The team at RSAAW already had some portraits up on their website and were looking to replace a few that had been taken on a phone over the years as their team expanded. It was a great task to review the existing style and work with the team to come up with a lighting set up to align and match.

When a friend calls you up to pitch a paparazzi stalker concept where you have to shoot the perspective of said paparazzi stalker, you say…. yes!

2024 was a very successful year on paper. As always I feel incredibly grateful to be where I am, to be able to do what I love for work. It’s not always sunshine and rainbows. While I get quite a bit more freedom in choice when it comes to my schedule, it has its ups and downs and stresses just like any other job.

You don’t have to ask me twice to photograph a session when there’s a dog present. Even better, there were 5 dogs!

Caroline and I worked together before the session to decide things like wardrobe, colours, location and scenarios to best pair with her website. We talked about different website styles and how the images would work depending on a light or dark aesthetic.

Excited to have had the opportunity to work on this portrait with Vancouver Foundation and Alice Cho (Art Direction + Design) back in the summer.

I was recently invited by my friend and peer, Jayme Dunn Photo, to come out with her to Dinner en Blanc Vancouver. I had always heard of this event but never really read into it or took interest as I don’t own very many white clothing.

I was never the academic type which made growing up in a country with one of the most competitive school systems very challenging. My passions as a child were in the arts so as a teenager, I wondered if I was just destined to be a starving artist.

It’s any creative’s dream to be able to have the freedom to come up with concepts for clients.

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Coffee used to be something that I consumed just to "wake up". Over the years, my appreciation for good coffee has come from friends and clients who share a greater passion for the drink.

As photographers, we love geeking out on gear. We get excited about that new camera launch, or that gadget that can help level up our work.

Adding to my themes this year is “Automation”. As business and technology change, sometimes I spend a year or two with new tools and software and fail to use the features that are meant to make my life easier.

I had the pleasure of working with Angie of Cedar Coast Yoga this year.

We photographed a 2 part brand photography session which incorporated both an administrative professional and an outdoor look for her Yoga Therapy business.

When we were back in Singapore in 2016, I had begun reflecting on my heritage, my family history and story. I had this feeling that this would be one of the last opportunities to ask questions.

When I started out my career in photography, I was told to find my niche. Figure out what I was good at and what made me special. I searched for just that. Back then I was shooting weddings and after 8 years, I finally got it. I knew I was drawn to a reportage style of wedding and family photography. I knew my why. I figured it all out. At least I thought I did.

I hate reading. I’m not great at it. I skim over words, get lost and confused and then have to re-read paragraphs over and over.

But in recent years, I discovered e-Books and I am now able to consume them in a much more efficient way.

Whether using your phone or a camera, the principals and rules for improving your portrait photography are similar.

When I chatted with Sarah about doing brand photos for her business, I knew this was a shoot that was right down my alley. Crimson Eco Garden & Local Eats offers services workshops and coaching in gardening and food preparation & preservation.

My job brings me to some pretty cool places. I’ve worked in collaboration with Brett Hitchins (Brett Ryan Studios) over the last few years and we’ve photographed gorgeous homes, beautiful interiors and some pretty rad people doing what they love.

My home studio is equipped with backdrops, lighting and nice natural back space for small projects, headshots and product photography.

The studio also comes with it’s own studio puppy, Pixel!