Fall is my favourite time of the year.  I love the colour changes in the leaves, the weather and the flowers.  Enjoy the following pictures.  Fall in Ontario Canada- there is nothing like it.

Now it is  time to see the final results.  As I stated before Mike and I are very pleased with the results of the studio.

Mike putting the studio lights together

Soft box's put together

All three lights on
The middle softbox is 1000watts
and the two smaller are 500watts

Set up a muslin backdrop- I have pink, blue, grey and khaki
As you can see I also have a 5 in 1 reflector

I added the print wallpaper to one wall - I think it adds a nice effect
The rest of the walls are bright white

I purchased these materials for a backdrop on an upcoming portfolio shoot
They are only the width of a body, so I will have to be creative

studio

It has been a month since my last post, but I have not been idle.  I decided during this time to ask Mike (my husband) to take a wall down between two bedrooms located in the basement.  I wanted to do this so I could set up a small photography studio.  My intention is to do boudoir, portraiture and product photography and turn my hobby into a part time business.  My husband and I did this work in 5 days over the Labour Day long weekend.  We each took two extra days off so that we could try to complete the task.  The pictures that follow are just a few that outline what we accomplished, needless to say we are proud of our accomplishments!

Room One

Room one with most of the furnishing gone.  The room originally belonged to our son Ben and recently was used as my mothers room when she visited from England.

Room two belonged to our son Rick.  Recently used as a guest room for my Aunt Kathleen when she visits with my mother from England.

Hmm.....What Next?

Drywall coming down

The vision is taking shape

Tearing down the drywall in Rick and Ben's room.  We are trying to keep it as neat and safe as we can for the animals.  It turned out that they never left our sides during this whole venture.  Both the cat and dog ended up with drywall dust and paint in their fur.

The studio space is defined

Trim put up around opening and many
coats of bright white paint

Stay tuned for the next post.  We are going to clean up the mess and set up the studio.  Can't wait!!!!!

Today I purchased studio lighting. I am thrilled, it's a step closer to the goal. Setting up my studio , my first shoot will be Boudoir photography. I have my volunteer lined up and she is excited as well. I will let you know how things are coming along as the date nears. Bye for now, I just had to share the news. :))))))

What an amazing show.  I had seen it on TV before and thought "holly cow" what amazing pilots.  They are daredevils.  My husband and I spent the money and got tickets for seats in the race club,  our seats were right at the rail and I got the most amazing pictures.  I have one of a near miss that has a tad too much noise, but once I fix it, I will post it.  Incredibly the pilot did not crash but he made our hearts beat faster.  This was also my first day with my new Nikon D700, so I was also in awe of my camera :).  It was a fantastic day and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to experience something different. 

SMOKE ON...................................................................

Redbull Air Race - Windsor Ontario

The Badlands

This was my first trip to the Badlands.  Loved the colour of the hills and my husband and I got there just as a thunderstorm was coming.  The sky was ominous and made for fewer people climbing the hills.

Loved finding this flower on a recent walk.  A small orange flower in all the greenery.

Beauty