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The studio will be closed from July 23 – August 8th.
And what’s a blog post without an image! Alex is in Italy right now for a month (and I miss her so much!!!). Here’s a photo of her I took last month on her 16th birthday. I can’t tell you how much I love this photo….it makes my heart skip a beat.
New moms and new moms to be – pick up a copy of the St. Catharine’s Standard today for a copy of the New Mom’s Guide included with the paper!
Daniela Berkhout Photography is moving…..about 60 feet away! Many of you have seen the Carriage House in our backyard – it’s a post and beam structure dating back to 1870. We were very close to tearing it down as we didn’t think it was structurely sound. Back in the fall, we had Todd Barber of Forestgreen Creations come to help us complete the exterior of our house as well as the landscaping. His eyes lit up when he saw the Carriage House. He said he’s restored carriage houses in worse condition then ours!! Todd referred us to an engineer who confirmed that the integrity of the 130 stucture was solid and gave my hubby a list of what needed to be done. A lot of work was done in the fall – the structure was straightened, re-inforced, given a new foundation and new roof.
Now the exciting part begins! Heated concrete floors (Todd’s suggestion) go in next week and we just ordered gorgeous wood french doors for the entrance (northern facing…a photographer’s dream). Hopefully in 8 weeks, the new studio will be completely enclosed. There’s still a lot of work to be done (my poor, poor husband) but in the end it’s truely going to be my dream studio. The new studio will have a washroom/change room, kitchen/bar area, stone fireplace with large tv above for my client viewings, shooting areas and loft office area. I don’t think I’ll ever leave when it’s done!!! I already have everything picked out from the sofa and chairs, area rug, armoire to the stone for the fireplace and fixtures. I AM BEYOND THRILLED. The only problem is I’m impatient and I want it finished now!!! I cannot wait. I’ve been driving Darby (my husband) crazy but he’s been married to me for over 17 years….so he’s used to it! I’ll be posting photos of the progress. Oh and there will definitely be an open house in the fall when it’s complete!
Check out the new portrait website!!!!
You have no idea how good it felt typing that title! I entered WPPI’s (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) 16×20 print competition this year. This was my first time ever entering a print competition. Why not enter an international print competition – go big or go home – right?! There were approximately 3,500 entries from all over the world in various categories. Approximately 500-600 of these entries receive Accolades of Excellence and are hung at the convention.I was thrilled to have two of my portraits receive Accolades of Excellence and completely humbled by having my prints hung for display at an international level.
Here are my two award winning portraits:
This image was entered into Wedding Photojournalism – Details
The convention was fabulous, overwhelming, inspiring and refreshing! I attended many classes and my head is full of incredible ideas I can’t wait to implement. I loved the tradeshow and being able to see all of the vendor products first hand. I spent a ridiculous amount of money at the tradeshow! I can’t wait for all of my new goodies to arrive in the studio! I have to admit though- my favourite part about WPPI was reconnecting and meeting amazing photographers from all over. I had such an incredible time with these girls….love them all so much! You know who you are!
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