Kelly Corbett Photography

New Blog!

2010-08-12T16:00:00.001-07:00

The blog has moved! Check out the new blog at http://kelcophoto.ca/Blog/

Glenn & Michelle

2010-07-22T14:56:00.001-07:00

Last week I photographed Glenn and Michelle at Gwynne Vaughan Park. Glenn and Michelle where having portraits taken to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. This was my first time photographing at this location and I loved it! The gardens were beautiful and there was a great scene to photograph at every step through the small park. Can't wait to use this location for a portrait session again.

Wayne's Weather Window

2010-07-21T19:55:00.000-07:00

The above image was shown on Wayne's Weather Window (Global TV News) on Wednesday July 21st. My aunt had suggested I submit this image to Global News. I sent it in late last night then this afternoon I got an email from Wayne telling me he was going to show it on the news tonight. It was kinda fun seeing my photo posted on the TV! I wonder if my photograph will get chosen as the winner for the week on Friday?

Shelby & Tom Wedding 2010

2010-07-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I photographed Shelby and Tom's wedding in Abbotsford. Before we went to the ceremony Shelby and Tom met privately at a friends beautiful farm to have some photos taken. The ceremony was held at Trinity CRC Church and the reception was at the Legacy Hall. I had a great time working with Shelby and Tom and their wedding party. I don't think I have seen a bride quite this excited to be getting married in a long time!

Karen & Blaine

2010-07-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I photographed Karen & Blaine's Wedding. The ceremony was held at St. Andrew's United Church in Vancouver. After the ceremony we swung by the Canuck Place for a couple of quick photos as Karen volunteers at the beautiful mansion. Then we made our way over to Queen Elizabeth Park where we did the formals and had the reception at the Season's in the Park restaurant. Loved the venue for the reception! So beautiful with giant windows overlooking the park and the city of vancouver. The food was amazing and the service was superb. I felt lucky to be a part of this special day.

Chilliwack Fire Fighters Calendar 2011

2010-07-01T18:11:00.000-07:00

I have been busy working on photographing the Chilliwack Fire Fighters for the second annual calendar. So far I have photographed six of the twelve photo sessions required for the calendar and I have managed to edit three of those sessions. To view all of the images photographed you can visit my website at http://www.kelcophoto.ca and select "clients" to find the gallery. The images you see above are ones that have NOT been selected for the calendar (though the calendar image choice may or may not be similar).

When I photographed the first 2010 calendar one of my favorite sessions was with the ladder truck as I got to go up in the bucket to take the photos. This year (so far) my favorite session has been with the ladder truck again. I thought it was pretty cool because we shut down five corners to take the photos! Ah, the power I can wield!

Kristin & Kiel's Wedding 2010

2010-06-25T17:08:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I photographed Kristin & Kiel's wedding. This wedding was super fun for me as I photographed Kristin's sister's wedding last November. It was great to see all of Kristin's family again. And I must say I quite enjoyed knowing mostly everyone's name, saves on the brain energy of trying to remember names in such a short time frame.

At both wedding receptions there was a very original and fun method of choosing which table of guests would eat dinner first. With Laura's wedding it was a game of musical chairs. I was expecting the same game again and got a pleasant surprise when they pulled out hoola hoops! It was quite entertaining.

Kayaking Harrison Lake

2010-06-20T11:04:00.000-07:00

I don't normally post non-work images on my blog but I thought these images were pretty cool. I did my first 3 day kayaking trip on Harrison Lake a few weekends ago and it was amazing. Saturday morning was a spectacular day with blue skies and mirror smooth water. Unfortunately the whole trip was not quite so pristine, there were some "white knuckle moments" on some rough water. But since I was not willing to let go of my paddle during that time to illustrate those tense moments...I thought I could at least show some of the truly peaceful mornings.

United Church 2010

2010-06-17T12:26:00.000-07:00

For the third year in a row I have had the pleasure of photographing the annual United Church ordination service. This year the service was held in Vancouver in a beautiful old church. Of course the lighting was quite poor but I was given permission to use my flash this year and I was able to snag a front row seat. I quite enjoy photographing this event as it always reminds me of my own United Church roots. All images photographed can be viewed by visiting the website at http://www.kelcophoto.ca select "clients" the title of the gallery is United church 2010.

