Happy Earth Day!

Let's do our best to take care of her.

Ode to green

The green! She has come early this spring! I hope she is making her appearance in your part of the world.

Classic Paris

Although I work mostly in color these days, there's a certain je ne sais quoi about Paris in black and white and sepia. Paris, tu me manques.

The best places

One of my Hawaii photographs is being used on PopPhoto.com today in article called The Best Places to Photograph Around the World. Take a look and get inspired for your next trip!

This, by the way, was an amazing day. TB and I were visiting our friend who lives in Hawaii and who just happens to have a pilot's license. She took us for a flight over Molokai. It really goes down as one of those days that will not be forgotten. Ever.

Paris revisited

Last week I processed some more of my 2008 Paris photographs in preparation for a "Paris Night" that my friend hosted this past weekend. A few of us got together to drink wine, listen to French music, and relive our memories of this beautiful city.

Here's the playlist of the CD I burned to conjure up that magical Paris cafe atmosphere:

• Keren Ann ~ La Forme et Le Fond & Jardin d'hiver
• Paris Combo ~ Attraction
• Jacques Dutronc ~ Et moi, et moi, et moi & Les cactus
• France Gall - Laisse tomber les filles
• Amelie Lefebvre - Je t'attends
• Saint Privat ~ Poisson rouge
  
• Francoise Hardy ~ Comment te dire adieu
• Zaza Fournier ~ La vie a deux
• Jane Birkin & Manu Chao ~ Te souviens-tu?
• Amylie - Mes oreilles
• Melody Gardot ~ Les etoiles
  
• Julie Delpy ~ Je t'aime tant

Hello spring!

It's official as of tomorrow and I'm rather blissed out about it. The weather this week has been gorgeous and unusually warm for mid-March in Montreal.

In the spirit of spring and cleaning and such, this week I undertook Phase I of my massively ambitious decluttering project: books! I do love 'em but I have way too many of them. And right now, I value the space that will be created more. It's a huge task, and there are moments when I feel overwhelmed, but it's mostly been energizing. Now if I could only stop sneezing from all the dust that's been freed up.

Of course, before undertaking such a task, I had to read a book about it. And that book was Shed your stuff, change your life by Julie Morgenstern. I realized that my project was about more than just decluttering, but was part of a transition. Although I became a full-time photographer almost two years ago, the transformation has never really felt complete. Perhaps there's been some fear that I wouldn't succeed and that I should hang on to that old me "just in case". But I feel ready to let some of it go and to create the space necessary to nurture this more creative self.

Introducing Le Love Photography

A while back I decided to create a separate website for my wedding photography. One of the hardest parts was coming up with a new name. I finally decided on Le Love Photography. The "Love" is an obvious reference to weddings and the "Le" is a nod to the fact that I live in Montreal and together they sounded so cute that I couldn't resist.

If you get the chance, you can check it out here.