River Phoenix inspired shoot

A little while ago I started a series inspired by young, dead celebrities 'Gone too soon'. So far in this series I have done Marylin Monroe and James Dean.For this is a shoot we went downtown Halifax with River Phoenix as inspiration. Christian was every bit the professional and brought along the perfect wardrobe for our early 90's look. Next week I'll be posting Whitney Houston with our 80's inspired shoot!

Mismatched and Kitschy

"Jogger girl", thats how one group of people from back home know me, because when we went to a Justin Timberlake concert years ago I was wearing a nice silver top, black shorts and white joggers (runners). My reasoning behind it was because I knew the others would be dressed nicely and we were getting a limo to the concert so I didn't want to be there in a tshirt and jeans but I also knew how much your feet get jumped on at concerts when it's general admission. So I'm pretty mismatched, and if you know me at all you know how much I value kitsch.
When I found Halifax local Molly's etsy shop I instantly knew I HAD to do something with these little wonders. I teamed up with model Jocelyn and headed downtown to some of my favourite shops that were lovely enough to let us take a few photos. If you're interested in any of the jewellery contact me and I can put you in touch with Molly.

Chocolate cupcake earrings at Susie Shortbreads, Dresden row.

Vanilla Ice Creams with a cherry on top

Strawberries on Citadel Hill

Gameboy earrings at Sweet Janes

Ghost from Mario earrings at Sweet Janes

Zelda triforce earrings at Strange Adventures

Pacman earrings at Strange Adventures.

Downtown Halifax Model shoot

During my 2 week stay in Halifax my trigger finger was getting itchy so I was very happy when model/mum/pilot Ashleigh contacted me to do a shoot for her portfolio. It was one of the only sunny days we got while we were out east and I was very happy to spend it with this naturally talented model and she even put up with the freezing wind on top of citadel hill :)

Looking forward to the summer..

Last weekend south western Ontario had record highs with London reaching 22 degrees. This weekend there was snow on the ground. I can't wait until all of this spring weather evens out and there can be barbecues and I can dare to walk out the front door without my winter coat without regretting it later.

Canada Day really symbolizes summer in Canada for me, probably because it was one of the warmest days I remember from last year while I was in Canada and had a great friendly feel to it. There were a number of event which were on and around it and it all was a fun time but here are some shots from the day which, to me, show the warmth of the day which is what I am so looking forward to.