Sherry's Family

2010-06-15T18:36:00.000-07:00

A couple of weekends ago I photographed Sherry's family. I first met Sherry and Bill when they asked me to photograph their son's christening in Victoria. The family happened to be over on the mainland (to see Thomas the Train) so we met at Stanley Park to take some photographs on one of the few sunny days we have had this spring.

Claude & Dianne's Wedding

2010-05-13T19:48:00.001-07:00

On May 2nd I photographed Claude and Dianne's wedding. The wedding and reception were both held at the Ramada in Abbotsford. It was a rainy day but we were brave and managed to make it outside to take just a couple of formal photos and then did the rest of the photos in the hotel. I must say I was incredibly impressed with the food at the Ramada! I think it may have been the best wedding meal I have ever had and I've been to a lot of weddings. I highly recommend the Ramada as a great venue with wonderful efficient staff.

Community Services "Salute to Spring Event"

2010-04-16T22:16:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I volunteered my photography skills for the "Salute to Spring Event" put on by the Chilliwack Community Services. It was a classy event with over 180 guests in attendance. The event included a silent auction to help raise funds to support community service projects. You can view all of the photographs from the event on my website at http://www.kelcophoto.ca select "clients" to view the gallery.

Chilliwack United Church

2010-04-16T22:12:00.000-07:00

On Easter Sunday I took the congregational group photograph for the Chilliwack United Church. I have also been working on creating a new website for the church. You can view the website at http://www.chilliwackunitedchurch.com

Swap and Shop

2010-03-13T19:51:00.000-08:00

Kelly Corbett Photography is going to have a display table at the Swap and Shop fashion exchange on Thursday March 25 at the Best Western Rainbow Country Inn, 6:30-9:00pm. Tickets for the event are $25 and you can purchase your tickets at Chilliwack Community Services. Should be a super fun event! Includes prizes and goodie bags!

Fraser Valley Women's Show

2010-03-04T14:00:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is the start of the Fraser Valley Women's Show, March 5-7 at Heritage Park in Chilliwack. The hours are Friday 4-10, Saturday 10-10, and Sunday 11-5. For more information you can visit their website at http://www.fraservalleywomenshow.com

Above is a photo of my booth. Its a bit of a small space to work with, so since the fire fighters are right next door to me they have allowed my booth to expand a bit and share some of the space with them. I've got a great view of the stage too so hopefully I will have a bit of time to watch some of the events.

Fraser Valley Women's Show

2010-02-25T18:04:00.000-08:00

Kelly Corbett Photography is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Fraser Valley Women's Show March 5-7! My fantastic booth will be located right next door to the Fire Fighters and the martini bar so it will be well worth the effort to stop by and say hi! For more information about the show, please visit the website at http://www.fraservalleywomenshow.com

Shauna's Family

2010-02-10T08:08:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I photographed Shauna's family at Ellwood park in Abbotsford. We were lucky with getting some good weather for the portrait session. Shauna's two little boys were super cute and full of energy and laughter. Shauna's sister Allison and her family participated in the session as well and a great time was had by all.

2010 Chilliwack Fire Department Calendar

2009-12-22T20:27:00.000-08:00

Just had to blog one more time about the 2010 Chilliwack Fire Department Calendar! They just finished printing the calendars today and they are ready for sale. Calendars can be purchased in the Cottonwood Mall on Dec 23rd and 24th or you can contact fire hall #1 for more information about the calendar sales. All money made from the sale of these calendars goes to charity.

It is amazing that we were able to organize the people and complete the photographing, editing, designing and printing in two and a half weeks! And I must say it is a great looking calendar, one I can be proud of!

Kendra's Family

2009-12-12T09:11:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I photographed Kendra's family. When I arrived the boys had their smiles prepped and all ready to go. We made it through the session with flying colours when the boys were bribed with promises of video games and parties after the photo shoot.

2010 Chilliwack Fire Department Calendar

2009-12-12T07:26:00.000-08:00

This has been a very exciting project creating the Chilliwack 2010 Fire Department Calendar! With very limited time we seem to have still pulled it off! A few of the fire guys helped to organize everyone for the photographs, it was 4 straight days of taking photos. Now I'm still in the editing process and working on the design of the calendar, but I am hoping to have everything done and ready to go on Monday night. This is my first calendar that has been solely photographed and designed by Kelly Corbett Photography!

Full images of all the photographs taken can be viewing by visiting my website http://www.kelcophoto.ca and select "clients". More images will be added as they get edited.

