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Sunday, May 13th, 2018
Very little about my trip to Toronto last month went as planned and as much as that could have been frustrating, my time with this family made it all worthwhile. We were snowed in together, so they were forced to endure me and my camera for 48 hours. I think the beauty of not being able to go anywhere meant that I was able to really see them as they are, in the day to day tasks interacting as families do. It was something I felt honoured to witness as it so often seems that when people feel the camera trained on them, they are tempted to put on a face or try to be “the best version of themselves” and really I just want them to be themselves. Period. I want the mothers to see how beautiful they are as they wipe snotty noses and do dishes and get down on the floor to play games. I want them to know: that is the person their kids gaze up at and wish they could be one day; that is the person they feel most comfortable to laugh and cry with; that is the person they are going to remember, with or without makeup on.
When I was editing the images, I knew I wanted to show them to the family in a slideshow. I asked Tom if he would record a song that I could set them to so we could gift it to Jessica for Mother’s Day and he chose to sing this one. She has seen it, so now I can share it with you. Happy Mother’s Day.
I met this family through my dear friends whose wedding and family I’ve gotten to document over the years. They found out I was willing to travel and asked that I come visit their town. If you are someone who lives in another city in Canada and would love a lifestyle family session, send me a message! I have some flexibility in the next year and would love to come to you to document your home and family life.
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Pitt Meadows Lifestyle Family Photography
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
Listening to Janelle Monae while I work this morning and seriously feeling the strong feminine vibe, which is fitting because this family just added another girl to their crew. I still feel so lucky to have been invited in on their journey, from their engagement to their first home to becoming a family of four…it’s been a busy few years for them. I love getting glimpses of James and Caitlyn’s personalities in their children – they are amazing people so it makes me happy to see their radness multiplied in tiny form.
I love shooting family sessions in people’s homes…the place you feel most comfortable and like “yourself”. If that sounds appealing to you, send me a message and let’s set up a time for me to document you and your loves in your favourite space! Pitt Meadows Lifestyle Family Photography
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Chilliwack Lifestyle Family Session
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
three kids in just over three years…the beautifully exhausting chaos punctuated by moments of quiet bliss. it’s the only way i can describe these early days, having experience something close to this myself. pretty sure it’s the grace of god that i don’t remember all of the gritty details, but here is this sweet family…right in the midst of it. i’m not one to offer advice unless it’s asked for, but all i can say to you brave ones who are in it right now is that you’re doing it. i know some days it might feel like you’re flailing (or failing) but you’re not – you’re actually doing it. have lots of grace(for you and everyone around you), accept help when it’s offered and try not to take yourself to seriously. you’re doing it.
you don’t always have to see all the faces to know there are five in the frame.
if you are interested in booking a lifestylefamily session, please send me an email! i’m also planning to be in toronto in april 13-16 and have a few spots left, but they are going fast!
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the mcdonalds: family | sharalee prang photography
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
the mcdonalds are a special family. i have been lucky enough to collaborate with jess this year on some beautiful gifts for my wedding couples as she is a crazy talented artist. when i asked her what their priority was in our time taking their family portraits she said, “ryan has been on parental leave for the past five months and he goes back to work on monday. i just want to remember how amazing this time was for us becoming a family of four and having him home”. in preparation for ailsa’s arrival, he fixed up a van so they would have a vehicle to spend the summer exploring and camping in. i love that they will always be able to look back on this year with fondness as they went through growing pains together, brought a new life into this world, watched their toddler turn into a little boy and nurtured and strengthened their bond as a family. what more could you ask for.
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childhood unplugged | october edition | sharalee prang photography
Monday, October 2nd, 2017
i’m not a big hiker, so i’m not sure what came over me when i suggested a hike to some friends this weekend, but that is just what i did. we piled into a couple 4x4s and headed up a logging road to a mountain new to all of us. i’m pleased to say that aside from some muddy shoes and a brief crying fit (i’ll let you decide which one was me), it was a fairly successful outing and the views were a huge payoff. one of my favorite things about the day, though, was the number of volunteers we passed who were there to clean up and care for the trails. they were dedicated to their work and were so delighted to see us making use of them(especially with a gaggle of children) – it did my heart good.
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childhood unplugged: may 2017
Monday, May 1st, 2017
it was so fun to see my kids jump right into farm life while visiting my husband’s family, wanting to interact with the animals and know how they could help. i may not have grown up on a farm, but i feel like every child should spend some time there – it’s so good for them to understand where our food comes from and to appreciate how hard farmers work.
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chilliwack family photographer: mariah & chris
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
My favourite writer, Anne Lamott, says, “one thing about having a baby is that each step of the way you simply cannot imagine loving him any more than you already do, because you are bursting with love, loving as much as you are humanly capable of- and then you do, you love him even more.”
this lamb is on the same feeding schedule as little case, so we thought we should get a pictures with his “sister”.
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childhood unplugged: april 2017
Monday, April 3rd, 2017
we spent a lot of time looking up. at the trees, toward the sound of the rain, at the mountains, to the sun on our face, searching for the evil queen in snow white’s castle. we also spent a lot of time looking down. for lizards and four leaf clovers, for flowers, at the water, at the sand between our toes. we reached one destination just in time to search for another. we drove and drove and drove. and then drove some more. we got to see a thousand year old tree and black sand and crashing waves and surfing goats and city lights and minnie mouse and a beacon of love in the desert and big rocks and small bugs and old friends and new ones. i can’t believe just how much we crammed into two weeks and i now have a list of places we will have to return to.
for those interested, i decided to limit myself to only my 24mm lens. i knew i didn’t want to lug around a bunch of equipment and only having one lens helped me to engage with my family and challenged me to see things in new ways. please go see the rest of my friends’ childhood unplugged posts as well!
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chilliwack family photographer: childhood unplugged
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
the weather took a drastic turn for fall this week and a few of us weren’t ready to let go of summer, so we headed up to the lake and forced our kids into its frigid waters. they thanked us later, i swear.
check out my friends’ stories of childhood unplugged here!
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lifestyle family photographer: childhood unplugged
Friday, July 1st, 2016
if you ever see a massive plastic beach ball in the store and you think to yourself “why would I want a massive plastic beach ball?”, just buy it. hours upon hours of entertainment…followed by a few moments of intense fighting and pain. it’s all worth it, just ask my kids (during the entertainment part). more childhood unplugged stories can be found here!
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