HOMEHOMEhttp://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2010-02-27T22:14:22ZSquarespaceJEN + ERIN | HEADSHOTShttp://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2010/2/27/jen-erin-headshots.htmlAlexandra Hunt2010-02-27T21:44:25Z2010-02-27T21:44:25ZI recently had the opportunity to try my hand at taking headshots for a former sorority sister and her sister.  I seem to luck out at having gorgeous models: just look at these two!

 

Gorgeous!

Such sweet young women, I look forward to seeing where their talent will take them!

Also, I must note that if you need headshots (commercial, corporate, acting, modelling, for your business website - or even just for your facebook page!), I am currently offering a basic headshots package at a reduced rate.

 

BASIC HEADSHOTS PACKAGE

 For $100 CND + tax, the package includes:

 

  • 30 min- 1 hour shooting time
  • black or white backdrops 
  • a preview gallery of fully-edited proofs
  • your choice of two high-resolution images on DVD (additional images available for purchase)
  • prints available for purchase separately

 

NOTE: If you're looking for a full portrait session (with locations/backdrops of your choice and 25-40 images on DVD), please fill out the booking enquiry form here. Regular portrait session packages begin at $1250 before tax.

 

]]>LARNA + GREG | weddingshttp://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2010/2/17/larna-greg-weddings.htmlAlexandra Hunt2010-02-17T18:49:41Z2010-02-17T18:49:41ZWe arrived in the early afternoon. A crisp, breezy, sort of autumn day, the sun sparkled on the ocean. Idyllic.  

A wedding, stripped to its basics, to the fundamental truths and feelings behind such a momentous occasion...

 

The rings.

 

A bride, beautiful with adornments. 

 

(Beautiful without) 

Flowers.

 A ring for a father dearly missed on a day like this.

 A nervous groom singing a love song under his breath.

An excited bride who can hardly keep herself from running to him.

A chance meeting? "Funny seeing you here!"

"I've been waiting for you my whole life."

 

And nothing but love. Just love, stripped away to its purest form.

 

A ceremony.

A dance together towards forever.

A promise of a new life, lived together.

Family.

 

 A new family.

 

So what is a wedding really, then? The answer is simpler than rings, and flowers, dances, and kisses - it's a promise of forever, of two hearts... and one love.

 

 Congratulations, Larna and Greg!

 

 

 

]]>ERIKA | portraits | summer 2008http://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2010/2/16/erika-portraits-summer-2008.htmlAlexandra Hunt2010-02-16T19:36:59Z2010-02-16T19:36:59Z

While organizing my computer the other day, I came across these oldies but goodies. Taken in the summer of 2008 with my old camera (a panasonic DMC-FZ18), it just goes to show you how important light is in photography.  

 Mmmmm...light... 

 

P.S. You'll notice a lot of photos of Erika on this blog - it can't be helped because

a) she's gorgeous

b) she's my sister

c) she's a willing guinea pig!

]]>all that glitters | still lifehttp://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2009/11/15/all-that-glitters-still-life.htmlAlexandra Hunt2009-11-16T03:00:42Z2009-11-16T03:00:42Z

]]>alexandra hunt | self-portraithttp://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2009/10/31/alexandra-hunt-self-portrait.htmlAlexandra Hunt2009-11-01T03:48:33Z2009-11-01T03:48:33Z 

Happy Hallowe'en, everyone!

]]>teaser | LARNA + GREG | weddingshttp://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2009/10/25/teaser-larna-greg-weddings.htmlAlexandra Hunt2009-10-25T20:49:58Z2009-10-25T20:49:58ZJust this weekend I shot my very first wedding. As a lifestyle photographer, my focus and forte is portraits -families, babies, children, the occasional puppy or chicken. You get the picture. I met Larna outside of work, and was stunned (and delighted) when she told me how much she loved my photography, because

a) how did she find my website?
b) really? she liked my work?

But then again, I suppose this site wasn't so very hard to locate on the big triple W (umm - hello, it contains my name). Reconciling myself to the fact that someone actually did like my work was a little bit harder. I am my own worst critic, and because I constantly see room for improvement, I often lose sight of the fact that I am improving. Go figure!

However, Larna, as I said, loved my photography and showed this site to her charming partner, Greg. And when they got engaged . . . wait for it . . .  they asked me to be their wedding photographer.

Hold on - sit down - let's take a minute to breathe -

And as long as that took (not very long), I said yes, and we met, and I showed up, and I shot their wedding. It was a small, seemingly casual affair that was so intimate, and so bursting with love that not an eye was dry in the ceremony and every face was lit up with a grin.  

I promise I'll show more, and I'll tell you more (there's a lot to say), but let me quote the inimitable Tina Turner on this:

 

What's love got to do with it?

 

EVERYTHING.

]]>german interludehttp://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2009/8/9/german-interlude.htmlAlexandra Hunt2009-08-10T06:00:08Z2009-08-10T06:00:08ZHappy birthday to my beautiful husband!

]]>ANGELA + IAN | coupleshttp://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2009/8/4/angela-ian-couples.htmlAlexandra Hunt2009-08-04T20:24:37Z2009-08-04T20:24:37ZAngela discovered me through my posts as Mrs. Shortcake on weddingbee.com. She contacted me about having a post-wedding "engagement" session before I moved back to B.C. and I happily obliged.
Ian and Angela are easily two of the most pleasant people I have ever met - a compliment that is not to be taken lightly! Sincere, sweet, and devoted to each other, it was a pleasure to photograph them - even in spite of the soaring temperatures and swarms of mosquitoes out that day!

They willingly braved multiple 'skeeter bites just to please me - how awesome are they?
I had heard that the Winnipeg Exchange district was a cool, albeit somewhat sketchy place to take photos. I asked my husband for directions to the area - and then went to an entirely different place! We ended up passing the Exchange District and heading into the North End of town - which is about as seedy as you can get! Whoops! Angela and Ian were troopers, and managed to keep their composure, despite the lifeless bodies littering the streets and the random bums yelling at them.
Good times!
Best wishes to the both of you!
]]>teaser | ANGELA + IAN | coupleshttp://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2009/7/26/teaser-angela-ian-couples.htmlAlexandra Hunt2009-07-27T01:10:20Z2009-07-27T01:10:20ZI had my first engagement session today - with a newly-married couple! Angela found me through Weddingbee, and contacted me when I was offering portfolio-building sessions. Originally a "fan" of mine, I am now a huge fan of  her - she's living alone out here in Manitoba, while her military husband is away for months at a time. I have so much respect for women who cope with the everyday realities of having their spouses in the line of fire. I also have mucho respect for women with totally gorgeous eyes:

 

 

]]>ERIKA | portraits | summer 2009http://www.alexandrahunt.net/blog/2009/7/14/erika-portraits-summer-2009.htmlAlexandra Hunt2009-07-15T06:00:00Z2009-07-15T06:00:00Z My darling scrum-diddli-umptious younger sister visited me in Winnipeg a couple of weeks ago. The weather was perfect, the mosquitoes were tolerable, my guest was beautiful - it was the perfect recipe for an outdoor mini session. I'm biased of course, but isn't she just gorgeous? :)

 

 I was in love with her 1960's Mad Men-esque dress, so I fixed her hair in a matching bouffant hair style. She reminds me of a vintage Barbie here - check out those gams!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  As a parting treat for my zombie-loving sister, I gave her a rather ghoulish makeover in Photoshop...

 

 

Delightful! :) 

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