Baby Kylie

2009-12-11T07:12:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I photographed Debbie & Scott and their beautiful new baby girl Kylie. I few years back I photographed Debbie & Scott's wedding and it was very nice to photograph them again! I always love catching up with past clients.

Kevin & Laura's Wedding

2009-11-27T16:23:00.000-08:00

On November 14th I photographed Kevin & Laura's Wedding. Winter weddings are always a little tough to photograph as there is a lack of light when the sun sets at 4:30pm. And it didn't help that I was temporarily missing an important piece to my tripod and had to borrow a tripod. But all things considered I think the photos came through quite well. Kevin and Laura were married in a very beautiful church and reception was lots of fun and very original. Kevin a and Laura even had a couple of choreographed dances that were very entertaining to watch.

Adrianna

2009-11-24T17:15:00.000-08:00

Last Friday I had the pleasure of photographing my co-workers daughter Adrianna. She is a very cute little girl who was more than happy to play with all the props we provided for her. It was lots of work to get her to smile, but after editing all of her photos I thought with those great big blue eyes who really needs a smile for every shot?!

Yen's Family

2009-11-20T14:04:00.000-08:00

On Friday the 13th I photographed Yen & Andrew and their two beautiful little girls Aisha & Talya. It was nice to see Yen's family again as I originally met Yen when she asked to to take her Maternity Photographs. Talya, the newest addition to the family is now 1 year old!

Unfortunately Talya was a little unhappy after having her flu vaccination the day before, but her older sister Aisha was more than willing to do multiple poses for me!

Lisa & Kevin's Family

2009-11-08T11:32:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I photographed Lisa and Kevin's family. It was great fun working with Lisa and Kevin again as I photographed their wedding a few years ago. Their two beautiful, super cute children were a pleasure to photograph. Alex didn't really want to smile for the camera,but he was definitely interested in all of my photography equipment. Seems they have a budding photographer in the family already!

Clayton & Miranda

2009-10-26T17:27:00.000-07:00

On October 24th I photographed Clayton & Miranda's wedding. This was one of my associate wedding photographer sessions for White Album Wedding Chapel. After the ceremony we went to the side of the church to take some formals, there was a beautiful red bush that I thought would look very nice with the green accent colour of the wedding party. As you can see from the photo above, I took the photo at just the right angle and without any extra editing ended up with a great big red heart in my photo! Funny thing is, I didn't even notice it while I was taking the photograph.

BC Cancer Foundation

2009-10-22T14:55:00.000-07:00

Kelly Corbett Photography has joined forces with the BC Cancer Foundation! Mention the BC Cancer Foundation when booking with Kelly Corbett Photography and $20 from your portrait session or $40 from your wedding photography will be donated to the BC Cancer Foundation.

Timmy & Nathan

2009-10-20T20:41:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday I photographed Timmy and his new baby brother Nathan. Nathan decided to take a nap at the beginning of the photo session and I was amazed that I could move him around and he wouldn't wake up or even complain. It really was kind of like working with a little soft doll. But eventually Nathan woke up and opened those big beautiful eyes!

Tanya & Jamie's Wedding

2009-09-25T08:21:00.000-07:00

On September 12th I photographed Tanya and Jamie's Wedding. The scottish theme was charming and the traditional dancing at the reception was very entertaining. It was a very beautiful wedding with great venues and wonderful food. The reception and formals were in Fort Langley, an intriguing area and a place I hope I get to photograph in again!

Trip to the Island

2009-09-24T12:57:00.000-07:00

I just had to add this interesting story to my blog! Last weekend I went to the island to visit some wedding clients. They came across my website when they were googling the groom's name (Kelly Corbett), the bride's name just happens to be Kelly also...thus it would be perfect for me (Kelly Corbett) to photograph Kelly and Kelly Corbett's wedding! Gee, what are the chances? Three Kelly Corbetts all at one wedding. Crazy. I am looking forward to photographing the wedding next September, should be eventful.

Above are a couple of photos I took at Goldstream park while I was over on the island.

Sarah & Rob Wedding

2009-09-09T15:44:00.000-07:00

On Saturday September 5th I photographed Sarah and Rob's wedding. It started looking like a really raining day, but once again luck was on my side and when it came time to photograph the formals at Sardis Park and we were provided with pleasantly overcast skies. Unfortunately I pulled a muscle in my back while repositioning my camera bag at the start of the day, but I managed to make it through the day and we still got some great shots. The ceremony and reception was at the Best Western Hotel in Chilliwack, a very convenient venue.

