* It's Moving Day!!!....| Lethbridge Photographer

Hi Friends!!

I have some very looooong overdue, but equally exciting news!!

I've moved!! (wow, I'm really using the exclamation marks in this post..sorry!!..oops there they are again)

You can find my BEAUTIFUL NEW BLOG here : www.devondurocher.com (easy to remember, its just my name!)

Also, my new website will soon be available for viewing so keep your eyes peeled for that, I'm really excited :)

Please bookmark my new blog,so that you don't accidentally miss any updates! My new blog will feature my NEW logo, and bigger better images :) if you are a "follower" of this blog (THANK YOU!) please make sure to switch addresses so that you can now follow the NEW blog instead..

Thanks so much, hope to see in my new neighborhood!

Love, dev

* Katie My Little Lady.....| Lethbridge Photographer

This is my beautiful niece Katie..
She melts my heart..
She is the sweetest, softest, best smelling baby I have ever had the pleasure of cuddling....
I am sad that I don't get to see her everyday...
She is growing up way too fast...
I will sure miss that little face over this next year....

I hope she will always know how much she is loved by her Auntie Dee Dee (that's me!)

I love you pretty little lady!





she likes to GROWL!!!

* The End....(for now)...| Lethbridge Family Photographer

Just a little note:

I am fully booked for October..So much so that I'm hoping the nice weather will soon revisit so that I can fit everyone in who I have had to reschedule or have not yet had their sessions!

Sadly, I will not be taking on any new sessions for the rest of 2009 (indoor newborn sessions being the exception-if you are interested please contact me here: ddphotos24@gmail.com)

The good news is, I will begin shooting again in the Spring :) If you are interested in pre-booking for Spring/Summer 2010 please contact me at your earliest convenience to secure a session spot/date as I will only be booking a limited number of sessions in the coming year.

Thank you so much to all of my clients of 2009 whom I have had the pleasure of working with or will have the pleasure of working with soon...none of this would be at all possible without all of the lovely people who put your complete trust in me and in my work...I feel truly blessed :)

Thank you.

Thank you to all of you who stop in to take a look at my work (stop being afraid to leave comments!! Id love to hear from more people!)

Thank you for believing in me and supporting me and for cheering me on...its been an exciting and wild ride so far...I hope next year is even better!

See you in 2010!

love,
devon

I'll leave you with a shot of some cute toes...just to make you smile :)

* Chill'n with Rob & Lauren Photographers...| Lethbridge Photographer

This past weekend I had the fatastical opportunity of being able to attend a workshop hosted by the extremely talented and super cool photography duo rob and lauren The workshop was hosted by them in their cozy little living room, it was attended by myself and 9 other lady photographers from around the Edmonton area (accept for me and my photog friend Shelley..we drove up from Lethbridge and made a weekend of it :) The day was jammed packed full of information, tips, resources and good times! Rob & Lauren were amazing hosts who were open, generous with their knowledge, and just all around funny/cool people...The day's highlight came at the end when we were able to scout a location together and partake in a photo shoot with our models-the recently married Michelle & BJ :) ( to check out their real wedding images taken by Rob & Lauren visit their blog www.robandlauren.ca) <----They seriously R.O.C.K (oh and there is a pretty funny shot of all of us from the chill session on their blog too..go over and check us out!)

I definitely came away from the "Chill Session" with tons of new information and a renewed determination to be the best photographer that I can be..

Thanks Rob, Lauren & Scooter(their cat) for the fun times!

Here are some of my images from the day...enjoy!!







Oh, and I almost forgot...They demonstrated some highly technical professional tricks for getting "the shot" Here are a couple pictures of them in action...hehehe..love it!

* Sorry.....| Lethbridge Photographer

I must apologize....
reading over the last few posts I realize that I have been waxing a bit reflective, sentimental and melancholy...
It just goes to show you that I wear my heart on my sleeve, I'm not very good at faking it :)
A lot of changes have been occurring, people growing up, moving on, getting married, making decisions...
being home with my family and then having to get right back on a plane and leave them for another 6 months...
all of these things have brought back memories and moments for me, I suppose that is coming out in my posts. I will try to liven things up around here in the next few posts...and get back to being my usual charming self ;)

Thanks to my loyal blog readers for sticking by me through the sappy stuff as well as the fun stuff!

dev.

* Kindred Spirits... | Lethbridge Photographer

I feel very honoured that Melissa would trust me to photographer her in preparation for one of the biggest and most exciting days of her life...Although she may have done it out of obligation to our friendship, I hope that she knows how much it meant to me....

I wasn't able to be there on her wedding day, I was away in Ontario with my family...I thought about her alot that day, how proud I am of her, and how blissfully happy I am that she is happy...She really means alot to me..I would have loved nothing more then to have been able to share in that day with her...but circumstance unfortunately didn't allow it to be so...

Its not everyday that you find true friendship..I've been blessed in my life and have had the opportunity to find it a few times...

Melissa is one of my very truest friends...we often call each other our "kindred spirit" or "bosom buddy" joking that I am Diana Barry to her Anne Shirley ( Anne of Green Gables reference). I find that we often speak in poetic metaphors when together, we paint images in the air between us with our words, we inspire the other to describe the feelings of her heart and soul..its a deep connection that we share, one that I will forever hold dear...she knows me, unlike any other I have encountered...I feel truly blessed to call her my friend.

Dearest Honey Bee,
May you be eternally happy and may you always know how much you mean to me...
Thank you for inviting me to capture these images.

* My little loves....| Lethbridge Photographer

My big brother has a family...an amazing wife and two of the most beautiful and brilliant daughters ( in my totally unbiased opinion ;) I will be forever grateful to him for sharing them with me...




I'm not sure that any words could possibly describe my love for these two little ladies...I had no idea that they would bring me such sheer joy! Unfortunately I only get to be with them twice a year..it is never enough time :( My hope for them is that they will grow into strong, beautiful, brilliant and happy young women....but no matter what, they will always, always be my special girls :)

I adore these little faces!!
I love you Beanie & Monkey!

* Goodmorning Sun.....| Lethbridge Photographer

I spent a full week with my whole family (minus my lil bro :( at our good friend's cottage in Tobermory, Ontario...It was everything that I had been missing, everything that I needed to feel healthy and happy and renewed....That place will forever be the keeper of many of my most cherished memories...

One of the memories I will hold on to for some time is of the morning that I arrived...My dad picked me up at the airport Friday night at midnight, we drove 5 hours to the cottage, just him and I...getting reacquainted after 6 months of being away...it was a nice drive...neither of us slept..we just chatted, like old times..like I had never left...I love my dad.

We pulled into the cottage, my heart skipped a few beats as memories from the last time id been there 16 yrs before came rushing back to me...my mom welcomed us at the door just as the sun was peaking over the trees across the lake...

I could have went to bed...instead my fingers itched to press the shutter release on my camera...my ears ached to hear the sweet melodic click...I reached for my camera...its a shame that we sleep through such unbridled beauty...day after day...I saw two sunrises while I was at the cottage...two of the most beautiful sights I have seen in a long long time...I drank it all in, and it was just what I needed...

These images don't even begin to do it justice...but I share them nonetheless..

enjoy :)

dev



This is my dad...this image was not planned...it just happened...and I cherish it :)