Behind the lens… and whats coming! || Mount Forest Photographer

Its very rare that I actually come out from behind the lens… however at times I actually do!

Yesterday early morning, my kids and I were sitting out on our deck eating breakfast, it was just beautiful out, hot already, but beautiful. The lighting was absolutely amazing – hazy and soft light. So I just couldn’t pass up taking a few photos of my babes. While doing so my son (almost 5) made a deal with me… I could take his photo if he could take mine! So I agreed. I took photos of my son and daughter, he then took some photos of me – Im pretty impressed if I do say so myself and now have an updated photo of me!

I am quite honored and excited to be involved with a local company, Pike Lake Golf & Country Club Resort, which is located just outside of Mount Forest. They are celebrating a very special year in business in 2011 – 50 years! I have promised to not share images until after their anniversary celebration – after which I will have even more to share :) Looking forward to this!

This is the first year that I am involved in this event, Portraits In The Park. This event is a fundraiser to raise money for Infertility Awareness.  Something that is very near and dear to my heart, which cannot unfortunately be completely understood until you have been through it. I am very excited and proud to be involved in this fundraiser and look forward to many more wonderful years in helping raise money for this cause.

Photo Sessions – With the summer being so busy (for me as well) I am receiving interest for late August + Fall Sessions, if you are interested in booking a family session with me (couples/children/family) or even a wedding please contact me asap to book a spot! You can email me at EMAIL PAM.

Of course since I mentioned the beautiful light and also briefly about my own personal connection to the Portraits In The Park event, of course I have to share one of my beautiful babies! Perhaps having gone through what we did for our son is one of the strong reasons why Photography means as much as it does to me… here they are!

The good + bad… pics, bits + bytes… this is my life ;)

Well we are all moved into our new house, pretty much unpacked with just a bit left to find the proper home for. Things have been very busy for us with the move and unfortunately after moving we had to say good bye to a very dear family member, just 2 days after moving to our new home we had to say good bye to our family dog, a dog who I had raised since he was a baby and truly was my ‘fur baby’. My heart is still very heavy, however I know he is at peace now. With moving and dealing with this family sadness it took us longer to get back into our ‘routines’. 

As my blog is not just for my own business photography, part of the reason I got into photography was because of my own family… especially my kids. Now that life is all fitting back into place I felt an updated blog post was in order :)

These were taken the morning we had to say our good-bye’s. He was such an amazing dog with the kids, even in his final moments he loved having them snuggle him. <3 You always buddy, RIP Elwood!
So my kids of course knowing mommy was very sad and missing Elwood were great at helping me smile.
Certainly helped too that the kids at their age are so matter of fact + literal about things, such as the boy asking me to untie Elwoods tie out because ‘he’s never coming back mommy’ *tears* or the girl saying to me that she misses Elwood but ‘Im not sad’ – to her being sad is crying your eyes out like mommy was lol.
We also had a couple visitors to welcome us to our new home… mommy was far from thrilled hahaha!
Then the next day we walk outside off to get our sitter and who do we find on the front grass up by the garden…
We’ve been enjoying our new home, including our new bigger yard. The kids LOVE having more space to run. I am loving these gardens we now own, gorgeous!
We couldn’t ask for better neighbours… Gorgeous horses owned by a fantastic family.
And the gorgeous night sky…
The kids are loving their new backyard…
I am still slightly behind on my editing. Had a fantastic weekend at the Mount Forest Fireworks Festival this past Saturday and spend this past Sunday at the beach with the family! I am a very proud member of the Mount Forest Camera Club who photographed the Fireworks Festival event for the local community! I am excited to see the photographs that my fellow photog’s have compiled from the event!
I will soon have some family session photos to share – once I have them completed – and as well some photos from a local company which has recently celebrated their 50th year in business! I was very honored to have them ask me to take their company photos :)

Sunshine, Water + Beautiful Scenery || Mount Forest Photographer

This afternoon my family and I took our boat out to a local lake not far from us. I captured some of the beauty we enjoyed this afternoon.

This is my daughters favourite… she loved seeing the sparkles on the water!

We’ve been quite busy with moving day coming up very fast! I am quite excited about this upcoming move and that we’ve found a local teen for casual babysitting for the kids – bonus shes quite close to our new place!

I do still have a couple openings in July/Aug and into the fall in September and October. If you would like to book any type of Photography session please drop me an email or give me a call. I am not available for any July/Aug last minute weddings, however I do have an opening in October & November (have one booked for September right now :) ! ).

Also… find me on Facebook – once I reach 350 fans I will be having a draw for a FREE SESSION! http://www.facebook.com/PamelaZmija.Photography.Baby.Children.Family

MOVING CONTEST || DETAILS!