Christine & Tyson's Engagement

2009-09-02T10:48:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday at Mission Heritage Park I photograph Christine and Tyson's engagement. We had a good time and wandered all over the park. We even made the effort to hike up the hill to the grotto, thanks to Tyson hiking my gear all the way up the hill for me! It was a nice relaxed session and we got tons of great shots. There was even a church service happening in the park so we got to listen to live music in the background. Christine and Tyson were great to work with and I am looking forward to photographing their wedding next August!

Deborah & Dennis Wedding

2009-08-13T16:53:00.000-07:00

On August 8th I photographed Deborah and Dennis's wedding. The wedding took place on their property in their big beautiful back yard. The big day started with a number of small glitches for Deborah, we were a bit late getting to the ceremony and we ran out of time for the formal shots. But it was still a great event. Deborah and Dennis smiled the whole way through and there was lots of humor to go around. It was a very enjoyable, personalized wedding.

Drew & Holly Wedding

2009-08-02T18:22:00.000-07:00

On Saturday August 1st I photographed my first wedding as "White Album Weddings" associate photographer. For a very reasonable price the wedding chapel and a lovely photographer (me) are available to capture ceremony and formals. You can get more information about this great opportunity at http://www.whitealbumweddings.com

Drew and Holly were a great couple to work with. We were lucky because even though we are still stuck in this heat wave it wasn't a horribly hot photo session. We used the shade outside the wedding chapel and then we headed over to the old Chilliwack City Hall/Museum to finish off the formals.

Baby Tyson

2009-07-30T11:29:00.000-07:00

On July 25th I photographed one month old baby Tyson and his family. Tyson was a great baby to photograph! I have never been able to photograph and sleeping baby before and I have always been amazed at how active new babies are...but Tyson slept for me and he was awake for some shots too. So I got more variety than I was hoping for. Tyson also did really well with the heat (it was one of those melty-hot days).

Tanya & Jamie Engagement

2009-07-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

On Sunday July 19th I took Tanya and Jamie's engagement photographs. We met at the Stewart Farm House in Whiterock. This was a new location for me and it had lots of great areas to photograph! After the farm house we hit the beach for a few final images. Tanya and jamie were fun to work with and I am looking forward to photographing their wedding, there will even be kilts and scottish dance involved!

60th Birthday Party!

2009-07-17T18:12:00.000-07:00

On Saturday July 11th I photographed Mr Siklos 60th Birthday Party. It was a nice small family gathering. They have a beautiful swimming pool on the property that we used for some "splashy" photos and I could tell the kids couldn't wait to get in the pool after I was gone! After we took a bunch of fun relaxed photos and we finished off the evening with some family group shots.

Special Olympics

2009-07-15T19:28:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, July 10th and 11th, on short notice I was invited to help photograph the Special Olympics. A fellow photographer, offered me the opportunity to cover this event because she was still recovering from a minor fender bender from a few days previous to the event. It was a busy two days out in the hot sun, but it was very rewarding and enjoyable. I was one of a team of six photographers covering the event. My main sports to capture were soccer, bocce, and some of the medal award presentations. I must say I was very impressed with these athletes, they worked really hard at their sports and had fantastic energy.

Monika & Dave's Wedding

2009-07-15T19:17:00.000-07:00

On Sunday July 5th I photographed Monika & Dave's wedding at Rowena's on the River. This is my second time photographing a wedding at Rowena's and it is such a beautiful location. I do admit the mosquito's were out in full force, but thanks to the breeze we managed to survive. While we were photographing the formals over at Minter Gardens the guests were relaxing by the pool with yummy treats. It was a nice small wedding with lots of charming appeal.

Tanya & Larry's Wedding

2009-07-09T20:12:00.000-07:00

On Saturday July 4th I photographed Tanya and Larry's wedding. It was one of those hot, melty weekend days and unfortunately we didn't have a lot of shade cover to work with. We did the formals at the Surrey Golf Club, which has a very nice little pond and some pretty bridges. However we were a bit limited to the area we were allowed to photograph in as the golf course was quite busy. And its not like my camera or I would enjoy getting a golf ball hurled at us!

My friend Jeannie was in the bridal party and it was lots of fun working with her again as I actually first met her while photographing another wedding she was involved in. It is always interesting the people I meet while being a photographer...

