents is absolutely delicious! Newborn sessions are one of my favourites. The intimacy, the time invested, that chats, it’s all part of it. Newborn photography sessions can be long, relaxed afternoons of quiet feedings, cozy snuggles, and lots and lots of waiting.

If you’ve had a baby  you’ll know that they generally sleep for the first couple of weeks (yet somehow you’ve never slept so little in your life!), however when it’s time a for pictures we often have to coax babies into dreamland. After a few first-meeting-snuggles, a little tour around the house to find best light, and a quick chat about these first days of parenthood babies are often WIDE awake! And Audrina was not about to miss a thing. She slept for a total of…10 minutes. Our session lasted…3 hours! Makes me giggle. In the end I couldn’t have imagined having a sweeter, more alert, content little munchin. She was amazing. Almost 2 weeks old and so happy to be awake.

Congratulations to Meagan and Mike. I see in you two such confidence and awareness already. Little Miss chose a perfect set of parents. She is one lucky baby.  xo