Angel

There is an angel in every little devil!  Love this girl.  Have known her since she was a baby and have watched her grow in front of my eyes.  Ya, she has not made the best choices around every corner of her life, though she has to be one of the most beautiful people that I know both inside and out. She would be someone that I would consider spending many coffees sharing thoughts and feelings with!  I would suggest to anyone out there to get to know the soft soul that is inside this hard core!  Love you Brianna, you are an amazing person!  Oh, and such a hoot to work with!

Human Canvas

Some of you may know that I am on the executive team of our PhotoClub Vancouver.  It is a position that I take seriously, and try to lead by example.  So, when our monthly challenge was presented as being 'human canvas', my mind went into overdrive as to what it was that I could do for my challenge image!  Well, low and behold, I was presented my muse on a silver platter when I went for a night out in Steveston a couple of weeks ago.  I did three things I don't ever do.  1. Saddle up to the bar.....usually I sit at a table off in the corner so that I can people watch.  This one evening, I was feeling very social (took that one from my husband's handbook).  2. Hand my business card to the bartender telling him I was interested in photographing during my next scheduled photoshoot.  3. Not blush or get all giddy!  You see, Vince, the bartender at the Blue Canoe is many things.  He is an amazing bartender and can whip up a dynamite martini (no worries, I only had two)!!  He has an amazing personality (his girlfriend is one really lucky woman).....he has a way of making everyone around him feel super comfortable and welcomed!  So, that is how I came across Vince!  Not a single regret.  Can't wait for the next time I see him......1. Anticipating his fantastic martini making skills.  2.  Handing off his stunning images.  3.  Being in the company of someone I now feel I can call a friend! 

Confidence

Confidence is something that you can gain pretty quickly and lose even quicker.....and it is something that we work on our entire lives to maintain!


As an artist, confidence is something that I lack from time to time (more often than not).  Well, that is also something that some of my subjects lack as well.....until they see an image as stunning as this.  Then the game is on.  I can't wait to see what our next shoot is going to look like....I have it envisioned in my head already, lets see if we can capture it!
 

Arianna

There comes a time when there is an image that you really aim to get is in your head......and then the perfect girl lands in your lap!  Woohoo....Arianna was my dream girl!  She stood up to the challenge of working with me with glowing colors.  What a darling, and a looker.  The images turned out smashingly.  Now, it is all thanks to the work of the wonderfully talented James Valiant (Hair Guru) and Gillisha Wharf (MakeUp Artist Extraordinaire).  I feel bad because I did not get to see them too much during this shoot.....though their work really shone through the camera.  I feel my images getting stronger and stronger, and it is all due to the talent that I am blessed to be working with both behind and in front of the camera!!  Thanks everyone!

The Most Amazing Make-Up Artist.....

I have to introduce you to a dear friend of mine....Gillisha! She is an amazing make-up artist and gave me the most amazing opportunity to photograph her. What a privilege!



Ranjit

Where has the time gone.....???

Really, seriously, has it been almost a year since I last posted anything??  Where has the time gone??

What have you done in the last year??  I have had another child!  That makes three!  How is it that the one person that spent her entire adolescent years stating that she was never going to get married or have children.....la ta da!  Look at me now!  Wouldn't change it for a thing though!  I have the most amazing husband and three fantastic children who mean the absolute world to me!!  How did I get to be so lucky??

Where did the photography go?  Well, in amongst moving to the lower mainland, having two children under the age of two and having spent the last year working full time in a dental position with Dr. Greg Nelson, that I absolutely love love love, I kinda had to put it on the back burner!  But, there is good news, I have started going at it strong!!  It is so refreshing to get behind the lens again!  So excited with the last couple of shoots that I have done.....can't wait to show you the results.  Oh, and I have also found my direction! 

Not too many people know this about me, but for so many years now I have been extremely lost and undecided as to the directon I wanted to take my talent.  But great thanks are owed to my dear friend, Christopher Jodoin of Christopher J Designs, who opened my eyes during a recent art show I was displaying some of my work in through PhotoClub Vancouver.....I have found my way!!  I am no longer lost!!!  Yay me!  You are officially reading the blog of, Erika Scott, Portrait Photographer extraordinaire!!!  Ta da!!  And thanks to my darling friend Tairalyn of Lah Tea Dah, I am here to blog about it!!  Yay, I love the people in my life!!