Fall Special and What is New

Autumn is my favourite time of year. It must be for many of us as this is the time of year, families love to have their photos taken. To celebrate autumn, I am having a special on Family Moments Session. A Keepsake book is included with your session! This is a great memory keeper for your self or as a gift. Book early, as sessions are limited to ensure you get your book before Christmas.

Pretty in the Prairies Pin up Session is what is new at KMP Photography. I have been having a lot of fun with this. I have some great props that you can use to create your Pin Up look. All you need is some great shoes, whatever you would like to wear and eyelashes. Want to have even more fun, bring along a couple of girlfriends and make it a Pin Up Party. You each get your own session and then a group shot. Call me for more details.

A Family That Huddles Together

Long over due in the posting department. It seems that I tend to upload more photos to FB. Sorry.

Here is a family that is a football family. All three of the boys played, or are playing football in high school. One of them received a football scholarship to a college in the US. Before mom and dad drove him off to school, I had the pleasure of capturing an evening of family moments.

I took the edited images and put them into a slideshow for mom to see. She cried and I took this as a Thank you.

Here is my first attempt at posting a video here. Enjoy!

Seniors Sessions

I had the pleasure to do a Seniors Session yesterday. You are probably thinking these beautiful young ladies don't look anything like Seniors but they are. Seniors as in high school seniors not as in retirement.

I went out to a secret small town location and found plenty of places to get some fantastic photos. We only shot in two locations but there were plenty of places. Who knew that small town back alleys and half abandoned buildings, cars would be wonderful back drops to do a photo session at.

Here are a few of the group girlfriend images, followed by an individual of each of the young ladies.

These girls are Friends fans and this replicates their love for the show.

Canada Day Fireworks

We love fireworks!! I thoroughly enjoy them. I think it has to do with the Wonderful World of Walt Disney. Every Sunday we watched and the opening had fireworks from behind the castle. I remember my dad saying we should take the kids. I did eventually see the fireworks but it was with my kids in the year I turned 40. It was worth the wait to see it with my kids. Did wish my parents were there with me.

I have tried to do firework photos years ago. They turned out ok and I swore I would not do any more photos of fireworks. Just go and enjoy them. Alas, I have improved my photography skills, learned and have finally started using my tripod and guess what? I have been having much fun doing long exposure, night photography and just had to try again to photograph fireworks. This time with success and with me rather pleased with my results.

This year, just as we did last year on Canada Day, we drove out to Dakota Dunes. A casino on Whitecap Reserve about a few minutes drive from Saskatoon. We go to the fireworks every year. A family tradition but have changed the location to where we go to watch. I remember, last year, how great the show was and vowed, that this year, I was taking my camera with me.

I was so pleased with my photos, as I said, that I had a difficult time picking but this is the result of a great show out at Dakota Dunes.

Enjoy and please leave comments. I love to hear feedback. Thanks!

Hide n Seek

The home free post and where you count.

Waiting to play.

My parents farm.

This has certainly been long overdue. I know I have plenty of work to share but will make this more personal today. Last Friday, my family went out to the farm for my mom's birthday. The summer has been super fantastic weather wise and truly the mosquitoes have not been too terribly bad.

One of the things, or should I say games, I grew up playing was Hide n Seek. I played with siblings, cousins, neighbours and even my hubby when we just started dating. This is a great story. Everyone knows that my parents farm was one of the best places to play. The yard post was in the middle of the yard, a fence which surrounds the yard was our boundary, plenty of trees, some buildings and best of all, great places to hide. Oh, and it was safe to run in the shadows without fear of getting hurt.

We always counted down to see who would be it or the counter. They would count to 100 or modified if there were younger ones playing. Then you go looking for people. If you found some one, you raced them to the post. "1", "2" "3" on ......... If the counter made it there first, then who ever they found was the next counter. If you made there first, you were home free. Very seldom, you counted more than twice in a row.

You always waited until it got dark and you always wore dark clothes so as not to get spotted in the shadows. So this is where the funny part comes in.

Bernie and I had been dating about 3 weeks. It was my parent's 20th anniversary so we had plenty of company. Bernie decides to come over. He shows up in cowboy boots, also not a good choice of footwear, and a white shirt. A white shirt will be spotted even in the darkest of shadows and it will get dirty. Some times you lay on the ground! Off I go to find him a black t-shirt or else I was not going to be hiding with him at all! Remember, we had just started dating.

That evening, I think there was about 29 of us playing, the youngest was my sister at 4 and either Bernie or one of my cousins at 27 years old.

Here are some photos of the kids getting ready to play. There was also a spectacular moon so included a few photos of that.

Photoshop Fun!

I have been having some fun in photoshop. These were simple and easy to create. The cubes would of been better had they been a square photo but had no time for that when I was playing. This is the result of playing. The second rubik cube is my dad's nuts and bolts shelf, all very neatly organized. I have done a few neat things with that photo. I made it into a kaleidoscope as well. I printed photos and used them to make the kaleidoscope.

The puzzles were fun too! My mom loves puzzles so am thinking I may make some for her. These puzzles she would have done in about 5 minutes but she would think they would be neat to do. She is a wiz at puzzles. I have even picked up some at garage sales for her. The 3-D kind, the 1000 pieces, the all the same piece. Anything for her to enjoy. She enjoys them. So much that when she starts one, she some times stays up into the wee hours of the morning setting them. Addict, I know, but there are worse things to be addicted to.

Saskatoon Chinese Martial Arts School

This post has long been over due. Here are the photos of our club at the Weyburn competition back in March. It was an extremely long day of waiting and some of the photos definitely depict what you do with time when waiting. Sleep! As I was armed with my camera, I entertained myself taking photos throughout the day. The photos are not clear, nor crisp as I did not use my flash and didn't bring along my tripod either. I was there to watch my kids and occupy my time with do some photos. Many of them have motion blur due to me not using a flash, they are in a gym so terrible lighting and that is an effect I liked. Here they are:

The group all fresh first thing in the morning. They all did very well that day and we are very proud of them and their accomplishments. They do have awesome coaches and a camaraderie in the club that binds them like family.
Some individual shots of them either doing their form or weapons.

Iliajah doing his weapon. He does his form and his weapon with such conviction. A good guy to have on your side.




Kseniah doing her weapon. She did a great job as well. Happy to know that she can take care of herself.

After waiting the whole day, they were finally doing their weapons. This is their "let's re-group" and cheer on the club circle.
Kseniah doing her form.
What happens when you have waiting time, you catch up on sleep.
Waiting on the side lines for your turn to perform.

Waiting and wondering when you will be next.
Coaches and parents also waiting and wondering when their kids will be performing. Yes, it was an extremely long wait due to well, if I say, it is my opinion but may not necessarily be the reason so waiting, ....
Iliajah doing his form.


Warming up the muscles which if you performed at 4 pm did not do a whole lot of good.
There were a whole lot of ipods, game systems and such to either listen to or play while the time was passing.

Even some goofing around for the camera. One had to do something to pass the time.