The Details…

To make it as simple as possible!

To be entered into this photo contest all you must simply do is become a Fan of Pamela Zmija Photography on Facebook. I will choose the winner at random – if that person is outside of Canada/Ontario and cannot schedule a session another person will be drawn.

For an extra entry … share the page with your friends and ask them to post on my wall saying @whoeversname referred you to my page!

Prizes again are … 1h Photo Shoot for the winner ! 30 min Photo Shoot for the person who refers the most people to my page :)

Thank you for entering and assisting in expanding my photography business into the area!

Pam

Its a WE’RE MOVING CONTEST!!!

In honor of our moving day Im having a MOVING DAY CONTEST!!!
To enter you must comment on my Facebook Page in the comments of the link of this blog AND become a fan of my Facebook page :) Pamela Zmija Photography

The winner will receive a 1 hour Photo Session FREE!


BONUS… if you refer someone and they win – you also win too… a FREE Mini-Photo Session (30min).

If someone refer’s you to my page be sure you give them credit … or they wont get their free session!
Both sessions will include edited images on a CD :)

The winner WILL be chosen by random !

Draw will be in July once I am settled into my new Studio + Office :)

Calling All Photographers in the Mount Forest Area…

Tonight is our first meeting for June – we are now doing two meetings a month 2nd and 4th Thursday at 730pm and the location is at the Faith Baptist Church in Mount Forest (corner of King Street and London Road).

Whether you are just getting into photography with a point and shoot or have just purchased your first DSLR or are a hobbyist, semi-pro or professional. This Photography Club is about bringing people together who all enjoy Photography – of all kinds!

This month we are opening up our discussion to plan the next coming months and possible begin to plan next year. Our blog is Mount Forest Photography Club Blog and also has details of the meeting tonight. Some of the things we have to discuss are various tutorials, lessons, photo walks, monthly challenges, scavenger photo hunt, equipment, techniques etc…

Feel free to bring out your equipment, questions, interest and enthusiasm!

A blog post is not complete without a photo… as many of you know my own personal interest, passion (ok slight hobby/obsessed lol) blossomed after our children were born, I personally have put a lot of time into learning what I enjoy about photography and although I have taken on clients I do also use this blog to showcase my photography in general… which many of it includes these beautiful babies who truly are my inspiration and reason for my deep love of photography! Capturing memories and turning them into treasures! Without further ado… my babes watching the storm :)

A Simple Location… A Breathtaking Collection || Mount Forest Photographer

A very simple location… can turn into a breathtaking (priceless + treasured) Photo Collection!

My website is not only to display any work I do for clients, its also to showcase my work I do of my own family, especially my children who are my true inspiration behind my photography <3

This is a proof of a canvas collection – 16×24, 36×24, 16×24

A few more from this session

Just take a moment… || Mount Forest Family Photographer

Just take a moment. 


Think about those in your life and how you feel about them. How would your life be if they were gone. What would that do to you. Where would you turn for comfort. When would you even begin to truly miss them and what they were to you. 


Why… is what you will ask yourself as to where all your memories are… 


Sure we all have many memories in our head we can think of and daydream about, however when that person is gone, that is when we truly begin to miss so much more about that person than we ever thought we loved them for. 


Having the personal experience myself of losing my mother in law just 2 months before our wedding and then not even a year later losing my dads best friend who was like a 2nd father to me, then my grandfather just a few months later and since that year some other loved ones. It wasn’t until we lost my mother in law, my husband lost his MOM, that it really hit us that sure we have memories of her in our hearts but we didn’t have one photo of HER + US together… 


Since our wedding and then the birth of our children, my passion for art and photography has been re-ignited. Even my husband and father who are not camera people at all… have succumbed to my desire for our precious family memories to be captured at any moment I can. 


It is unfortunate but you just never know. And trust me when that time comes, its much too late. 


I happened across this blog today from another photographer on Facebook that truly reminded me of this… 


http://www.spankimillsphotography.com/blog/if-i-could-turn-back-time/ 


I may take a LOT of photos… however I am determined to capture any and all memories I can for our family. 


Although this is a selfless post, a post to remind my own family, friends and clients to take the time to take the photos. Whether you hire me or an associate to photograph your family, please do remember to take those daily photos – perfect or not, one day they truly will be a treasure!~

6 Month Old Lil Lady Storyboard || Mount Forest Photographer

This lil lady came back to have these portraits taken of her for a 6 month series her grandma requested to match a very similar series they had of their first grand daughter when she was the same age.

This story board is sized at 15×30 however can be sized in a variety of options depending on what you are looking for. This is a great way to display photos from your session and have them professionally printed to last a lifetime!

Your Life As Art Photography by Pam

Artist & Intuitive | Pamela Zmija

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