Erin Wallis Photography Blog

I’m not sure how to say this without jinxing myself, but… rain drops that turn into a perfect hour long photo shoot… are my favorites. Always.
Thank you Laura for sharing your beautiful family with me!
So in love with the image of the girls together. I imagine them 40 years from now, looking at that photo of themselves, laughing… carefree… children. And smiling.
It’s images like these that give me a deep sense of satisfaction, love and fuel me to create more, always.

There is nothing quite like waiting for a baby.
A gorgeous little boy and another little one on the way. You all look gorgeous and I’m so excited to meet your newest addition.
I have to be honest here folks, seeing all these beautiful pregnant mommas, kinda makes me look forward to the time when it is our turn again. You?
However, now is not the time. So, for now… get your pregnancy fix here, with Jeanine and her beautiful family.

“Dance Me To The End Of Love”
Leonard Cohen

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic ’til I’m gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and on
Dance me very tenderly and dance me very long
We’re both of us beneath our love, we’re both of us above
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains that our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is torn
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic till I’m gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand or touch me with your glove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

A truly magnificent Quadra Island family session.
Beautiful scenery on their amazing property on Quadra Island, beautiful people, incredible family. Great fur friends and a dog named Nootka.
What an incredible group of spirited, unique and fabulous people.
I am so lucky.

If I were to sum up how I feel right now. It might be the above image.

On Saturday I finished my last photo shoot of 2010.
I can scarcely believe I made it at times. I have mixed emotions about the whole year. It was quite the journey. Quite the adventure. Quite the ride.
There was no way I could have predicted any of it. However in 2009 I was faced with booking weddings on the assumption that I would be ok. That I could shoot weddings 2 months after giving birth to our first baby. I had no way of knowing that I actually could juggle breast feeding, and pumping, and emails and working, and not sleeping and whacked hormones and being creative, and being in the moment, in your moments… that I could be inspired. I made it.

I would have never made it, even one step without Bryce. At times, we were barely making it. At times, we were flourishing, but in the end we made it. Together.
Our own journey. Together.

I also wouldn’t have made it without Shannon (aka Thelma). You really are a spectacular being. Your energy, your light, your joy. Beautiful. Thank you for lighting your hair on fire with me and being ready for anything. For doing the impossible along side me, and for always, being normal, awesome, alive, creative, inspired, careful, thoughtful and ridiculously selfless. You are a rare bird my friend. Incredibly rare. Thank you for an amazing 2010.

I also need to thank all of you, anyone reading now, YES YOU! for your support, encouragement… blog comments and emails. I am seriously grateful.

The reason for all of this, with these images is because I loved their session so much. I also, loved what Shannon said about her upcoming session while we were corresponding about it initially “This photo shoot is very special to me because it not only celebrates Cypress turning one but also the fact that we all got through the crazy, unpredictable, emotional, and truly amazing first year together… as a family.” You may remember the stunning Shannon from our maternity session HERE.
I know what you mean Shannon. I truly do.

I’m officially on Holidays. Christmas Holidays. Starting NOW. Yes, I’ll blog and update a bit. But, most of all… I might not. I will be doing a Best of 2010, so stay tuned for that!

In 2011 I’ll be back, full of all sorts of wild ideas, inspiration and images. A girls gotta charge her batteries and fuel her fire somehow.