Your Life As Art Photography by Pam

2014 Port Elgin Pumpkinfest | Photography | Pamela McLellan Zmija

Spending most of our summer’s in the beautiful Port Elgin, I LOVE capturing not only our memories but the beauty of our cottage paradise community of Saugeen Shores.

I was so very honored today to receive an email today…

Good Morning Pamela,

Congratulations on your winning entries into the Photography Contest!

Category:

People: 1^st – Sibling Beach Love

Pumpkinfest 2013: 1^st – Cottage Merry-Go-Round Memories

Sunrise/Sunset: 3^rd – Sunrise with the birds

Thank you Saugeen Shores and I cannot wait to see all of the other photograph’s entered in the competition and pick up mine!!! 🙂

Summer fun in the sand and water! | Our Summer – August 2014

We had a blast this summer! So much fun with family and friends.

August began with a family shower for our extended family, welcome to the “family” Ameila and many years of happiness for you and Mitch! XO Thanks mom for taking this!

For many years I was always the one behind the lens, rarely in front of it. I want my family to have these memories – not just for me and my enjoyment. For many more years to come, for their children and their children’s children. Much like I love looking back on the old photos of when my parents were young. So the photos that I am in, I set up the camera and happily handed it off so that I could be captured in the moment as well 🙂

My lil lady on the camera capturing some mama and her lil man love!

Another the lil lady captured of the mama and daddy in complete relax mode!!! She did a very fine job 😉

Thanks to Uncle Paul for taking these with me in them.

Celebrating Lil Sis’s 25th!!!

Kids are really getting the hang of this!

Such an awesome summer with so many fabulous memories!!!

Fall Sunset | September 2014

There is something about a fall sunset. Other than its my absolute favourite season.

The other night I was doing some work on the computer while my hubby, bless his heart, was cleaning up the kitchen from dinner. All he said was “Pam take your camera and go outside”… I had no clue what to even expect until I stepped out on the deck.

AH-MAZING!

And as quickly as the sky lit up with these gorgeous warm evening colours, it was dark.

Summer fun in the sand and water! | Our Summer – July 2014

My blog has been slightly ignored this summer with all the fun exciting things we had going on. Now that the kids are back in school, hockey begins this weekend and fall is in the air we are re-familiarizing our selves with the inside duties of home and enjoying this weekend as our wee family of 4.

My passion for photography began when these littles were born and its been growing bigger ever since. My ultimate love for Photography is Lifestyle, capturing people in the moment with true raw emotion. That is exactly how I spent my summer capturing my own family, our extended family and our friends. We had SO.MUCH.FUN!

We began our garage project! Im excited for the end result… all this mud and muck isn’t that fun!

I cant take credit for these next few photos lol – Thanks to my hubby and lil bro for taking these next few!

Living in a small town farming community | If you ate today – thank a farmer!

Across the road from us we have a field of corn, down the road more fields just filled with grains and beans.

The sky this evening was almost mesmerizing with the clouds, slightly overcast yet a gorgeous light grazing over the field.

IF YOU ATE TODAY – THANK A FARMER!

Gone But Never Forgotten… We Miss You Grama Zmija

10 Years ago today, we said a very tough good bye.

After such a hard fight, Diane went to join her mom in heaven.

There isn’t a day that goes by that we do not think of you, wish you were here and yet are comforted knowing you are watching over our family, especially our little ones.

We will always treasure our time we had with you XOXO.

Sending you so much love, hugs and kisses all the way up to Heaven.

A photo shoot this evening with the littles… just for YOU!

We love you Grama Zmija!

Happy 3rd Birthday Becker! | A Dog’s Life

Today our fur man Becker turned 3 years old!

Truth be told, this is a very bittersweet week for us. Just 5 days ago our boy Elwood passed away, 3 years ago. Today on the day of our boy’s birthday, his best friend Hazel passed away, 1 year ago. RIP to our doggy angels up in heaven watching over us. We love you and miss you.

To our boy Becker!

I know Elwood picked you for us, you fit in with us perfectly, you’re laid back, fun, loves the beach and swimming, relaxing in the back yard, playing with the kids, protecting your family and kicking back on the couch!

Happy Birthday to our boy, we love you so very much!

Beach Bird Life On Lake Huron | Port Elgin

Cottage Life… sunrise and sunset with the beautiful birds on the water.
Although these birds are quite beautiful and a pleasure to photograph, they are extremely dirty on the beaches.
Thankfully once summer is in full swing the birds know they need to stay away and we are able to enjoy clean sand by the waters edge.

Enjoying the sunrise early one morning and the sunset one evening.