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Mr. Five and an interview » Aldergrove Family Photographer

Thursday, May 3, 2012 Posted in Personal

The month of April was all about Noah. It started with his ‘mix up’ birthday party. We are unsure why it is called a ‘mix up’ birthday party, but the theory is that he mixed up his party by sharing it with his buddy Jaxon.

This year, his birthday fell on the Easter weekend, so of course, he also had a Louwerse family party. Plus a special birthday at home with just the 4 of us.

Nothing is more important to this child than relationships and friendships. He had outlined to me how it was all going to go. He wanted everyone over… I mean everyone, every boy in our church that he has contact with was on the list. Then a second party for our extended family specifically noting ‘the brothers’ (aka his uncles). Oh boy. You can understand that I was a little afraid that he would be disappointed.

The following week, I took the boys out location scouting for Brian & Brittney’s wedding. At the last minute, I thought it would be brilliant to make it a little photo session as well. At first he cooperated with my suggestions. Then he made his own suggestions and then it fell apart. But it was fun to follow him around and capture his moments and spontaneity.

These two boys are quickly becoming partners in crime.

By the Surrey Public Library.

In the NEW Surrey Public Library. This is a field trip in itself! If you have a chance, check it out!

Just a wee bit larger selection than our town library carries.

Noah was also honoured to be the ring bearer for Brian and Brittney’s wedding. I love how seriously he took the job. He was on his A-game and behaved SO well!

An interview with a 5 year old. A mix of the many found on Pinterest.

My name is: Noah
My age is: 5
My favorite fruit to eat is: Apple
My favorite thing to eat for lunch: Macaroni ‘n Cheese
My favorite toy is: Lego
The coolest person on Earth is: Me (maybe we should work on humility…)
Who is the next coolest person on Earth: Daniel (his cousin)
My favorite thing to learn at preschool is: Dinosaurs
The thing I do most awesomely is: Play with cars
If I could go anywhere in the world, I’d go to: Camping
My favorite color is: Blue and red
When I grow up, I’m going to become a: doctor… no no no, a good pirate
When I was little I used to: Play with baby toys
The best snack is: Gingerbread cookies and chocolate cookies
One food I really dislike is: Potatoes, but I like potato chips
My favorite thing to do with Mattias is: Playing stuffies and playing cars
If I had one wish it would be: I wish I had transformers
My best memory is: Playing Lego

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Blossoms blossoms blossoms » Langley Family Photographer

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Posted in Family

This year may just be the year of blossom sessions. I have a couple more to blog! I am loving them.

Jessica contacted me last fall already about doing a mini session with cherry blossoms so when it was time, we both were trying to find the right location. It turns out that it’s much harder to find a good location than you might think! Unless of course you’re in Vancouver, which seems to have an abundance of locations. I’ve been noticing some great locations recently though… so if anyone else is interested, I have some ideas up my sleeve!

Jessica has a gift for photography as well and has tons of fabulous photos of her 4 girls together, but I still love the last photo of the girls together!

Thanks for looking!

Karin

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Christiaan » Langley Newborn Photographer

Thursday, April 26, 2012 Posted in Baby, Newborn

Meet Christiaan. He’s just a little over 2 weeks old in the photos and he was all about staying awake and nursing during our session. Sometimes that happens. But brand new babies always close their eyes at some point and drift off to sleep, even if it’s short-lived.

What a cutie this little guy is! His parents are clearly smitten with him. I sure was!

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Brian & Brittney » Aldergrove Engagement Photographer

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Posted in Engagement

In just 3 weeks, these two lovebirds plan to be married! And I knew I needed to get them in front of my camera just one more time before the big day!

Engagement photos are so much fun. There is no stress. Just a relaxed setting and a great opportunity to chat about photos for the wedding. We headed out to my fave location at my fave time of day. Art took the kids along for a walk while I snapped. When the kids found us, Noah decided that he was going to be my assistant. He was a super star and I may even be able to develop a little helper out of him.

I love this series.

And when we can, I love to capture a silhouette shot! We raced to get it before the sun left us.

Thanks for looking!

~ K

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Chris & Niki » Langley Maternity Photographer

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Posted in Maternity

Chirp. Chirp. Chirp. That’s right. For the last 3 months, there was nothing but the sound of crickets on this blog.

I took a bit of a break for Christmas and I expected January to be pretty low key as well. Then we found out that I was pregnant! For about 2 weeks I basked in the knowledge that there was this little being growing inside of me and then the morning all-day sickness hit me. About 6 weeks ago, I emerged from the nausea and have slowly regained my energy to take on all the things I used to do. It feels SO good to be back.

