Trash the dress

This past Sunday I had the pleasure to work with three lovely ladies and one sweet little girl in a trash the dress session. The ladies braved the chill as the sun began to set and played along with me in various locations including; a corn field, another random field, on the road, some railway tracks, in a creek and even up in a tree! We had a ton of fun and came away with lots of great images of these three stunning women and one rather shy little Beauty!

I look forward to working with each of you again in the future!

Rain date for Portraits in the Pumpkin Patch

Unfortunately, due to the weather, the Portraits in the Pumpkin Patch that were to take place on Saturday, October 15th, were cancelled. However, as promised, I am offering a rain date!

The rain date is set for Sunday, October 23rd (weather permitting) at Knox Pumpkin Farm. Sessions can also be scheduled for Saturday, October 22nd if required.

Knox is a great place to take the entire family, pick out your pumpkin for Halloween, and enjoy lots of other... activities such as the corn maze, wagon rides, pony rides, face painting, seeing and petting the animals and so much more, and on the 23rd of October you can enjoy all that plus get portraits taken of your little ones or the whole family! The farm is open from 10-5 and I will be there from open to close offering timeslots to interested families. Timeslots are limited however, so be sure to contact me and book your session early!

Sessions are 45 minutes each and $75 per family which will include a disk of the final images.

You may contact me via Facebook at CLNike Photography to arrange a session time - Please stop by, 'Like' the page to show some support to a local mompreneur and get updates on upcoming events etc.

2011 Fall Cutest Kid Contest

C.L.Nike Photography is hosting a Cutest Kid Contest! Beginning today, Tuesday, September 27th, submit a photo of your child and the winner will receive a free one hour photo session with a full resolution disk of the final images.

Rules for Entry:

- Only one child per photo

- Only one photo per child

- You must be the parent or legal guardian of the child in the photo being entered

- Child must be less than 17 years of age at the time of entry

- No Professional photos allowed

- Photos must have been taken within the last 6 months

- Photos must be entered by e-mail to C_L_Wyatt@hotmail.com with the subject line "Cutest Kid Contest" no later than 2 p.m. on Friday, September 30th

- Child's name and age plus your name and contact info must be included

- The contest is open to everyone; however, the winning session must be booked within 30 minutes of the Durham Region or a travel fee will be charged.

Rules For Judging:

- Photos will be uploaded to an album titled "2011 Fall Cutest Kid Contest" by 9 p.m. Friday, September 30th

- Voting may begin anytime after that

- In order to vote or have your friends and family vote, you, or they, must first click the "like" button at the top of the CLNike Photography Facebook page to become a fan. Then simply click 'like' on the photo you are voting for in the contest album.

- Likes from non-fans will not be counted

- Photo with the most likes wins

- voting will close Monday, October 3rd at 9 p.m. and the votes will be counted and winner announced shortly following the closing of the voting period.

Please Note : The session prize cannot be combined with any other promotion or discount.

Goodluck to each of you and I look forward to seeing your entry photos!!

To get to the Facebook Fan page click HERE

Portraits in the Pumpkin Patch

As September draws closer to a close, and the weather gets cooler, it's time to start thinking fall! No better time than to plan a day taking portraits in the Pumpkin Patch!

On October 15th, I will be taking portraits in the pumpkin Patch at

Knox Pumpkin Farm

Knox is a great place to take the entire family, pick out your pumpkin for Halloween, and enjoy lots of other activities such as the corn maze, wagon rides, pony rides, face painting, seeing and petting the animals and so much more and on the 15th of October you can enjoy all that plus get portraits taken of your little ones or the whole family!

The farm is open from 10-5 and I will be there from open to close offering timeslots to interested families. Timeslots are limited however, so be sure to contact me and book your session early!

Booking for September and October

I looked at the calendar this morning and noted that today is indeed August 29th, which made me start to wonder, where did the month of August go? Summer is almost over and the kids will soon be returning to school. So after a short break away from photography for August, I am now booking sessions for the months of September and October! A great time to get your family portraits done for your upcoming Christmas cards! If you are interested in scheduling a session with me, please contact me through either my Facebook page or my contact page on my site!

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

sneak peek

These three energetic little guys were a ton of fun and kept us going throughout this whole session!

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

This lovely young lady came to me to hel her develop a modelling portfolio so she can apply to a modelling agency. We had a lot of fun with this session and put together a lovely portfolio for her to use when she goes for her interview on Monday. Here are a few sneek peaks into the final results from the session.

Until next time ~ Happy Shooting!

Beat the Heat!

The weather out there has been sweltering and there is no indication that it is going to cool down anytime soon so I thought it appropriate to delay anymore outdoor daytime session bookings until August in hopes that the weather will begin to cool as the end of August nears. Therefore, any July sessions that are already scheduled will go on as planned, I will still book indoor studio sessions and late evening or early morning sessions for July but for regular daytime outdoor sessions we will now be booking into August.

Those of you interested in an indoor/studio session, my home is airconditioned so you will be comfortable and out of this heat!

Remember as you go about your daily activities, to stay indoor as much as possible, and when you are outside, drink plenty of water to keep yourselves hydrated!

