Aminah Syed | Edmonton, Alberta

Here are some first images of my shoot today with baby Jack and family. I was so excited when they asked me to take photos again. Have a quick look and stay tuned for more.

Here are some more photos from the shoot with Caitlin and Nathan. Hope you enjoy!

Here’s a quick peek at Caitlin and Nathan’s chilly afternoon photo session on Whyte Avenue. More to come!

On behalf of our sleepy and hipster goggies… Hope you have a fantastic holiday!

This is Brian. We share a studio at work-work but he shoots video. Just testing out some concepts and thought I’d show you one of them. Sadly, the studio is far too narrow to achieve what I wanted but this shot ended up being cool regardless.

A photo of the year contest… with a twist

Hi there friends! First off I want to thank you all for making this year one of the best my humble little business has seen. So many new faces and fantastic photos! Thank you so so much!

This year rather than host a photo of the year contest where you vote on one of my photos, I’d like to switch things up. I want to see YOUR photos!

From now until December 21, post a photo on my facebook page that you have taken yourself. Have your friends, family and other group members like your photo. And on the 21st, the person with the most likes—and with a little critiquing from me—will win! But what will you win? That’s the best part…
Winners will have their choice of:

1)    A one-hour photography session for themselves (value $225). The shoot must take place in Edmonton so if you’re from out of town; this is your prefect incentive for a road trip! Not to mention the giant Cabela’s that just opened up in Winderemere. Yay!

2)    A one-hour photography lesson! You and I will bring our cameras to the nearest coffee shop and have a chit-chat as well as a hands-on photography lesson. Learn what all those buttons on your camera are, how to take great photos of your rambunctious kids, etc. 

Winners don’t have to be from Edmonton, but the photography session and photography lesson must take place here… or St. Albert works too. Photos must have been taken by you. If you’re up for it, write a little caption when you submit your photo telling us what the photo is of and why you feel it is a great photo!

Let’s celebrate your creativity and show off your photos. I’m so excited to see what you submit!

A little while ago I was asked to shoot some photos for Parlour Magazine. Hot damn! Here’s the full feature on Parlour’s website. We couldn’t resist and some of us girls went to Make It! this month to pick up some awesome finds—I got a necklace with a little harmonica and it actually works! Jagreet got herself a locket ring.

Here are some photos from the shoot.

Funny coincidence: Chelsey and I kept running into each other everywhere we went right after we had this shoot together. We are also in the same communications program at Royal Roads University, though, she’s in the on-campus cohort.

I rarely pay myself out from this photography business. Almost everything I make gets invested back into the business in the forms of new lenses, training, templates, etc. So at the end of this portrait season I decided to treat myself. Yay!

My new Kelly Moore bag came today and is Marty Reasoner approved. Oh and those are new text books for January. Sort of Yay!?!

Whelp! It looks like it’s about that time to close up shop and start prepping for next year. I have just a couple more quick shoots and then I’ll be taking a short break for Christmas and a bit into the new year. To keep you all hanging on the edge of your seat (I’m sure!) here’s a quick update on what you can expect coming down the pipe.

A year-end photo contest on facebook – details will be posted in December on my facebook page. All I’ll hint at is, people will vote on photos but who’s photos you’ll have to guess. And now those of you with overactive imaginations can run wild with all the possibilities. Whheeeeeeee!!!

Prints, prints and more prints – You’ve paid for the session, you’ve got the photos but they’ve sat on a disc in a drawer for the past year. I’m working on just the thing to remedy that. New to next year there will be a gamut of print products and helpful guides to figure out just the right way to print and display those gorgeous photos.

A new website, magazine features, book publishing and a few design projects to say the least– it’s so top secret I think I’ve already said too much!

Stay tuned for more details! I hope all of you have a safe and happy holiday season and we’ll see you in a little bit.

Want a creative new way to hang your photos? Just add jute! Lately I’ve been a little bored with the standard picture hanging so I gathered some inspiration online and voila! All you need are some wooden frames, a staple gun, and a ball of jute or any other kind of your favourite string/twine.

The menu was another internet inspiration. Just print out your design and put in a frame. Use dry erase markers to fill in your dinner for each evening.

On a side note: I’m on the sidelines as far as photography goes for a little while. Poor wrist! Also, do you know how difficult it is to try and take a picture with your left hand? lol