Michele Dyson Photography

This session was special for me as it was my very first morning session. I am not what you would call a morning person. At all. Note the 2 a.m. blog posts and you’ll understand why. I of course have to get up with the kids, but I am definitely not ready to face the world until closer to lunchtime! We started the session at 8 a.m. and the sun wasn’t yet over the mountains….we got to shoot in open shade and then had 15 minutes or so with some more dramatic lighting while chillin’ at the creek ( I’m pretty sure Christine was frozen – what a trooper)!  These two were seriously fabulous….so very comfortable as you can see even from this shot below – this was the first frame of the day and is one of my faves. Thank you guys for taking Cara  + Mike’s word and trusting me to get some “after” photos for the images you missed out on for your own day, and thank you also for opening my eyes to such killer locations. They were just stunning and I will be trekking out there again I’m sure….maybe just not so early!  Really though, it was so worth it and I had a wonderful time. Hope you enjoy the images!

AYKM?????  For real, Christine has this incredibly natural beauty that is so easy to photograph. Simply stunning. Chris, you are one lucky man!!
I loved how this moment when the sun broke over looked as though they were in a spotlight – I’m sure they did as well as it was their only moment of warmth the whole time we were out!My definate fave of the day – Oooooh, I am just crazy over birch trees….now to find somewhere I can sneak a few branches for some Christmas decor!!!!

Edited to add  ** I almost missed this image but am glad I came across it. This was one of the last shots of the day and you can just see the sun coming up over the trees; what a difference it made in the lighting…yum!

A double-post of sorts…..the 4 of us headed into Keremeous a few weeks back to gather our pumpkins – Nevaeh didn’t last as long as usual but it was still long enough for me to snap away and capture and handful of images I adore:)  We picked a half-dozen or so, and of course never got around to carving them all…does anyone else agree with me that pumpkins never used to be this slimy ???? !  The girls had fun, and come Hallowe’en morning Nevaeh was begging me to get into her costume. I of course gave in, and so began a very long day of Hallowe’en fun….cookies, a bit o pumpkin gutting, makeup, movies ,trick or treating and even a little dance-off to end the evening We had a few family friends come by with their little ones in tow and had a great time. I’m looking forward to next Hallowe’en when the Bitty Miss can toddle around with the big kids:)

And dress up day…..Eve wearing Nevaeh’s first costume at almost half the age and it fits….she is getting SO big! Nevaeh says she is Princess Kai-Lan:)

Yup, they’re real….my girlfriend thought I’d put falsies on her! You can see how blonde her little lashes are at the base…I’m sure mascara will one day be her best friend:)

Hope everyone had a great one:)