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Sometimes you just gotta let em' get dirty!

I am so not the don't-play-in-the-rain, avoid-that-puddle, keep-yourself-clean-at-all-times kinda mom. I even make sure my son always has plenty of white pants in his wardrobe at any given time. Not just because they photograph so well, but because I couldn't care less if I have to wash them all the time. I think kids just get to be kids for a short time so if my son wants to jump in puddles, wipe his ketchup filled hands on his pants or dig the dirt in the front garden, I don't give him too much of a hard time.

With that said, I took him to the sand pits in Yellowknife - seriously SO fun - with the intention of just flying a kite, and this is what happened. I am officially the sand pit's number one fan! It was also nice to get back to the reason I started this photographic journey in the first place - to snap shots of my beautiful little guy growing up!

Big Blue Eyes || Yellowknife Photographer

Darling little "I" is still has the biggest, bluest eyes, a year later. Just look how stunning she is becoming! She is one of those children that even if you didn't know her, passing her on the street you would not be able to take your eyes off of her, she is really that beautiful and I got to photograph her! Lucky lucky me.

This is last year's post Big Blue Eyes, and of course, this year's photos:

Gorgeous Maternity || Yellowknife Photographer

This hot momma was a little shy to begin with but look how pretty and *this is going to be so cliche* and glowing she is! She radiates beauty and I am so glad I was able to capture it on camera for her! Oh and can't forget about the other two girls at the shoot, they were spunky, adorable and super fun to capture as well!







I can't WAIT to meet the baby!

Christmas Cards 2009

Well, the design line up for the Tanya Ashley Christmas Cards for 2009 are here. Yes, it's that time of year again. The first page of each design will always be the front of the card and the second page shown here of each design will either be the back (flat cards) or the inside (folded cards) of the completed holiday card. Every card has room for a custom message. Folded cards will also feature a large photo of your choice in the remaining inside page. This works beautifully as a framable gift print for the recipient as well!

Any clients of Tanya Ashley Photography may order these cards from me, just shoot me an email if you are interested.

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Card Three

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Card Four

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Card Five

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A Tale of Two Beauties (and 100 million BUGS!!)

Getting to spend time with a family as small but as tight as these two ended up being a real treat. They reminded me of one of my best friends EVER and her daughter and it was fun to be around them in that sense. They both are such beautiful women, it was easy to get lots of great shots. Well, except for the BUGS!!! Man oh man, we had one heck of a time out there, it was the worst night of bugs I've experienced in ages. So what we decided to do was change locations and head to Pilot's monument where we crossed our fingers (and toes, and legs, hair, eyes, you name it!) that the height would prove to be a successful get-a-way from the evening's arch enemies. We were in luck.

I Heart My New Camera...

Seriously, what a difference! I feel like I've been artistically set free from the confines of a mediocre set up in comparison to this combo! The arrival of the camera was much anticipated since I ordered it (in the words of my son Matteo) Fifteen Hundred Million months ago. Expecting to get it before the crazy summer rush, I make did with my old standby Canon 30D (which really was a work horse, bless his now-moved-to-back-up-status soul! Then, with the purchase of the 24-70 2.8L USM lens to boot, I am in photographer equipment heaven.

Thanks also to my stunning little 2.5 year old model, with her stunning white blonde hair, river water blue eyes and pink lily lips, she was the perfect subject to capture with my new set up!







And also a short perforkmance by big bro and sis, who will share the spotlight in an encore presentation in the fall!



and lens....and model.....