Modern Engagement, Wedding, Maternity, Newborn, and Baby photography by Sandy Canvas

Latest August 18, 2010

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Tagged aquarium, british columbia, dolphin, frog, jelly fish, stanley park, Tourism, Tourist, tourist life, Vancouver, Vancouver aquarium, whale

Ok so Steve and I been living the tourist life here on the west coast all summer. I laugh at this… but it’s true! We figure that since we’ve done many of the typical tourist attractions, we should add the Vancouver Aquarium to the list of those “complete”.

Located on the north-east side of Stanley Park, the aquarium houses many of the oceans giant creatures, up close and personal. I’d have to say my favourite being the dolphins show that the three extremely intelligent creatures put on for the visitors (last image).

Local Vancouver

Latest August 17, 2010

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Tagged boat, City, Cityscape, downtown, evening, false creek, kayak, Summer, Tourism, Tourist, Vancouver, Water

The city is a great challenge to photograph. Many of us are used to our local surroundings, and often we overlook the pure beauty around us. Last week I stopped to take the time to really look, and managed to capture the following bits of the city and its people in daily action. Having the opportunity to document such a lovely city is one of the many perks about living in Vancouver. There are no shortage of shapes, shadows and colours around me.

Celebrating Maternity Naturally

Latest July 26, 2010

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Tagged Beach, beauty, birth, Female, maternity, mother, natural, organic, Photography, pregnancy, pregnant, Sand, Sun, Water, woman, young mother

Last week, I had the opportunity to photograph beautiful Olga, a mother-to-be, as she experiences one of the most memorable times in her life; her first pregnancy. At just over 8-months into her term, Olga is excited to welcome the birth of her baby girl into this world in just three weeks.

For this particular session, I was looking to take the natural beauty of a woman who’s ready to bring new life into the world and place her into an organic setting. Olga and I decided a local beach would be a perfect place for the photo-shoot.

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Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver Panoramic

Latest July 26, 2010

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Tagged british columbia, downtown, lions gate, lions gate bridge, Panoramic, Vancouver, View

After a long hike around the Stanley Park Seawall, we decided to take a high resolution panorama looking north in Vancouver by the Lions Gate Bridge from Prospect Point. The photo is a joint effort by Steve and myself. The original contains 15 photos at 21 megapixels each stitched together to create the final composition.

To see the high-resolution, full-size version of the image, please click here.

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Climb up the Grouse Grind, Vancouver

Latest July 1, 2010

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Tagged backpacks, camera gear, City, climb, climbers, deer, downtown, grind, grouse, grouse grind vancouver, hike, mountain, north vancouver, Ocean, trek, Vancouver, View, Water

Yesterday, Steve and I decided to challenge ourselves to the Grouse Grind climb in North Vancouver. Having never done this climb, we were well aware of what we were getting ourselves into. The 2800 foot vertical climb was more challenging than we had anticipated, especially since we decided to both carry heavy backpacks up the trail full of camera gear!

Once at the top, the struggles were well worth the effort as the views were breath-taking and the sense of accomplishment was high. Tired and sweaty, we vowed to replace every calorie that we just burnt with an amazing plate of nachos and beer!

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