Julia & Andrew Wedding

2009-07-04T19:46:00.001-07:00

On June 27th I photographed Julia and Andrew's wedding. The wedding was out in Ladner and Tsawwassen, I have only been out that way one other time with a wedding last August, so it was nice to see some more venues that I have not been to before. It was bright and sunny, but not melting hot like the wedding I just photographed today. I have another wedding to photograph tomorrow, so look forward to some more blog posts once I edit all the photos!

Baby Alexandra

2009-07-02T16:16:00.000-07:00

On July 1st I photographed Ken & Jen's new baby girl Alexandra. Ken is an old friend of my brother's and it was a lot of fun to photograph Ken's family as it has been years since we'd last met. Alexandra was a very cute and cooperative little baby. We just had a couple interruptions to feed and change a diaper, which is to be expected with new babies. Thus over all it was a great, very enjoyable, portrait session!

Prom 2009

2009-07-01T17:41:00.000-07:00

On June 25th I photographed prom pictures for Christina, Braydon, Caitlin, and Glen. Everyone looked fabulous all dressed up! We took some photos at Sardis Park and at the old City Hall in downtown Chilliwack. We were worried there might be an issue with rain, but it turned out to be a nicely overcast day, just perfect for photos!
This was my first prom photo opportunity and I really enjoyed it!

Sandra and Adam

2009-06-08T18:19:00.000-07:00

On saturday June 6th I photographed Sandra and Adams wedding. It was my very first wedding using an assistant and I quite enjoyed the extra flexibility and the extra company. I have also just learned a new photo editing program, which means you will now be able to see some new styles developing. (I am a big fan of the aged photo look). Plus this new editing program makes the behind the scenes operation so much easier, more creative, and enjoyable!
I had a great time working with Sandra, Adam and their friends.

BC United Church Conference

2009-06-08T18:12:00.000-07:00

In May I photographed the 2009 United Church BC Conference. This is my second year photographing this annual event. The first year there were 5 new ministers being ordained and this year there were 15 new ministers being "added to the flock". It was a very enjoyable service and the theme of celebration was very strong, always a pleasure to photograph. You can view all of the images posted in my online gallery under "clients".

Pamela & Owen Wedding

2009-05-10T21:58:00.000-07:00

Pamela & Owen celebrated their wedding on May 2nd. They were married at Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church, which has a great balcony as I always love the photo shot from the balcony! We also had lots of fun photographing the formals at Ellwood Park, it was nice using the bridges, pathways and covered wooden structures.

Csorba Family

2009-05-10T21:23:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday I enjoyed photographing the Csorba family. Mrs Csorba's father was pre-celebrating his 60th birthday with a family portait. Everyone was very cooperative to work with and the the 17 grandchildren were super cute! I even enjoyed a very yummy snack with the family after the photo session.
Kristina Csorba has also booked me to take her prom photographs in June and I am looking forward to capturing some creative photos of Kristina and her friends in the near future!

Jennifer & Scott's Wedding 2009

2009-03-09T17:45:00.000-07:00

I must say I was a little worried when I got in my car to go photograph the wedding on Saturday and it started to snow! However, luck was with us and we hit perfect weather all the way through the day. We started with some formal photos at Heritage park in Mission, the valley view was clear and the sun was shinning. Then we drove over to Whonnock Lake and snow was falling, but of course looking beautiful. I discovered it is very challenging to photograph while the snow is falling because the snow gets in the way, I got big snowy blotches all over my subjects faces. But once again, luck was with us, the snow stopped falling and the whole lake was lit up with beautiful light! My assistant (Pete, the best man) commented, "Man this is like a Robert Bateman painting, it is so amazing!"

Jen & Carlin Maternity Photos

2009-02-02T19:39:00.000-08:00

This weekend I took Jen's maternity photographs. Jen had a cute idea of tying a ribbon around her belly for the photos. However they don't know if they are expecting a boy or a girl so we covered all our bases by photographing both blue and pink ribbons, just in case!
I am looking forward to photographing the new baby when it arrives!

Baby Jake

2008-12-07T10:16:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing Josh & Sandra and their beautiful baby boy Jake. Jake was a wonderful baby and very easy to photograph. We all had lots of fun with the photos. Jakes parents had the brilliant idea of using Jakes favorite mobile toy to keep his attention and, when needed, the soother worked like magic!