Back to Chris and Niki. They are expecting their first baby in April. A boy! We hung out on Saturday morning to capture the beauty of pregnancy. It was a very wet week and cold and Chris navigated us through the mud. This is their amazing property. Huge. Filled with little bridges, a creek, lots of ivy and generally a wonderful location to take photos.

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Then we checked out the inside of the house for a bit.

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We saved sitting in the wet ivy for last. BRRR!

Can’t wait to hear the good news!

~ K

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Dehaas Family Photos » Langley Family Photographer

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Posted in Family

It was a gorgeous November day. I was a little giddy that it was THIS gorgeous and happy to take advantage and take some photos for a really really great family with a really really great reason to celebrate.

Bill and Caroline celebrated their 30th anniversary this past summer and the kids bought them a photography session.

One of their daughters I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know over the last number of years and they have a son who is Noah’s age. Josh and Noah are little buddies. We made Noah jokes the entire session to keep Josh entertained. My favorite: “Noah lives in a frying pan” and then hysterical giggles. The hilarious part was that I told Noah about it and he ‘got’ it right away. Oh, the precious minds of 4-year-old children!

Some of my favorites from this session are the ‘inbetween’ moments. Like all the photos with bubbles and the family just hanging out. It just happened while I was taking individual photos, I turned around and saw everyone playing and enjoying the moment.

Let’s just mention for a minute the wardrobe selection. It is perfect and photographs so well. Take note peeps! Plenty of color, texture, layers and pattern. Blown away. Well done, Dehaas family!

Last photo on this blog post is my fave for sure, but there were LOTS of good ones!

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Jaco & Andrea » Aldergrove Family Photographer

Monday, November 7, 2011 Posted in Family

Andrea and I are part of a photographer group of ladies that get together every month or two. How I treasure the photog get-togethers and I love (and I am slightly amused) that we talk photography about 10% of the time and the rest is life, family, faith and friendship.

So Andrea is this fabulous and talented photographer and no doubt about it, I was nervous to take their family photos. But with 3 active boys, nervous lasts about 5 seconds. So we just hung out and played.

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I love this family for bush whacking in the reeds and marshlands. Climbing fences. Running through crazy tall grass. I love exploring with kids and families.

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Thanks for looking!

~ K

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Oliver & Sara » Aldergrove Family Photographer

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Posted in Family

I love this family! When we moved to Aldergrove, Oliver and Sara were one of the only families we knew at church… I should say that I knew them. Oliver, Sara and I were classmates throughout high school. And Sara and I through elementary school. Now we hang out on a regular basis. Always a good time.

It’s really my favorite thing to take photos of people I already know.

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I sent Sara the ‘what to wear’ email and she immediately freaked out went shopping. All I can say is GOOD JOB!

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Little Emma is only 2 months old and SO adorable.

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Seriously. These girls are gorgeous!

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The candid shot.

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Geertsema Family with Horses » Aldergrove Family Photographer

Friday, October 28, 2011 Posted in Family

We’ve talked a while now about taking these photos. A year or two? But with Jaimee officially planning a move overseas and airplane tickets booked, it was time to make it happen.

There was some waffling on whether or not to have the horses in the photos, but c’mon! this is a family that loves their horses. I’m so glad that it worked out.

Hermen is not only the horse whisperer but also the dog whisperer. Bessie was incredibly co-operative and posed like no other dog I’ve seen. Not that I’ve photographed that many dogs, but usually after the first couple photos they are done.

I think this is my favorite family photo from their family session because it is exactly how I picture them. And it was one of the first photos from the session.

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But there are many more good ones… like these of Hermen and Stephanie… so perfect!

Aldergrove Family Horse Photographer

You see that black and white photo? They are laughing at me. I’m holding the horses while photographing the family and I’m desperately hoping that nothing will spook the horses.

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I also really really love this photo. So casual. I can see it printed big…

Aldergrove Family Horse Photographer

We had some really pretty light. That sunshine makes my day.

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I always love a family silhouette.

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So I’m officially in love with photographing horses and families. So much fun!

Thanks for looking!

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Harold & Alicia » Langley Family Photographer

Monday, October 24, 2011 Posted in Family

Planning photo sessions are never easy. Every year I’m reminded when we have our own family photos taken, how much time and effort are expended on something that appears relatively easy. Particularly coming up with the right outfits. I spent at least 3 days shopping and still ended up just wearing my original, found-it-in-my-wardrobe outfit. And the decision between my-kids-are-best-in-the-morning and the-evening-light-is-wonderful is a bit of a toss up. But when it all comes together, it IS so worth it.

And Alicia rocked the outfits! Love the bright colors. When in doubt, go bright!!!

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