We had a whole bunch of people this year at the Food Bank Fundraiser, probably twice as many as last year. All together, we raised over $1250 for the food bank, which wouldn’t have been possible without these people.

Here’s a handful of our favourite shots.

Last year I had the honour of documenting the Hawkes children in every season. Every season except fall, which by the time we did the session (in late October) the leaves had fallen off the trees and it was…yep, snowing. That’s the north for you, fall falls quick around here and you gotta get it while you can. We made do with some leaves I gathered under sheltered areas, some dead fallen branches I dried snow off of and well, loads of pumpkins to finish it off. Mom was happy, kids had fun and the seasons were a complete set.

Well this year Jen was on the ball and ready with her whole family for a real fall shoot outdoors. We met at one of our favourite fall locations near the stables, where there are paths, trees, tall grasses and yep horses. Jen’s goal was to have a wide variety of images of her children for a wall collage to complete her set and finally have every season in her home. These are some of my favourite shots of the two children.

Hey everybody, just a quick reminder that this weekend is the Fotos for Food Bank Fundraiser. This year, we’re back at the Golf Course, upstairs in the restaurant. The sign up sheet is at Shop Easy Foods, and as of today (Tuesday), we’re already about 75% booked up, so if you wanted to support the food bank and get a photo out of the deal, don’t delay. Your best course of action is to sign up at shop easy, but you can call us (250-242-4424), or email and we’ll be sure to get your name on the list.

Thanks!

Eye for Detail is trying something new! We are putting up a quarterly seasonal newsletter including photo tips and ideas for the season, a little about what we’ve been up to and what we will be doing, and of course, some of our favourite photos.

Check out our first ever Winter Edition Newsletter here, learn a few things, get some ideas and an exclusive coupon just for reading it. All our future editions will be posted to this site, so come back often to see what’s up at Eye for Detail.

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The Jensens were the lucky winner of a portrait session from Eye For Detail Photography (or rather, Andrew was, but he brought mom and dad along for the experience) at a silent auction fundraiser. That was back in winter, so they held onto the session until spring, and then into summer, waiting for a patch of nice weather.

When nice weather finally arrived, we headed out to the viewpoint at the golf course. Not only is this one of my favourite locations in Tumbler Ridge to shoot, it is highly appropriate, as Chuck (dad) is in charge of the golf course for the district (no, he’s not just wearing the District of TR shirt for fun; he’s actually an employee.)

We got a bunch of shots before the sun went down. While the promised sunset never quite materialized, there is something beautiful to the soft, warm evening light. Which is why, given the choice, I live to shoot at sunset.

Summer is long gone, fall fell and blew away, winter has descended upon the land. There’s snow in them there hills, and it’s soon going to be flying down here, too. We are excited! There is so much beauty in a softly falling snowy day, and we can’t wait to shoot it. From warm fuzzy hoods to colourful scarves and tuques, to red toboggans and green evergreens frosted with white, winter is a wonderful season for photography.

Last winter we had the pleasure of getting to know Jonathan and Bintang who celebrated their anniversary by having a winter session with us. After some romantic images in the woods, they decided to brave the cold and the unexpected truck passing for some colourful images and then got into the spirit of the season by ending the session with a snow ball fight. Here are some of my favourite images from that day.

Looking for a perfect Christmas Card Session? Book us before December 1st while winter is still fresh. You bring the warm and cosy hats and gloves, we’ll bring the hot chocolate to warm you up with, and we’ll all head outside in winter gear with a sled, ski gear or the family dog for a romp in the snow. Looking for something a little warmer? Join us in our studio or we can come to your home for a cosy indoor session gathered around a fireplace or the table making cookies. Winter may be long and cold, but this season our hearts are warm and full. Let it Snow!

Sheena and her family have been planning this photo session since last summer, so it’s was a great day when we met at Flatbed Park for their family photo shoot. Light fluffy clouds floated across the sky, the trees were full of golden leaves and the location was amazingly Canadian – rocks and trees and … wait for it… water. After getting some amazing images on the rocks, lo and behold water fell from clouds blown in by the ever present wind, so we ran for the shelter of the picnic area. Undaunted we set up our second grouping with the view of the trees behind the shelter. Using natural light, and Colette holding a light bounce to capture as much light as possible in the now darker space, we carried on and got some amazingly cool images. Then the sun came out and we headed out to our second location: the train tracks, where we were able to get some fun and casual groupings of the family before we heard the train whistle blow and hustled off the tracks and back to the awaiting pick up where we finished off the shoot. The result a lot of great images in many different locations and all packed into a very busy one hour! Not bad for something over a year in the making.

Blair is an amazing student from UVic who was up in Tumbler Ridge on a coop work project this summer. We got to meet him through Jerrilyn Schembri — one of our biggest fans and also Trent’s sister — where he was staying while in Tumbler Ridge. Blair’s family, or more so one of his sisters and his mom, came up to stay for a week in July and Blair asked if we could shoot an outdoor family session. The window of opportunity was short as mom and sister were not in town long, and the weather proved to be some of the worst in the summer. The plan was to move indoors on the last day before everyone flew home, and then as luck would have it, the rain stopped and they raced out to the Tumbler Ridge Golf and Country Club for what turned out to be an amazing shoot full of colour, fog and sunsets.

Blair came over before he left for school to see all his images and I was please to be able to create with him some lovely gifts for his sister and mom. I was waiting to hear back from everyone before I could show you these pictures. I am excited to be able to give you a glimpse of just how great a day after a rainstorm can look here in Tumbler Ridge, not to mention some of the most fun people we shot this summer.

Jessica was fortunate to have extra family up this August and took advantage of the time to get her yearly family photos done with us. She had fallen in love with our waterscape sessions and chose to take her family down to Flatbed Creek for the shoot. We were able to capture many wonderful group images: some formally gathered on the rocks, others amongst the tree branches and still more while young Saywer splashed rocks into the creek. We took the time to include the family dog in the photos who did a great job of sitting still while listening to Dad give commands, Mom and I encourage Sawyer and Trent say hey look over here at me! The result, some great shots, some impromptu moments and a lot of fun!

I have the good fortune of being practically neighbours with the Dobinski family and we were recently invited to Sawyer’s Birthday where mom entertained a house full of little ones with balloons, gummy worms and bug decorations. I look forward to next year as we continue to have the honour of creating special photographic moments with them.

The Steckly family recently booked their Christmas Card Session with us in October. To get everyone in the looking fabulous for their Holiday Cards, mom Jade wanted soft earth tones for their session and found cosy warm sweater dresses in pinks and browns. The day was cool, so everyone was only pulling off their warm wrappings for family shots, but each gal had the cutest jacket with hoods making individual shots amazing and fun. We took them up to a great look out with a mountain view, then headed down to a  favourite nook in the woods from Jade’s childhood. Daniel was steller, setting up their littlest girl propped against a blanket wrapped log all ready for her close up, finding a mirror buried in the woods, and a rake which we used to gather piles of leaves for the girls to play in. Their family of four had so much fun playing in leaves, exploring the paths and running through the woods. We had a blast shooting their session for them, a biannual event which we hope to continue. Here are some of our favourite images from the day.