Natasha's Family

2008-11-17T19:45:00.000-08:00

On Sunday I photographed Natasha's family. My cousin Cassy joined me as well because she is interested in photography and is considering having a future as a photographer. The photo session was a little challenging with two little girls who only wanted to play in the leaves and not have their photos taken...but I remained persistent. :) Hey if I have to follow them around and submit to having pine cone wars, then so be it. Natasha sent me a nice comment after the session, "I just wanted to thank you for all your hard work today! I know my family might have been a little difficult to work with and I know it must be hard to photograph the kids but you were so great."
Hey who can resist photographing two kids that are so cute!?

Kristi's Family

2008-11-15T16:38:00.000-08:00

Today I got up early and went to Ellwood Park to photograph Kristi's lovely family. We were all quite pleased that it wasn't raining! I had a fun photo session with Kristi and her extended family. It was great having Kristi's family sing and make funny faces and load noises while I was trying to photograph the kids and keep their attention. All the kids were super cute and I think we got quite a few great family photos!

New Camera

2008-11-09T18:29:00.000-08:00

Kelly Corbett Photography is excited to announce the newest member of her camera family...the Canon G10!
I haven't yet had the opportunity to have much one-on-one time with the new camera, but I went out kayaking this morning and I was able to take a few test shots. This camera will be used mainly as a travel/kayaking camera.

Website Design

2008-11-03T19:52:00.000-08:00

A fun update on website design! Recently I have gotten into the wide world of web design. It began with a desire to create and update my own website, which is a never ending process... then one thing led to another...word got out... and before I knew it I was being encouraged to design websites for other people. I have taken one class on dreamweaver (using the program from a designers point of view) and I am in the process of taking a class on HTML (learning the code behind web design). Other sites that I have designed are "Beyond the Basket" & "Kardon Communications". Plus my current work in progress "White Cat Design"reflects the work of both my HTML class and my Illustrator class. But the main reason for this blog entry is to show you my most recent completed website project "Shine Jewellery". So feel free to check out the sites and if you are looking for a web designer give me a call and we can chat about your website ideas!

Jennifer & Scott

2008-10-26T21:15:00.000-07:00

Today I took Jennifer & Scott's engagement photos! They have booked their wedding with me in March so we decided to get together for a casual pre-wedding session. It was a wonderful crisp fall morning at Robert Bateman Park. This is the third time I have photographed at this location. I did an engagement photo session with some other clients last year at this location and while we were out taking the photos my clients lost their car keys. A few months later we came back to the park to photograph the wedding formals in the same area...we thought wouldn't it be funny if we found those lost cars keys...and we were in luck, we ended up finding them on the day of the wedding!
Jen & Scott were a fun easy going couple, I think we got some great photos and I am looking forward to photographing their wedding next year!

Rocko & Jessie

2008-10-25T13:51:00.000-07:00

Today I photographed two very cute little boys, Rocko and Jessie. They did quite well for being so young and having short attention spans. But cleverly the boys mom tried bribing them with some chocolate bars which worked quite well. I must admit I was a bit surprised by how fast the littlest was able to move and get away from the eye of the camera. But after lots of assistance from the parents I think we were able to achieve the desired outcome.

Lindsay's Family 2008

2008-10-24T19:56:00.000-07:00

Today I went out to Alison Pools along the Vedder River to take Lindsay's annual family photographs. We had tons of fun exploring and navigating our way over all the river rocks. We were even lucky enough to catch a glimpse of some very large spawning salmon. The photo session was very casual and even though it was fairly challenging getting Jessie's attention, I think we got some great shots.
I seem to be having some technical issues with uploading more photos, but you can check out all of the photos at www.kelcophoto.smugmug.com.

Christening at the Malahat Reserve Unit

2008-10-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

Today I had the pleasure of Photographing a Christening at the Malahat Reserve Unit in Victoria BC. Thankfully it turned out that I just happened to be visiting friends and family on Vancouver Island the same weekend as the Christening. My friend (and fellow photographer) Josh McCulloch referred me as a potential photographer for the event.

It was very interesting photographing a Navy style christening, in the past I have only witnessed christening/baptisms that were part of a church service. My clients had reserved an nice large room where they invited their friends and family to witness the special event, and afterwards they served delicious refreshments. One very important part of the christening was that the water in the baptismal font was ocean water (contained in an old ships bell) once the ceremony was done we all walked down to the pier and the water was returned to the ocean. It was quite an interesting experience being part of such a unique traditional event.