Welcome to the Green Apple Photography Blog. By viewing my stories and images, you will get a glimpse into my shooting style and personal experiences. My mission is to get you excited about your family portraits, about the moments I capture of your gorgeous children and the beauty of your pregnant body. I want you to share them with your friends and family and to see quality and artistry in every image.

For the many people who share their comments, stories, and lives with me, thank you!

Monday, April 11, 2011

"I don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model." — Queen Latifah

From the time Maria was born - over 3 years ago, she had a camera in her face. When she was 2, I taught her how to "work it". But it looked more like Elaine dancing (from Seinfeld) than a super model on a runway. She would stick her hip out and point at the camera and squish up her face. It was never my intention to teach Maria how to model, but more of a "see what funny thing my kid does" thing. Over the years she has definitely developed her own .. ahem ...style. Here are the latest photos from the Maria workin' it series.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job. ~Franklin P. Jones

I would never consider myself a pet photographer. But on many occasions I get requests to include dogs (mostly dogs) in family portraits. Of course...they are part of the family. Poncho is part of our family too. Here are some special moments I found with man's best friend.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

As we were out for our daily, evening walk tonight, we followed our usual route. Around the neighbourhood, downtown and back home. Downtown there are several cute, local owned high-end shops. We also have Lazer Video. The local convenience store/video store/ice cream shop. I know - I'm making Elmira sound smaller than it is. But it's true. It's really the only ice cream place in town. So when we walked past, Joe laughed at me because I said I couldn't wait to walk down with the kids on a hot, sunny summer afternoon and get an ice cream. He actually laughed out loud. I'm not sure why he was surprised. Ice cream is one of my favourite foods...okay my very favourite food. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner...and I have. The sad thing about this post is that I currently don't have any ice cream to eat, or take a picture of. Here is a shot of my second favourite food. I guess I can suffer tonight and snack on this.

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

I like her because she smiles at me and means it. ~Anonymous

"Say Cheese". As a photographer I strongly dislike - ok - hate that expression. The result is a (pardon the pun) "cheese-y" smile that's fake and unnatural. I'll admit when photographing kids I'll ask them to say "cheeseburger" but the goal is that they find it funny and laugh - naturally. So how do I create natural moments for my clients? I talk, laugh and interact with them. I tell them stories, tell them horrible, awful jokes, and let them interact with one another. With their children - they play. With their fiance - they play. With their spouse - they play.

Here are some of my favourites.

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Monday, March 28, 2011

Today, it takes more brains and effort to make out the income-tax form than it does to make the income. ~Alfred E. Neuman

This weekend, I started - and finished my taxes. It has been on my to do list for some time now. As I sat down at the computer, Joe was working on the other side of the room marking tests from a course he teaches. I didn't realize that as I was going through the online software, that I was doing so out loud. I was reading everything to myself, but I was definitely interrupting Joe. At one point he asked if I could be quiet. That lasted a few moments. Then he asked if he should move somewhere else. "No, No" I said, "I'll keep it to myself". I'm not sure why I felt the need to read everything out loud. I don't read books or the newspaper that way, why this? I'm sure it's because I find doing taxes stressful. I mean, who wants to make a mistake - which would result in an audit. This is what I think about while I do my taxes. What if I had to explain this to someone else? Anyway, I'm just glad it is over, done with, and complete for this year. I didn't even care that I had a small payment. I was just so glad to scratch it off my list.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Photo of the Day - March 21-25

This week I wandered around and just found things to shoot. Nothing too inspired or special...just stuff. Even still, I hope you enjoy my images. And no you didn't miss the past 2 weeks photo of the day blog...I did.


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March 21, 2011

My newest best friend

Worst cold ever...enough said!

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March 22, 2011

Phone

We have 2 old rotary phones which are fun to use, but a pain for 10 digit dialing - especially when you get a busy signal.

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March 23, 2011

Dunke St. S

Major, major snowstorm. This was the view out my front window. Nothing but snow.

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March 24, 2011

Chair

The back of our dining room chair - nothin' special.

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March 25, 2011

Ribbon

Maria decided to pull out an entire spool of ribbon and leave it on my desk. Thanks for the mess and inspiration.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The event of getting married is a lot of fun. It’s a party— you plan it, everybody comes, they celebrate... ~Dr Phil McGraw

One of my favourite things to shoot are weddings details. I love getting close-up, shooting angles and capturing those really creative things that make each couple so unique. When I got married, I feel like I spent a lot of time on those puny pieces - the things that had my ... er...our mark on them. The things that (I hope) made our guests say "oh wow...that's great" or something equally nice. I love shooting those items at weddings because I know the work that goes into them, the thought, the time, the energy.