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Welcome to my Blog!

My name is Vicki Friesen and I'm a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Calgary, Alberta. This blog is a place where I'll post images of the lovely people I shoot, and also little random things like my favorite kitty in the whole world (Ginsung), or what I just ate for dinner...you know....random stuff! Feel free to leave some love in the comments section, that always makes my day!

Don’t touch that DSLR!

One of my favorite new blogs to read is by two Calgarian photographers called Two Photogs. They posted a challenge called Don’t Touch that DSLR – basically,  take photos without using your DSLR.  The timing was perfect, especially because I am in LOVE with an iphone app called Hipstamatic. Which, by the way, I was introduced to from that blog as well (Did I mention I love that blog?) I seriously can’t get enough of this app- you can take  a photo of a mundane, regular scene and it makes it look so fun and old. Anyways, here are some recent photos I snapped during a trip to Canmore with some friends. These are all unedited, straight from the iphone.

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This one is blurry, but I like it.

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And I’ll end with one of my cute cat. Yes, the one I am obsessed with.

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February 5, 2010 - 3:05 pm Terilee - I like the idea of taking picture with out your dslr. We should do a whole photoshoot like that sometime. I bet it would turn out pretty awesome.

Robyn and Chris- Engagement Session

The first engagement session of the year! Robyn and Chris are getting married in July, so we took some photos near Fish Creek Park. They wanted some snow in the images, and we were so lucky to have it still on the ground and really nice weather at the same time!

We’ll start with this photo in the spot where Chris proposed to Robyn…

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Thanks guys, can’t wait until July!

January 29, 2010 - 2:18 pm Terilee - i love the ones in the trees with all the snow. Sooo pretty.

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This little cutie was only 9 days old when we took his photos, he was a Christmas Eve baby!  He wasn’t too happy at first but then he settled in and we got some great shots! No matter how many newborns I photograph, it always surprises me just how little they are!

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I love his pose in this one! It looks like he is thinking really hard.

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Christmas Party!

We kicked off the holiday season with a good ol’ fashioned get together at our house. But this party was a little different.

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The image above looks like a regular scene of people just talking and hanging out…but everyone looks a little different… thats because we made it an Ugly Sweater Party! The best part was seeing what people found or made…like this gooder below.

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No matter what you do, an ugly sweater just ain’t flattering.

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Even baby Liam got in on the sweater action….

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Its seems as though I forgot to take a photo of myself, so I’ll have to spare everyone the beauty of my outfit.  =)  The best part was waking up to find sweaters stashed in my cupboards, the oven and even the bbq outside. Ha ha!

I hope everyone has a merry and relaxing Christmas!  I’m taking a couple days off to head out of town so I will be checking emails when I am back.

-Vicki

Soleil Or

Soleil is the adorable little girl of my good friend Erin. Seeing the changes in her from when she was just one day old to eight months later is amazing! She is growing up so fast, so it was important to get some images of this quickly passing time.

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I think this next image is my favorite one. Look at THOSE CHEEKS!!

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December 14, 2009 - 4:44 pm Denise Hill - AMAZING pics of my niece, Erin, and precious Soleil. Just wonderful.

December 11, 2009 - 3:15 pm Doug Lockhart - These are wonderful, Vicki! Great job. Doug

December 10, 2009 - 12:32 pm Terilee - Oh my gosh I LOVE these!!!! Erin Soleil is just the cutest little baby ever. LOVE the pink chair.

December 10, 2009 - 11:06 am Sophia - awwwwww! I love them!