Until Next Time ~ Hapy Shooting!

Another sneak peak for this lovely expectant mommy and her beautiful family! This session was held in my home in a studio setting and went smoothly from beginning to end! I look forward to capturing this families memories in the future and also meeting their newest addition when he/she arrives!

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

It's been a while since I posted, things have been busy! I want to send out a great big Congratulations to Jennifer and Sean. You may remember them from a previous sneak peek post. The congratulations is on the birth of their beautiful baby girl Sophia who was born last Saturday and was 10 lbs 9.9 ounces! Mom and baby are both doing well!

I was also lucky enough to do a mat session for this lovely lady last weekend and thought I would share some sneak peeks for her!

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

This session with this sweet family started off smoothly right from the start. It took place in my home in a studio setting and this quirky little two and half year old, Alex, was all set upon arrival to start modelling. Her adorable 8 month old sister, Claire, was fast asleep when they arrived so we started out off with single shots while her sister finished her nap. When Claire woke up, she was all smiles and ready to model as well. We had a fun morning with several wardrobe changes and a short break for a bottle and a little Disney Playhouse.

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

Photoshoot cancelations

I would like to formaly and publically appaulogize to those of you who I have had to cancel your photoshoots due to health issues over the last week or so. I look forward to rescheduling with each of you in the near future.

Also, please note that I will be unable to do any newborn shoots or shoots for children under the age of 1 year over the next few months. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

On a lighter note; I have another photoshoot tomorrow for a lovely family of 4 and look forward to working with them. I will post some sneak peeks after the session!

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

Photoshoot Sessions and Discounts

I am currently working on booking sessions for May and June right now so if you are interested in setting something up for you and/or your family, please let me know soon so that we can make sure to get you in! Those of you who are expecting but are not quite far enough along, please let me know when you are due so that we can discuss an appropriate date and time to set up your session.

Also Momstown members get a special discounted rate for photosessions! $25 off mini sessions which are approx 20 minutes to a half hour in length and $50 off full length sessions which range in length and can include various wardrobe changes if desired. All participants in a photosession are required to sign a model release form and sneak peeks are posted shortly after the session date.

I have recently posted a casting call for expectant moms. Maternity photos are best shot between weeks 32 and 38 but I personally prefer to do them between 35 and 37 weeks. I am looking for some willing models to partake in a free maternity photosession. If you are interested, you can contact me through my website (link posted above). Also, those who participate in the sessions as a response to the casting call will also be given the opportunity to have newborn shots done once their bundle arrives. Newborn sessions are best done before the baby is 10 days old, so if you have a maternity session done and are interested in taking advantage of that as well, please let me know as soon as the baby arrives so we can set up a date and time. All casting call sessions are PBing sessions. There are no guarentee on the number of images that will be produced and models are required to sign a model release form.

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

Willaim and Nathaniel

Had a fabulous photosession with these two adorable 1 year old twin boys this morning. Just wanted to share a sneak peek!

These two are FAST!! The session this morning was hectic and high energy, but tons of fun!

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

Rebecca's Maternity Sneak Peak

I would like to thank Rebecca and her two beautiful children for a wonderful photoshoot this morning. I wanted to share a few images with you as a sneak peak of the final images. I hope you like them!

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

Warm Weather, Sunshine, and Rubber Boots!

So like everyone else, I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring! It seems that Old Man Winter doesn't seem to want to pack up his snow, ice and cold snaps and vacate the area. Just when we think 'Spring may finally be arriving' we get another dumping of his wonderful fluffy, yet cold, snow. Blah!

So while patiently awaiting the arrival of spring, I have made a casting call for Pregnant models who are around the 36-37 week mark in their pregnancies, to do some Maternity photoshoots. I have offered a belly to baby package to a couple of the volunteers, free of charge in exchange for a signed model release form. Each package will include a mat shoot and a new born shoot within the first 10 days of baby's arrival and then a disk of the final images to view, print and share!

As the snow melts away though and the temperatures rise, I will once again be recalling all my wedding dress models to do some outdoor wedding dress shoots! How lovely, wedding dresses, sunshine, and rubber boots right!?! I am also looking for some models who are willing to do a 'trash the dress' session. So ladies, it's almost time to get out those wedding dresses again, try them on and get a chance to wear them again for a fun photo opportunity. Models will be expected to sign model release forms and in exchange will also receive a disk of final images!

On another note, I am also planning a boudoir photoshoot day!! If you are interested in having a session done for you or for that special someone in your life, feel free to contact me through my contact page HERE. I have not done one of these sessions before, but I have some wonderful ideas up my sleeve and I know it will be fun for all involved, oh and a little bit of wine never hurt either!! *wink*

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!

Wow it's been a while, I hope this finds everyone well. I also hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and splendid New Year!

I have since started a new Photography Course through Fleming College. Thanks to my wonderful supporting husband, I also received a studio lighting kit for Christmas, which opens up all new possibilities!

I am looking forward to booking some maternity sessions soon and will be making a casting call in due time!

Until Next Time ~ Happy Shooting!