Posted on August 18, 2015 by pasquariellodesign — Leave a comment

West Vancouver Photographer|Duyker

West Vancouver Photographer | Duyker

I was so excited to shoot this little family and when you see them, you’ll get it 🙂 The boys are all blondies and adorable and Mom & Dad aren’t too bad themselves 😉 We decided to meet at one of my favourite locations in West Vancouver, Ambleside Beach. It is such a great spot, you get the beach, tall grass, old wood fences and a local landmark in the background…..Lions Gate bridge. It also works for boys who like to run around and play…..who wants to pose for pictures anyways 😉 All three boys were super sweet, full of mischief and smiles – perfect combo! I really enjoyed photographing these guys – never a dull moment and lots of great images! Win win!! I’m pretty sure we covered all of the beach as we ran and played and took pictures and those boys were still going strong at the end 🙂 So awesome! Another sweet thing is their eyes….beware girls in 20 years…these boys have got killer eyes…all sparkly and cheeky. You can see in each picture of them, the light that catches in their faces and eyes – super special, not to mention their great smiles. Makes a photographer happy 🙂 Obviously I enjoyed this session and the fun we had that morning.

Thanks for checking out the images.

Posted on July 22, 2015 by pasquariellodesign — Leave a comment

West Van Family|Ambleside

Posted on June 30, 2015 by pasquariellodesign — Leave a comment

Boundary Bay Family Photos

Family Photos in Boundary Bay

Contest Winners!

So in January I ran a contest on Facebook to win a free family photo session with me……there were over 2000 entries and at the end of it all, this lovely Momma was the winner. I have to say that when I arrived in Boundary Bay to meet them I was feeling like I was the contest winner. It is so stunning there, the beach goes on forever with backdrops of Mt Baker and local mountains, and there are fields and trails with wild flowers, tall grass and hoppy bunnies. Can you say photographer’s dream?! The sun was setting into amazing light and I thought it could not get any better….until I met the Wagner family. Seriously good looking family with tons of personality….I had to pinch myself 🙂 “These photos were going to be beautiful” was my thought….and of course I was right 😉 I had such a great time wondering around taking photos of these guys. Noah, who I swear is a genius, was keen to doing most anything I asked, and his little sis Michaela was just as happy to follow his lead. They were happy, smily, charming little creatures who made the shoot such a joy. I usually find something I adore about every kid I shoot…..I am looking for their specialness so I can capture it, but these two were just so awesome…I would be happy to shoot them everyday 🙂 I know I am harping on about the kids, you might wonder about the parents…haha – well they were great too. Super chill and dressed perfectly for their session….amazing. Like I said, I felt like I was the contest winner getting to shoot this special family. I really love sessions like this, perfect time of day, fun easy going family and a beautiful location. Perfect! Family photos are such a treasure and kinda fun to capture 😉 what are you waiting for?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by pasquariellodesign — Leave a comment

Ambleside Beach Family Session

A lovely family session at Ambleside Beach

I was so happy when Carly (momma) agreed to have her latest family session down at Ambleside Beach in West Vancouver. It is one of my favourite places to shoot family portraits, there is just so much to offer in the beauty of backgrounds. We met bright and early and were able to get the beach mostly to ourselves; perfect for two little munchkins wanting to run and around and have some fun 🙂 I always want to the kids to be having fun when I am photographing them, if they’re not, it sure shows in the final images and during the session too. I want to see their personalities and their quirks. If they can run and play and be themselves then, I can capture who they are. That special moment of being 2 or 4, 13 etc…..how they are in that moment in their lives. It is so wonderful to look through images and see the little mischivious glint in their eyes, a shy smile or a big belly laugh, it reminds you of things you might otherwise forget or let grow dim crowded by other memories. Ed Sheeran has a great line in his song “Photograph”, saying, “we keep this love in a photograph, we make these memories for ourselves……where time is forever still”. I love that; not just as a photographer, but as a Mom, a sister, a daughter and a friend. We capture these moments in images that we love at the time, and they can take our breathe away, but ten, twenty, thirty years down the road they will mean even more. We will look back at them at laugh and cry and be reminded of who we were and who our family was at that point in time, we will cherish them and over all objects that own, these will be the most precious. William and Abby will be able to look at these pictures and remember how they played at Ambleside Beach, how they laughed so hard at their parents playing and making animal noises; they will look at these images and remember the smell of the beach and the feeling of sand in their toes, they will really remember how much they loved each other and how protective Will was of little Abby. It will be a little bit of magic for them as they grow older to reconnect with this special time of being a kid and living each moment as they happen. Everyone needs to capture their families, their kids, their love. Don’t wait, life is so short and precious.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the images.

Sarah

Posted on May 19, 2015 by pasquariellodesign — 2 Comments

Maternity Pictures

Maternity Session in North Vancouver

I first met Kim a few years ago when she came to me for a few photography lessons – she wanted to be able to capture pictures her kids as they grow up. I can see why – they are just the cutest little humans ever. This is the second session I have had with them now and both have been super fun. The first we shot down at Ambleside on the beach almost exactly a year ago and had a great adventure. This time we decided to meet at a more secluded spot that offered pretty flowers and wide open fields. It was a great place to shoot, very simple and very pretty. When I mentioned lupins, Kim was right in, she loves the colour purple and there certainly is no lack of purple flowers 🙂 Kim is due in about 2 weeks, so time was of the essence to get her maternity shoot done. She looks so amazing, especially for how close she is to her due date! 2 weeks out for me meant I was a bloated mess with both of my kids….I am actually quite jealous of these Mommas who look so amazing during their pregnancy 😉 Anyways, we had a great shoot and Justin was the hero of the shoot. He was such an amazing sport and so happy to do whatever I wanted to suggest. Their great attitude made for some special images. I hope you all enjoy them and thanks for checking them out.